Question
How should an 8-month-old baby supplement calcium? What are good food sources? Does the baby’s occurrence of nappy hair indicate a calcium deficiency? What should an 8-month-old baby eat for calcium supplementation? Can doctors provide any suggestions? The baby currently only consumes breast milk and formula, and I would like to know how to supplement calcium for an 8-month-old.
Answer
An 8-month-old baby is in a critical growth and development phase, with an increased demand for calcium. A deficiency in calcium can affect a child’s bone development and height growth. Therefore, it is important to ensure adequate calcium intake. It is recommended to combine food supplementation with calcium tablets to supplement calcium. For food supplementation, you can allow the baby to consume milk and its products, dried small fish, soy products, fish, eggs, dark green vegetables, nuts, kelp, and seaweed, all of which are good sources of calcium. Since the baby is in a stage of growth, the demand for calcium is relatively high, it is suggested to also provide calcium tablets. Remember to often take the baby out in the sun to help with calcium absorption.