What is the reason why a three-month-old baby sweats a lot?

Three-month-old babies are still developing and their body resistance is not that high. Mothers should pay attention to balanced daily nutritional intake, maintain a good attitude, and provide the best breast milk for their babies. Some babies may sweat a lot. At this time, mothers are very anxious and don’t know what causes the excessive sweating. What is the reason for a three-month-old baby to sweat a lot? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What is the reason why three-month-old babies sweat a lot?

It is common for babies to sweat. Some Chinese medicine practitioners believe that it is because the child is weak and therefore sweats constantly. In fact, a considerable number of children sweat physiologically, while others sweat pathologically.

1. Physiological sweating. Because the brain and nervous system of children are not yet fully developed and they are in the growth and development period, their body metabolism is very active. Coupled with the stimulation of overheating, they can only regulate normal body temperature by sweating to evaporate the heat in the body.

2. Pathological sweating occurs when the child is in a quiet state, such as rickets sweating, which manifests as obvious sweating on the child's head in the first half of the night after falling asleep. Because the occipital area is stimulated by sweat, infants often shake their heads and rub against the pillows when they sleep, resulting in sparse hair on the occipital area, which falls off and forms "baldness on the occipital area", which is an early manifestation of infant rickets. As long as vitamin D and calcium are supplemented in time, rickets can be controlled and sweating will stop by itself.

2. What should I do if my child sweats?

It is common for babies to sweat during sleep, and it is not always a symptom of physical weakness or illness. Many parents think that their children are weak and therefore sweat constantly. In fact, a considerable number of children have physiological excessive sweating, while another part has pathological excessive sweating.

3. Suggestions

1. Physiological sweating. Because the brain and nervous system of children are not yet fully developed and they are in the growth and development period, their body metabolism is very active. Coupled with the stimulation of overheating, they can only regulate normal body temperature by sweating to evaporate the heat in the body.

2. Pathological sweating occurs when the child is in a quiet state, such as rickets sweating, which manifests as obvious sweating on the child's head in the first half of the night after falling asleep. Because the occipital area is stimulated by sweat, babies often shake their heads and rub against the pillows when they sleep, resulting in sparse hair on the occipital area, which falls off, forming a typical occipital annular alopecia, which is medically called "occipital baldness". It is an early manifestation of infant rickets. As long as vitamin D and calcium are supplemented in time, rickets can be controlled and sweating will stop by itself.

4. What do children usually eat to prevent heatstroke?

1. Eat less cold drinks and maintain appetite

It is a common problem for almost all babies to love cold drinks in summer, and mothers cannot ignore it. In fact, cold drinks can only make your mouth feel cool, but they are not a good product for relieving heat.

Studies have shown that cold drinks cannot lower a person's body temperature. On the contrary, because blood vessels contract and cool down, they reduce the body's heat dissipation rate. Cold drinks contain a lot of sugar, so they cannot quench thirst. Instead, you may feel thirstier the more you drink. The second harm of cold drinks is that they irritate the gastrointestinal wall and reduce digestion ability. Eating cold drinks before meals will seriously hinder the baby's appetite and affect growth and development in summer. The third harm of cold drinks is that they hinder blood circulation in the throat, reduce the resistance of the throat, and make the baby prone to respiratory infections. Therefore, mothers are advised to limit the amount of cold drinks their children eat, only a little bit a day, and it should be consumed 1 hour after a meal.

On the premise of eating less cold drinks and drinking less sweet drinks, you may want to give your baby appropriate snacks when the weather is cool. With adequate nutrition supply, your baby can be energetic even in summer.

2. Yogurt, eggs, and beans

Young children are in a period of rapid growth, and protein is particularly necessary for their development and growth. In high temperatures above 35°C, the human body will lose a lot of protein through sweating, and the decomposition of protein in the body will also increase. However, in hot weather, young children often have poor appetite and are most likely to suffer from insufficient protein intake. Providing protein with refreshing and easily digestible foods is an important nutritional point in summer. At this time, beans, milk, eggs and lean meat are good choices. If you can ensure 250 grams of milk, 1 egg, 100 grams of tofu, 50 grams of lean meat and fish every day, plus bean porridge and a small amount of nuts, you can basically meet your baby's protein nutrition needs.

Yogurt is an especially good food for young children in summer. The nutritional value of yogurt is higher than that of milk. It not only contains highly digestible protein, a large amount of B vitamins and calcium, but also contains a large amount of active lactic acid bacteria, which can improve digestion and absorption function, and inhibit putrefactive bacteria in the intestines. It can help babies improve their resistance in summer and avoid intestinal infectious diseases. At the same time, yogurt tastes delicious, has a refreshing taste and will not cause irritation. Some babies who easily feel uncomfortable after drinking milk can easily improve their nutrition with yogurt. When cooking meat and eggs, make sure the taste is lighter. For example, replace scrambled eggs with egg custard and salted duck eggs; replace braised pork with stewed pork, etc. Eggs can provide a lot of vitamins AD and are easy to digest, so they are very important for baby's summer nutrition. Nuts have particularly high nutritional value and are also good for the baby's intellectual development. But it is best to use fresh and natural products without added salt or fried products. You can eat two walnuts or seven or eight almonds every day so that your baby will not get a sore throat.

3. Eat fruits, drink porridge and soup

70% to 80% of a child's body is made up of water. Calculated by weight, the water requirement is about three times that of an adult, so children must be provided with enough water-containing foods in the summer. However, more importantly, sweat contains not only water, but also replenishes various minerals lost during sweating, especially sodium and potassium. Potassium is related to the baby's ability to resist high temperatures. When the body lacks potassium, the baby is prone to heatstroke.

Various fresh seasonal fruits are rich in minerals and have a good effect in relieving heat. Babies should be encouraged to eat fruit, and mothers can also make fresh juice or puree to help babies eat more fruit. Another good choice is nutritious porridge and cooling drinks, among which bean soup and bean porridge are most helpful in replenishing minerals. Beans contain all kinds of nutrients needed in summer, especially the bean skin, which is rich in heat-relieving substances and antioxidants, and is very helpful for babies. Mothers usually only know that mung bean soup is particularly suitable for summer. In fact, lentil soup, red bean soup, and pea soup are also very good. When cooking soup, remember not to remove the bean skins, and keep the pot covered to reduce the oxidation of polyphenols in the bean skins.

The nutrients contained in fruit juice and bean soup far exceed those expensive functional drinks and sports drinks. Of course, these functional drinks also contain some vitamins and minerals, but sports drinks often contain too much sodium, and vitamin drinks are high in vitamin C, but vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 are nowhere to be found. Mothers should not mistakenly think that they can supplement all nutrients.