The baby’s legs start to move around 1 year old, and without the mother’s notice, the baby can actually stand up holding on to a chair. Generally by 13 months, about 3/4 of the children are able to wobble and walk on their own. By 15 months, most babies are even able to walk and push or pull toys while playing. But it’s not enough for babies to learn to walk, if their posture is not correct, it can harm their health! Mom hurry to see your baby walking is not these situations? 1, stumbling When you first start to learn to walk, all babies will inevitably stumble and fall. It usually takes about 3-6 months for your baby to be able to control his or her feet well. However, if your baby is more mature, but still prone to fall when walking, you should pay attention. Hazards: bruises, bruised skin; skeletal development problems Performance: babies stumble and fall when they start walking because their muscles are not yet strong and their body balance is not yet well developed. But if you find that your baby’s problems are not improving, your mother should pay more attention to the fact that this may be caused by the poor development of your child’s motor function. Tip: Mom may want to strengthen the baby’s leg muscles more and take the baby to participate in outdoor activities more often. If you find that the baby’s situation has not improved, it is recommended to first go to the neurology department of the hospital for screening, if not this type of problem, you should go to pediatric surgery or orthopedics to check whether it is a skeletal problem, such as short Achilles tendon, once found, to give the baby early treatment to correct. 2, inside and outside the eight characters walking, the long axis of the foot and the pace of the direction of advancement has an angle, called the foot’s forward angle, usually a mild external rotation, about 5 to 10 degrees or so. Less than this range is called “internal eight”, greater than this range is called “external eight”. If a baby walks with a “figure of eight” foot, it is actually a rotational deformity of the baby’s lower limbs. The danger: affects the brain blood circulation Chinese medicine believes that walking with an external figure of eight hinders the Yang meridian, so that the liver, spleen, kidney qi and blood tension, blood flow is not smooth, affecting the supply of blood to the brain, resulting in poor blood flow back to the brain. The internal figure of eight affects the meridians of the gallbladder, stomach and bladder, which are all around the spine, and poor blood flow around the spine affects the circulation of blood to the brain as well. Performance: In fact, every newborn is born with extremely internally rotated tibiae, but as they mature, they gradually rotate outward. So if you find that your baby is walking with a “figure of eight”, you don’t need to be overly nervous because most of these deformities are normal variations and will gradually disappear. However, if your baby is still the same or even worse by the age of about 8, you need to go to the hospital for a physical examination. Tip: Go to the hospital for examination. After the age of 8, if the baby’s “eight-legged” foot causes dysfunction or obviously affects the aesthetics, it is necessary to consider surgery to correct it. Correct the poor walking posture of the baby. Some children “in the eight” because of loopy legs, parents can let him lie on his back, with hands to straighten the legs as close to the middle. 3, “duck step” If you find that the baby walks like a duck swinging, two legs move very slowly, dragging forward. Then it may be because the baby has flat feet. The danger: flat feet affect the growth rate of flat-footed babies will be affected by standing or walking. In general, babies with flat feet cannot walk a lot or stand for a long time. This leads to a reduction in the amount of movement of the baby, and therefore affects the baby’s growth! Performance: It is normal for preschoolers to have flat feet, because the muscles on the bottom of their feet are not enough. Little baby in the future walking process, the soles of the feet will naturally slowly form the curvature. So this “duck step” situation will gradually disappear as the baby grows. But if the baby’s “duck step” is due to his low muscle tone, it is a neurological movement disorder, should promptly seek medical examination. Tips: Parents can let their babies practice more pedaling three wheels or riding two small wheel strollers, which can make the baby’s foot arc faster. Generally 95% of babies will have a natural curvature on the bottom of their feet before they are 5 years old, and their flat feet will disappear. If the baby is about 6 years old, the duck step is still not improved, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment. 4, O-leg, walking like riding a horse Usually before the age of 2 years old can be observed on both sides of the baby symmetrical knee inversion, mostly physiological O-leg, which is will gradually disappear as the baby develops. However, if there is asymmetry or angle is too large, or the situation does not improve with age, then the mother should consider whether the baby is “pathological O-leg”. The danger: long-term calcium deficiency affects bone growth If the baby is pathological O-leg, it is mostly because the baby lacks calcium. Calcium is a trace element required for the normal growth and development of the human body. Calcium deficiency in babies can cause abnormalities in the calcium and phosphorus metabolism of the whole body, and calcium cannot be deposited in the growing part of the bones normally, resulting in deformed bone development. This is a typical O-leg characteristic, suggesting that the child is deficient in calcium and vitamin D. If it is a more serious O-leg, you can go to the hospital for orthopedic treatment. Tips: Give your baby calcium. For babies who are breastfed, calcium is enough; for artificially fed babies, add 1 to 2 drops of cod liver oil concentrate every day after the first month, using the vitamin D in it to help the absorption of calcium in milk. In addition, do not let the baby stand too early, otherwise it is also easy to bend the legs, resulting in future O-legged. 5, X-leg, easy to fall Children grow to one and a half to three years old, will gradually leg development will gradually change to the flip, two feet together when standing unstable, two knees towards the inner buckle, the appearance of X-leg. The danger: calcium deficiency; do not like to exercise not high baby walking always pinch thighs, because his legs show x-shaped, and this phenomenon is generally more common in babies who do not want to walk, do not move. The common reasons for this situation in babies are calcium deficiency and little exercise. Baby calcium deficiency will affect the growth and development of bones, and do not like to exercise, not willing to walk, the baby’s lack of exercise, which will affect the growth of the baby’s height. Performance: Some children stand straight with their legs together, and their legs show an “X” shape. This kind of leg shape children will generally walk with thighs, running or walking is also easier to fall. Tips: Therefore, on the one hand, parents should give their children timely calcium and vitamin D supplements; on the other hand, we should actively urge children to strengthen physical exercise, but also to help him massage the inner leg muscles.