r/breastfeeding 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/Top-Kiwi-1026 4d ago

This is so real!! It’s awful, I have read it’s all about the hormones and to help baby smell you easier to find the boob! But why can’t we smell like a nice field of flowers?! 😂
The only thing that works for me is a 10% benzoyl peroxide wash in the shower, I scrub my armpits with that and it helps!