Are giant babies less intelligent?

Basically all parents hope that their babies will be born healthy, but due to physical reasons or nutritional intake of pregnant women during pregnancy, the baby may be born with macrosomia. Although macrosomia does not have obvious physical symptoms, its main manifestation is that the baby is much larger than normal babies. So if there is a giant baby, will the baby be less intelligent?

Will a giant baby grow up to be normal?

If a giant baby can successfully pass through the neonatal period, he will certainly be healthy and normal when he grows up. Of course, the premise is that the parents take the trouble to feed the child.

First of all, we need to understand the cause of macrosomia. If the macrosomia is caused by the mother's overnutrition during pregnancy, then we must pay more attention to the child's diet and nutrition, and maintain a balanced nutrition, not too much or too little. Slowly, the child will naturally tend to be normal and become healthier and healthier.

If a child's macrosomia is caused by diabetes, then parents must help the child regulate blood sugar, otherwise there will be many potential "crises", such as susceptibility to obesity, diabetes, sexual dysfunction, intellectual development retardation and other problems. Therefore, as long as the blood sugar level is adjusted properly, the child will be healthy.

After all, whether a child is healthy is affected by many factors, such as the environment, individual development, and genetic factors. Therefore, it is definitely wrong to say that a giant baby will be fat when he grows up.

How to prevent giant babies

1. Exercise more

Not being able to do strenuous exercise during pregnancy does not mean not exercising. Appropriate exercise is necessary. When the weather is fine, expectant mothers can go out for a walk, do some light exercises, insist on taking a walk after meals, or learn prenatal yoga and Tai Chi. In short, avoid staying at home and eating and drinking too much.

2. Eat a healthy diet

Don't take supplements blindly, your diet should still be reasonable. It is best to supplement nutrition appropriately, reduce the intake of high-calorie, high-fat, and high-sugar foods, and maintain a uniform growth rate of your own weight and fetal weight. This is a healthy growth trend.

3. Check with the hospital regularly

Pregnant mothers should go for regular prenatal checkups, which can help them see the baby's growth in the belly. If they find that the baby's weight is gaining too fast, they should do a glucose tolerance test in time and adjust their diet to avoid hidden diabetes. In addition, it is recommended to have a heart ultrasound test for the baby to determine whether the baby has congenital heart malformations.

Things to know about delivering a giant baby

Measure carefully: Carefully check the bony birth canal and soft birth canal, weigh the relationship between the fetus and the birth canal, and decide on the mode of delivery as early as possible.

Be careful during labor: Under normal labor conditions, carefully observe the progress of labor, especially the second stage. If the second stage of labor is prolonged or blocked, consider vaginal delivery or early cesarean section depending on the position of the fetus.

Postpartum care: Make preparations for the rescue of newborns and the prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage. Because the delivery of macrosomia is more likely to cause maternal and infant complications, prolonged labor, and surgical delivery have a certain degree of impact on the fetus, so full preparations should be made for the rescue of newborns and careful inspections should be conducted for any birth injuries. In addition, mothers have a high rate of postpartum bleeding and need to be closely monitored.