Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 Does anyone have any experience with their child sweating while they sleep? My son, on, age 4, sweats when he sleeps. Sometimes it's so much that we think he urinated in his bed but then we realize it's sweat. It happens just about every night. His endo said he is borderline hypoglycemic and told me to test his blood sugar at night. We tested it twice. The first night it was 101 and the second night it was 138. According to the charts, those are normal numbers. I've learned from this site that nocturnal hypoglycemia is common with RSS. But I am confused as to why he would be sweating if his blood sugar numbers are normal. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 Hi! We've been having the same problem with . He doesn't have to be doing anything, and he'll break out in a sweat. And I mean the kid sweats! He does this in his sleep, just sitting with us reading a book, playing, anytime. And most of the time, he DOESN'T sweat like this when his BSLs are low! Any ideas? Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 22.5 months, 20# 1oz, 29.8 " , Prevacid, Zantac, Singulair, GT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 My mother said that I used to sweat a lot at nighttime when I was a baby and small child. I don't recall anything ever being done about it, but then again, it was 30+ years ago and I wasn't even diagnosed with the RSS until I was 15. So as far as we always knew, it was just a part of being me . My old Raggedy Ann doll (my bedmate until I was 10) had a LOT of sweat stains on her though . -Sharon- Just an RSS kid who grew up 37Y, 8M, 2D 4'6.75 " 98# (give or take) No Periactin, no G-tube, no nuthin' (but my pediatrician DID suggest wine in my baby formula, as an appetite enhancer. Didn't help ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Hi Finlay (also 4) sweats at night too....sometimes his head and upper torso are saturated. Finlay does have hypoglycaemia issues but is tube fed continuously over night so we know that his blood sugars are always within a normal range while he sleeps. I have no idea why he sweats so much....will be intersted to see if any one else can shed any light on this. maybe it could be a question for Dr H??? in New Zealand Finlay (who will be 4 on Wednesday) RSS, 91cms, 12.5kgs (YAY) and Logan 18mths > Does anyone have any experience with their child sweating while they > sleep? My son, on, age 4, sweats when he sleeps. Sometimes > it's so much that we think he urinated in his bed but then we realize > it's sweat. It happens just about every night. > > His endo said he is borderline hypoglycemic and told me to test his > blood sugar at night. We tested it twice. The first night it was > 101 and the second night it was 138. According to the charts, those > are normal numbers. > > I've learned from this site that nocturnal hypoglycemia is common > with RSS. But I am confused as to why he would be sweating if his > blood sugar numbers are normal. > > Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Our daughter used to sweat (mostly forehead) during feedings as an infant. I recall mentioning it many times to the pediatrician, it was that noteworthy. She definitely outgrew it at some point. She got her g-tube around 4 months, but I recall her sweating after that. I don't know if this falls into the same category as the sleep sweats. It's very interesting. Irene > Does anyone have any experience with their child sweating while they > sleep? My son, on, age 4, sweats when he sleeps. Sometimes > it's so much that we think he urinated in his bed but then we realize > it's sweat. It happens just about every night. > > His endo said he is borderline hypoglycemic and told me to test his > blood sugar at night. We tested it twice. The first night it was > 101 and the second night it was 138. According to the charts, those > are normal numbers. > > I've learned from this site that nocturnal hypoglycemia is common > with RSS. But I am confused as to why he would be sweating if his > blood sugar numbers are normal. > > Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Max, too, sweats a whole lot. He is always warm, no matter how cold it is outside. In fact, he usually does not even sleep with a blanket or sheet over him in the winter. We finally got him to wear pajama pants instead of boxer shorts to bed, but it has to be pretty cold before he will cover himself. I don't know how he does it. Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 avery is a big time sweater. he also does not sleep with a blanket. i have cvered him up when i was cold and a short time later he is soaked. he also only wear a jean jacket in he cold of the winter. because he would be completely soaked by the time we got any where. i have never seen sweating like this. i try to dress him for the weather, big heavy sweaters etc. it just doesn't work. amy -averys ,momma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 avery is a big time sweater. he also does not sleep with a blanket. i have cvered him up when i was cold and a short time later he is soaked. he also only wear a jean jacket in he cold of the winter. because he would be completely soaked by the time we got any where. i have never seen sweating like this. i try to dress him for the weather, big heavy sweaters etc. it just doesn't work. amy -averys ,momma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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