Question
A two-month-old baby rarely sleeps during the day and starts to exhibit body twitches and crying from 3 to 7 AM at night, appearing in pain. This occurs even while feeding, and the baby prefers to be held by adults to sleep, waking up when placed down, often with half-closed eyes. After examination, it was found that trace elements are not lacking, but experts suggest it may be due to a calcium deficiency. How should this be handled, and is further calcium supplementation necessary?
Answer
It is recommended to let the baby bask in the sun during sunny days for about two hours. If the baby is breastfed, the mother should eat more foods rich in calcium to enrich the nutrition in her milk, which will help supplement the baby’s calcium. You can try giving the baby one vitamin AD tablet daily or pour calcium gluconate into a milk bottle for the baby to drink while taking water. This is a quick way to supplement calcium and I hope it will be helpful to you. Wishing you health!