At what age is it better to check the trace elements of the baby?

As the baby grows day by day, the nutrition of breast milk can no longer meet the baby's growth needs, so the baby needs to add some complementary foods to maintain the body's growth needs, but it is often more difficult at the beginning, which may easily lead to the baby's lack of trace elements. If it is not adjusted in time, it will also have a great impact on the baby's health. Often, many inexperienced parents do not know when to take their babies to check trace elements. Let's find out at what age the baby is better to check trace elements.

At what age is it better to check the trace elements of the baby?

After the baby is six months old, it is necessary to pay attention to trace element testing. Currently, trace element checks for babies are mainly conducted during regular physical examinations, usually after six months of age. Checks are very important and should be done once a year.

Babies under 6 months old are generally fed mainly with breast milk, which can ensure that they are adequately supplemented with various trace elements and there is no need for testing. After 6 months, the baby starts to add complementary foods, and there may be situations where the complementary foods are not added in time or the baby does not eat enough. At this time, the doctor will ask the parents about the feeding situation and decide whether to conduct a test based on the baby's physical condition. For older babies, doctors will conduct tests based on whether they are picky eaters, have a biased diet, are repeatedly sick, or have congenital deficiencies.

Detection method: There are many ways to detect trace elements in the human body, such as "urine test", "breast test", "blood test", "hair test" and so on. The two most commonly used methods are "blood test" and "hair test". Both blood and hair can accurately measure trace elements, which are related to the occurrence of diseases.

At present, medical and health care institutions at all levels in my country, especially maternal and child health care institutions, children's hospitals, general hospitals, etc., have made human element (lead, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, iron, etc.) testing a routine item. Currently, the methods that can be used to detect trace elements in the human body include: isotope dilution mass spectrometry, molecular spectroscopy, atomic emission spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, neutron activation analysis, biochemical method, electrochemical analysis, etc. However, the methods widely used in clinical medicine are mainly biochemical method, electrochemical analysis method and atomic absorption spectrometry.

The above is a good introduction to how old the baby should be to check trace elements. After understanding it, we know that generally some complementary foods should be added to the baby after six months. At this time, the nutrition of breast milk can no longer meet the baby's growth needs. Therefore, in order to ensure the healthy growth of the baby, mothers must take the baby to the hospital for trace element checks in time. In addition, during this period, when adding complementary foods to the baby, you must pay attention to diversity, and there must be a gradual process. Do not feed too much complementary food at one time.