Some time ago, a mother asked her child in the parenting group whether it was normal for her child to sleep and sweat? And said that his baby sweated as soon as he slept, just like washing his hair, sometimes the back of the clothes and sheets will be wet a lot...
Many parents have said that their children also love to sweat when they sleep, and give a lot of reasons for sweating, such as body weakness, zinc deficiency, calcium deficiency, spleen deficiency... In short, different parents give different reasons for children to sleep and sweat, which makes parents worry very much.
Daughter has a period of sleep also especially love to sweat, especially just fell asleep, the entire back of the head and back is sweat, obviously the temperature is only more than 10 degrees, the old man at home always urged to say to the child to make up for something, said that the child is weak, calcium deficiency ...
For the things that the child enters, Wen Wen Dad has always been very cautious and does not dare to make up for the baby casually. Therefore, I took the child to consult a doctor, and after some examination, I did not find that my daughter's body was abnormal. As for the reason why her daughter slept and sweated, the doctor deduced that it was too hot!
Subsequently, Wen Wen's father consulted the pediatrician about the reasons why the child loves to sweat when he sleeps and the corresponding improvement methods, and after adjusting according to the doctor's suggestions, the phenomenon of his daughter sleeping and sweating has been greatly improved.
01. Why do children love to sweat when they sleep?
Children love to sweat when they sleep, and medically speaking, the reasons can be divided into physiological sweating and pathological sweating. If the child grows up from childhood to adulthood, sleep has always loved to sweat, in addition to no other abnormalities, most of them are physiological sweating, not disease, adults do not need to worry.
Causes of this physiological sweating are:
Your child's metabolism is strong
Compared with adults, the metabolism in children's bodies is more vigorous. Although the child's own body area is smaller than that of an adult, it has no fewer sweat glands than adults, and it is mostly concentrated in the head. The sweat glands in the head are still relatively active, so as soon as they sweat, the head is very obvious.
In addition, the child's sleep is longer than that of adults, and the child is almost motionless in deep sleep, unable to turn over or change a position, it is easy to sweat, especially in the head sweating more.
Thermal effects triggered by food
When the child eats, the body will produce a certain amount of heat, if the child drinks milk before going to bed, and then goes to bed in time, the body will produce a certain amount of heat, which will also cause the child to sweat.
The ambient temperature is high
Some people are worried that the child is cold, not only the bedroom door is closed, even the window is closed, but also covered with a layer of quilt, which will cause the body temperature to be too high, and sweat when sleeping. The reason is that the sleeping environment temperature is too high and not ventilated.
Wear too much and cover your child too thickly
The child's own metabolic capacity is stronger than that of adults, especially the elderly, and the sweating phenomenon will be more serious when the daughter sleeps next to the grandmother. The reason is that grandma has poor metabolic capacity and is afraid of cold, so she will think that the child is also afraid of cold, so she can't help but cover the child with a quilt, and even wear more clothes, which will make the child sweat.
If the child suddenly sweats a lot for a period of time, to the point where it is necessary to change the sheets every day, and even accompanied by some other abnormal phenomena, such as crying and irritability, not being able to eat, not loving sports, often listless, emaciated, etc., most of them are the child's physical problems, and parents should take the child to the doctor as soon as possible.
In addition, children sleeping and sweating are not necessarily calcium deficiency, real calcium deficiency children, in addition to sleeping sweating, there will also be occipital baldness, bone deformities, convulsions, hand and foot spasms and other symptoms.
Therefore, just by the child sleeping and sweating, it is concluded that there is no scientific basis for the baby's calcium deficiency!
But in general, most of the children who sleep and sweat belong to physiological sweating, no need to worry, especially children under 3 years old, due to incomplete development of the nervous system, sweating in the early hours of sleep is very normal. Generally, when the child reaches the age of 8, the sleeping sweating will gradually improve or disappear. Some children who "go to bed after eating" are more likely to sweat when sleeping due to the thermal effect of food.
02, want children to sleep well at night, parents need to do this
Wen Wen's father really couldn't see his daughter sweating profusely when she slept, so, according to the improvement techniques taught by pediatricians, start from the following aspects to let the children sleep refreshed and comfortable at night.
Cool down your sleeping environment! Cool down again
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that the most comfortable temperature for babies to sleep is 20 ° C -23 ° C, the appropriate humidity is usually about 55%, too high temperature, low temperature or dry, wet sleep environment, are harmful to the child's sleep. Temperature and humidity can be adjusted by air conditioners and humidifiers.
At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the child's sleeping environment air circulation, quiet sound insulation, and less interference, in order to make the child sleep more comfortably.
Choose breathable bedding for your child
The child's skin is delicate, and the bedding selected for the child, such as mats, pillows, quilts, and pajamas, should be as breathable and comfortable as possible, suitable for children.
When it comes to pajamas, Wen Wen Dad suggests that it is necessary to wear dry, warm sleeping bags for children. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends: From the perspective of baby sleep safety, it is recommended to wear a sleeping bag for the baby, which is not only safe but also comfortable.
Let your child drink plenty of water
The child's body metabolism is fast, sweating more, the water in the body will be lost, so it is necessary to drink more water. Before the child goes to bed, it is okay to give the baby more water or milk.
Help your child establish a "eat-play-sleep" routine
For some children who are accustomed to sleeping after eating, parents can help children establish the law of "eating-playing-sleeping", do not let children fall asleep immediately after eating or drinking milk, and it is not recommended to exercise vigorously after meals, you can accompany children to read books and play some quiet games, which can effectively reduce the phenomenon of sweating after children sleep.
All in all, the child sleeps and sweats, does not indicate that there is a problem with the body, parents can improve from the above 4 aspects, that is, to a large extent, the phenomenon of children sleeping and sweating can be greatly alleviated.
At the same time, Wen Wen Dad reminded everyone to be wary of those who see that children sweat and let you "make up for this and that" without a word, either let you pay for supplements, or really need to read this article to supplement knowledge.
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