My partner is mildly concerned over the copious amounts of perspiration our son is producing. I don't have a whole lot of concern myself but thought maybe I'd toss the topic out for discussion.
Our little boy turned five months old last week, and he's been pretty sweaty since we brought him home. He sweats a lot when he sleeps, and he sleeps a lot when being held (especially by mom but by me too) and he often sweats even when we have him sitting by himself.
His lineage: he's got me for a dad and I'm a pretty sweaty white/spanish dude that pretty much needs to shower every morning so as not to offend. His mom is Korean and she can get away with not showering so much but while Asians have fewer apocrine glands (that don't kick in until puberty anyway) so far as I know Asians otherwise aren't so different in the amount they sweat. My dad was a sweaty guy, I'm a sweaty guy, my son's a sweaty guy, seems to be passing down well through the men here.
His environment: Oakland CA. This weekend was warm and we don't have A/C so inside temps were often around mid 70s but he's been sweating on warm and cold days alike. Albeit a little more this weekend. Typically it's average room temps inside 68-72 on any given day.
I know babies don't have a whole lot of temperature regulation so it's not too alarming to me even on days when water literally soaks the back of his shirt or his head feels clammy and soggy to touch. I asked our pediatrician and she basically echoed that: they can't regulate so well, don't worry about it, it's normal.
I also asked our ped if when he sweats a lot maybe we should give him a little water to keep him hydrated (he's presently exclusively BF'd though we're introducing solids soon) and she said, no, he gets all he needs from mom's milk regardless how much leaks out of his skin. Which I thought, but asking is good, right?
He doesn't seem to suffer at all or even mind sweating, and I know a lot of it is heat transference from his mom too, especially sleeping and such. I'm not worried but if there's any thoughts or comments on this I'd love to hear to share with my partner. Or some ideas on keeping him cooler. He can really get pretty wet.
Our little boy turned five months old last week, and he's been pretty sweaty since we brought him home. He sweats a lot when he sleeps, and he sleeps a lot when being held (especially by mom but by me too) and he often sweats even when we have him sitting by himself.
His lineage: he's got me for a dad and I'm a pretty sweaty white/spanish dude that pretty much needs to shower every morning so as not to offend. His mom is Korean and she can get away with not showering so much but while Asians have fewer apocrine glands (that don't kick in until puberty anyway) so far as I know Asians otherwise aren't so different in the amount they sweat. My dad was a sweaty guy, I'm a sweaty guy, my son's a sweaty guy, seems to be passing down well through the men here.
His environment: Oakland CA. This weekend was warm and we don't have A/C so inside temps were often around mid 70s but he's been sweating on warm and cold days alike. Albeit a little more this weekend. Typically it's average room temps inside 68-72 on any given day.
I know babies don't have a whole lot of temperature regulation so it's not too alarming to me even on days when water literally soaks the back of his shirt or his head feels clammy and soggy to touch. I asked our pediatrician and she basically echoed that: they can't regulate so well, don't worry about it, it's normal.
I also asked our ped if when he sweats a lot maybe we should give him a little water to keep him hydrated (he's presently exclusively BF'd though we're introducing solids soon) and she said, no, he gets all he needs from mom's milk regardless how much leaks out of his skin. Which I thought, but asking is good, right?
He doesn't seem to suffer at all or even mind sweating, and I know a lot of it is heat transference from his mom too, especially sleeping and such. I'm not worried but if there's any thoughts or comments on this I'd love to hear to share with my partner. Or some ideas on keeping him cooler. He can really get pretty wet.
, tantruming. Fortunately for me she likes to sleep closer to her sweaty daddy than me...
She was born with a full head of hair and was sweaty from the first day. We couldn't swaddle her at all. Anyway, we just dress her in cool clothing and try to beep the car seat at a minimum because she gets extra sweaty in there.
