Patient's question:
Ask the doctor, my son is just 11 months old. He weighed 10 pounds at birth and now weighs 24 pounds. He doesn't sleep well at night and starts to fuss around around 2 a.m. He falls asleep when he's patted, but wakes up again soon after. This goes on until 6 a.m. What could be the reason? (At 9 months, he had a trace element test at the hospital and was found to be calcium deficient. He received a course of calcium injections (5 injections of Bone Density).)Doctor's answer:
Hello: According to the situation you mentioned, there is no problem with the child right now! You can continue to supplement with calcium. Therefore, the correct method for calcium supplementation is to use vitamin D under the guidance of a doctor first. Generally, it is taken orally at a dose of 5,000 to 10,000 units per day. For severe rickets or patients with diarrhea, vitamin D injections can be used instead, while taking calcium tablets orally, 0.5 grams each time, 1 to 3 times a day. This can meet the child's calcium deficiency while ensuring their safety.