All three of my kids pour sweat at night. They are 8, 7 and 5. My son (oldest) is the worst and he has been this way since he was a toddler. They sleep in only underwear and have a thin blanket. My oldest only wants a sheet to sleep. My 7 year old slept with a comforter last night and when I went in to check on her before I went to sleep she had drips of sweat all over her neck and back. Their little foreheads are almost always drenched when I go in to kiss them after they have been asleep awhile. I don't feel that the house is overly warm, I rarely wake up hot and have way more blankets than they do. It seems to be mostly within 2-3 hours of them going to sleep that this happens as they never wake up sweaty in the morning. I also have noticed lately that their legs have little bruises all over! Not super excessive but there are a few light small bruises on each leg, mostly on the shins. We are a rough housing family and we do wrestle around quite a bit, the kids play a lot outside etc... I doubt that all THREE of them have cancer or something but sweating and bruising always makes me think of something horrible. I do bruise fairly easily on my legs and always have. We eat healthy for the most part and they eat a very balanced diet and seem like healthy, normal kids. They don't sweat all that much in the day time unless they are doing a lot of exercise or it is super hot. Are these just "kid" things or genetic, or something I should worry about??
ETA - We keep our thermostat at 76 at night and my husband also becomes drenched in sweat during the first hour or so he is asleep.
Way too hot for SoCal (or anywhere for that matter)!!! Thermostat should be closer to 68 at night - that should minimize the sweating. My son complains that even that is too warm for him (he's a sweater too!) Bruises are just part of being a kid - bring the temp down and I think everyone will be happier.
Changed my original response: 76 is way too hot. 70 max.
Active kids get bruises. It's probably nothing, since all three have it.
IMHO 76 is quite warm to keep the thermostat over night. Mine is down to 62 at night and 68 during the day!
Your house is too hot. I would burn up if it was 76 degrees at night. Turn it down a few degrees and see if it makes a difference. If not, call the doctor and get advice from them.
1. The sweating: What do you keep the thermostat at during the night? Sleep experts recommend setting your thermostat to 66'F. Yes, I know that seems like it'd be FREEZING, but it's truly better to be able to cover ourselves and breathe the cool air. If it's warmer than 68'F, it's too warm for sleeping.
2. Bruises: My kids are always bruised on their legs. They're klutzy and bonk into things. It's normal.
ETA: 76'F is WAY too warm for sleeping! WOW!
I suggest turning the thermostat down. Start with dropping it to 70'F tonight so the difference doesn't cause sleep issues. But I think that even that much will help soooo much.
I'd leave it at 70'F for a week, and then drop it again to 68'F the next week.
I bet everyone will sleep so much better and DRYER.
Your house is too hot so I'd lower it to at least 70 and maybe lower. You sleep better when cooler too. Just get pajamas that are warm and lower the heat to start off. Then see what happens. I would have all 3 kids checked though and be sure they don't have thyroid or other issues and then go from there. Bruising could be many things and also just kids because most that really play outside, etc. get bruises on the shins. They need a complete physical each and then see what the doctor says. Won't hurt to get one anyhow.
Yes, 76 degrees is WAY too hot. I read once the ideal temperature for the best sleep is 65 degrees. It sounds like you may chill easier than the average person and the rest of your family are fairly normal. :) Turn it down about 10 degrees and you'll solve the sweating and have an added bonus of saving $. :)
Thermostat is definitely too high. The indicator is that the first hour of sleeping they are drenched in sweat. They haven't hit deep sleep at that point yet for their bodies to attempt to adjust their core temperature.
Mine's between 66-68 at night. I make quilts when upset, so there are always plenty of blankets to pile sky high.
The bruised legs? Most likely a kid thing, unless they don't go away after a few days. A banana, glass of milk, and a kid friendly multivitamin might help with that. BTW Mama, speaking as someone who is anemic and has to go the extra mile, that a banana, and a green drink(mine is chlorophyll in a glass of juice) does wonders for reducing the duration of bruising. That and Devonshire's Dragon Balm rubbed onto the bruises.
Hope this helps.
Wow that is really hot. I live in New England and we have the temp at 69/70. I will say kids can run hot. My son is the same way where I go in a few hours after he has gone to bed and he is sweaty in his hair. By the morning he is fine though. I think their body temp rises at night and then falls back to normal in the morning so that could be causing it. I would turn down the temp and see how it goes.
76! Wow, that's high. I don't keep mine at 76 during the day. Maybe their rooms are more like 80 (heat varies around the house).
If they are sleeping in underwear and without covers, your heat is too high. Get yourself an electric blanket and turn the heat down to a max of 68. I keep mine at 62 and we all love it. I have an electric thermostat that turns the heat on about a 1/2 hour before we wake up!
76 is very warm. We usually have ours on 70 during the day and 68 at night. That is almost like a sauna to me lol, especially with menopause. My daughter bruises easily too, she has something called ITP, it is a clotting factor that can come from a virus. I would first lower the heat and see how they do with the sweats, as far as the black and blues if they are not excessive then I wouldn't be concerned. If she continues to get them then talk to your doctor.
OMG 76 is hot. No wonder they are sweating. Turn the thermostat down.
We keep our house at 67 during day. Around 62 at night. We do not turn the heat on in our bedroom (bedrooms have individual thermostats because it is electric heat) ever. Downstairs is oil heat.
I don't think the two are related at all.
We are very hot family and I sweat in bed if the house is over 68 degrees. We drop it to 62 at night. I'll drop it even colder when the kids are gone.
Bruises on the shin are a normal part of childhood. Kids get them all the time and never know where they came from. Big, dark, deep, spreading bruises they might have some memory of how it got there, but even that is hit or miss.
GL!
We live in SoCal, as well. Our thermostat never gets up to 76. During the day, it is 74, if it's really cold out - you know, for us. LOL At night, we take it down to 68.
Sweating allows them to eliminate toxins, so you are essentially putting them in a sweat lodge each night. They probably never get sick.
Usually, if kids are getting enough vitamin C WITH bioflavinoids, the bruising stops. If you are giving them too much fish oil, it will increase the bruising, as fish oil is a natural blood thinner, which is why it's not a good idea to add aspirin when someone is taking fish oil.
Changed my answer based on your ETA...
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ADDED - Okay, I didn't know you kept your house so HOT! Yowzer. We keep ours at about 63. Turn your thermostat down. Kids get bruises.
Not sure about the bruising - check with the doctor on that but I am always hot at night. When I lived in New York I slept with the air conditioner on at night so now that I'm in LA, I'm always dying of the heat. I sleep with a ceiling fan on plus an air purifier that sends out cool air. I keep the room around 75 and I open the windows at night if it is cold out. Maybe get the kids floor or ceiling fans to keep on at night. That might help. Good luck.
holy cow id be sweating at 78 at night. we bring ours down to 67 at night and about 69 during the day. My kids get quite sweaty during the night and watching how they play i dont question little bruises. They are normal
My son sweats like crazy but it's in the daytime and night. He usually sleeps with one blanket and a fan on him. But I would definitely talk to your dr if this is not something that you have noticed in yourself or their dad. My husband sweats a lot so I know where it comes from in my son.
