Ms. Ming has been breastfeeding her daughter Nini, who is full of food and drink, white and fat, and rarely cries. But when she was half a year old, troubles followed. Nini always cries during the day and argues at night, tossing and turning when she sleeps, waking up easily, and the sweat on her head often wets the pillow.
Ms. Ming asked a doctor friend for a few words. My friend said, "This is a sign of calcium deficiency in children. ”
Mingyi wondered: "How can there be a lack of calcium?" I am exclusively breastfed. ”
If the mother has sufficient milk, the baby who is exclusively breastfed will get 225-150 mg of calcium from breast milk every day, which is enough for the baby within 6 months; From 6 months to 1 year old, the calcium obtained from breast milk can no longer meet his daily needs, so it is best to supplement an additional 100 200 mg of calcium per day, such as drinking 200 ml of formula milk, or taking calcium lactate, calcium carbonate and other powders. Said a friend.
On the way off work, Ms. Ming went to the pharmacy and bought calcium lactate and mixed it with milk and other foods for Nini to drink. A month has passed, and Nini is still crying and sweating. Ms. Ming also noticed that Nini's head was abnormally shaped, with a ring of bones protruding from her forehead, and the top was flat and square, so there shouldn't be any big problems, right?
Subsequently, Ms. Ming took Nini to the children's hospital, where the doctor inquired in detail about Nini's diet after birth, and carefully examined her body, and the results showed that the trace element test blood calcium value was normal, reflecting the vitamin D level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D insufficiency, and the bone alkaline phosphatase was high, which meant that the absorption of calcium was impaired, and the final conclusion was a slight square skull and calcium deficiency.
Children's blood calcium is normal, how to say that there is a lack of calcium? Ms. Ming was puzzled.
The value of calcium in the baby's blood is not low, which does not mean that the bones, organs and other parts of the body are not deficient in calcium. Only 1% of the body's calcium is in the blood, and when the body's calcium is insufficient, the calcium in the bones will be transferred to the blood, keeping the concentration of calcium in the blood stable. ”
It's not that children don't have calcium supplements, so why are they still lacking? ”
The doctor patiently explained: "There are many kinds of calcium on the market, and the absorption rate in the human body is 28% to 39%. The correct way to do this is to give the baby alone 1 to 2 hours after feeding. Moreover, parents have a common misunderstanding, thinking that children are deficient in calcium, and direct calcium supplementation can solve the problem, in fact, now milk is abundant, and simple calcium deficiency in clinical practice is rare, mainly vitamin D insufficiency. There is not enough vitamin D in the body, and even if you take more calcium, most of them are 'white'. In general, 400 IU of vitamin D can be taken daily from the 3rd week of life to 2 years of age. ”
Ms. Ming gave Nini vitamin D according to the doctor's instructions, and now Nini is one and a half years old, her head shape has gradually returned to normal, and she has never lacked calcium again, and her body has grown very strong.
Calcium deficiency: frequent night sweating, sudden awakening, crying, short temper, polished hair at the back of the head, occipital baldness, late teething, or uneven tooth arrangement. Growth retardation, late toddlerhood, osteoarticular deformities, such as "X" shaped legs, looped legs, weak muscles, leg bone pain, the anterior chimney does not close after 1 and a half years of age, forming a square skull, and costochondral hyperplasia resembles a string of beads.
Zinc deficiency: poor appetite or anorexia, slowed growth rate, emaciation, decreased immune function, susceptibility to respiratory tract infections and diarrhea, ** junction with mucous membranes, such as eyes, nose, mouth, ** persistent dermatitis can be seen.
Iron deficiency: pale complexion (anemia), unresponsiveness, recurrent respiratory infections, low immunity, irritability, restlessness, frequent crying.
Vitamin A deficiency: The early symptoms are poor dark adaptation, corneal dryness, also known as night blindness, dry eye disease.
Vitamin B1 deficiency: Indigestion, sometimes causing numbness in the hands and feet and polyneuritis.
Vitamin B2 deficiency: easy bad breath, poor sleep, mental fatigue, "oily", increased dandruff, etc., sometimes produce serious symptoms such as oral mucosal ulcers and angular cheilitis.
Vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 deficiency: yellow hair, lack of energy, decreased appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, nutritional anemia, etc.
Vitamin C deficiency: the main manifestations are bone development disorders, limb swelling and pain, pseudoparalysis, and subcutaneous hemorrhage.