Many parents also think that washing our baby with hot water and foot bath will help strengthen the baby's resistance. Dad Ma Bao, you are soaked to the skin!
Because, often soaking your child's feet is not conducive to the development of your baby's arch!
Mom: Doctor, it's so cold now, can you soak the baby's feet?
As a doctor, I don't advocate soaking your baby's feet with hot water!
Children themselves are prone to fever and are more likely to get angry. If you soak your feet with hot water, it is easy to get hot.
In addition, the baby's feeling of temperature is different from that of adults. Adults think that the water temperature is slightly hot, but it is very hot for the baby. From this point of view, it is not recommended to soak your feet!
Ligaments will relax.
In early childhood, the baby's arch has not yet formed, the bones and joints are very elastic, and the fat accumulated on the soles of the feet will also make the arch inconspicuous.
Therefore, when they stand, the soles of their feet are relatively flat, and this "flat foot" will last until they are 6 years old, until their feet are calcified and stereotyped, and arch will appear.
Children are often washed or scalded with hot water, and plantar ligaments will become loose when heated, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of arch development.
The arch of the foot is a very important shock absorption system for human body. When we jump or jump from a height, the elasticity of the arch of the foot plays a role in buffering vibration and reducing the impact on the joints of the whole body, especially the head when landing.
In addition, when walking for a long time, the elasticity of the arch of the foot plays a buffering role in the downward transmission of the body's gravity and the rebound force of the ground, and can also make the plantar blood vessels and nerves not be oppressed.
Therefore, the arch is very important for the baby.
Effect of arch of foot on infants
If the arch of the foot is not well developed, the athletic ability of the flat-footed baby will be limited. When the baby learns to stand and walk, the defect of this ability will become increasingly prominent.
They are more prone to fatigue when walking and standing than other babies, and their calves are prone to soreness and swelling. In severe cases, their knees and waist will also feel uncomfortable, so their walking posture is unstable and their feet will be weak after exercise.
Maldevelopment of arch of foot is not only easy to cause permanent deformity of foot, but also may deform the physiological curvature of spine, and even affect the normal development of brain, heart and abdominal cavity in severe cases.
Therefore, it is not recommended to give children hot water to soak their feet often.
At home, it is best to let children walk barefoot, which can increase the ability of grasping toes and climbing and help toddlers.
Of course, the health concept of "warm feet and cool head" that Chinese medicine often says is correct. It washes the baby's feet every day, and through the massage and stimulation of the feet, it achieves the functions of relaxing meridians and activating collaterals, preventing and treating diseases. However, the water temperature and quantity are particular.
Generally, warm water is used, between 38-40℃ in summer and around 45℃ in winter. The amount of water should not exceed the whole foot, and it can be soaked for 3~5 minutes.