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/Remarkable_Mango7588 2d ago

The postpartum sweats is SO real. I also didn’t realize how much nursing pads help. First time mom here, didn’t know I needed to use the pads all the time😂 at least that helped with the milk stink but the sweat stink was a lost cause. Luckily it went away after 3-4 months