"Baby is asleep with beads of sweat on his head, and his hair is the same as it has been washed, is it normal?"
"Obviously the air conditioner is turned on, why is the baby still sweating when he sleeps?" Do I need to check a trace element or do a bone density to see if there is a lack of calcium? ”
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In fact, many officials and field experts have debunked many times, babies sweat a lot≠ babies "calcium deficiency". Today, let's take a look at the reasons for baby sweating and how parents can prevent and deal with it!
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Why does your baby sweat so much?
When parents find that the baby sweats a lot when he sleeps at night, they should judge whether the phenomenon of sweating is physiological sweating or pathological sweating by observing the baby's behavior, crying and body temperature.
Physiological level
The rate of development is fast
The baby's own metabolism is faster than that of adults, and the rate of heat production in the body is faster than that of adults, which is why many people say that "children are strong and not afraid of cold". After thermogenesis, it is mostly excreted by sweating, so it will sweat a lot.
Other reasons
Ambient temperature is too high:
It will cause your baby to sweat a lot while sleeping, such as hot weather and high air conditioning temperature;
Energetic:
Some babies like to play and exercise in bed, and the exercise will accelerate metabolism, which will also make the baby sweat a lot;
Parents give their babies a lot to wear/cover:
Parents are afraid of the baby's cold, wearing too much clothes for the baby or covering the quilt too thickly, which will also make the baby sweat a lot;
Sleep with your head covered:
Some babies like to sleep with their heads covered, causing a lot of sweating in the neck and head, which is figuratively called "steamer head", but its essence is also a physiological sweating. When babies sweat, sweat is mainly discharged from the head, in fact, the total amount of sweat in the whole body is not much.
Pathological level
When the baby is unwell or suffering from diseases, sweating a lot when sleeping, sweating enough to wet sheets, clothes, pillows, this hyperhidrosis phenomenon is mostly pathological sweating. The causes of pathological sweating are complex, such as active rickets, active tuberculosis in children, hypoglycemia in children, and the baby taking too many antipyretic drugs or having mental disorders. Pathological sweating is usually accompanied by other phenomena such as hyperthermia, crying, flushing, coughing, or signs of abnormalities such as a square skull.
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How should my baby take care of sleeping and sweating at night?
Parents don't have to be too anxious when dealing with physiological sweating. Parents can take the following steps to calm their baby down:
Adjusts room humidity to 50%-60%
In the hot weather should pay attention to appropriately reduce the indoor temperature, generally overheated when it is easy to dry, you can also pay attention to adjust the indoor humidity to 50%-60%, so that the baby feels comfortable when sleeping;
Reduce clothing and reduce back
If it is too much to wear for the baby, then appropriately reduce clothing and reduce the quilt, wear a small vest for the baby, or change a thin quilt, if the baby kicks the quilt more seriously, you can also wear a sleeping bag of the right thickness to sleep;
Change clothes and wipe sweat in time
After finding that the baby sweats a lot, quickly change the baby's sweaty clothes, give the baby a hot bath, and carefully wipe the baby's armpits, neck and other parts to prevent sweat stacking and cause skin erosion, timely reduce the clothes worn by the baby or the bedding on the cover, and prevent the baby from sweating again when he sleeps;
Replenish drinks/foods containing electrolytes
Sweat will take away a large amount of salt in the human body, resulting in the loss of sodium, potassium, chlorine and other electrolytes in the body, so parents need to supplement the baby with some drinks or foods containing electrolytes in time to prevent the baby from dehydration symptoms;
Setting up a "sleep program"
To avoid the baby playing too excited before going to bed, you can let the baby quiet down 1 hour before going to bed, and you can also establish a set of "sleep programs" for the baby from an early age, which is also more conducive to the baby's sleep.
Tips: If it is pathological sweating, parents must take the baby to the doctor in time to avoid delaying the best treatment time. I wish every "little sweat baby" a refreshing and refreshing night's sleep!