Why does my baby always sweat?

When taking care of children, many parents will find that their children sweat particularly easily, so some parents are more worried whether this phenomenon is normal. Since children's bodies are still in the development stage, their sweating system is not yet perfect. Children are also particularly active, so sweating easily is a normal physiological reaction. If a child doesn't like to move and sweats easily, parents need to pay more attention.

Why does my baby always sweat?

Reason 1

Because the baby's growth and development are not yet mature, the internal nervous system is not complete, especially the metabolism is faster than that of adults, and the ability to self-regulate body temperature is relatively low, so sweating on the head will occur, don't worry. Just be sure to give your child adequate water.

Reason 2

If the baby drinks milk or eats high-energy foods such as chocolate before going to bed, the baby will sweat a lot after falling asleep, and most of the heat will be lost through sweating through the skin.

Reason 3

Is the indoor temperature too high? Too hot or too stuffy, causing the baby to feel hot and sweat? You can turn on the air conditioner appropriately to lower the temperature.

Reason 4

If the baby does not supplement cod liver oil in time, there is a certain chance that he will get rickets and will sweat a lot after sleeping at night. This is an early manifestation of rickets in infants.

Reason 5

If your baby sweats all the time after sleeping, it is most likely that he has a disease. Babies with night sweats need to go to the hospital for examination and treatment.

Treatment for children's sweating

Method 1

The main thing in this case is to dress your child correctly and change clothes in time according to the change of seasons. Don’t cover your child too much or too thickly when he/she sleeps in the summer. Try to use fanning or other methods to cool your baby down.

Method 2

In terms of diet, avoid letting your baby eat spicy or hot food. Eating such food will cause your baby to sweat profusely. Generally, if the baby returns to a light diet, he will no longer sweat profusely.

Method 3

Avoid letting your baby do too much strenuous exercise. Excessive exercise in babies can lead to excessive sweating and prone to spontaneous sweating. Once the cause of excessive sweating is eliminated, the phenomenon of excessive sweating will disappear. Moreover, these children are generally in good health and have no other diseases.

Pathological sweating

1. Pathological sweating usually occurs when children sweat frequently after falling asleep at night. The clothes and quilts are very suitable and there are no other physiological reasons.

2. In addition to excessive sweating, if there are other symptoms such as sleep disturbance, startle, and hair loss on the occipital area, you may be suffering from calcium deficiency. This requires timely calcium supplementation for the baby. It is best to give the baby some oral solutions such as calcium gluconate, which are easier for the child to absorb and digest.

3. If you are not sure whether your baby's sweating is caused by calcium deficiency, you can go to a regular children's hospital or local community health center to check trace elements to see if your baby is calcium deficient.