my nephew is 4 months old and he sweats excessively. Is this a problem?

Question

Its not like he always have on clothes he could have ona a "onesie" and still sweat a lot.

Answer 1

Its not a big problem, he may just have a little higher metabolism than other child at his age. Just make sure he gets alot of fluid, at least 8 glasses of water a day and he'll be fine.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

From my experience with my wifes welsh springer spaniel. We have crated her since she was three months old. She would urinate in her crate. The way that we solved the problem was to not offer her water unless she ate or had been outside running around. But always had her go poop and pee before coming in. The way we acomplished that was to pick a word to say ever time she went poop or pee. Ever time she goes at the time. Then when its time to go in side or up for the night. We would take her out and say the word and she would go right thier in front of us. That way we could crate her for long hours. like for work or we are just out on the town. Are method has worked for us so well thier have been times when we go out and dont come home till the next morning and she has not urinated in the crate. Thats about a total of 15 hours in the crate. Its been working for the last two years. So good luck. On the other hand are you sure that she is urinating while you are gone. Young dogs are known to urinate when excited. So maybe when you are coming home you are exciting her. if thats the case when you get home just open the crate and let her outside without saying a word or touching her.

Answer 3

My nephew always sweated alot too when he was younger and still does at 5 years old. It shouldnt be a problem but just to make sure if you are worried about just ask his doctor so he or she can put you and the mother at ease. I wouldnt worry too much though. Some people and babies are just more hot natured than others. I hope this helped.

Answer 4

Probably not. Pople have a tendency to over dress their babies because tradionally you are taught to keep them warm....but babies have immature systems and can not regulate their temps like adults....and when they are over dressed/ covered, they can not take their layers off on thier own. I am one of those people who is always hot..... my kids were like that and everyone used to hassle me about covering them up or putting socks on but they hated it. There are some medical conditions that can cause this but they are rare. It's always good to discuss this with your Dr. Check out the book :
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Answer 5

It could be, but not necessarily. Both of my kids were hot natured. Does his mom dress him too warmly? Babies do need to be kept warm, but if you aren't too cold chances are your baby isn't either. Sweating can be a symptom of some diseases, so I'd ask the pediatrician about it just to be on the safe side.

Answer 6

He could have cerebral paulsy (don't know if it is spelled correctly) Taste his sweat, if it is salty there is more of a chance he has it. Babies sweat is not supposed to have salt in it. If it does, you must take him to the doctor RIGHT AWAY. Dont delay this, check as soon as possible. This is a serious thing.

Answer 7

I have twins and one of them has always sweated a lot and the other will hardly ever even glisten. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Unless he is being overbundled. If that is the case, try not covering him up so much or dressing him too warmly.

Answer 8

My son is sweaty in any temp over 75.
His little feet were always sweaty. I wondered how a newborn could have stinky, sweaty feet. LOL
Now he's over a year, and he's not like that much anymore. Only hot days, and when he plays hard, of course.
As long as your nephew doesn't have a fever....

Answer 9

It depends on what you term as "excessively".
Heart defects such as VSD's and Coarc-Aortas can cause symptoms like that. I would demand a paediatric cardiologist have a listen to his heart to make sure.

**Other symptoms include slow weight gain, tiring easily when playing, panting and/or turing bluish when at play...

Answer 10

Could be, I'd run it by his doctor and see what he has to say about it. Probably nothing to worry about though.