Do children sweat when they have a fever?

Children often have similarities with adults when they get sick. Sometimes they feel chilly due to a high fever, and sometimes they feel hot all over. This is the difference between wind-heat and wind-cold. If the baby sweats after treatment, it means the body temperature is dropping. However, parents should wipe the sweat clean to prevent it from getting worse after drying. The following introduces the precautions to take when your baby has a fever and sweats. Let’s take a look.

"Three Do's and Three Don'ts" for Babies with Fever and Sweats

Three “musts”:

1. Dry immediately: After your baby sweats, be sure to wipe his body dry with a dry towel and change into dry clothes. You can also put a sweat-absorbent towel on your baby's back before playing, and remove the sweat-absorbent towel directly after sweating to keep the underwear dry.

2. Wait for the sweat to fall off: After the baby sweats while playing or doing outdoor activities, let the baby rest for a while and wait for the sweat to go away naturally.

3. Pay attention to hydration: It is easy to lose water when sweating a lot. Parents should pay attention to giving their babies more fruits and vegetables and warm water to replenish the water needed by the body. In addition, zinc is excreted with sweat. If the baby sweats a lot often, the mother can appropriately increase the amount of foods high in zinc in the diet.

Three “don’ts”:

1. Don’t bathe your baby immediately: Even if your baby is covered in sweat, don’t bathe him immediately. Wait until the sweat dries before bathing him.

2. Don’t take off all your clothes: You can rest for a while, wait until you dry your body or sweat, and then change your clothes. Never take off all your clothes immediately, as you may catch a cold if blown by the wind.

3. Don’t dress too much: It is said that you should keep warm in spring, but don’t dress your baby too much. If your baby wants to do outdoor sports, don’t dress him too much or too thickly.

Why does my baby sweat while sleeping?

1. Physiological sweating

It is common for babies to sweat during sleep because of their active metabolism. Generally, they will start sweating within half an hour after falling asleep and will stop sweating about an hour after falling asleep. This phenomenon is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not require special medication. Just pay attention to daily care, drink more water and change clothes frequently.

2. Pathological sweating

If the baby is still sweating frequently two hours after falling asleep, it can be basically determined that the baby's sweating is not physiological. This requires parents to send the baby to the hospital in time so that the doctor can conduct a comprehensive examination of the baby, and the parents should carefully explain the baby's symptoms to the doctor.

It is a good thing for a baby to sweat when he has a fever, as it means the body temperature is dropping. After sweating, wipe the baby dry immediately and replenish water; do not bathe the baby or take off all his clothes right away. If your baby sweats while sleeping, it may be physiological sweating or pathological sweating. It is best to go to the hospital for a check-up and then receive relevant treatment.