Why is there such a thing as a stunted baby?

This is from the mother's point of view, the child's mother is pregnant, if the nutrition is not cold, it will lead to malnutrition in the child, and malnutrition will lead to stunting in the child, and after the child is born, the lack of nutrition in the food is also the root cause of the child's stunting, so whether it is in the mother or after birth, it is necessary to supplement enough nutrition to start the child's normal development.

If you are stunted, you can go to the hospital for an MRI of the pituitary gland, if it is normal, you can test for food allergens and trace elements, and if it is normal, you can test the bones.

It is related to the baby's physique, let's say my baby, compared with the baby of the same month, the height and weight are significantly behind, and the speech and walking are slow, sometimes I also doubt that the baby is normal, but think about it, I also have a lot of responsibility, pregnant in October, due to their picky eaters, failed to give the baby a good physique, plus the baby may be born after improper feeding, only to cause the baby to be like this.

1. About 80% to 90% of baby stunting is related to familial genetic factors, for example, patients with short stature in the family, or patients with physical stunting, then the probability of children suffering from stunting will be much higher;

2. The cause of the baby's stunted growth is also very important, that is, it may be related to the poor development of the baby in the womb when the mother is pregnant;

Do you know what are the signs of stunted growth? Let's take a look!

Blurred expressions: Babies transmit neural information to facial neurons through the brain, and if the child's development is slow, facial expressions may stagnate. Motor development lags behind babies of the same age:

If a baby's motor development (e.g., prone down, head up, sitting, standing, walking, etc.) lags behind that of children of the same age, and some babies are even unstable, this indicates that the baby's development may be abnormal. Delayed speech: Generally, children are able to speak around the age of one.

If the child is not very good at talking when he is old, it is best to go to the doctor. It is best to figure out whether it is because of the lack of language training for the baby, or because the baby's mental development is slow and the speech is slow to avoid a big mistake.

Slow physical development. This is the most obvious aspect of stunting in infants. The baby is 30% lower in height than his peers and weighs 20% less than the standard weight, indicating slow physical development.

Some babies with congenital developmental delays behave differently in facial posture than the average person. For example, children who are born with dullness have symptoms such as too wide eyes, slanted eyes, collapsed nose bridge, tongue pulled out of the mouth, and drooling. Babies with hydrocephalus have a particularly large head circumference.

Babies with hypothyroidism are particularly small. Babies with slow physical growth generally suffer from some kind of congenital disease, of course, there are also acquired nutritional deficiencies and other reasons. Motor nerve development is slow.

When babies reach a certain age, they can learn to raise their heads, crawl, sit and walk on their stomachs, but babies who are slower will usually perform much slower than their babies. In particular, babies who are slow to walk learn to walk until the age of 3-4 years. Slow development of language skills.

Decreased communication skills. As the baby grows, he can communicate to a certain extent, and at a certain age, the baby can resist people other than the parents, avoid communicating with others, and the baby's communication ability decreases.

Due to the slow growth and development of infants, it is necessary to find out the cause of slow growth and take appropriate measures to improve the slow growth. Common causes include: If there is any disease, we have to perform a symptom on it.

If the growth is slow, it can be solved. Another major reason for overeating, is a psychological factor. For example, left-behind children are in a bad mood, school-age children are under too much pressure to study, have too little sleep time, and lack of exercise can all lead to stunted growth and development.

Note that Li Lun is not concentrated, and his response to the outside world is very slow, and Youjin is sometimes very thin, so that he is shorter than his peers. Sometimes there is no way to express yourself correctly.

The volume of hair is relatively small, and the color of the hair is very yellow. The face is yellowish and there are symptoms of anemia. The fontanelle closes late, and it is relatively short.

The child does not gain weight, does not increase in height, the child is not fat, the diet is not very good, and the digestion is not very good.

Every child will bring a lot of happiness and happiness to their parents since they come to the family, and every parent hopes that their children can grow up healthily and grow up quickly. But in real life, each child's development is different, some children of the same age grow taller, but some children grow shorter, some speak early, some speak late, these are not necessarily. Today, let's talk to parents about what the baby's stunting will be?

1. The height and weight are lower than those of their peers. If the child's height and weight are not up to the average level of his peers, or if he is less than 5 cm longer than three months, he should take the child to the hospital to check the child's growth hormone, which is likely to be a little delayed in the child's development.

2. As the saying goes, three turns, six sitting, nine climbing, children generally learn these actions in three months, six months and nine months, although a simple action does not represent the baby's developmental retardation, but parents should consider whether the baby is stunted if they find that the baby's movements are significantly behind other babies.

3. The baby has cognitive problems. In the process of development, if there is a political problem, the baby will also be stunted. The abilities that include the baby in this area are spatial concepts, body movements and interpersonal relationships.

Parents should help the baby to guide and intervene as soon as possible when educating the baby, don't think that the child is small, just feel that the cognition does not matter to the baby, usually accompany me to do more games to improve the baby's cognitive ability.

4. The baby's language development is delayed. Under normal circumstances, the baby has made a simple sound at about one year old and can call Mom and Dad, but if parents find that the baby speaks later than his peers, and even has some communication barriers, it means that the baby's language development is delayed, and he should go to the hospital for examination in time.

When the child is young, parents must pay close attention to the child's various conditions, observe the baby's development, avoid the phenomenon of the baby's developmental delay, if the baby is found to be stunted, also be sure to take the baby to the hospital for examination.

The response is very slow, the body is very thin, may be a lot shorter than peers, sometimes the baby is easy to get sick, often gastrointestinal discomfort, because the baby's slow development will affect the body's metabolism, but also affect the body's immunity.

