“My baby sweats as soon as he sleeps, sometimes it’s like washing his hair, and his back clothes and sheets can be wet off a large area. Is it a disease? Or the baby body weakness caused by ah? Is it necessary to supplement calcium …… many mothers will have such doubts, so sweating more in the end is what is going on?
Baby sweating is not a disease
The majority of babies who sweat a lot are normal, under normal circumstances, children have a strong metabolism and are active, and the water evaporated through the skin is also more, so sweating is often more than adults on the other hand, children’s self-regulation of hot and cold is poor, even at night also love to sweat, this is a normal phenomenon, so the mother does not need to worry about whether the baby is weak or sick or something like that.
Reasons for baby sweating
1, normal physiological sweating
It often occurs within half an hour after the baby goes to sleep and does not last all night. Sweating is usually above the head and neck, especially the forehead, but the back of the chest can also sweat, but not wet. After the baby goes into a deep sleep, sweating slowly decreases. As the baby’s nervous system develops, sweating will gradually improve.
Possible causes: Wearing and covering too much: Many times, the older generation is always worried about the child freezing, and when sleeping, constantly giving the child wear cover are likely to cause more sweat, especially in summer (in fact, the baby is more afraid of heat than cold).
Strenuous exercise: sweating is especially easy when playing excitedly.
Diet: eating milk too quickly or eating spicy and irritating food, etc.
2.Pathological sweating
It is not only sweating, but also other conditions such as hair loss, crying and restlessness, night terrors, etc.
Possible causes: vitamin D deficiency rickets: that is, commonly known as calcium deficiency, in addition to excessive sweating, including night crying, irritability, pillow baldness, large fontanelle, chicken chest, O-leg, etc. If rickets is diagnosed, vitamin D is needed, and you can take your baby outdoors to get more sunlight or directly supplement enough vitamin D.
Sweating after taking medicine: babies with fever over 38.5℃ need to take antipyretic medicine, generally after taking antipyretic medicine, babies will sweat so as to lower their body temperature.
Hypoglycemia: If the sweating that occurs during fasting is cold sweat, accompanied by pale face and cold limbs, the possibility of hypoglycemia should be considered.
How to care for excessive sweating
Too much sweat can make your baby feel uncomfortable and possibly catch a cold, so there are some small details of care that still need attention.
1, do not play too excited before bedtime
If you play too excited before bedtime, after sleep, although the body has been quiet, but the sympathetic nerves are still in a state of excitement, it is easy to sweat.
2, the baby should wear breathable, absorbent cotton clothing
Babies who sweat a lot should often change to absorbent towels; if bed sheets and bedding are often wet, then they should also be changed often to reduce the breeding of mites.
3.Ensure sufficient water intake
Sweating can help maintain normal body temperature and water and salt metabolism balance. However, if your baby sweats a lot, you should increase the water intake appropriately.
It is not advisable to assume that your baby is deficient and needs to be supplemented simply because he or she is sweating a lot. In addition to the diseases mentioned above, diabetes, tuberculosis, malaria, hyperthyroidism, etc. may cause excessive sweating in babies. However, when these diseases cause excessive sweating, it is not just excessive sweating, but usually there are other abnormalities as well. Therefore, if you find that your baby is sweating a lot and has other abnormalities, you should take your child to the hospital promptly.