TMI- smelly?

[mittendrin]

Gosh, this is horrible. I have this with every pregnancy. I change my undies 2x a day, change my pantyliners a lot and spray/wash with the minishower every time I use the bathroom. The smell is driving me insane. Anyone else have this? I think it's normal but I just can't deal with it anymore. URGH!

[Da WIC Lady]

I smell like woman... very strongly... and I'm getting a lot more discharge volume wise, so I have to change twice a day too. I hate being damp. I'd wear panty liners, but none of the maternity panties really do well with liners and my low cut (non-maternity) bikinis are too tight over my bladder/baby's head to be comfortable. I don't really mind the smell, but it does make me feel self concious.

Anna

[Isaac'sMa]

I had a stronger smell with ds as well as with this pg. I trimmed myself "down below" a few weeks ago which helped with the smell but not the moisture (obviously).

[MamaHippo]

I too am much more aware of how I smell. Dh swears he doesn't smell a difference, but I feel like I need to shower twice a day to not feel smelly. Pantiliners don't fit me either, so i just have to keep changing undies.I feel like my regular body odor, which has never been a problem for me at all, is all out of whack. I actually need deodorant on a daily basis now, which i never did before.

[scheelimama]

So glad I'm not the only one! I feel like I smell awful! Doesn't help that I only shower every other day (my hair is a PITA to do on a daily basis). Ugh, I hate it, but I'm not itchy or showing signs of infection, so I'm assuming it's normal and have not mentioned it to the mw's.

[*Lindsey*]

I'm smelly, too! I wear pantiliners, wash 2x a day, and trimmed "down there", too, but it doesn't help. Ugh!

[GooeyRN]

I am a bit smelly, too.

[GinaRae]

I am sensitive to smell and there's definitely a stronger "presence" since pregnancy started, though luckily I have little discharge. The main problem is the urine thing. I wear pads all day, every day for that and I wash up a couple of times per day, but it still bugs me. Trimming helps keep me a bit fresher feeling.

At night, I sweat in the folds of my thighs. What is that about? Weird. Maybe I do all day and don't notice because underwear and pads catch the sweat.

[welldone]

Smelly here, too. I never wear pantiliners non-pregnant, but I'm wearing and changing them bi-hourly now. It helps that it's cooler now, but not much. Just too much goin' on down there!

[Heather Marie]

I am glad this is normal. I change my undies at least twice a day because of the moistness. I have definately noticed a difference in smell.

[kgrfcharlton]

I'm sorry, but I couldn't read all of the posts b/c I was eating a snack. I just wanted to say that I have this "snail trail" problem, too. I never had it w/my other 2 pregnancies, so Yuck!

[Undercover Hippie]

Yeah, I've got the excess dampness and the stronger-than-normal smell and it makes me feel self-conscious too! I definitely feel like I need to shower and change underwear twice a day (but I don't always do it).

FYI I find the regular disposable pantiliners make me smell even stronger even if I change them often. The cloth ones don't seem to make it any worse.