Is it calcium deficiency if baby sweats a lot at night?
Many babies have the phenomenon of sweating more at night before and after bedtime. For this reason, many parents are very nervous, worried about whether their children are sick or lack of certain substances, and even blindly supplement some so-called nutrients, in fact, it is not necessary to do so, the key is to identify whether the baby’s sweating is physiological or pathological.
1. Physiological characteristics of children.
Toddlers and preschoolers are naturally active and energetic, and they can’t rest when they are awake. Exercise makes the various systems of the body slowly rest, but the heat gathered in the body has not yet been distributed, and at this time the excess heat will be distributed in the form of sweating; at the same time, the phytoncotic nerves of children are not well developed, and when they fall asleep, the sympathetic nerves in charge of the sweat glands will be momentarily excited due to the loss of brain control, and many phenomena will occur. This is completely normal. Therefore, it is particularly important to identify the causes of excessive sweating in conjunction with the clinical presentation of the baby. It is mainly divided into physiological and pathological night sweats.
2. Physiological causes.
(1) Due to the baby’s physiological characteristics of the night sweating, generally more in the night before 12 o’clock (the first half of the night) sweating, more in the second half of the night sweating automatically no longer. Most often seen with children aged 3-7 years old, and gradually disappear with the growth of age and the improvement of the function of the nervous system.
(2) Sweating at night due to high activity or eating high-calorie foods before bedtime.
(3) Night sweats are caused by high room temperature or thick blankets during sleep. Physiological causes are simply a small amount of sweating without other symptoms, most of the baby’s sweating is physiological, generally do not advocate drug treatment, but to adjust the routine of life, eliminate the heat inducing factors.
3. Pathological causes.
(1) rickets
Most of the active rickets is sweating at night after sleep, and the sweat gradually decreases after deep sleep; it is often accompanied by restless sleep at night, alarming cry, occipital baldness, square forehead, rib crossties, etc.
(2) Tuberculosis or other chronic wasting diseases
The sweating is often excessive overnight and stops upon awakening; it is often accompanied by clinical manifestations such as low fever, loss of appetite and wasting.
(3) Rheumatic disease
It is often characterized by excessive sweating with wandering bone and joint swelling and pain and increased heart rate.
(4) Hypoglycemia
The possibility of hypoglycemia cannot be ruled out when fasting is accompanied by excessive sweating.
For the above-mentioned babies who sweat a lot at night and have other symptoms, they should seek medical attention promptly for the cause and comprehensive treatment.
4.Care of sweaty babies
(1) diligent wipe, diligent washing, diligent change. To wipe off the baby’s head and body sweat, often change underwear and underwear, pay attention to personal hygiene.
(2) Do not blow directly into the wind when sleeping, so as to avoid cold wind invasion and cold.
(3) Enhance physical fitness. Children who are prone to night sweats should have planned physical exercises, such as sunbathing and cold baths, to improve their adaptability.
(4) Reasonable nutrition, eat more vegetables and fruits in appropriate amounts. Drink more water to replenish water and salt.