What should I do if my baby sweats a lot at night?

Some children sweat easily when they sleep at night. Sometimes their clothes are all wet, and they can't sleep well all night. I don't know what's going on. Is this normal? What exactly causes babies to sweat at night? Is there any way to alleviate this symptom? In fact, there are many reasons why babies sweat at night, such as physical reasons, poor sleep, or dietary reasons. Let's take a look at how to deal with this situation.

When children have night sweats, the first thing to do is to find out the cause in time and give appropriate treatment. Drug treatment is generally not recommended for physiological night sweats. Instead, appropriate measures should be taken to eliminate factors in life that cause high fever. For example, if a child exercises too much before going to bed, or eats a high-calorie meal that causes night sweating, the child's activity level and food intake before going to bed should be controlled. This will also help the child sleep and control obesity, and is beneficial to the child's physical and mental health. Some children sweat profusely at night because the room temperature is too high or the quilt is too thick. Generally speaking, if parents pay attention to the above-mentioned factors that may easily cause increased heat production and overcome them, the chances of night sweats will naturally decrease. Even if children occasionally have one or two severe thieves sweats, there is no need to worry too much. The main loss of body fluids and salts due to night sweats can be fully replenished through a reasonable daily diet. Calcium and vitamin D must be supplemented at the same time. Vitamin D is the carrier for calcium ions to be absorbed by the human body. Without vitamin D, no matter how much calcium is taken, it will not be absorbed. Calcium tablets contain vitamin D, which can double the body's absorption of calcium ions.

This type of sweating is called "steamer head" in traditional Chinese medicine, and its typical characteristic is sweating above the neck. Steamer syndrome refers to the condition in which children frequently sweat on their heads while sleeping, without any other symptoms, and is not pathological.

Children are at an age when they are full of vitality, have high metabolism, are active and lively, and have loose pores. They often sweat more than adults, especially on the forehead. When children fall asleep, they may sweat slightly on their head without any other discomfort. This is the result of the overflow of Qingyang, commonly known as "steamer head", which is a normal phenomenon.

Children have active metabolism and a lot of activity, especially infants and young children, whose skin contains more water and has more microvessels on the surface of the skin, so more water evaporates from the skin.

Besides, children have poor self-regulation ability for cold and heat, and they like to sweat even at night, which is normal.

There are two main reasons for baby's excessive sweating: physiological excessive sweating and pathological excessive sweating. It is mostly normal for babies to sweat excessively, which is medically called physiological hyperhidrosis. For example, the hot weather in summer causes children to sweat excessively; infants and young children sweat on their heads and necks when they just fall asleep, but the sweat decreases after they fall asleep; babies sweat a lot after playing, running and jumping, but are generally in good condition; in winter, babies wear too many clothes, the quilts are too thick at night, and the indoor air-conditioning temperature is too high, causing babies to overheat and sweat a lot. Some babies sweat only on the head and forehead, commonly known as "steamer head". This is also physiological sweating and parents do not need to worry.