What is the reason for the baby's thinning and yellowing hair? It may be zinc deficiency

Many parents are worried that their baby’s hair seems to be very sparse and a little yellow. They don’t know why. Is it caused by malnutrition? Parents are very anxious, but don’t know where to start. Don’t worry, the editor will explain to you why your baby’s hair is sparse and yellow.

What is the reason for the baby's thinning and yellowing hair?

1. Hair growth is affected by genetic factors

The genetic tendency of hair is quite obvious, and there are individual differences. The amount, color, and curvature of hair are related to the parents' genes. If the parents have good hair, the baby's hair will also be good, and if the parents have bad hair, the baby's hair will also be bad.

Some babies are born with less hair, so mothers don't have to worry about their babies having too little hair in the future. The growth of a baby's hair is like the growth of the body, some grow early, some grow late, some grow fast, some grow slow. Most babies' hair will grow gradually with their body development, gradually from thin to thick, from yellow to black. Most babies who are born with thin hair will have the same hair as other babies when they are 1-2 years old.

2. Nutritional deficiency leads to poor hair development

There are many reasons why babies have thin and yellow hair. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, hair is related to blood and kidneys. Some newborns have thin hair. In addition to genetic factors, it may be due to malnutrition, which means that the mother did not pay much attention to the intake of nutrition during pregnancy. Generally speaking, malnutrition in the womb, especially lack of vitamin A and vitamin B1, B2, B6, B12 and minerals such as folic acid, calcium, zinc, iron, etc., will make the hair thin, thin and soft.

When the baby is about 1 year old, the hair is still thin and yellow, which may be related to the lack of trace elements, such as zinc, calcium, iron, etc., which can cause the baby's hair to be thin. This is related to the feeding method. Some babies do not add complementary food in a timely and appropriate amount, and the diet is too monotonous. Some babies eat too fine and irregularly, which causes spleen and stomach disharmony, weak gastrointestinal function, and poor appetite, which will of course affect the growth of hair.

3. Long-term failure to clean hair affects hair growth

Get more sun

You can choose to let your baby bask in the sun more. Sunbathing is easy to say. Many parents let their children bask in the sun on the balcony for fear that their children will be blown by the wind. In fact, sunbathing also requires some requirements. You have to go outdoors, and you should not go out to bask in the sun when the sunlight is strong, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

Thinning hair may be caused by zinc deficiency

Symptoms of zinc deficiency: yellow and sparse hair; picky eating; nail biting; slow growth and development; low immunity and frequent illness; white spots and barbs on nails; geographic tongue; inattention and hyperactivity, etc. If your baby has the above symptoms, then your baby is likely to be zinc deficient.

You can eat more foods high in zinc, such as seafood such as oysters, shrimps, kelp, dried shrimps, scallops, etc.; meat such as beef, chicken, pig kidneys, pig liver, etc.; miscellaneous fruits such as peanuts, walnuts, mulberries, apples, etc.; vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, spinach, carrots, soybeans, white fungus, cabbage, etc.

What to do if your hair is thinning

1. Strengthen nutrition during pregnancy: Malnutrition or unbalanced nutrition during pregnancy can also cause the baby's hair to be sparse and yellow after birth. Pregnant women should eat more black sesame, walnuts, black beans, black fungus and other foods that nourish the kidneys and blacken the hair during pregnancy. In this way, the baby will have thick and dark hair after birth, and his eyes will be darker and brighter.

2. Supplement zinc for your baby: Babies need to supplement zinc after birth. Zinc deficiency can also cause symptoms such as thin hair, yellowing, sweating, anorexia, sallow complexion and thin muscles, such as zinc gluconate.

3. Get rid of bad habits: Many babies have bad habits such as partiality, anorexia, and a love of snacks, which can lead to insufficient nutrition. Malnutrition will not only make the hair thin and yellow, but also affect the healthy growth and development. Try to get your child to get rid of bad eating habits, give your baby meals at regular times and in fixed quantities, and never allow a meal to last for one or two hours.

4. Balanced nutrition: Feed your baby more milk, tofu, soy milk, soybeans, shrimps and other foods, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and add more protein foods such as pork, crucian carp soup, yellow girl, beef, etc. Try to diversify the meals and make the flavors and colors that suit the baby's preferences to stimulate the baby's appetite.