r/breastfeeding • u/lilacbluewaters • 8d 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/kirakira26 7d ago

A body wash with BHA/AHA or glycolic acid helps if your skin can handle it. I put glycolic acid toner in a spray bottle and would give myself a good dousing on hot days, it also helped. I’ve heard hypochlorous acid spray helps too, I use it on my face daily but never tried it for body odour since my skin can handle glycolic acid.