My baby smells like other people's perfume

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I hate it!

Am I being unreasonable to hate it when people plaster themselves in perfume and then get it all over my baby. He smells lovely as he does normally. Of cheese.

Can't wait to bath him.

I think this is bonkers and totally precious....

My baby smelled of cheese

It's why we called her Baby Belle

Ahh I love when DS smells like his Grandma’s moisturiser. It’s lovely that she’s been snuggling him.

Ahh I love when DS smells like his Grandma’s moisturiser. It’s lovely that she’s been snuggling him.

Or moisturising him

I never understood it when people talk about that lovely newborn smell. All babies I’ve met stink of old milk and sick, even my own (and she is bathed regularly!)

@Dieu God, not another precious baby thread!
God, not another unnecessary moany comment. 😉

No one is forcing you to read this thread. If you're not interested then that's fine. There is no obligation to post so if you're not interested then FO to a more interesting thread and place your hopefully more helpful comments there.

I get where the OP is coming from.

I'm really not being precious either. He's a brute of a boy and I'm never over protective of him especially now he's nearly 11 months old. Just, a baby smelling like perfume is weird!

I hear you OP. It's a long time since mine were babies but I hated them smelling of someone else's perfume. As someone else said upthread I think it's an instinct to want your baby to smell familiar.

I remember my ds coming back from visiting expils smelling of stale BO. Xh's parents' personal hygiene was flaky to say the least (there was literally a thick layer of grime and dust in their bath). It was massively grim.

I hate it too, likewise when someone with a strong perfume leaves the room and the stench lingers for hours. I can’t understand the attraction in such an overpowering stench personally.

DS reckoned my perfume was too much for his newborn so I stopped wearing it when she was visiting. No problem!

Of all the things to be annoyed about... this is ridiculous.

Cheese?
I used to avoid wearing perfume when I worked with babies for this reason but it’s not really a big deal.

Yeah cheesey, milky baby breath 😍

I think this could be the cause

@TornFromTheInside Oh that's it

I'd forgotten this! DH always knew which relative I had been to visit by the old lady perfume that DD smelled of

Sorry! I thought it deserved a little lightheartedness!

I miss my kids smelling like babies. Slightly sour but sweet milk, baby soap, washing powder and the smell of home. Ahhhhh.

I'm allergic to perfume. Fucking detest the stuff as a result.

Spanish babies smell of cologne. Lovely.

What do babies on Cologne smell of?

*in Cologne