Why do children sweat at night?

Sweating is an important physical reaction of the human body, but when this happens when the child is sleeping at night, it will definitely make parents very worried. Since it is not clear whether it is caused by a disease, they are still very concerned about the cause and hope that it can be resolved as soon as possible. So, why do children sweat at night? Let’s take a closer look at it below.

There is actually no confirmed diagnosis for abnormal sweating in babies, and for this child, this type of sweating is normal. The issue of children sweating while sleeping at night has always been a concern for many parents. We generally recommend that children go to bed before 10 o'clock. Children will usually sweat about 1-2 hours after falling asleep. This is a normal reaction for children and is physiological sweating. Children exercise a lot during the day and generate a lot of heat. The body is unable to dissipate the excess heat through sweating, so the heat accumulates in the baby's body, and the baby's body temperature can reach around 38°C at night. After the baby falls asleep, the heat generated decreases, the sensitivity of the sympathetic nerves decreases, and the body dissipates excess heat through sweating to maintain normal body temperature.

Some children sweat less and some sweat more. At this time, parents must remember not to let their children wear too many clothes to sleep, and change their wet clothes in time. Some parents will use towels to pad the baby's head and back, which are places where the baby sweats more, and this is also feasible. The sweat glands in these parts of children are more developed, so the key point of care for parents is to change wet clothes in time.

The above is an introduction to why children sweat at night. I hope it will be helpful to parents. There are many factors that cause children to sweat at night, and there is no clear symptom. Parents should pay attention to observation. If the situation persists, it is best to go to a regular hospital for diagnosis, then find the cause and actively treat it.