- 1). Avoid sleeping naked. It makes sense, if you are hot, that wearing no clothes will prevent you from sweating; but, if you sleep naked the sweat has nowhere to go except your sheets. You will wake up drenched in a soaking wet bed and will have to change the sheets before you can go back to sleep. So, by all means, if you are having excessive night sweating, put on some pajamas.
- 2). Avoid cotton pajamas. When you have a night sweat, the moisture will saturate the pajamas, but then the evaporation will cause you to suddenly get cold. You will wake up and have to change your wet pajamas before you go back to sleep.
- 3). Avoid silky, 100% polyester pajamas. These types of fabrics are not absorbant and the sweat has nowhere to go. It will just remain on your skin. You will wake up a cold, wet mess.
- 4). Sleep well in a garment that will keep you warm while wet. This can be a polyester knit thermal underwear, such as polypropylene, or sleepwear especially designed for night sweats. Sometimes called menopause pajamas, this night sweats sleepwear is made of moisturing-wicking fabric. These fabrics wick sweat away from your skin, and also keep you warm while the fabric is wet. Both the pajamas and the polypropylene underwear will do the same thing, allowing you to sleep through your night sweats for a good night sleep.
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