How to treat sweaty baby feet

Some new mothers will find that their babies sweat when they are sleeping, and they are very worried about it. In fact, excessive secretion of sweat glands is called hyperhidrosis. In addition, if you observe and understand carefully, mothers will know that some babies sweat as soon as they move, and some babies sweat profusely when they sleep. What is the reason for this? Is there something missing if the baby sweats a lot on his feet?

Sweating is a physiological phenomenon, a process by which the body dissipates heat by secreting sweat to maintain normal body temperature. Excessive sweating is called hyperhidrosis, which is divided into physiological and pathological types. The vast majority of infants and young children suffer from physiological hyperhidrosis. This is because infants' skin contains a lot of water and is rich in capillaries, so more water evaporates through the skin. In addition, infants are lively and active, so they naturally sweat more than adults. In addition, factors such as wearing too many clothes, covering with too thick quilts, and too high or low room temperatures can also cause excessive sweating in young children. Usually, children sweat a lot when they just fall asleep because the excess energy accumulated in the body needs to be released, which is also physiological excessive sweating. No need to worry!

Baby's feet sweating can usually be divided into two categories.

1. Physiological foot sweating

Most babies' feet sweating is physiological. The baby is growing and developing well, is in good health and has no diseases, but his feet sweat a lot. The reason is that the baby's brain nerves are not yet fully developed, and the child is in a period of growth and development. The body's metabolism is very active, and the secretion of sweat glands is related to the excitability of the sympathetic nerves. If there is a little excitement and stimulation, he will sweat to evaporate the heat in the body and maintain normal body temperature. Parents need to find the best environmental temperature for their baby and check whether the clothes, shoes and socks they wear are too many and too thick. Drinking milk, eating chocolate, etc. before going to bed can also cause sweating on babies' feet.

2. Pathological foot sweating

Babies' feet are very small, but they have the same number of sweat glands as adults. A humid environment is conducive to the survival of fungi. In order to eliminate foot fungi, children's feet need to sweat more to expel germs. It is also possible that the baby is not getting enough food due to improper feeding or the food he eats cannot be fully absorbed and utilized. Malnutrition can also cause sweaty feet. If your baby often sweats before dawn or on an empty stomach in the early morning, it may be caused by hypoglycemia. At this time, you can give him sugar water or cakes, and the sweating of his feet will stop. If your baby's feet sweat frequently for unknown reasons, you should go to the hospital for further examination and treatment.

It is a very common phenomenon for babies to sweat while sleeping or with a little activity. Children have an active metabolism and are active, so they sweat more than adults. All trace elements in the human body can be excreted through sweat, zinc is one of them. Therefore, children have a relatively large demand for zinc during their growth and development. Excessive sweating will cause excessive loss of zinc, so babies with excessive sweating should take appropriate zinc supplements. However, if your baby sweats significantly more at night than during the day, then it is night sweats, a symptom of calcium deficiency. It is recommended that you take your baby for a trace element test so that you can supplement calcium accordingly. If you are really calcium deficient, you should take vitamin D while supplementing calcium to promote calcium absorption.

In fact, babies love to move, so it is normal for them to sweat after exercise. If your baby's feet are exposed to sweat for a long time, he or she may develop athlete's foot. It is recommended that mothers prepare two or three pairs of shoes for their babies to wear in turn, that is, wear this pair today and that pair tomorrow, giving the shoes time to ventilate and dry, so as to effectively control the frequency of sweating of the baby's feet.