To want to take my DD for a check-up for this

[Ploughingthrough]

DH thinks I'm over-reacting which is why I'm asking for some opinions here! DD is nearly 7.5, and has fairly recently developed a very adult body odour (much like mine, after exercise). We live in a hot country but my DS sweats a lot and it doesn't smell like hers. She's very tall, 91st centile and is not overweight. She has, however, always been on this line. She's a very grown up looking girl - people always comment, for example she's started losing her baby teeth at 4.5 and now has 8 adult teeth that she's had for ages. I have some underlying concerns that she is careering towards puberty and the emotional and physical impact this could have on her if it starts earlier than it should. I do know 8 onwards is normal although I still think it sounds pretty young! DH thinks there's no need to follow it up, and doesn't want to medicalise something that is normal for her age. So, does anyone if the Body Odour IS normal for her age? would you go to a GP ? I just don't want to ignore a symptom that could be something that has an impact later. She is otherwise a healthy and happy girl and we've not mentioned a thing to her, other than to remind her to give her armpits a good scrub in the shower!

Yes go, a check up is worth it to alleviate your worries.

Thanks Complexico I am a bit worried - only because I know that puberty is bloody hard work at the normal age so to go through it early could be tough on her. I might be worrying over nothing though.

Yes, go for a check up. I had to take Dd when she was 7 and the GP said it was the right thing to do and she will have regular check-ups for the next couple of years. I got her a deodorant too. I went for the line "it's totally normal, but you are a bit young, so we're going to go to the doctor for a checkup". She also thought she was too young to grow up so was happy to go.

preponderings thank you. Did you daughter have any problem, or was it considered normal but keep an eye?

Oh now you've got me worried, my little girl is 6 (7 in July) and has been getting BO for quite a while. We bought her a deodorant about 6 months ago.

Now thinking I should take her to the GP too..........

winetime1980 so sorry I'm sure you've nothing to worry about - it's only combined with her height and her very early teething that makes me think it may warrant investigation. I should probably do what you do and get her a deodorant and stop worrying!

There's a few threads on this. My dd has had BO since 3. I have a very hot and sweaty ds who never smells of anything. GP said nothing to worry about, just check for pubic hair and breast buds. At 7 she has neither.

I also took my DD at 7 to the gp when she developed body odour. He told me it wasn't uncommon and not a sign of early puberty. She is now 11 and no period yet.

If it's worrying you then yea go for a check up.
It does sound very young x

My daughter had BO and needed deodorant at 6. She was tall for her age. However her periods didn't start until she was 12, and she ended up average height.

Thank you for some of the reassurances; it does appear that it's more normal than I thought to have some BO at her age. I was also a tall child and a relatively early developer (I think I had my period at 11 or 12) so I don't actually expect her to develop late, but 7 seems a little early to be kicking off. But as a few of you have said, perhaps it's not necessarily a sign of puberty. She has no breast buds that I can see - as for pubic hair I don't think so, but we are a Mediterranean dark skinned and very dark haired family which she has inherited, so she has downy hair in lots of places.

My boy was 6 when he developed BO. The GP said that it is within the realms of normal.which surprised me (I didn't need deoderant until I was about 12).

He's now just turned 10 and daily washing and deoderant is not working. He is stinking the room out with his BO by the end of the day after having a shower and putting on deoderant in the morning. He has had other signs of development for the last year. So, again early but apparently within the realms of normal for a boy (aged 9 +). He's also tall, the height of an average 12 year old.

I've tried to hold off on using any strong chemicals up until now. So he's currently using a block deoderant with no aluminium. I think we're going to have to look at other options.

It is hard when they are so young. My son is still very much a little boy in all other ways but his physical development is at least 2 years in advance of his peers. I can't see any other boys on his class showing any signs. We've had to talk about things I would have expected to be saying to him at age 12. On the us side, when they did the puberty talk a few months ago, the teacher said he was very knowledgeable!

Rentacar thank you for sharing about your DS. I've done lots of googling, as you can imagine, but there is a lot more information out there about girls than boys so I'm sure it's been tricky for you. Ha I'm sure he was top of the class for the puberty chat though :-)

Defo take her. I thought it was weight that triggers pubert. One of my dd friends started her periods in yr4. She was a very tall girl.

CupoTeap I have read this too but I thought it was around the 45kg mark which, whilst she is tall, she is nowhere near!

@ploughingthrough lol! He said him and one girl had their hand up to answer questions the whole time

My dd was the same, BO in the summer term of year 2.

The teacher said that every year they notice this with at least a couple of children, I don't think you need to take her to the Gp unless there are other signs of early puberty.

That's when you know they're young.....when they're happy to talk about puberty without being mortified.

FabulouslyElegantTits thank you. How old is your DD now? Was this the only symptom she displayed? Apart from her height, I don't notice any other signs but I don't know what I'm looking for other than the obvious.

Also, where I live at the moment we are on private medical insurance so they LOVE investigating stuff that doesn't necessarily need investigating because my insurance will pay out. I don't want her poked/prodded/scanned unless it's definitely necessary.

I removed looking at my 8 year old tall and skinny girl in my parents pool and be shocked to see her breast showing signs of development.

My mother is very large cheated for her small frame and I assumed she'd taken over her but was still shocked it happened so early.

As it is, she started her period at 12 1/2 and now an adult is only a small C cup.

It doesn't mean anything.

I'd say it wouldn't hurt to get her checked out. Buy her a good deodorant and cotton tops to help too. Good deodorant is so important I think, for @Rentacar son too, because kids can be so mean to each other and I'd be worried about bullying if they smell

There’s no harm in going to a doctor for a look over and to note it on her file. It’s good practice for children to get checked ever 6-12 months anyway.

Reginabambina thanks this is a good way to look at it.