Hi mbak Rina, Kebetulan ada salah satu item FAQ yang bahas tentang kasus yang mungkin serupa dengan kasus anak mbak. Siapa tahu jadi tambahan info. Setahu saya, keringatan pada usia bayi is almost always nothing to worry about :) Apalagi kalau kejadiannya saat sedang tidur lelap, waktu tidur yang lebih lama membuat mereka cenderung lebih keringatan dibandingkan anak lebih besar atau orang dewasa.
Kalau menurut info tsb., berat badan baby dan suhu di ruang tidurnya kadang jadi faktor penentu. Coba observe, mbak. Kecuali kalau keringat yang terlalu berlebihan untuk bayi yang kategori kondisinya normal banget mungkin perlu konsultasi dengan dokter karena mungkin ada indikasi meningkatnya aktivitas kelenjar adrenalin and/or thyroid. Cheers, Sylvia – Jovan’s mum ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expert Advice – Health BABY SWEATS By John Graef, MD, FAAP Q. My nine-month-old sweats profusely at night (especially from his head) and has been doing this since he was born. He literally soaks the bedding and his PJs. I put a little towel under his head so he doesn't soak the sheets. It doesn't seem to bother him, but it is a little disconcerting to me. Is this something I should be worried about? A. One of the reasons I enjoy writing this column is the amount I learn in trying to answer readers' questions. This one was a challenge. First, let's talk about sweating itself. In "medicalese," we call sweating diaphoresis. Sweating is the body's way of trying to reduce the temperature. The cause of sweating is usually one of these conditions: 1. Increased ambient air temperature with humidity 2. Exertion -- While we don't usually think of infants as exerting themselves in the usual sense of exercise, an infant who perspires while doing things infants normally do, such as eating, could be diaphoretic because the child's heart may not be working well. This may be the first clue doctors have to underlying heart disease, because a failing heart doesn't provide the infant with the oxygen needed even for simple "tasks." However, such a condition is not likely to go undetected for nine months, and the infant often has other signs of a failing heart that your pediatrician would recognize right away, including paleness, swelling of the hands and feet, and unexplained rapid breathing. 3. Certain conditions in which there is abnormal secretion of certain hormones that can increase the body's metabolic rate. An example is "cold sweats," or sweating because we are nervous. Another example is the body releasing what are called neurotransmitters to try to improve blood flow to the brain. This is characteristic of very low blood sugar in diabetics who take too much insulin. You asked if your baby's sweating is something to worry about. Sweating tends to be more common in people (and infants) with excessive body fat, again in an effort to radiate off body heat. But few of these circumstances quite fit what you describe as sweating since birth. You didn't say how much your infant weighs; it is important to know the weight and at what temperature you keep your home and your infant's room. It's also important to know if you run a humidifier in the infant's room. If you do not, your question concerns me. In consulting with my colleagues, I encountered a consensus that excessive sweating in an otherwise normal infant might indicate an increase in activity of the adrenal and/or thyroid glands. I would consult your pediatrician, who might want to take a couple of simple blood tests that measure adrenal and thyroid function just to be on the safe side. If, on the other hand, you like to keep your house at tropical temperatures, that may adequately explain your baby's perspiration. Since perspiration, like most other normal body functions, varies from individual to individual, the chances are that your infant is entirely normal. Be careful not to swaddle the baby too much, and it's ideal if you keep the baby's room temperature somewhere between 66°F and 72°F. Still, it never hurts to run questions like this one past your own pediatrician. ------------------------------------------------------- Note: Dr. John Graef is associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School as well as senior associate in medicine and chief of the Harvard Vanguard Medical Service at Children's Hospital Boston. He has been in some form of primary care pediatric practice since 1982. John Graef, MD, FAAP, is an expert advice contributor to Beansprout Networks. As stated in our Terms of Use, the information provided on our website, including that found in the "Expert Advice" area, is offered for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or other professional advice and services from a qualified healthcare provider. 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