If you notice other symptoms alongside sweating, it could be due to the common cold. This flushes out the cold virus through sweat glands. Babies who are allergic to something will show signs similar to a common cold, with night sweating. They could be allergic to something as simple as the laundry detergent used on bedding or food they have ingested. Look for signs of allergic reactions like a runny nose or a skin rash. Sleep apnea has been identified as one of the leading causes of excessive sweating during the night for babies, due to the body becoming overworked.
This shows up as excessive sweating in infants, with other tell-tale signs of lack of oxygen such as bluish skin or wheezing in their sleep. Babies with congenital heart disease have to work hard at all times to keep blood flowing throughout their little bodies properly. The defect might send blood to the wrong place or proper flow might be blocked completely. Babies who have this condition sweat constantly during play and sleep to have an efficient body function.
In the summer months, or if you live in a relatively hot climate year-round, it might seem intimidating that your baby is sweating at an increased rate. I know I wish I had researched this before the few trips to Urgent Care with a lethargic baby who was really just dehydrated. Dehydration and heatstroke can be fast-acting and detrimental to infants, babies, and even toddlers.
Infants and toddlers will get dehydrated faster, and more often than adults if their hydration needs are not being met consistently. Dehydration happens fast once it is happening. This is why parents need to be aware of the signs of dehydration caused by extra sweating or high-temperatures.
Even parents who least expect to have a doctor visit due to dehydration would be surprised at how quickly, and seemingly out-of-no-where it occurs. Babies and toddlers need more than adults do to survive and stay hydrated. This is because they become dehydrated much more quickly than adults and they also filter through fluids in a shorter time to keep their organs functioning, and feeling well.
You can check for the early stages of dehydration through the pinch test. If the skin tents or indents for a short period of time, you will know they are in the early stages of dehydration.
Babies and toddlers alike should have tons of saliva in their mouth, should have tears when crying, and have plump lips. Dress your baby appropriately for the weather at hand, as parents, we know when our babies are too hot.
During times of activity, for example with feeding, a baby with a congenital heart defect may have to work harder to breathe because of the excessive blood flow and water in the lungs.
This extra work may produce sweating. Likewise, sweating may be a sign of an increased metabolic rate. While all of this is yet another example of just how remarkable the human body is not to mention great party trivia , the question remains: is it normal?
Should parents worry? Hunter assures the reader that sweating is a sign of baby's normal functioning brain and temperature regulation system. In fact, it would be more concerning if your baby did not sweat at all, as that would be a sign of an abnormal brain, which does not have normal heat-sensing neurons in the hypothalamus. But is there cause for concern if your baby seems to be excessively sweating and overheated? While sweating is very common, excessive sweating could mean that something is amiss , according to Baby Center.
At night, babies can sweat a considerable amount during the deepest part of their sleep cycle, ending up soaking wet. Baby Center reported that, "because babies spend much more time in this deepest stage of sleep, they're more likely to sweat during the night than adults or even older children. Excessive sweating can be a sign of congenital heart disease, sleep apnea, and various infections.
Sweating is a way of keeping the body temperature normal. However, if the baby sweats excessive, it might be a sign of an infection; therefore, it should not be ignored. If a baby has normal health and still sweats a lot, it should not be addressed immediately.
Abnormal sweating may be a sign of heart disease. If a baby sweats while sleeping, eating, or playing, the child might have congenital heart disease.
Furthermore, infants who suffer from sleep apnea may stop breathing for a while. This may increase the body temperature and may also make the baby go blue along with sweating.
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