What to do if the baby's fontanelle is sunken

We often see a very soft spot on the top of the baby's head, and sometimes we even see something jumping. This place is the baby's fontanelle. I believe many people don’t quite understand the fontanelle, but if we use a more popular term, the top of the head, I believe many people will understand it. Sunken fontanelle in babies is a very common phenomenon, but many parents are very worried. So what should they do when their baby has such a situation?

A sunken fontanelle in babies is actually a disease phenomenon. Regarding this phenomenon, we asked relevant experts to explain the reasons and countermeasures.

1. A sunken fontanelle is most often caused by dehydration in the baby's body. For example, if the baby does not replenish water in time after diarrhea, the anterior fontanelle will become sunken. In this case, the baby needs to be given fluids immediately. Also, in daily life, you should give your baby more water, give them more boiled water, or feed them some boiled water when breastfeeding.

2. In order to reduce intracranial pressure, a large dose of dehydrating agent was used, causing the anterior fontanelle to become sunken due to dehydration. The baby's body should be replenished with water in time to prevent excessive dehydration from causing metabolic disorders in the body.

3. Babies who are malnourished and thin often have a sunken anterior fontanelle. Therefore, if your baby is too thin, you should supplement the baby with more nutrients, so that you can better deal with the problem of sunken fontanelle in the baby.

The above are ways to deal with sunken fontanelles in infants. Infants’ bodies are not fully developed before school, and their constitutions are relatively weak, so they must be carefully cared for in daily life. Give your baby more boiled water to replenish the water lost in their bodies. Infants mainly absorb nutrients from their mothers, so expectant mothers must ensure their own nutritional intake to avoid such things from happening.