Why does my baby sweat on his chest when he sleeps at night?

Sweating while sleeping, also known as night sweats, is an abnormal condition in which a person sweats a lot after falling asleep. Many babies nowadays sweat at night. In some cases, the chest sweating is particularly severe, and parents don’t know the reason, and some may not care. Why does the baby’s chest sweat when sleeping at night? Let’s find out through the following content!

The reason why babies are particularly prone to sweating is that there are many reasons why children sweat excessively when sleeping, both physiological and pathological. Physiological sweating is caused by hot weather, high room temperature, too many clothes or too thick quilts. Some parents like to feed their children a bottle of milk before going to bed. After feeding, the child falls asleep quietly. However, this is the stage of heat production after feeding, so the child often sweats profusely. This type of sweating is caused by the body's regulation of body temperature. Sweating often occurs more when just falling asleep and then gradually decreases afterwards. Because children have a high metabolism, high water content in the skin, more capillaries, and immature autonomic nerves, they sweat a lot, which is completely normal.

Pathological hyperhidrosis occurs when there is a lot of sweat during the entire sleep process. Children with rickets begin to sweat profusely after falling asleep, especially on the head, which can soak the pillow or pillowcase, and are accompanied by baldness on the pillow and crying. Children with active tuberculosis not only sweat in the first half of the night, but also often sweat in the second half of the night and before dawn, which is called night sweats. In addition, children may have symptoms such as low fever, cough, weight loss, weakness, and flushed face. Therefore, if a healthy and active child sweats a lot while sleeping, it may be normal and parents do not need to worry too much.

In addition, because:

1. The baby has a large body surface area and contains a lot of water.

2. The baby's nervous system is not fully developed and cannot regulate body temperature well. It needs to rely on sweating to help regulate.

3. Babies have a faster metabolism than adults and have good peripheral blood circulation. This may be related to a lack of trace element calcium. It is recommended that you go to the hospital to check your blood trace elements for a confirmed diagnosis and to supplement with calcium and vitamin D preparations.

After reading the above, I believe you already know why your baby’s chest sweats when sleeping at night! Most of the time, babies sweat due to lack of vitamins and trace elements in the body. Parents should pay attention to regularly supplementing their babies with vitamins and trace elements to ensure the healthy growth of their babies. However, it is better to supplement vitamins and trace elements under the guidance of a doctor.