Case Sharing: Mothers who bring their babies to the clinic always ask: “Doctor, my baby always cries at night, is it calcium deficiency? My baby always stomps his legs, is it calcium deficiency? My baby always bangs his head, is it a calcium deficiency? My baby sweats a lot, is it calcium deficiency? What’s more, they say that I am calcium-deficient and my baby inherits it from me.” . This is the problem has been plagued by many young mothers, calcium deficiency, calcium, has been accompanied by the baby’s growth of the topic. Is the baby scratching his scalp more little action is calcium deficiency? Does a breastfed or formula-fed baby lack calcium? Calcium does affect the growth and development of the baby, whether the baby needs to supplement calcium what performance? False: these behaviors non-calcium deficiency performance Some mothers say, their babies are always scratching their hair, pulling the ears, and sometimes in their own cot banging their heads, in fact, if it is not the baby’s own play, it is because of the development of the inner ear is not enough balanced, the baby always feel uncomfortable ears. These cases are not really on the lack of calcium, mother with the baby often swing, massage at the root of the ear, it will relieve a lot, and so the baby is a little bigger on the good. True: signs of calcium deficiency in babies Whether a baby is deficient in calcium is actually a pseudo-proposition, because there is no specific clinical manifestation of calcium deficiency. What can give us reference is the complications caused by calcium deficiency. 1, the baby is easily irritable, often unexplained crying, and calcium deficiency will not be easy to fall asleep, even if asleep, but also easy to wake up. 2, the baby sweats more, even if the weather is not very hot, but also easy to sweat. 3, the baby’s hair is yellow and thinning, occipital alopecia circle, the back of the head will often appear hair loss. 4, mothers found that the baby also has no other diseases, but is later than the same age children teeth, or teeth uneven, upper and lower teeth are not on the seam, the bite is not right, loose teeth, easy to break, premature fall off; 5, the baby look dull, less expression, movement and language than the same stage of the child backward; 6, the baby forehead high protruding, the formation of a square cranium, or often have a string of ribs, the cartilage of the rib cage of each proliferation of the connecting like a Bead-like, often oppression of the lungs, so that the baby ventilation is not smooth, easy to suffer from bronchitis, pneumonia; 7, the baby anorexia, paranoia is mostly due to the body’s calcium intake is insufficient, easy to lead to loss of appetite, which leads to the baby’s intelligence to keep up with the decline in immune function; 8, the baby is prone to eczema is also related to the lack of calcium, commonly found on the top of the head, face, behind the ears, accompanied by crying and restlessness, occiput and back sweating. Casual calcium risk, mom should pay attention to Although the lack of calcium will affect the growth and development of the baby, but calcium is not more good. Because both breast milk and formula milk, there is the necessary calcium for the growth of the baby, is already very sufficient. Excessive calcium supplementation will affect the absorption and utilization of other trace elements such as iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus in the human body, and in serious cases, it will also cause urinary stones, hypercalcemia, alkalosis and other diseases. When is the most appropriate time to supplement calcium for babies? Generally speaking, before the age of 2 years old can give the baby appropriate calcium supplementation, after the age of 2 years old baby through a reasonable diet will be able to meet its growth and development of the calcium needed. Parents should pay attention to the baby’s calcium supplementation at the same time, calcium absorption is not as much as the amount of supplementation is absorbed. Calcium in the gastrointestinal absorption of how much, mainly depends on the baby at the time of the calcium nutritional status, but also by the baby’s body activation of vitamin D, parathyroid gland and other substances regulated. Therefore, the baby calcium supplement should also pay attention to the intake of vitamin D, and it is best to go out every day outdoor activities. Sun exposure and outdoor exercise are the most natural calcium absorption enhancers.