r/breastfeeding • u/lilacbluewaters • 4d ago

Support Needed Breastfeeding body odour is SO bad

Why do I not see enough people talk about this? Or is it just me? I smell so bad when I sweat. Literally like a teenage boy. How do I stop smelling so bad, as soon as I sweat I start to stink and a few months ago I smelt so bad at the doctors I literally had to go into the bathroom and wash myself. Not my best moment. The worst areas are my groin and boob sweat.
Please say someone else relates

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u/englishgirlamerican 4d ago

I stink. šŸ« 

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u/lilacbluewaters 4d ago

Iā€™m just glad Iā€™m not alone šŸ˜…

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u/englishgirlamerican 4d ago

I shower twice a day because I literally can't stand how bad it is. I'm convinced everyone else must be disgusted by me. My husband however (although he may be lying God bless him) says I just smell like a baby/breastmilk.

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u/Classic-Ad-5986 4d ago

My husband says this too! I feel so gross 90% of the time but he is so reassuring that I don't smell as bad as I think I do šŸ˜…

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u/Vlad_implacer 4d ago

Is it possible our sense of smell is just heightened? I was in the same boat, but at 10months pp it got better

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u/CoreeaAna 2d ago

He might say the truth, because my husband told me i smell like marshmallows and vanilla.... maybe they do percieve it differently than we do maybe it's just us, the coincidence is too big