The 2 Essentials You Need to Survive Postpartum Body Odor

In case you weren’t aware, postpartum body odor is basically b.o. on steroids! These two essentials got me through the stinky postpartum period.

One thing I wish I knew before I gave birth was that postpartum body odor is truly something else. It’s not something that can be managed with natural or aluminum free deodorant, that’s for sure. Even just regular deodorant doesn’t quite cut it! These two products saved me, and continue to save me, so I had to share them with my fellow new moms!

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This post is all about postpartum body odor.

The postpartum hormones really take you on a wild ride in a wide variety of ways, and one of them is definitely postpartum body odor. 

I had kind of heard of this before but was completely unprepared! Learn from my mistakes! 

The first few weeks, when your hormones are really all over the place, you likely will be the stinkiest you’ve ever been. Apparently it has something to do with so your baby can easily find you or identify your scent? These poor babies looking for stinky mommies 😂

Not to mention, in the early weeks, a shower can be super hard to come by!

Aluminum free or all natural deodorants are just not going to cut it for postpartum body odor! If that’s your thing, just be prepared for them to be much less effective than you might be used to. 

I personally gave up natural deodorant a while ago. As a stress and anxious sweater, it just wasn’t cutting it for me 😂

Secret clinical strength soft solid deodorant

Secret clinical strength has been my go to for a while, and my love affair has really been solidified during this postpartum period! It doesn’t 100% cover up the stink, but it is the best I’ve tried at covering most of it up.

Be sure to get the soft solid version, not the completely solid version. The soft solid is a lot more effective for postpartum body odor! I know, I’ve tried them both. 

It is a slightly more expensive deodorant, but in my opinion, veryyyyy worth it during postpartum.

Bath wipes

These are another product that saved me! I actually bought these for my hospital bag because I wasn’t sure what the showering situation would be like. Definitely recommend bringing with you!

But they’ve really come in handy since coming home from the hospital! 

With a new baby, showering sometimes doesn’t happen as often as you want it to. Or if you’re in those early postpartum weeks, a shower might have happened already, but you’re already stinky (yes, it happens very quickly.)

These wipes are a lifesaver! Freshen up in 5 seconds flat, reapply deodorant, and your good to go (for a few hours anyways 😂)

I plan to keep using these even once all the postpartum body odor has regulated a bit, they’re just super convenient to use and you never know when you need to freshen ip a bit. Love them!

Hope this helps tackle some of the postpartum body odor you might be dealing with so you can go back to snuggling your baby stink free. 

This post was all about postpartum body odor.