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The baby was sweating profusely by the end of the night after bedtime, or so I thought.

Earth's rotation of a circle for a day, the Earth's revolution is a year, four seasons a year, spring, summer, fall, harvest, winter, and the cycle of reciprocity, all living things on the Earth to follow the law.

In spring, the earth's yang energy rises and everything revives. In summer, the earth's yang qi grows to its limit and flowers bloom. In the fall, the earth's yang energy convergence, harvesting fruits, falling leaves know autumn, yang energy decline. In winter, the earth's yang energy is closed, and everything hibernates.

People are the spirit of all things, also, Chinese medicine, the five organs with five lines, with five seasons, so that the formation of, five organs cycle.

The kidneys are responsible for water, winter, closure and night.

Liver is the main wood, spring, rising and morning.

The heart is the master of fire, of summer, of growth, and of noon.

The Spleen is the master of earth, the master of long summer, and the master of transformation. Long summer refers to the three ambient days.

The lungs are the main gold, the main autumn, the main harvest, and the main evening.

The earth rotates, creating a day-to-day cycle, and in the human body it is the cycle of the spleen rising and the stomach falling that drives, the cycle of the five organs.

Spleen qi rises, drives the liver qi to rise, liver qi rises, drives the kidney qi to rise, rises to the heart, the heart is nourished by the kidney water, because the kidney water is cold, synthesizes the heart fire, the fire nature of the heat, but makes the heart fire is not hyperactive, the so-called hyperactive, hyper refers to, the madman's state of hitting the people and destroying the things.

Stomach qi descends, leading to lung qi descending, lung qi descending, leading to heart qi descending, descending to the kidneys, the kidneys are warmed by heart fire, because heart fire is originally hot, synthesizing kidney water, which is cold in nature, while making kidney water not cold.

Children's characteristics are delicate internal organs, Yang long more than enough, Yin long insufficient, so is the growth function is exuberant, so there is a saying that the child God long eight months, meaning that the child grows fast, which can be seen in the child's growth function, is not the general exuberance of the child.

The circulation of yang qi in the human body is dominated by the kidneys at night, and the function of the kidneys at this time is supposed to be closure. But the child's internal organs are not perfect, so the function of closure is also imperfect, due to the imperfect function of closure, so the child falls asleep at night, sweating profusely.

That is, there is nothing seriously wrong with the child, so you can use some medicine to astringe the kidney energy and you should be fine.

We can use three walnut skin, a handful of frost mulberry leaves, decoction and drink, try to see should be a little effect.

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The most likely reason for this is over-covering, and children are more afraid of the heat than adults and need to be covered even less

Little babies are more afraid of heat than adults

If you don't cover your baby too thickly, there is another reason for night sweats caused by calcium deficiency. If your baby is especially small, you can take vitamin D supplements and sun exposure, but you can't overdo it. Older babies can be supplemented through diet. Serious calcium deficiency and then consider medication to supplement calcium.

Children sweating at night, the general situation is a lack of calcium and Vitamin AD, usually supplemented with calcium and Vitamin AD, the situation will be much better, there are many ways to supplement calcium, but mainly depends on the intake of milk, breastfeeding must be supplemented with calcium, Vitamin AD although there are medicines, but be sure to more sunshine, sunlight is the best way to synthesize Vitamin AD in the human body.

It is common for babies to sweat during sleep, and it is not always a sign of weakness or physical illness. Many parents think that their children are weak and thus sweat constantly. In fact, a significant portion of children are physiologically hyperhidrosis.

Physiological sweating

Physiological sweating is mostly seen in the head and neck, often occurring within half an hour after going to sleep, and no longer sweating for about an hour. Infants and young children due to the vigorous metabolism, coupled with the children lively and active, some even after going to bed at night is not peaceful, so the head can also be sweating after going to sleep. The so-called physiological hyperhidrosis refers to the child's good development, physical health, without any disease caused by sweating during sleep.

Parents are often accustomed to their own subjective feeling to determine the optimal environmental temperature of the child, like to give the baby more cover, covered tightly. Children because the development of the brain nervous system is not yet perfect, but also in the period of growth and development, the body's metabolism is very vigorous, coupled with the stimulation of overheating, only through sweating, in order to evaporate the body's heat, to regulate the normal body temperature.

In addition, children drink milk, cream of wheat or eat chocolate before going to sleep can also cause sweating. Some parents give their children milk, cream of wheat, etc. before going to sleep, the body of the child after going to sleep a lot of heat, mainly through the skin to sweat to dissipate heat. In addition, the room temperature is too high, or keep warm too much is also the cause of sweating during sleep, these are physiological sweating.

