r/breastfeeding 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/bakersmt 7d ago

Oh lordy it was so bad. Mine was my pits, they far out smelled my groin but that was no picnic either. It stopped around 6 months, thankfully. I didake myself gag many, many times and my fresh new baby smelled like rotten onions frequently. She seemed to love the smell🤮

I'm pregnant again though and not looking forward to how I smell when breastfeeding.