What are the leg shapes of newborns?

With more and more newborns being born, and with the arrival of each little life, parents should also pay close attention to the physical health of their children. For example, some children may have bow legs or easily deformed legs. At this time, parents will choose many methods to correct their children. What are the correction methods?

Why do calves look like brackets?

The baby's arms and legs are chubby like lotus roots, which is very cute. But if you look closely, you can see that the calf is bent, not straight. You may immediately think of: calcium supplements and leg binding. Actually, there is no need to worry. The calves of infants are in an "O" shape, which is a "physiological curvature". This is completely different from the "O-shaped legs" that babies develop due to rickets after they can stand and walk. The "physiological curvature" will gradually disappear as the baby grows.

Newborn "O" legs are normal

Newborn "O" legs are normal

So do we need to supplement calcium? Babies who are breastfed have enough calcium; for babies who are bottle-fed, add 1 to 2 drops of concentrated cod liver oil every day after one month old, and use the vitamin D in it to help absorb the calcium in milk.

As for "leg binding", it has long been outdated, and for good reasons. The limbs of a newborn are bent, which is a continuation of the posture in the womb and there is no need to forcibly "correct" them. If you insist on straightening the baby's arms and legs, and then wrap them tightly in a swaddle to make them into a "candle bag", then you are making the baby suffer. Come to think of it, the baby can stretch its arms and kick its legs freely in the womb, so why is it treated like this after birth?! From the perspective of early intellectual development, after being "tied up", the "proprioceptors" in the muscles and joints do not receive proper stimulation, and the IQ will be reduced.

Let your baby wear a comfortable jumpsuit or sleeping bag-style clothes and punch and kick freely. It is both physically demanding and educationally beneficial, and more fun.

Above we have learned about the leg shape of newborns. Every child’s leg shape is different. Anyway, parents want their children to have healthy and straight legs. Above we have introduced several classifications, and it will get better when the child grows up.