Why does my baby sweat profusely when sleeping?

Many babies sweat when they sleep, and many parents are very worried about this. Sweating can help children regulate their body temperature and excrete toxins from the body. This is normal. However, some children sweat abnormally, they sweat a lot and all the time, and they cannot sleep well. So, what's going on when the baby sweats profusely while sleeping? If you want to know the answer, please read the following carefully!

Why does my baby sweat profusely when sleeping?

The baby's metabolism is active, the skin is relatively hydrated, and the ability to self-regulate cold and heat is poor. Therefore, most of the time, babies sweating while sleeping is physiological, and mothers don’t need to worry too much. However, if other complications or abnormalities are found, be sure to take your baby to see a doctor in time, because some sweating is pathological.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when a baby sweats while sleeping, it is called night sweats, which is mostly caused by a weak spleen and stomach. A weak spleen and stomach will have poor ability to regulate cold and heat, especially at bedtime when the sympathetic nerves are still in an excited state, so babies are particularly prone to sweating profusely.

The baby has too many clothes. The outdated idea that “there is no June for babies” (meaning that it is not hot in June for babies) is at work. Parents are always afraid that their babies will catch a cold while sleeping, so they wrap them too much, which makes the babies sweat profusely. The phenomenon of global warming has been increasing. Even in the cold winter, babies don’t have to wear cotton-padded jackets, let alone in the summer.

I believe that through the introduction above, you already know why your baby sweats profusely when sleeping! Abnormal sweating of babies is not a trivial matter and parents should not take it lightly. If the baby sweats too much, the mother should wipe the sweat off the baby's body immediately to avoid excessive sweating and damage to the child's skin. If the situation is more serious, the baby should be sent to the hospital for examination in time.