Causes of baby sweating in the middle of the night The symptoms of baby sweating can be divided into physiological hyperhidrosis and pathological hyperhidrosis. The so-called physiological hyperhidrosis refers to the sweating during sleep caused by a well-developed and healthy child without any disease. Generally, it is normal for a baby to sweat on the head within 2-3 hours after going to sleep. Parents are often accustomed to their own subjective feelings to determine the best environmental temperature for their children, like to give the baby more covers, covered tightly. The child’s brain nervous system is not yet well developed, and in the period of growth and development, the body’s metabolism is very vigorous, coupled with overheating stimulation, only through sweating, in order to evaporate the body’s heat, to regulate the normal body temperature. The so-called pathological sweating is mostly seen in rickets, mainly in children under 3 years of age, and is mainly manifested in sweating in the first half of the night, which is caused by low blood calcium. Night sweats in children with tuberculosis are characterized by sweating throughout the night. The child also has symptoms such as low fever and weight loss, no weight gain or loss, loss of appetite, and mood changes. How can I take care of my baby’s sweating in the middle of the night? First of all, for pathological sweating, parents should take their babies to the hospital to check their blood calcium and then give them appropriate calcium supplements and eat more calcium-rich foods, such as shrimp, soy products, mashed fish, bone broth, etc. You should also take your baby to the sun more often on sunny days to help with calcium absorption. Secondly. For physiological hyperhidrosis, parents should take good care of measures that can prevent baby skin diseases from occurring and also reduce the chances of baby colds. 1, adjust the appropriate indoor temperature. Do not refuse to use the fan, air conditioning because you are worried about the child catching cold, pay attention to the wind can not blow directly against the baby, especially after the baby falls asleep, skin pores, sweat on the body, direct blowing easy to get cold. Families with heating in winter, do not let the room too hot, so as not to have a large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor baby love to catch a cold. Ventilate regularly every morning, afternoon and evening. 2, the baby wears clothes and covers should be appropriate, not too thick or too thin. Baby clothing and quilt thickness should be equivalent to adults, especially in winter do not wear too thick, cover too much, otherwise the baby is easy to sweat. And from childhood to exercise the baby’s ability to withstand the cold, but also help to enhance the baby’s resistance. 3, dressed in the best choice of cotton clothes. Because the cotton texture of the clothes breathable, sweat-absorbing, close to wear also more comfortable. 4, diligent to the baby bath. To keep the baby’s skin clean and dry is very important. This is because the baby’s skin is very delicate, too much sweat accumulates in the skin folds such as the neck, armpits, groin, etc., which can easily lead to skin ulcers and cause skin infections. 5, through drinking water or soup to replenish the body moisture. Babies who sweat badly are at risk of dehydration if they are not hydrated in time because of the high level of water in their bodies. Sweating will make the body lose a certain amount of sodium, chloride, potassium, etc. Light salt water can effectively replenish these substances, which is important to maintain the body’s electrolyte balance and avoid dehydration and lead to deficiency. Parents can also make nori soup, tomato and egg soup, fruit juice, etc. to supplement the baby’s water. 6, timely change of clothing to avoid colds. Baby’s clothes are easily soaked with sweat, if not replaced in time, the baby will have to use his own body temperature to warm dry, which is easy for the baby to get cold, causing discomfort such as cold, fever and cough. So change into dry underwear in time after sweating.