Crooked legs. On this one topic, many well-meaning and intentionally bystander mothers have given feelings of guilt.
So your three-month-old or four-month-old died standing up. They do it when you read, when you try to do it by tightening your legs against the car seat high chair…. No they can stand for a long time, only for a short time at first, but with big grins and a toothy smile they testify to the pleasure of standing.
But do such ancients bend their feet?
According to www.pediatric-orthopedics.com, the answer is yes. Even Dr. Spock is quick to point out the reason for the button.
Babies are born with crooked legs. The result was nine months of increasingly sluggish conditions. Their legs are folded, and their knees torn apart, to make room for their heads. After months of this condition they are introduced into the world and then spend the next year or so with diapers strapped between their legs.
Most babies and toddlers have bow legs with pointed toys on the outside for balance. All these things are in doubt.
As soon as they learn to walk, they correct their legs. As the muscles develop and become accustomed to the weight of youth, the knees will come closer together, usually between the ages of 18 months and 3 years.
But if that is not enough, in the same firm place the knees run together to the insides, and knock them. Any mother can easily go from one fear to another. But the scene is normal once again. At about this point the feet begin to rotate as parallel.
At about 5 to 6 years, the legs will rise and the feet will be as close to parallel as the child will be in life.
Some factors influence this approximate leg schedule. An early walker will go faster than a late walker. Even a heavier boy tends to have a bigger “bow” in his legs than a thinner one.
Most doctors allow nature to take its course. While this is usually the best thing to do, it is common for both parents to feel sick.
The first is rickets. Rickets is commonly thought to be a Vitamin D deficiency. While it is basically true, rickets has several forms, one of which is the genetic inability to process vitamin D. The child’s nutrition or diet is not to blame (and therefore neither is the parent). If this condition occurs in a single parent family, it may be wise to consult your doctor. and keep an eye on the process.
The second disease is called Blount’s disease. In this case, the growth of the bone plate is involved. Symptoms include extreme bowleggedness. Early diagnosis and treatment can alleviate major bone problems.
In either case, it is highly recommended to follow regular discussions with pediatricians during the child’s second year of life. the development of the leg, among other important things.
So stand your little one.
