i had my baby 9 weeks ago. after 6 weeks of wearing pads post birth, i noticed my discharge had a bad odour and my vaginal area was red and inflamed, with an itchy/burning sensation. naturally i thought it was thrush (but ive never had thrush before). i went to my OBGYN at 7 weeks, who took a swab and i took a course of thrush treatment. This did not help the inflamation. My swab test results came back as "normal". the pain and inflamation has gone now, but im still left with a fishy smelling discharge. before pregnancy and birth i never had this smell.