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6 year old dd smelling of sweat

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butterfly86 · 23/08/2020 16:43

My dd is 6 and she mentioned to me that her armpits smelled, I checked and they do have a slight sweaty smell. It happened when the weather was very hot and she'd been active, I have noticed it another couple of times but not all the time it's not the type of body odour you'd smell from a distance I have to actually smell under her arms to smell it but I'm a bit concerned that she shouldn't have smelly sweat at 6 years old. Is it something I should be worried about?

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dementedpixie · 23/08/2020 18:17

How often does she get washed?

butterfly86 · 23/08/2020 22:20

Daily usually

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TeenMummy · 24/08/2020 07:11

Any thing else like does she wee lots? More than other 6 year olds?

niceberg · 24/08/2020 07:18

My DD had the same, at same age. Then a couple more signs that hormones were starting early - height growth and spots - so we got a referral to an endocrinologist. Fortunately only monitoring needed and no interventions so far. Worth keeping an eye out and discussing with GP if you're concerned.

butterfly86 · 24/08/2020 07:43

I will keep an eye and mention it if anything else, I wasn't sure if it could be a normal thing for her sweat to be a little bit smelly or always something to worry about.

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