im asking bacouse when people hold my son they sometimes stand him up on his feet and ive heard that can make them bolt legged....
2007-09-11 10:28:28 · 23 answers · asked by wendy c 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adoption
oops sorry...thats what i ment
2007-09-11 10:34:59 · update #1
BOW legged
2007-09-11 10:31:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-25 15:57:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is what I was told by a nurse.
Part of it is that they appear bow legged becuase their calf muscles haven't fully developed yet (because they haven't been using them). Feel your calf and the baby's. On you, you should feel muscle. On the baby, you will probably feel more bone. As the baby develops, the muscles grow and fill the calf better.
Another aspect is that the baby was in a very small space for a long time. It causes the bones to develop that way. The bones are still somewhat soft and will straighten.
2007-09-12 07:26:22 · answer #3 · answered by LC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a doctor or an expert, but I did take a nutrition class in college, and from what I know, it has something to do with a Vitamin D deficiency (lack of Vitamin D) or he may have been born that way because his legs were folded in the uterus and should eventually straighten out.
I'm sure you can always speak with your child's physician to make sure everything is okay. Like I said, I'm not a physician, nor do I have a degree in health/medicine but just my opinion. It would be best to always speak with a doctor ;)
2007-09-11 10:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by lovelylady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't make a baby bowed legged, It happens during growth before the baby is born.
Believe me if it made babys bowlegged most of us would walk around bowed legged
LOL
2007-09-12 19:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All babies are bow-legged to some degree until they start walking. Medically concerning bow-leggedness is caused by rickets and a couple of other diseases, it has nothing to do with letting a baby stand up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow-legged#Causes
2007-09-11 14:15:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What on earth is bolt legged? That sounds like some old wives tale to me...babies like being held like that...they can wriggle and have a look about.
2007-09-11 10:31:58 · answer #7 · answered by Daisyhill 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The term is bow-legged and many children have that starting out. See your doctor if you are concerned.
2007-09-11 10:33:54 · answer #8 · answered by Rocko Barbella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word is "bowed legged" and babies are usually that way until they build up the strength in their legs for walking.
2007-09-11 10:35:23 · answer #9 · answered by Aliz 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is bad to keep on doing that to a young baby also when the baby gets older and you hold him to much on your waist that could cause him to go bolt legged to adn make sure when he starts walking that you by him walking shoes
2007-09-11 10:32:21 · answer #10 · answered by xxonlyforyouxx6 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