My baby is fourteen months old, and at this stage, their growth and development are very rapid. They have basically learned to walk, but some mothers find that their children always sweat profusely when they sleep. What's going on?
1、 14 month old baby sleeps with sweaty head
The main reason why babies always sweat is due to a lack of trace elements. Considering that babies are calcium deficient, they should eat more legumes, eggs, and seafood when adding complementary foods, which is beneficial for their calcium supplementation. Babies should not have the bad habit of overeating and loss of appetite in their diet. Calcium supplements belong to trace elements and need to be supplemented for a period of time. They should pay attention to sun exposure in their daily lives.
2、 How to determine if a baby's excessive sweating is caused by a lack of trace elements
1. Sweating excessively
Babies who lack vitamin D may experience excessive sweating, which is not related to room temperature or season, and sweating is more common in the late night after falling asleep, mainly manifested as head sweating. The baby's head itches due to excessive sweating, and when lying down, they like to rub their head to relieve itching. Over time, the hair at the back of the head is polished, forming a bald ring (medically known as circular hair loss).
2. Mental restlessness
Baby is irritable, disobedient, prone to crying, uninterested in the surrounding environment, less lively than before, and has a strange temper.
3. Restless sleep
Babies are not easy to fall asleep, and they are prone to waking up, night startles, and early awakenings at night. After waking up, crying is difficult to stop.
4. Late teething
Normal babies start teething at 4-8 months, while "calcium deficient" babies are unable to grow teeth by the age of 1.5.
5. Late closure of anterior fontanelle
A normal baby at 1.5 years old has a closed anterior fontanelle, while a baby with calcium deficiency has a wide anterior fontanelle and delayed closure.
If your baby sweats a lot while sleeping, you can refer to the various manifestations of baby's lack of trace elements discussed in this article, so that you can judge for yourself whether the baby's sweating while sleeping is caused by a lack of necessary trace elements, especially calcium deficiency. If it is, it is necessary to actively supplement calcium.
