How to supplement calcium for 3-year-old baby

Everyone knows that the most indispensable element for children in their growth process is calcium, especially for growing babies. If they lack calcium, they may suffer from rickets, which will especially affect their normal growth and development. Many mothers will choose to give their babies calcium tablets or calcium gluconate supplements when their babies are young. So how should calcium deficiency be supplemented for three-year-old babies?

There are several aspects to determine whether your child is calcium deficient:

1. If children get more sun exposure or pay attention to supplementing vitamin D, they will not easily suffer from calcium deficiency, because most calcium deficiency is caused by a lack of vitamin D, because vitamin D helps absorb the calcium eaten. Without the involvement of vitamin D, calcium will not be absorbed even if you eat calcium-containing foods.

2. It depends on how the child usually eats. If the child is not picky about food, has no anorexia, and is not partial to certain foods, and if he or she is not deficient in vitamin D, the more abundant the food he or she eats, the less likely he or she will be deficient in calcium.

3. Check whether the child’s deciduous teeth are erupting normally. A child should have all his teeth by the age of two and a half, and his deciduous teeth are considered fully erupted when twenty of them have grown. If your baby does not have 20 teeth by the age of 22 and a half, he may be calcium deficient. In addition, crooked teeth are also a manifestation of poor tooth development due to calcium deficiency.

4. Pay attention to your baby’s height at different ages. Children's height should be measured regularly and compared with the normal height standard chart. If it is within the normal range, it means that the baby's bone development is normal, which means that there is no calcium deficiency.

5. Check whether the baby's skeletal appearance is normal. Look at how the baby's ribs develop. If the baby is calcium deficient in the early stage, then if it is serious, the bones will be more or less deformed, such as rib eversion and pigeon chest. If the baby still has such abnormal bones when he is two or three years old, it must be calcium deficiency.

Three meals a day are essential for calcium supplementation. The best way to supplement calcium for children is through food. My daughter uses the following food instead of calcium supplements. Now she is in good health and seldom gets sick. You can try it.

How to eat calcium-supplementing foods: (1. Shrimp skin contains the highest amount of calcium. Boil the shrimp skin in water for 20 minutes and remove the water. This will remove salt and arsenic. For children who are young, chop the shrimp skin into pieces and mix it with rice (the rice is then boiled in boiling water until it blooms). For older children, eat the shrimp skin directly.

2. The calcium content of sesame paste is second only to dried shrimps, and it is easy to absorb. It can be eaten directly or spread on steamed buns or steamed buns.

3. Tofu skin vegetables contain the highest amount of calcium. Chop it up and mix it with rice or eat it directly.

4. Peas are also high in calcium. Cook and crush them or eat them directly.)