What to do if your child sweats a lot

The baby is the treasure of the family. Parents will be very anxious at the slightest sign of trouble. Many parents have reported that their babies always sweat when they sleep. Even if they are covered with a small blanket, their neck and hair are wet, just like they have just taken a bath. What is the reason for the baby's head sweating so much? Is it caused by the child's unhealthy body? What should I do if my child sweats a lot?

What should I do if my child sweats a lot? Excessive sweating in babies is mostly normal, 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. If a baby sweats excessively due to certain diseases, he or she may sweat a lot when he or she is quiet or falls asleep at night, and the sweat may wet the pillow and clothes. This is called "pathological sweating." Such as active rickets in infants and young children, active tuberculosis in children, hypoglycemia in children, excessive dose of antipyretics and mental factors, such as excessive excitement and fear. Some babies have endocrine diseases (such as hyperthyroidism, etc.), which can also cause pathological sweating. In addition to excessive sweating, each disease also has many other disease manifestations. Parents need to take their baby to the hospital for further examinations. If a mother finds that her baby is sweating a lot, she should first look for the cause of the sweating. If it is physiological excessive sweating, the mother does not need to worry too much. Just eliminate the external factors that cause the baby's excessive sweating. In hot summer, you need to open the windows frequently and use electric fans or air conditioners if possible. Be careful not to let the wind blow directly on the baby, especially when the baby is asleep, because the pores of the skin are open and there is sweat on the body, and the baby may catch a cold easily if blown directly by the wind. Pay attention to your baby's clothing and blanket. You should know that if you dress or cover your baby too much, the baby will sweat a lot and his clothes will get wet with sweat. If you don't change them in time, the baby will use his body temperature to dry the wet clothes, which will make him catch cold easily and cause cold, fever and cough. Babies who sweat excessively may become dehydrated due to excessive water loss in their bodies. In addition, the baby needs to be replenished with water in time, and it is best to feed him light salt water, because the baby sweats just like adults. In addition to losing water, he also loses a certain amount of electrolytes such as sodium, chloride, and potassium. Feeding your baby with light salt water can replenish water and salts such as sodium and chloride, maintain the electrolyte balance in the body, and avoid dehydration and collapse.

There are many reasons why babies sweat too much. What should we do if young children sweat too much? In fact, parents don’t need to worry or be nervous. First of all, we need to find out the reason why the baby sweats too much, whether it is physiological sweating or pathological sweating. Only by finding out the reason can we prescribe the right medicine. If it is pathological sweating, which is an abnormal reason, the baby should be taken to the doctor in time.