In daily life, there are many babies whose headrests, that is, the parts where the back of the head and the pillow are often in contact, will have too little hair or no hair, this phenomenon is called pillow baldness, also known as infant pillow baldness.
Once this happens, many people will think that it is due to the lack of calcium in the baby's body, and calcium supplementation must be done quickly. So, when the baby has occipital baldness, is it really necessary to quickly supplement calcium?
Does baby occipital baldness need rapid calcium supplementation?
Whether the baby's occipital baldness needs calcium supplementation is completely determined according to the cause of occipital baldness. If the cause of occipital baldness is due to a lack of calcium in the body, then it is true that some calcium supplementation should be given to the baby under the guidance of a doctor. But if it is due to other factors, then do not give the baby calcium supplements.
What are the causes of occipital baldness in babies?
1, the pillow is not suitable
One of the main causes of occipital baldness in your baby is related to the inappropriate pillow of your baby. Especially some middle-aged and elderly people, they think that giving the baby some harder pillows can make the baby's head shape look better.
For example, give the baby a book directly, or make a pillow out of a particularly hard material for the baby to pillow. For very small babies, the headrest area will be in contact with the pillow for a long time. Once the pillow is too hard, it will cause the headrest area to cause serious hair loss due to excessive friction.
2. Physiological sweating
Another cause of baby occipital baldness is related to the baby's physiological sweating. Because the baby's immunity is relatively low, because many parents will raise the baby's indoor temperature, it will lead to excessive sweating of the baby.
The head will itch after sweating, and the baby will be in a lying state and unable to scratch the back of the head with his hands. Your baby will shake his head from side to side, causing less and less hair on the headrest.
3. Lack of calcium in the body
If the baby is deficient in calcium, it will indeed cause the appearance of occipital baldness. Because the baby is relatively young and eats a relatively single food, it is easy to have calcium deficiency. Especially when the nutrients in breast milk are not comprehensive, or the breast milk is not enough to eat, and the baby who eats a single milk powder for a long time, it will lead to a serious lack of calcium in the body.
Once the calcium deficiency, it will reduce the blood calcium concentration, the baby's autonomic nerve function will be disrupted, resulting in a lot of sweating, itching the head. Babies will have a very obvious occipital baldness problem by constantly rubbing their heads. It is accompanied by unexplained night crying, heavy sweating of the body, and late tooth development.
So, how to solve the baby's occipital baldness caused by calcium deficiency?
Breastfeeding mothers must pay attention to the nutritional collocation in food, and eat more foods rich in vitamin A, vitamin D, and calcium, protein, and iron. It can provide a very large source of milk for the baby, so that the calcium content in the milk increases. For babies who eat milk powder and have severe calcium deficiency, calcium supplements can be supplemented under the guidance of a doctor.
All in all, whether the baby's occipital baldness needs calcium supplementation is completely determined according to the cause of occipital baldness. The cause of baby occipital baldness is generally related to the above 3 points, if it is due to calcium deficiency, breastfeeding mothers should pay attention to their dietary adjustments. If your baby eats formula or is severely deficient in calcium, calcium supplementation must be given under the guidance of a doctor after a series of tests.
In addition, be sure to properly expose the baby to the sun, which can provide the baby with more vitamin D. It can promote the baby's absorption of calcium and effectively improve calcium deficiency and occipital baldness.