What to do if your two-year-old baby is short

If a two-year-old baby is short, parents should take the child to the hospital for a systematic examination in time, then find out the specific cause and solve the problem accordingly. First of all, some disease factors should be ruled out. In addition, parents should do some things, such as regular physical examinations, monitoring the child's height growth rate, paying attention to diet adjustment, ensuring balanced nutrition, adequate sleep, and a happy attitude of the child, etc.

What to do if your two-year-old baby is short

1. Regular physical examinations to monitor height growth rate

Parents should record their children's height and weight development from the moment they are born so that they can identify problems in time and intervene. For infants under 1 year old, once every 3 months; for children over 1 year old, once every 6 months.

The height value measured at one time can only reflect the growth level at that time. The simplest way to judge whether the height growth rate is normal is for parents to monitor their children's height regularly and record the height data measured at different age points on a growth curve. By comparing the child's height curve with the standard curve of the normal children population, we can intuitively judge whether the height development is normal.

2. Methods that help babies grow taller

For babies who are simply short, parents should keep four points in mind: balanced nutrition, adequate sleep, proper exercise and a good mood.

First, developing good eating habits, not being picky eaters, and balanced nutrition are the most important. Pay attention to the reasonable combination and diversity of diet, the combination of coarse and fine foods, meat and vegetables, and do not eat too many snacks. Children who consume large amounts of foods such as honey, bird's nests, and bovine colostrum may increase the risk of precocious puberty because these foods may contain high levels of estrogen. But it doesn't mean that eating certain foods will definitely lead to precocious puberty. Parents just need to ensure a balanced and reasonable diet, and there is no need to give their children excessive supplements.

Second, ensure your child gets enough sleep. Because the amount of growth hormone that promotes human growth during sleep is about three times that of the awake state. Children in the growth and development period should try to ensure more than 9 hours of sleep a day, and the bedtime should not exceed 9 pm.

Third, do proper exercise. Physical activity is the most effective way to promote physical development and enhance physical fitness. Exercise can stimulate the secretion of growth hormone, promote metabolism and increase appetite. Reasonable exercise can also improve the blood supply to epiphyseal chondrocytes and help increase the proliferation capacity of epiphyseal cartilage.

Various running and jumping exercises can help children grow taller, while those weight-bearing, contraction or compression exercises, such as weightlifting, long-distance running, etc., are not conducive to height growth.

Fourth, a happy mood also helps children grow taller. Excessive depression and anxiety can affect the secretion of growth hormone. Growth hormone is an important factor affecting children's growth. Growth hormone is secreted in higher levels during sleep and exercise, and in lower levels when you are depressed.