What to do if your child's legs are not straight

During the process of a child's physical development, any physical condition will attract the attention of parents, and the most worrying thing is abnormal physical development. However, some children have crooked legs. There are physiological reasons for this, but it may also be O-shaped legs. You can try some methods to correct it and see the effect. So, what should we do if our child’s legs are not straight?

Do exercises for your baby

Parents can do some aerobics for their babies every day, and massage and stretch their legs. It can not only promote blood circulation in the legs, but also help babies correct their leg shape and prevent crooked legs. For example: Gently straighten the baby's legs, put the heels together, gently massage the knees with both hands, and massage for 5 minutes every day.

Pay attention to calcium supplement for your baby

The baby's crooked legs are also related to calcium deficiency, which can cause slow bone development and easy deformation. Usually, you should give your baby an appropriate amount of calcium supplement and use cod liver oil to promote calcium absorption. When the weather is fine, take your children to do more outdoor activities and get more sun exposure, which can also promote calcium absorption.

Avoid standing for long periods of time

The baby's bones are not yet fully developed and the leg muscles are very weak, so they cannot support the weight of the body for a long time. Therefore, do not let your baby stand for a long time, and let him sit down and rest appropriately.

Avoid sleeping on your stomach

Many babies like to sleep on their stomachs. When they sleep on their stomachs, their ankles will be turned inward or outward. Over time, this will cause their legs to become crooked. For the sake of the baby's future leg shape, parents should try to avoid letting the baby sleep on his stomach.

Avoid kneeling

When babies are learning to crawl or walk, they often kneel down to sit up. In fact, this sitting posture is incorrect. Over time, it will affect the baby's leg shape. Parents should observe more and help the baby move his legs as soon as possible if this happens, so that the baby can sit cross-legged.

Go to hospital for examination

If your baby's crooked legs still cannot be corrected automatically after the age of 2 and tend to get worse, you must take the child to a regular children's hospital for examination and let the doctor give you a solution.