Leggings are popular in many places, or some parents can’t help but want to straighten their baby’s splayed legs when they see them. These practices are extremely wrong and may even cause serious consequences. Because it is normal for babies to have splayed legs. As the baby grows and develops, the legs can straighten naturally. Forcibly straightening may cause dysplasia or even dislocation of the baby's hip joint. For this phenomenon, the baby will not feel the pain and will not notice it until he walks, and it will be very troublesome to correct it at that time.
When the baby is in the swaddle, it must be tightened and loosened
The popular "candle wrap" and other methods to prevent bow legs are wrong. Because from a scientific point of view, bowed legs are rickets caused by calcium deficiency. It can be prevented by supplementing vitamin AD regularly, without the need for artificial hard wrapping.
Correct the baby's bad sitting posture promptly
When the baby first learns to sit or crawl, he is used to sitting in a W-shaped kneeling posture with knees valgus. Over time, the baby's legs may become deformed. Parents can guide their babies to sit cross-legged or on a small stool to prevent this from happening.
It is best not for babies to sleep on their stomachs for long periods of time
When babies sleep on their stomachs, their ankles will turn in or out, and they will spend more than half of the day sleeping. For babies, it may have some adverse effects, so parents can let the baby lie on his side, lie flat, or alternately lie on his back and stomach, which is more conducive to the growth and development of the baby's bones.
Choose an infant safety seat carefully
When choosing an infant safety seat, do not choose one that is too narrow, but choose one that is looser and allows the baby's legs to bend freely. Otherwise, the baby's hip joint will be damaged.
Don’t choose baby slings randomly
When choosing a sling for your baby, be sure to choose one that can ensure that the baby has frog legs when sitting on it, so that the whole buttocks can bear the force of sitting on it. On the strap. Failure to do so may cause your baby's hip joint to dislocate.
Remember not to use a walker too early
If the baby cannot stand with support on his own, it means that his skeletal development is not yet complete. If parents force their babies to stand or put them in a walker, it may cause leg bones or knee joints to deform. Therefore, it is best to wait until the baby can stand up holding things on his own before using a walker. Of course, it is best not to use it.
How to determine whether the baby's leg shape is X-shaped or O-shaped?
When the baby stands with his toes forward and ankles together, if the two knees cannot touch, he has O-shaped legs. If the two knees are close together and the two ankles cannot touch, it is an X-shaped leg. In fact, these two leg shapes can in many cases be corrected on their own as the baby grows and develops. So parents don't have to worry too much. When the baby just learns to walk, you can let him walk barefoot if conditions permit, because walking barefoot is the best for the child's foot development. It can stimulate the development of the plantar nerves, exercise the baby's ankle joints, and develop Good walking posture.