Four-month-old baby sweats on the back of his head

Four-month-old babies are still in a critical period of development. As it is summer now, many children sweat frequently, but some children sweat on the back of their heads. Sweating on the back of the head depends on whether the pillow or clothes are not right. Wearing too many clothes or the pillow is too hot are the main causes of sweating on the back of the head.

Baby's head sweats while sleeping

1. Sweating on the back of the baby's head when sleeping is normal metabolism, because the baby's sweat gland secretion is controlled by the autonomic nervous system (vagus nerve). If the vagus nerve is excited, the amount of sweat will increase, mainly on the head and face. Under normal circumstances, things will gradually return to normal and sweat will decrease within an hour or two after sleeping.

2. If the baby is sweating a lot for a long time, parents should pay attention, because abnormal sweating may be a sign that the baby is sick.

1) Excessive and prolonged sweating may be caused by autonomic nervous system dysfunction.

2) The baby’s abnormal sweating may be caused by calcium deficiency. If some babies are not fed properly or have an unbalanced nutrition, their bodies will be weak and they will sweat easily after falling asleep. Especially for babies around one year old and babies before or after weaning, the probability of abnormal sweating on the back of the head is relatively high.

3) Rickets can also cause abnormal sweating on the back of the baby's head, so we can regard the baby's sweating as a sign of rickets. Once discovered, we must go to the hospital for diagnosis.

4) If the baby sweats a lot just before dawn and on an empty stomach, it may be hypoglycemia. Parents need to give the baby water in time and eat some high-calorie foods such as cake. It is best to take the baby to the hospital to see if other treatment measures are needed.

5) If your baby often sweats for no reason in the second half of the night and the sweating does not subside after an hour or two, this is a common symptom of tuberculosis and parents must pay attention.

3. Another type of situation is sweating on the back of the head that occurs during nursing.

1) Don’t dress your baby in too many clothes or cover him with too thick a quilt. Under normal circumstances, the baby’s body sensation is basically the same as that of an adult. Especially now that it is summer, don’t dress your baby in too thick clothes or cover him with too thick a quilt, otherwise the baby will get sick. One of the criteria for judging whether the baby is covered too much is whether the baby kicks the quilt or does other actions.

2) If the baby consumes high-calorie foods such as milk and chocolate before going to bed, he will sweat severely within an hour or half an hour after falling asleep, but will return to normal after an hour.