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Why My Baby Sweats A Lot During Sleep?

My toddler sweats during his sleep As long as I can remember now my son who is 22 months old sweats terribly while he sleeps/naps. From the moment he falls into a deep sleep his head, neck and back become soaked with sweat and when I touch him his body feels cool and obviously very clammy but definitely not warm or hot. This leaves his pillow and bed sheets very wet and therefore I have to change them daily. I have tried putting him to bed in just his vest and no pyjamas or put pyjamas on but no covers but whatever I have tried he still sweats the same. It doesnt last all night however and he is usually dry by morning. This doesnt seem to cause my son any concern whatsoever as he sleeps through it although he is a very restless sleeper and has been since birth. Was just wondering whether anybody else s child suffer from this and whether I should take a trip to the doctors which is somewhere my son rarely has had to visit ever.
Mon, 17 Jul 2017
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Sweating is one of the mechanism of body to maintain it's temperature within normal range.
There are non-illness related reasons why your child’s clothes or bedding are wet from sweating during sleeping. Most of the times it’s simply because your child is too hot in bed.
CHECK the room temperature and make sure they don’t have too many blankets and their pyjamas are light. Make sure mattress is not warm. Keep the fan on to evaporate the sweat And just like with adults, bad dreams can sometimes cause sweating.
The medical condition which causes excessive sweating is hyperhidrosis. Consult your doctor if all above measures fail.
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Why My Baby Sweats A Lot During Sleep?

Thanks for consulting at Healthcare Magic. Sweating is one of the mechanism of body to maintain it s temperature within normal range. There are non-illness related reasons why your child’s clothes or bedding are wet from sweating during sleeping. Most of the times it’s simply because your child is too hot in bed. CHECK the room temperature and make sure they don’t have too many blankets and their pyjamas are light. Make sure mattress is not warm. Keep the fan on to evaporate the sweat And just like with adults, bad dreams can sometimes cause sweating. The medical condition which causes excessive sweating is hyperhidrosis. Consult your doctor if all above measures fail.