The child has no hair on his head

Baldness is a nightmare for many people, especially for middle-aged men. Baldness is a very common condition. However, some parents have also found a patch of hairless hair on their baby's head. Logically speaking, baldness is caused by various reasons, and children should not be bald. Therefore, many parents worry that their babies are not getting enough nutrition or have some diseases. So why is there a patch of hairless head on the baby's head?

Many new parents will find a problem when their baby is about three months old, that is, there will be a circle of very sparse hair on the back of the baby's head, and some will even spread to the entire back of the head. This phenomenon will occur in many babies over two months old. We commonly call this situation: occipital baldness.

Generally, the elderly people in the family will tell us that it’s okay, that it’s caused by the wear and tear while sleeping, and it will grow out as the child grows older. In fact, this is not the case. The baldness on the baby's pillow is actually telling us some information. For example, as the elders said, it is caused by the friction during sleep. It also reflects a problem, that is, the baby's pillow is too hard, and the baby always maintains the same posture when sleeping, which leads to baldness on the pillow. The second reason is that the baby's physiological hyperhidrosis causes sweating on the back of the head, but the baby can neither speak nor reach out to scratch, so he can only shake his head left and right to relieve the itching. In the long run, this will lead to the phenomenon of baldness on the back of the head. Therefore, parents should observe carefully to see if their baby sweats easily and help to clean it frequently to prevent the occurrence of baldness on the back of the head. The third reason is physiological. Occipital baldness may be caused by malnutrition of the mother during pregnancy, calcium deficiency of the baby, or the early stage of rickets. In order to rule out this phenomenon, parents can take the baby to a regular hospital for a trace element test to check whether the baby is deficient in calcium or vitamins.

The causes of baldness on the back of the head are nothing more than these. In order to prevent the occurrence of baldness on the back of the head, parents should pay attention to choosing a baby-specific pillow with moderate hardness and good breathability for the baby; control the room temperature. If the baby sweats frequently, pay attention to bathing and washing the baby's hair frequently; take the baby for trace element testing. If the baby is lacking in calcium or vitamins, supplement them in time to avoid consequences such as poor development of the baby.