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Sweaty, SWEATY Baby.
Meet my baby. She’s eleven weeks old at the moment and her super secret life skill? Breaking into a sweat.
Literally.
I thought my husband was a sweaty person until I birthed his second baby.
I have never in my life experienced a baby that sweats this much, and I know it’s serious because when other people offer their opinion on my baby? No one has ever admitted to experiencing a baby more sweaty than mine. Babies with as much hair? Or that also look just like their dads? Sure! But sweaty? Nope.
Of course the doctor checked her over and deemed that it’s simply her tiny little body that hasn’t caught up with keeping her tiny temperature regulated. Hell, five years of living in Indiana and I still haven’t learned to keep my own big temperature regulated. But I’m never quite sure how to handle her when she’s completely drenched in sweat, I mean, I generally cover her in a light blanket because the thought of being that sweaty with a ceiling fan blowing on me makes my bones ache. But I’m big, she’s little. I figure if she’s not screaming bloody “I’M FRIGGIN’ COLD!!!” murder? I’m doing okay.
To add insult to her benign sweaty injury? One of the biggest complaints about the car seat I purchased for her is that it resulted in very sweaty babies. I of course thought (in all my pregnant naivete) “We have a new car! With working air conditioning! In fact there’s a vent right over her head! Surely these people who are complaining are stuffing their babies in the back of mid 90′s sedans with untinted windows and questionable A/C systems!”
The ugly perspiring truth is that her car seat does leave her a little damp behind the diaper, but I’ve lined it with a thin cotton seat liner and it seems to help tremendously.
Think your baby could beat mine in a sweat off? I doubt it, but we’d just have to get them together and pissed off about any number of things babies seem to get angry about to find out.
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moosh in indy. » time flies when you’re babbling about your baby all the time. commented on Jul 24 11 at 9:06 pm[...] with Karo syrup actually worked. We also lived in Utah where the climate is dry. However between Vivi being the SWEATIEST baby in America, the humidity in Indiana and sheer amount of fluff on her baby head? I’ve had to hot glue [...]
Darling baby hair bows and clips. | Babys First Year Blog commented on Aug 27 11 at 4:33 pmCandace commented on Jul 19 11 at 11:35 amOne of my boys had super stinky sweaty hands and the other super stinky sweaty feet! I had to wipe them off frequently, put socks on with powder on the inside to control the sweat and odor!
Jenni Williams commented on Jul 19 11 at 11:42 amEveryone in Florida is sweaty. All the time. So my babies were always sweaty.
Ashlee commented on Jul 19 11 at 12:09 pmMy husband nicknamed our 3rd baby sweaty tea bag cause he was so sweaty…and it has stuck. He is almost 6 and still super super sweaty. ick.
sherry Lane commented on Jul 19 11 at 12:20 pmMy now almost three year old sweats like her father as well. Anytime she naps on my chest, there was and still is a ring bigger than her head left on my shirt. I laughed getting her out of her carseat yesterday in this St. Louis heat, poor girl had the sweatiest 2.5 year old ARM pits I’ve ever seen….. Well felt. Ha.
erin commented on Jul 20 11 at 9:10 amI have had this sweating problem for years. My mother always told me I was a sweaty baby. From an early childhood I remember being drenched while my friends all looked quite pristine. Over the years I have adapted to the problem I use Certain Dri and mix in a bit of perfume in to hide odor. I know it sounds weird but Tresor by lancome actually works with the BO not against it. Also a great product that has saved me a lot of money on clothing PitStop armpit stain remover. This stuff is a miracle worker it took 10-15 year old stains out instantly. Good luck and sweating isn’t the worst thing in the world!
Michelle commented on Jul 21 11 at 12:02 amIn TX, it’s usually over 100. I freeze receiving blankets, put them in a ziploc bag, and toss them under a thin cotton blanket on the car seat or stroller. Helps with the sweat. Sort of.
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