What to do if your two-year-old baby has O-shaped legs

It is a common phenomenon for two-year-old babies to have bow legs. At this time, certain methods can be used to correct them, such as leg binding correction, splint correction, etc. At this time, the child's bones are still in the process of development, and timely correction can achieve relatively good results. Of course, if the legs are severely bent, surgery can be performed to correct it. Let's take a look at this aspect.

What to do if your two-year-old baby has O-shaped legs

1. Correction can be made by wearing corrective shoes or braces, but the cause must be identified and it takes a very long time to correct. Parents can help their babies do appropriate massage and rehabilitation, which can also help improve O-shaped legs. If the O-shaped legs are pathological, the cause should be found out as soon as possible and eating habits should be changed. Eating more calcium-rich foods, supplementing vitamin D, getting more sun exposure, and exercising regularly can all help improve the condition.

2. If the legs are bent too much, surgery may be considered for correction. But for most babies, the bending of their legs is within the normal range and does not require special treatment, just pay more attention and observation. For every child, as they grow to different ages, in order to match the maturity of their muscles and bones, their lower limbs will have different shapes.

Causes of O-shaped legs in children

Some babies' legs are not in good shape. Many parents do not take it seriously when their babies are young, which leads to regrets when they grow up. There are many reasons for babies' O-shaped legs, such as cartilage nutritional disorders, but vitamin D deficiency rickets is the most common cause. The main symptoms in the early stages are sweating and irritability. If not corrected in time, it will affect bone development. When children with rickets grow to about one year old and learn to stand and walk, their legs find it difficult to bear the weight of the body, which causes their lower limbs to bend outwards and form O-shaped legs.

During the critical period of growth, babies must keep up with nutrition and eat more healthy and nutritious food. Supplement more vitamins and calcium, and parents should not buy inappropriate diapers for their children just to save money. When learning to walk, children may not walk very steadily and their leg shape may not be very good. Parents must correct this in time.