Pathological sweating

Pathological sweating occurs in the quiet state of the child, such as rickets sweating, manifested in the first half of the night after going to sleep, the child's head sweating significantly. Due to the occipital stimulation by sweat, infants often shake their heads and pillow friction during sleep, resulting in occipital hair thinning, loss, the formation of typical occipital ring hair loss, medically referred to as "occipital baldness", is the early manifestation of infantile rickets, as long as the timely supplementation of vitamin D and calcium, rickets can be controlled, and the sweating will also be stopped. The sweating will be stopped by itself.

If a child sweats not only in the first half of the night, but also in the second half of the night and before dawn, it is mostly a sign of illness, most commonly tuberculosis. Tuberculosis also has other manifestations, such as low-grade fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, and flushing of the cheeks. Children with tuberculosis are prone to sweating during daytime activities called profuse sweating, and sweating at night is called night sweating. If you suspect that your child is infected with tuberculosis, you should have an X-ray of the lungs or a tuberculin test for prompt diagnosis and treatment.

Weak children often sweat in patches on the head, chest, and back during daytime activities or after falling asleep at night. It is often caused by malnutrition due to improper feeding or poor digestion and absorption. Nursing care should pay attention to adjusting feeding methods, promoting pediatric appetite, and increasing the intake of protein, fat and sugar.

If necessary, Chinese medicine can be used to regulate the spleen and stomach is not suitable. Therefore, sweating during sleep in children should be carefully differentiated, and if necessary, the child should be taken to the hospital for examination and timely treatment of any abnormalities detected

Attached is a list of other conditions related to toddler sleep and analysis: research and compare yourself ~~ Normal infants sleep quietly and comfortably, breathe evenly without noise, and sometimes have some funny expressions on their little faces. However, if the baby has the following conditions, parents should pay great attention to them.

Symptom 1

Infants sweat profusely when they first fall asleep or when they are about to wake up. Experts remind: It can be said that most of the infants sweating at night is normal. However, if the sweating is profuse and accompanied by other signs of discomfort, we should pay attention to observation, strengthen care, and go to the hospital for examination and treatment if necessary. For example, infants with four sides of the head, late teething, fontanel closure is too late and other signs, it may be suffering from rickets.

Symptom 2

Infants are irritable at night before going to bed, and after going to sleep, their whole body is dry, their cheeks are red, they are short of breath, and their pulse rate increases to more than 110 beats/minute. Expert warning: This is a sign that the infant is about to have a fever. You should pay attention to whether the baby has symptoms of cold or diarrhea, and also pay attention to give him hydration. If the baby really has fever symptoms, that should be taken to alcohol wiping and other physical cooling methods.

Symptom 3

Infants cry during sleep, shake their heads and scratch their ears, and sometimes have a fever. Experts remind that infants may be suffering from otitis externa, eczema or otitis media. You should check your baby's ear canal for redness and swelling, and the skin for red spots, and if so, send your baby to the hospital.

Symptom 4

Babies shake their limbs when they sleep. Experts remind: this is usually caused by excessive fatigue during the day, do not worry. It is important to note that infants hear a large loud noise while sleeping and shaking is a normal reaction; on the contrary, if there is no reaction, and usually love to sleep, then beware of may be deaf.

Symptom 5

Infants chew constantly after going to bed. Experts remind: the infant may have ascariasis, or eat too much during the day, indigestion. You can go to the hospital to check, if it is ascariasis can be used for infants special deworming medicine to expel; if the exclusion of ascariasis, you should rationalize the baby's diet.

Symptom 6

Fingers or toes twitch and swell when the baby falls asleep. Experts remind: At this time, parents should carefully examine the baby's fingers to see if it is entangled in hair or other fibers, or signs of mosquito bites.

Symptom 7

Infants can not sleep deeply, often rolling over the body. Experts remind: In fact, it is more common for little babies to roll over in bed after falling asleep. Sometimes the quilt is not comfortable or quilt is too thick, etc. will affect the infant's sleep quality. Some parents are afraid of the child sleep cold, let him wear clothes to sleep, the child feels uncomfortable, so roll around. Some parents are always worried that their children do not have enough to eat, and let him eat a lot of food before going to bed at night, which makes the children's stomachs always bloated and uncomfortable after going to bed, so they can't sleep soundly.

Symptom 8

Babies often cry loudly and suddenly after falling asleep. Experts warn that this is medically known as infantile nocturnal panic disorder. If the child does not have a disease, it is usually caused by adverse stimuli during the day, such as panic and exertion.

Therefore, do not frighten the child at ordinary times, and keep the child quiet and happy. In short, infants are still in the period of not being able to express their likes and dislikes, parents should not only arrange enough sleep time for them, but also should observe more abnormal changes in infants while they are sleeping to prevent delays in their condition.

Infants aged 8 - 9 months usually sleep 2 - 3 times during the day for 2 - 6 hours and 10 hours at night, totaling 14 - 15 hours. Too little sleep affects the physical development of infants; too much sleep affects the activity time and slows down the intellectual development of infants.

