What to do if you sweat after having a fever

Many people will experience sweating after having a fever. For adults, as long as they replenish water in time, sweating after a fever will not have any effect on the body. But for babies, mothers need to pay special attention if they sweat after having a fever. What should I do if my baby sweats after having a fever? Today we will talk about the three dos and three don’ts for mothers, which mothers need to keep in mind.

Every baby will experience a fever, and every mother needs to understand relevant care knowledge, deal with the baby's fever calmly, and help the baby reduce the fever smoothly.

A baby's fever is divided into stages, including the temperature rising period, the temperature maintaining period and the temperature falling period. During the period of rising body temperature, the baby feels very cold, with cold hands and feet. At this time, you must pay attention to keeping the baby warm. During the period of persistent high body temperature, the baby feels very hot. At this time, you must pay attention to heat dissipation and replenishing water.

When your baby starts sweating after taking antipyretics, it means that his body temperature is slowly dropping. Your baby may sweat profusely, so be careful that the sweat may wet his clothes and cause a cold. So how should we take care of our baby when he has a fever and sweats?

"Three Do's and Three Don'ts" for Babies with Fever and Sweats

Three “musts”:

1. Dry immediately: After your baby sweats, be sure to wipe his body dry with a dry towel and change into dry clothes. You can also put a sweat-absorbent towel on your baby's back before playing, and remove the sweat-absorbent towel directly after sweating to keep the underwear dry.

2. Wait for the sweat to fall off: After the baby sweats while playing or doing outdoor activities, let the baby rest for a while and wait for the sweat to go away naturally.

3. Pay attention to hydration: It is easy to lose water when sweating a lot. Parents should pay attention to giving their babies more fruits and vegetables and warm water to replenish the water needed by the body. In addition, zinc is excreted with sweat. If the baby sweats a lot often, the mother can appropriately increase the amount of foods high in zinc in the diet.

Three “don’ts”:

1. Don’t bathe your baby immediately: Even if your baby is covered in sweat, don’t bathe him immediately. Wait until the sweat dries before bathing him.

2. Don’t take off all your clothes: You can rest for a while, wait until you dry your body or sweat, and then change your clothes. Never take off all your clothes immediately, as you may catch a cold if blown by the wind.

3. Don’t dress too much: It is said that you should keep warm in spring, but don’t dress your baby too much. If your baby wants to do outdoor sports, don’t dress him too much or too thickly.

Why does my baby sweat while sleeping?

1. Physiological sweating

It is common for babies to sweat during sleep because of their active metabolism. Generally, they will start sweating within half an hour after falling asleep and will stop sweating about an hour after falling asleep. This phenomenon is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not require special medication. Just pay attention to daily care, drink more water and change clothes frequently.

2. Pathological sweating

If the baby is still sweating frequently two hours after falling asleep, it can be basically determined that the baby's sweating is not physiological. This requires parents to send the baby to the hospital in time so that the doctor can conduct a comprehensive examination of the baby, and the parents should carefully explain the baby's symptoms to the doctor.

Editor's words

It is a good thing for a baby to sweat when he has a fever, as it means the body temperature is dropping. After sweating, wipe the baby dry immediately and replenish water; do not bathe the baby or take off all his clothes right away. If your baby sweats while sleeping, it may be physiological sweating or pathological sweating. It is best to go to the hospital for a check-up and then receive relevant treatment.