Babies love to sweat more than adults
In fact, babies are more likely to sweat than adults, which is determined by the physiology of infants and young children.
On the one hand, because the brain nervous system is not yet perfect, the cerebral cortex has poor inhibition of autonomic nerves, and the secretion of sweat glands is regulated by autonomic nerves. This leads to a small baby's poor self-regulation of hot and cold, one of which is sweating a lot;
On the other hand, babies are particularly "supple" and have a large skin moisture content, especially newborn babies, whose water content is as high as 85%, which is much higher than that of adults. In addition, the microvessels on the surface of the baby's skin are more distributed, and more moisture evaporates from the skin; in addition, the children's lively and active habits can also cause sweating.
Another external cause of baby sweating is the excessive "care" of the elders.
First, the elders always "treat others as themselves", thinking that children should wear more, in case of a cold? Therefore, when the baby sleeps, he covers a quilt, and then puts on an adult's quilt, and it is not surprising that the baby sweats. Second, the elders are always worried that the baby is not nutritionally enough, and high-calorie food will also cause the baby to sweat.
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, children belong to "fire", and there is often a saying that "the spleen is often insufficient, and the liver is often surplus". Children are more afraid of heat than adults and sweat more easily than adults.
If the baby's growth and development are normal, the mental state is also good, there are no other abnormalities, just sweat more, there is no need to worry about it. This is medically known as physiological hyperhidrosis, which generally means that the child is well developed and in good health. In general, hyperhidrosis due to disease is not common, and "sweating more" in most cases is relatively normal.
When and where your baby loves to sweat
When we cheer up, we will say "use the strength to breastfeed", which is not a lie, for the baby, breastfeeding is a very "hard" exercise. "Exercise" will sweat, while food supplements calories, and babies with strong metabolism can only regulate normal body temperature by evaporating heat through sweating.
Eat and drink enough, the baby into a sweet sleep. After the child falls asleep, the various systems in the body are quiet, but the heat accumulated in the body has not yet been dissipated; after feeding, the stomach continues to work, the autonomic nerves are still in a state of excitement, and sweat will increase. In general, 1 to 2 hours after the baby falls asleep, the sweat begins to subside, and there is basically no sweating during the next sleep process.
Feeding and sleeping are the time periods when babies love to sweat. The parts where sweating occur are concentrated in the head, neck, back, hands and feet, etc., which are mostly exposed. Beads of sweat were all over his head, and when he touched his hair, his hands were wet; his back was sweating profusely, even soaking his clothes and pillows.
Babies feed, sleep and sweat, parents can take care of the following aspects:
1, maintain the appropriate temperature indoors, too warm will lead to sweating, too cold will also cause cold;
2, dress appropriately, the cover should also be appropriately adjusted according to room temperature, to the baby is warm or has a thin sweat on the back as the standard, comfortable is appropriate;
3. Keep your baby's skin dry. You can stuff a dry, soft little handkerchief behind your baby's back or neck to dry your baby's body and change your baby's sweaty clothes.
Caring for a sweaty baby Dressing and drinking water is key
Physiological sweating is normal and positive, in addition to the care of the baby sweating during feeding and sleeping, daily care is also needed. The first thing is to control the room temperature at the right temperature and keep the air circulating, remember not to let the wind blow directly on the sweating baby, and do not suddenly enter the cooler air-conditioned room when sweating, which will cause the baby to catch a cold or gastrointestinal discomfort.
Baby sweating, how to dress is the key. Generally speaking, give your baby a comfortable cotton dress, the cotton texture is easier to breathe and absorb sweat. Dress thick and thin, touch the baby's chest and back, if warm and no sweat is appropriate; sweat may also wear more; dry and cold may wear too little.
You can stuff a small handkerchief in your baby's back and wipe it in time when your baby sweats. When wiping sweat, the neck, armpits, groin and other parts that are prone to residual sweat should be wiped with emphasis. Also bathe your baby frequently, change clean clothes, and keep your skin dry.
Babies exercise a lot, sweat a lot, and it is important to replenish water. Especially in the summer hot season, you can appropriately supplement some light brine and trace element-rich foods, so that you can replenish the lost salt in time to prevent dehydration. Do not give sweaty babies to consume a lot of cold drinks, which will cause the baby's capillaries to contract suddenly, evolving into colds and gastrointestinal discomfort.