The best time for babies to grow taller

In fact, most adults today hope that they can grow a few centimeters taller so that they will look better in clothes. Therefore, some short people will complain that they did not develop well when they were young. Some parents also hope that their children will grow taller. So if the child is in infancy, when will be the best time for the baby to grow? Parents must understand this.

March to May every year is the accelerated growth period for children. The growth rate of children is twice that of autumn and winter. It is the golden season for growth. Seizing the opportunity at this stage can also help your child grow rapidly!

1. Eat well

In order for children to grow taller, it is important to eat well. Only by eating well can the nutrition they take in basically meet the needs of physical growth.

When many people see the words "eat well", they simply think that "eat well" is equivalent to "eat more". So we often see many children eating all the time. Especially when the older generation is taking care of their children, they will definitely let them eat all the time. Even if they are going to eat right away when they get home, or when they are playing outside, they will first let them eat some candy, potato chips or biscuits. In short, they seem to feel at ease only when they see their children's mouths moving all the time.

As a result, children often cannot eat when it is time for a proper meal. I know many mothers who are very anxious about their children not eating well, but their focus is always on whether their children do not eat the food in their bowls well, instead of analyzing whether their children have eaten too many snacks before meals. Snacks have no nutrition but are high in calories. If children eat too many snacks, they will naturally not eat well.

Therefore, the first element of eating well is to ensure that children eat three meals a day. When children are guaranteed to have three meals a day, they can be allowed to eat desserts or snacks. If the child does not eat his meal properly, he will not want to eat after eating other snacks. Otherwise, let the child eat well first. .

The second element to eating well is rich nutrition and balanced diet. Many parents always think that various kinds of meat, eggs and poultry are nutritious, so the dishes at home are always mostly meat dishes, with very few vegetables. In fact, letting children eat well is not just about eating more meat, but about balanced intake, with a combination of coarse and fine foods, meat and vegetables, acids and alkalis, etc. Let children eat a variety of foods so that they get comprehensive nutrients.

The third element to eating well is to allow children to effectively ingest and absorb calcium. Children grow and develop quickly, and the rapid growth of bones requires more calcium to be deposited in the bones. Therefore, it is very necessary to supplement calcium for babies.

The best sources of calcium are milk and various dairy products. Therefore, it is very important to let your baby insist on drinking milk and eating dairy products. Even though Zaizai is so old now, he still insists on drinking milk, eating yogurt and cheese every day.

Babies under 1 and a half years old normally drink breast milk or formula, and when they are able to eat complementary foods, they should be supplemented with appropriate complementary foods. Even if babies over one and a half years old eat normally, they still need to ensure they get enough milk every day.

When the baby is over 2 years old, in addition to drinking milk powder, he can also supplement with some yogurt and cheese. Because yogurt is rich in calcium and is fermented by lactic acid bacteria, it will not cause lactose intolerance. It also aids digestion for babies, so you can supplement it with a small can of yogurt every day.

The calcium content of cheese is much higher than that of milk and yogurt. Ten kilograms of milk can only make one large cup of cheese. Therefore, it is very important to supplement your baby with appropriate amount of cheese every day.

As your baby grows up day by day, after the age of 3, you can consider replacing milk powder with fresh milk. Because for babies over 3 years old, the nutrition in the diet is enough to meet their growth needs. At this time, drinking milk directly is more effective.

If your baby doesn’t like to drink milk, you can also let him insist on eating sesame paste, dried shrimps, green leafy vegetables, etc., which are also high-calcium foods.

Generally speaking, as long as your baby insists on drinking milk powder and eating dairy products such as yogurt and cheese, and consuming enough high-calcium foods every day, there is no need for additional calcium supplements.

Many mothers are worried about why their babies are not calcium deficient but are not tall? These children are not calcium deficient, but the calcium they take is not absorbed by the body.

After the calcium needed by the human body enters the body, it needs vitamin D to work and be absorbed by the small intestine, so that the calcium is deposited from the blood into the fast-growing bones, making the bones harden.

In order for vitamin D to be absorbed by the body, it needs to be converted into vitamin D3 through ultraviolet radiation, and then converted into biologically active hydroxylated vitamin D in the liver and kidneys. Hydroxylated vitamin D can promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus by the gastrointestinal tract, reduce their excretion through the renal tubules, and provide sufficient calcium and phosphorus for bone growth and development.

Therefore, in addition to ensuring that your child's diet is rich in calcium, you should also take your baby out to bask in the sun more often. When basking in the sun, try to expose your baby's skin so that the vitamin D in the skin can be better absorbed.

So I personally do not recommend giving children calcium tablets to grow taller, because calcium cannot be converted and absorbed into the body without the help of vitamin D. What I recommend is that if they eat enough dairy products, they should appropriately supplement with vitamin D.

At the same time, mothers can also promote the baby's spleen and stomach digestion and absorption through the following spleen-tonifying massage techniques!