Baby Sweating - Gilbert,AZ

my babies grew in a cooler climate than arizona but I always made sure there was a receiving blanket between me and my baby's skin especialy if I was going to hold them for a longer length of time. we never sweated if I did this BUT if I forgot the blanket we sweated like crazy. I noticed that people never use receiving blankets here. receiving blankets usually do not warmth but they tend to keep baby protected from the elements if just draped over baby in the 115 degrees that AZ gets in the summer

Excessive sweating can have a medical reason or condition behind it. I'm not saying that your baby does, but you could keep that in the back of your mind in case other symptoms seem to pop up.

Hormone imbalance is just one of many reasons a person can sweat excessively.Toxic /bacterial load is another. Thyroid imbalance another. (watch out for soy formulas which simulate estrogens).

If you feel there are a number of symptoms you can do research on Wrongdiagnosis.com.

My sons are 3 months old, too. One of them has been pretty colicky. He also tends to sweat a lot more than his brother. I can always tell when he's overtired or overstimulated when he starts getting sweaty. I don't know if your daughter has had problems with colic or excessive fussiness, but maybe it's part of that.

My son was a sweaty baby too, not on the hands and feet like your daughter, but absolutely his head. I got to where I would put a very thin burp cloth between his head and my arm if I was holding him and rocking him. He seems to be better now that he is older (3 1/2 yrs). Always, if you are concerned, call your ped, but i wouldn't worry too much, especially if being overly sweaty runs in yours or dad's family. (I sweat tons, so do my dad and uncles)

My daughter seemed to sweat as a baby a lot more than my son ever did...especially her head. I think it's just one of those things that differ from child to child. It will help to fold up a receiving blanket and put it under her head wherever it's resting against your body. Because there's a lot of heat in skin to skin contact (even with a shirt between you), having a buffer there will help immensely.

My daughter is three now and I still have to do that when we cuddle. I remember before she started using a pillow, she'd leave a HUGE damp spot on her mattress where her head rested at night, even when her room was very cool. I eventually realized that it was the "plastic" feel of the waterproof mattress that was making her sweat..and the thin sheet wasn't helping. So I put on a mattress pad and even layered a thin blanket over that (underneath the sheet) so that there was more breathable space between her head and the mattress and that seemed to help a lot.

I also started turning her ceiling fan to run backwards (sucking the air up instead of pushing it down) so that the air would circulate in her room better without directly blowing onto her skin.

Even though a sweaty head is perfecly normal, try and watch for signs of true overheating like flushed skin and heat-rashes. Also if her neck and/or armpits feel damp (when she's not being held), she's probably too hot and needs to be dressed in less clothing or kept in a cooler environment.

But as long as you're taking these basic precautions, I wouldn't worry too much. Some people just run a little hotter than others. In fact, if it only happens when you're holding her, YOU could very well be the "hot" one. If she could, she'd write a message to babypedia.com and ask if it's normal for mommies to sweat so much against your head, lol.