He sweats so much!

[Sterla]

DS sweats a lot - more specifically his head sweats a lot. Sure it's been warmer than usual here recently (around 30 degrees), but I've noticed it before this.

After getting him up from a sleep, there are huge, huge wet patches on his cot sheet. Originally I thought it was drool, but have since worked out it is definitely sweat. We don't overdress him and he doesn't sleep under covers - yet he still has these huge sweat patches where his head was.

Is it normal that he sweats so much? Should I be doing anything more to try and stop it?

[*Infinity*]

Sterla, my DS is the same.....even dressed in next to nothing with no covers on, he is such a sweaty little critter. He wakes up soaked, mainly around his head & hair like you describe. I've usually got a fan going in his room now even on the cooler days and it seems to help a bit.

I figure he just runs hot most of the time....unlike me, I'm a cold frog. As for whether its normal or not, I'm not really sure, but I'm not too concerned. We check his temp if we're worried and its always fine.

[Sterla]

Thanks lollybaby, that's good to know. I guess DS must just be warm bubba. It's funny - cause he can have cool feeling arms and legs, yet still soak his sheets where his head lies!

[*Infinity*]

Its bizarre isn't it, DS is exactly the same. Does your little one have a lot of hair? I can sorta see from your ticker pic....anyhoo, DS has a lot of hair for a bub and I think that probably makes it worse. Don't they say that we regulate our temperature through our head or something like that? Maybe that has something to do with it.

[Sterla]

Yup, DS has heaps of hair. It always gets all damp looking from the sweat - gross!

[Nettie]

My DS also sweats a lot - and has a full head of hair too! Maybe it's a hair thing...

Although he gets hot all over - but then so do I. I just figured he got it from me. My body temp rises when I sleep and so does DS's - I think it's just a natural thing..

[*Infinity*]

Yup, DS has heaps of hair. It always gets all damp looking from the sweat - gross!

And stinky!!! Whenever DS wakes up and I get him out of his cot for a cuddle I affectionately call him my stinky / sweaty little critter LOL.

[aussienic]

My Ds3 is a sweater.. We noticed if we cut his hair shorter then normal during the summer months then he sweated less

(ps it isn't military short but short)

[Lulliloo]

not to scare anyone but one of my nieces had a heart problem as a baby and sweating was one of the things my sister was told to look out for. maybe ask your gp.

[Lulu]

If I keep DS's hair short he doesn't get so hot...or grumpy!