It will show that the eyes are sluggish, the constitution is weak, the appetite is lost, the height is lower than the peers, and the weight is lower, because it proves that the child's body lacks some nutrients, so it will lead to stunting.

The expression is relatively sluggish, the speech is slurred, and the weight is not as good as that of peers; Insufficient nutrition or unreasonable diet, poor living environment, resulting in poor infant growth environment.

There may be signs of stunted growth, or poor motor development, poor language, not very sound physique, and slow physical growth, which indicate that the baby's development is relatively delayed. At this time, adjustments should be made quickly to promote the growth and development of the baby, or through the combination of diet.

The baby's reaction will be particularly sluggish, the development deviates from the normal track, the eyes are relatively dull, will not look at people, will not interact with people, and can only sleep every day. At this time, parents must supplement nutrition to the baby, and then must take the baby to the doctor, pay attention to the balance of nutrition, you can add some complementary food to the baby appropriately, and then be sure to let the baby bask in the sun more, and usually interact with the baby more.

The baby's height development is slower, appetite decreases, indigestion, the child's size growth is slower, the weight growth trend is slow, and the child's gross motor development is slower. At this time, it is necessary to take the child to the hospital in time for the corresponding examination, according to the specific symptoms of the child**, and to adjust the child's diet structure, to supplement the child with various nutrients needed by the body.

The development of the baby's brain is a gradual development process, each baby's individual differences are different, the family nurturing environment is different, all aspects of development are different, it is recommended that you do not worry, when the baby has excellent performance to give timely encouragement, if the baby does not perform well, do not blame, slowly talk to the baby, communicate with the baby, and slowly the baby will. In addition, it is necessary to give the baby regular health check-ups. Wishing you good health!

In fact, the growth and development of babies is affected by many factors. In other words, there are many reasons for the baby's stunting, parents can not often compare things, we should use a scientific and reasonable way to judge whether the baby's growth and development is healthy.

There are many causes of growth retardation, some are natural processes, some are genetic factors, and some are diseases, among which 80%-90% of stunted children belong to normal growth variation, such as familial short stature, constitutional development delay and low birth weight short stature, which are related to congenital genetic factors or intrauterine dysplasia, and their growth rate is basically normal, and no special ** is required.

Causes of stunted growth in babies.

1. Genetic factors.

The characteristics, constitution, potential, and limits of children's growth and development are all restricted by the genetic factors of their parents. For example, hair color, facial features, and so on. For such children, parents should still create good acquired external conditions to promote the maximum development of growth potential.

2. Gender differences between men and women.

Boys and girls have different growth and development, and in general, girls are on average lower in height and weight than boys. Girls reach puberty about two years earlier than boys, and at the beginning of this period, girls grow faster, but boys last longer than girls, so boys still end up taller than girls. Therefore, when analysing growth and development, boys and girls should be studied separately.

3. Endocrine growth hormone.

The growth of the human body is mainly regulated by various hormones, especially growth hormone and sex hormones. When growth hormone is deficient, symptoms of short stature appear; Sex hormones can fuse bones earlier and affect growth and development, so early puberty will affect the eventual height gain.

4. Organ or nerve damage.

If your baby has delayed language development, it may be due to hearing loss or problems with the larynx, nose or mouth. In the case of "communicative intention" disorder, it may be related to problems with the central nervous system.

5. Maternal influence.

The growth and development of the fetus in the mother's body is affected by various factors such as the mother's growth environment, mood, nutrition, and disease. If the mother is malnourished, it can cause fetal miscarriage, premature birth, and stunted fetal physique and brain development. If the mother is sick in the first trimester, it can directly cause malformations in the fetus.

6. Disease **.

Such as chromosomal abnormalities (Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, metabolic diseases, bone diseases (osteochondroplasia), chronic diseases, chronic dystrophic diseases, endocrine diseases (such as growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism) caused by growth retardation, for this part of the short stature caused by the disease, you should go to the hospital for examination, find out the slow growth **and carry out**.

There are many reasons for stunting, and if you can't keep up with nutrition, you will also be stunted!

First, it may be genetic, second, it may be lacking in some trace elements, and third, it is also related to the child's personality and psychological factors.

After the child is full of months, regular check-ups should be carried out in maternal and child health care institutions to prevent stunting or more serious problems, generally screening as soon as possible, and intervening as soon as possible when problems are found, the earlier the intervention is better. The child is slow to develop. It will affect the child later, so it should be taken seriously.

1. Language training: let the baby speak is a better way of language training, parents should create an atmosphere of communication with the baby, use any possible opportunity to communicate with the baby, communicate and tell stories to the baby with a soft and emotional tone, even if the baby does not listen, but also to talk to himself, and take the trouble to insist on speaking and speaking in front of the baby.

2. Mental development: Psychologically, we should encourage children's expression and good behavior, and create more intellectual development games for children, such as building blocks, origami, puzzles, singing, dancing, and nursery rhymes. Parents should interact with their children in the game, create a little suspense, and guide the child to find a way*.

3. Imitation training: Imitation training is best one-on-one training, so that children can imitate the teacher or their own reading or memorizing nursery rhymes, first do simple imitation, gradually increase the difficulty of imitation, set up specific scenarios, and let children imitate the characters in the story. Boost your child's interest in imitation.

4. Gross and large motor training: find a doctor and an expert to develop a set of gymnastics that is conducive to the development of children's gross and large muscles, help children do exercises on time, and parents should accompany them to do exercises together, so that children can gradually learn to do exercises by themselves.

5. Hand-eye coordination training: let the baby do some simple shooting exercises, that is, throwing balls, throwing balls, racket balls and ball games, parents at home had better accompany their children to play these games, stimulate children's desire to win, and gradually let children have the habit of wanting to play by themselves.