A woman of any age, when she becomes a mother, has many questions related to the health of the baby. She needs to learn how to properly care for the baby and monitor its condition.
And for each question it is necessary to find the right, professional answer so as not to miss any disease.
Let's look at a few answers to a question that worries many mothers: “Why does a baby sweat a lot?»
Possible reasons
REASON 1. If your child often sweats heavily, not only during feeding, but also during sleep, if he also has constantly wet feet and hands, then you should eliminate the most unpleasant reason.Rickets.
This is a disease caused by your child’s lack of vitamin D and is dangerous.
Vitamin D is vital for the proper formation of the whole baby's body. With prolonged and severe vitamin D deficiency, bone deformation begins.
Remember, in old films they showed kids with very crooked legs (legs with a wheel)? This is one of the consequences of rickets.
But just because the baby is sweating a lot, one cannot talk about rickets.
Signs of Rickets
- Heavy sweating of the head, feet, palms;
- the hair on the side on which the baby is constantly sleeping is “wiped out”;
- The head “cakes”, that is, it becomes flat on the side of the skull on which the baby most often sleeps;
- the edges of the large fontanel and small become soft;
- general muscle tone decreases;
- the abdomen enlarges, swelling like a frog;
- frontal and temporal bones of the skull, chest, ribs are deformed;
- legs bend strongly.
With all thischild's behavior changes. From a calm baby, he becomes fearful, often cries for no reason, starts in a dream, worries.
It is urgent to see a doctor, because it is strictly forbidden to diagnose and treat yourself!
Rickets is confirmed by special tests of urine and blood. Blood is taken from a vein, so doctors do not like to make and confirm this diagnosis.Your child’s health is in your hands!
Prevention of rickets is taking vitamin D. There are such drugs: Aquadetrim and Vigantol.They can be taken on their own only one drop. Overdosing can be fatal!
But you need to be able to give one drop: if you drip onto a spoon, then the vitamin spreads over the surface, and it is not known how much you gave the child.
It’s dangerous to drop directly into your mouth, because it is likely that there will be not one, but two drops.
It is better to drip vitamin D on the nipple and immediately give it to the baby. Then there will definitely not be an overdose.
And when the sun is shining on the street, you need to walk with the children. This is also the prevention of rickets.
Detailed article about rickets in infants
REASON 2. Another reason why the baby sweats her head during sleep, - overheating of the child. Strongly wrapped, and even the room is hot and stuffy.Here the adult can sweat! Watch carefully how and what you put on your child.
For children's clothing, you need to choose natural cotton fabrics, no synthetics, so that the baby's skin breathes.
REASON 3. Individual features are in children. Maybe your baby's sweat glands are starting to work actively?
To understand your baby, you need to carefully look at everything that happens to him.And if in doubt, be sure to consult a doctor!
Grow big and don't get sick!
Our child is sweating, although he is cold. What could it be?