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The profuse sweating may be calcium deficiency, please take calcium AD plus calcium carbonate supplements promptly It may also be that the child is too hot, the room temperature is suitable, and the humidity is normal, the

Sweating in your sleep is a very normal sign, but worry too much about it.

One may be too thick a blanket or too high a temperature in the sleeping environment, causing the child to sweat

Secondly, it is a manifestation of calcium deficiency, you can supplement vitamin D through more sunshine, so as to promote the absorption of calcium, or directly supplement vitamin D and calcium tablets to alleviate the phenomenon of sweating

If you exclude the cause of the hot weather, then the baby may be sweating is the baby calcium deficiency, or to give the baby appropriate calcium supplements it

Internal causes of heavy sweating in babies:

1. Immature nervous system

The nervous system is a complex network of nerves and cells that transmit information to the brain and spinal cord as well as to various parts of the body. Our nervous system also controls our body temperature.

However, the nervous system of newborn infants is not fully developed. As a result, the nervous system is not able to regulate the body temperature of newborns as it does in adults. Their body temperature can easily change in response to changes in their surroundings.

If the ambient temperature is high, or if you have just finished breastfeeding, you will sweat a lot.

2. Faster metabolism

Infants have a faster heart rate than toddlers, and toddlers have a faster heart rate than adults.

Infants 0 to 1 month old: 70-190 heartbeats per minute;

Infants 1 to 11 months old: 80-160 beats per minute;

Children 1 to 2 years old: 80-130 beats per minute;

Children 3 to 4 years old: 80-120 heartbeats per minute;

Children 5 to 6 years old: 75-115 beats per minute;

Children 7 to 9 years old: 70-110 beats per minute;

Children 10 and older and adults: 60-100 beats per minute.

A higher heart rate equals faster blood flow, and a faster metabolism, which means a greater likelihood of sweating.

3、Sleeping position problem of night sleep

One of the reasons babies sweat profusely, especially at night, is their sleeping position. Babies don't toss and turn in their sleep, which is another reason for head sweating.

Since babies don't change their sleeping positions as often as adults do when they sleep, especially younger babies, a fixed head position is more likely to produce more sweat.

In addition, babies are in deep sleep for far longer than older children and adults. When going through a deep sleep cycle, there is very little movement of the limbs, which can also lead to a lot of sweating!

4. Location of sweat glands

And as adults, our sweat glands are distributed throughout the body and are not limited to one part of the body.

But with newborn babies, you'll notice that they only sweat from their head, despite the fact that sweat glands cover their entire body at birth, because they are not well developed at this time.

Babies don't sweat in the womb, mom controls their body temperature. So they don't need to sweat, so the sweat glands don't work until the baby is born.

Just after birth, the only functional sweat glands in an infant's body are concentrated in the head, and the nervous system has not yet taken control of the rest of the body; these active glands can cause profuse sweating, especially at night.

Compared to the larger surface area of an adult, a baby's sweat location is concentrated only on the head, so it naturally appears to be greater.

After a few weeks, the rest of the sweat glands slowly begin to function, sweating begins on the torso, and then on the arms and legs.

After analyzing the internal causes, let's look at the external causes.

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1. The ambient temperature is too high

A simple and obvious reason why babies sweat at bedtime is that the room is too warm. The external environment is the determining factor, regardless of the season, there is a small baby at home, or to keep the room at the right temperature, winter heating in the north, some families are hot and dry, in this case the baby will be very easy to sweat, lack of water.

2. The package is too tight

We always don't trust our children's resistance to the cold.

Always going to tuck people in in the middle of the night and, as a result, getting kicked no doubt! Tantrums in my sleep over tucking her in!

Not to mention a few months within the body strength is not enough child, resistance can not resist, can only rely on rubbing sweat to regulate their own body temperature, so as not to overheat.

So, after so many trials, just be honest and accept the results - babies just don't have to cover adults as much!

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Tips for dealing with heavy nighttime sleep sweating:

You can do this in addition to changing the two exogenous factors above: maintaining the right room temperature and wearing proper coverings:

1. Hydrate your baby

Make sure you properly hydrate your baby before bedtime to make up for any fluid loss that may occur during sweating. Of course breastfed babies, just drink milk!

2、Replacement of pillowcase and absorbent towel

It's not a problem for babies to sweat a lot, but it's not a good idea to leave them alone. When they sweat, their mattresses become cold, which can easily lead to catching a cold.

So prepare two pillows (without pillows to prepare a few sets of pillowcase), put in the back of the sweat absorbent towel. Generally 1, 3 hours after going to sleep the greatest amount of sweat, you can give the baby in time to change 1-2 times.

Although we say that sweating in infants at bedtime is common and not a cause for anxiety, excessive sweating should never be ignored as it can also indicate neurological, respiratory problems, hyperthyroidism or hereditary disorders.

If your baby sweats all over his body and wakes up tired, go to the doctor to check it out.