The mother should not think that the mere onset of the teething stage in the child means that he must receive additional doses of calcium in addition to breastfeeding. She should know that teething is not associated with an increase in the dose of calcium he gets from both types of breast-feeding.
Babies younger than 6 months old need 200 milligrams of calcium a day.
Children 6 to 11 months old need 260 milligrams of calcium per day.
Children 1-3 years old need 700 milligrams of calcium.
Children 4-8 years old need 1,000 milligrams of calcium.
Children and adults ages 9 to 18 need 1,300 milligrams of calcium.
There are special cases in which calcium is provided to the child, in the event that he shows symptoms of calcium deficiency; Such as feeling permanently tired, or suffering from a feeling of pain in the muscles and all parts of the body, at school age.
And in the event of a delay in the appearance of teeth in a child, a delay in walking, and arcing of the legs in a child.
And in the event that the child’s neurotransmitters appear to be weak, which leads to a disorder in the peripheral nerves.
The mother also notes the difficulty in sleeping and insomnia in the child.
And the occurrence of excess muscle and nervous spasms in the child.
In infants, what is known as oral contraction of the muscles of the mouth appears, which means that there is a lack of calcium, and it needs to add a dose appropriate for its age.
One of the harms of providing calcium to a child before the age of one year is that he suffers from calcium deposition on the kidneys, which is harmful to them.