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1 Month Old Child Having Terrible Odor. Could It Be Due To Milk?

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Posted on Sat, 28 Jul 2012
Question: i HAVE A FUSSY 1 MONTH OLD WHO DOES NOT LATCH ON EASILY AND HAS A TERRIBLE ODOR. COULD IT BE MY MILK?
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Answered by Dr. Ram Choudhary (4 hours later)
Hi,
Babies have a body odor and some people may not like that at all initially but slowly get adjusted to it.
Post-partum females also produces body odor that also may be playing a role.
I do not think that your breast or breast milk can be a reason for that, unless you have painful discharge from it and in that case it may be an infected ductal ectasia or abscess but that condition is markedly painful.
You would get adjusted to the smell and meanwhile you can dust the baby with a scented medicated powder and yourself can use a deodorant.
I hope that answers your query.
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1 Month Old Child Having Terrible Odor. Could It Be Due To Milk?

Hi,
Babies have a body odor and some people may not like that at all initially but slowly get adjusted to it.
Post-partum females also produces body odor that also may be playing a role.
I do not think that your breast or breast milk can be a reason for that, unless you have painful discharge from it and in that case it may be an infected ductal ectasia or abscess but that condition is markedly painful.
You would get adjusted to the smell and meanwhile you can dust the baby with a scented medicated powder and yourself can use a deodorant.
I hope that answers your query.