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Do you know the babies are born with a pleasant scent? There are even studies conducted the cause of this pleasant smell. Studies published in “Frontiers in Psychology” in the year 2013 even stated that this smell has a positive effect on certain regions of the mother’s brain. This scent, nonetheless, will disappear after (maximum) six weeks though. Even though there are no confirmed reasons are found yet, it is believed may be either due to the influence of the amniotic fluid in which the baby is immersed for nine months or due to the whitish covering, vernix caseosa.
However, when weeks pass, babies have a distinct pleasant smell associated with milky smell or baby cream smell. Often babies develop unpleasant body odor too, like spit up smell or dirt trapped amidst the skin folds. Some foul smells indicate an underlying medical problem. There is a huge difference between a child’s odor due to its contact with the environment and body odor hinting to health concerns. Read on to know more about the types of odor and their reasons.
What you needed to understand first is, the sweat glands of babies aren’t the same as grownup kids or adults. Therefore, even though the babies sweat and perspire like us, the sweat theoretically should not smell bad. Here, again there are several factors that trigger body odor in babies.
Children under the age of eight do not have body odor. However, here are some factors that trigger body odor in babies.
There is a general notion of baby smells that we associate to soft cuddly babies. These are the types that a parent need not worry about.
Baby’s body odor can be dealt with by following few hygienic practices.
Few body odors emanating from babies may indicate an underlying medical problem. Here are smells to look out for:
If you notice any of the above-mentioned odors in your baby seek medical help immediately. Even though most of these conditions can be treated with dietary changes or could be a false alarm to hygiene issues, some of these conditions are rare and genetic conditions. Early intervention, diet changes, and proper medication is important to deal with the abnormal type of body odor in babies. your pediatrician will guide you through it.
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