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2.5 year old sweating at naptime/bedtime

Aug 2004

My 2.5 yr. old sweats profusely when she goes to sleep. She doesn't seemed to be bothered by it. I was wondeirng if this is normal or an indication of a different problem. anyone have a simillar experience with their child? thanks!


Hi, My son, who's now 4 1/2, regularly sweats profusely while napping and/or sleeping. For example, his hair will get completely soaked, and often his clothes will be pretty wet with sweat as well. My daughter, who's now 1 1/2, also sweats through her head sometimes and her hair will be soaked when she wakes up. I just chalk it up to their high metabolisms... laura
I cant help with any reasons, but my 2 year old son also sweats a lot in his sleep. His head specially, is almost drenched in sweat by the time he wakes up. He sleeps without a blanket, but it appears almost as if the warmth of the mattress and nearby pillow is enough to make him sweat. Dont know what this indicates and would be interested to find out! Vaiju

Excess Sweating When Lovemaking

July 2003

This is an odd question. I'm a single mom and have been dating a wonderful man recently. He's kind, compassionate, generous, fun, sexy, sweet... the whole package. We've gradually become more initimate and I've discovered that he sweats extremely excessively when lovemaking, so much so that it feels like standing under a waterfall. I find this unpleasant and a bit of a turn-off. I have never seen anything like it in my life; the amount of sweat that pours off of him is truly astounding and might be funny if it weren't so bothersome. Does anyone relate to this situation? Any advice? anonymous please


you have me laughing, I used to date this fellow! well, ok, yours is a different one as my ex is in a relationship in San Luis. He was (is?) an excessive sweater. The ''rain'' was bothersome to the point of distraction and often I just wanted sex to be over so I could dry off! I never addressed the issue directly with him, but my suspicion was he was trying REALLY hard not to ejaculate before I was ready and so was working himself up quite a bit before release. If I was more ''ready'' before he entered, and therefore he was too, then he would feel comfortable releasing sooner and then there was not as much sweating. So you might try encouraging/validating him to release sooner? no more umbrellas
My wife says
''It's simple. She should be on top.'' anonymous, of course
Hello- I know all too well the unpleasantness that you are referring to. My first husband had the same problem. We talked about it (that was the hard part) since I too found it rather unenjoyable.

We tried several options

He would shower before we became intimate. This seemed to help a bit, but did not eliminate the problem.

He bought some contraption he saw in a magazine that was supposed to ''kill'' the sweat glands. He ended up burning himself with this doo-hickie and I made him throw it away.

And finally...he lost weight. He was a big guy. Over 6'5'' tall and just shedding some extra pounds did the trick. He only lost 15-pounds but it made all the difference. He seemed much happier too.

Another tip: try different positions to avoid the ''waterfall''. anon


Yes, my husband does this too--it's like being under a faucet sometimes. It helps to be on top for me--less dripped on. Drysol (a prescription antiperspirant) could help but he's not someone I could suggest that to (he won't wear the OTC ones either as he doesn't believe in them, which I do understand). And he's so wonderful in so many other ways, I figure it's a little thing in the grand scheme. And of course I've gotten to drip breastmilk on him but it's really not the same. I say if he's wonderful in other ways, wait and see if you can get it to not bother you over time. good luck! another rained on rosy
Hi - I noted that most of the respondents to your question assumed sweating had to do with being overweight. My experience has been quite the opposite. I had a fling with an endurance athelete some years back, and he sweated quite a bit during sex. He was definitely not overweight!! In fact, he had the best body I've ever experienced in that way. ) Our fling did not evolve into a full-blown relationship, so we never really discussed it, but I now realize I came to think of the sweating as sexy. You know - hot, steamy sex. So now if my husband sweats a little during sex, I think it's erotic. Not everything in life was meant to be antiseptic and sterile. Perhaps you could change how you think about it! sports fan ;)
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