The dangers of sleeping with leg binding

In the process of their children's growth, many parents often take various methods to help their children develop better. For example, in order to make their children's legs straighter and not bent, they will tie their children's legs. However, this cannot fundamentally solve the problem of children's bent legs. Tying children's legs for a long time is very harmful. Next, we will introduce to you the reasons why babies' legs are bent, the dangers of children sleeping with their legs tied, and other related knowledge.

1. Causes of baby's bent legs

Whether the baby's legs are straight or not has nothing to do with whether they were tied up during infancy. When the fetus is in the mother's womb, the fetus's posture is curled up and bent. After the baby is born, there will still be some curvature in the legs. This is a normal physiological curvature and does not affect the baby's normal development. So it will be like this for a long time after birth. When the baby starts to learn to walk, or even in the early stages of learning to walk, the legs will still be a little bent. However, they will slowly become straight as the baby grows older. In addition, a small number of babies have bow legs due to family genetic factors. For example, if the parents themselves have pigeon-toed or O-shaped legs, it is normal if the baby has similar conditions.

2. The harm of binding your baby's legs for a long time

If the baby is tied up excessively for a long time, it will restrict the baby's activities, reduce the baby's leg movements, and be detrimental to the development of the limbs. It is also not good for blood circulation. The baby also feels very uncomfortable, but has no way to express himself, so he can only protest by crying, which increases the difficulty of raising him. In addition, if the binding is too tight, the areas with many skin folds will become airtight. This causes skin erosion in the baby's armpits, groin, buttocks, etc. Some experts believe that this wrapping method will affect the baby's lung breathing, affect the development of the chest cavity, and is one of the factors leading to lung infection.

3. How to determine whether a child has bow legs

How to determine whether your baby has bow legs: Let your baby lie on his back, and gently straighten his legs with both hands, bringing them closer to the middle. Under normal circumstances, when the baby's legs are close together, the knee joints and ankle joints on both sides are close to each other. If the gap between the bilateral knee joints and ankle joints exceeds 10 cm according to the above method, it is very likely that the baby has bow legs. Mothers should take the baby to the hospital for a check-up. As for "bow legs" and "X"-shaped legs, in fact, they are caused by factors such as improper feeding and disease. Bone deformation caused by rickets, such as bow legs, is a symptom of rickets and cannot be prevented by leg wraps. It is not something that can be solved by bundling. On the contrary, excessive binding can also induce accidents such as hip dislocation.

4. Don’t stand or walk too early

Some babies like to stand when they are just 5 or 6 months old, but you can't let them stand all the time. The baby is in a stage of rapid growth and development. The bone structure is mainly composed of cartilage. The bones are elastic and plastic. The muscles are relatively weak. The bones are easily bent and deformed. If they stay in the same posture for a long time, deformities will occur.

Therefore, it is not recommended for babies to stand for a long time too early. The baby's gross motor development must follow nature. This is a natural process. Premature and excessive human intervention may cause unnecessary damage.