Bao’s parents will not let go of every small detail on the baby’s body, and small nails often affect parents’ sensitive nerves:
It is said that the baby’s nails are soft, is it calcium deficiency?
I heard that crescent moon is healthier?
Today, we invited Dr. Xu Ying to tell us about the baby’s nails.
Nails are soft, is it calcium deficiency?
Many parents think that the child is [calcium deficient] when they see that the nails on the baby’s small hands are soft and thin and that calcium can form hard bones.
The growth of the deck is formed by keratinization of layers of cells. The main component is protein, not calcium deposition, so the baby’s nails are thin and soft, which has nothing to do with calcium deficiency.
In fact, the baby’s nails are soft because they have not grown to a certain thickness. Generally speaking, as the baby grows up, the keratinized deck cells become thicker and thicker, and the nails become mature and full, looking thicker and harder.
The more crescent moon, the healthier?
People usually say [crescent moon], also known as [a half moon], is a normal phenomenon in the process of nail growth. Parents can rest assured that the size and quantity of [crescent moon] are generally constant and have no direct relationship with health.
Only when the [crescent moon] on the baby’s fingernails changes greatly in a short period of time do parents need to take the baby to see a doctor.
There are white spots on the nails, is there worms in the belly?
The white spots on the baby’s fingernails are mostly caused by the active baby’s own injuries.
The baby himself has no other discomfort, and the small white dots will slowly move to the fingertip with the growth of the fingernails, and the trimming will disappear.
Therefore, the white spots on the nails have nothing to do with the worms in the belly.
Nail edge long barbs, lack of vitamins?
Nail edges have long barbs, which are generally not related to vitamin deficiency. Barbs are often caused by the skin being too dry and the stratum corneum separating from the underlying skin.
In addition, babies like to explore the world. What likes to grasp everything, which increases friction and makes it easier to damage children’s delicate skin and cause barbs.
At this time, a bottle of moisturizer can well prevent barbs.
If you find barbs on your baby’s hands, do not tear them to avoid skin damage and infection.
The correct approach is to gently cut it off with scissors, be careful not to cut the baby’s skin, and then apply moisturizer to the baby.
The nail fell off. It’s terrible!
The baby’s fingernails are partially or completely lost, often caused by acute infection.
The most common is hand-foot-mouth disease. Although it looks quite scary, there is no particularly serious discomfort, and the baby will gradually grow new nails and return to normal.
In addition, Kawasaki’s disease, pemphigus, paronychia invading surrounding skin, atopic dermatitis and rare congenital and familial nail loss will also have similar phenomena.
If you have these changes in your nails, remember to see a doctor.
If the baby’s fingernails have the following conditions, parents should take the child to see a doctor.
- There are obvious transverse grooves on the fingernails; Nails are layered and easy to break. Nail depression; Vertical stripes of black or red; Nail cracking and bleeding; Abnormal nail color: yellow, green, large nail white; Red and swollen skin around nails; One nail looks thicker than the other.