Before I gave birth, I never had to wear deodorant.
Post labor, I had the WORST body odor ever..!
I don't sweat much at all, but I've noticed that I definitely have B.O. now and have to use deodorant twice a week or so.
Anyone else notice more B.O. post baby?
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
I most definitely have more BO than before baby!!! I think it's the raised hormones and they stuck 
Gotta do laundry more frequently.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Yes.... but it's because I shower less. My options are shower or sleep and it's hard for me to pick shower. But if I'm going out the next day or I can smell myself, I make sure to pick shower.
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
Yes. More BO after baby. I think the hormones in pregnancy did something. Just like to the massive amounts of gray hairs
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
I always wore deodorant but I did notice that post baby my BO is worse when I'm sweating.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Definitely, the fenugreek supplements also add to my funk!
persimmon / 1472 posts
Omg I thought I was thr only one and I was so grossed out tr first few weeks after birth!!! I remember my second day back home I was waking around and smelled some bad BO. Then I realized it was me!!! I had my husband run to CVS to buy me some deodorant before our first visitors came cause I was so embarrassed to be the smelly mom. I also notice I sweat a lot more easily now than before. Does this go away?!
grapefruit / 4800 posts
Yes. I hardly ever wore deodorant before pregnancy. I don't sweat much unless it's a hot day and I'm running. But I'm definitely more smelly now. I think it's getting better though, either that or I'm just getting used to it.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
I'll had that to my "yippee yay joys" of motherhood bucket. =\
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
I feel like the odd one out here..I wear deodorant/anti-perspirant every day anyway! I've never been able to get away with not wearing it.
kiwi / 718 posts
@pastemoo: haha, I was just thinking that!
@sorrycharlie: no girl, I have to also.
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
that definitely happened with me, but way more with charlie than olive. or maybe i'm more used to my bo now?
i remember thinking that someone smelled after charlie was born. and then i realized it was my armpits!!!!! i never had to wear deodorant before having kids because i don't have much hair, but yup i sure had bo post kids.
kiwi / 525 posts
Wow. Fantastic. That seems like an unnecessarily cruel side effect of giving birth! I'd always considered it one of my favourite things about myself, that BO wasn't an issue... I guess this is gonna be a stinky summer!
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
I'm shocked to hear some of you don't have to wear deodorant every day, or didn't at some point! If I skip a day, I reek by lunch time.
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