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amother

Tue, Nov 19 2019, 9:45 pm

My 5 year old delicious daughter lately has a terrible sweat smell under her arms which spreads to her clothing. Is this a symptom of something more serious?
Her pediatrician told me(a while ago- before this issue) not to give her too many baths, as she has dry skin. Could that be the issue? I've been bathing her every other night.
Is this something to discuss with the Dr.?
Tia!

thunderstorm

Tue, Nov 19 2019, 10:05 pm

Discuss it with the doctor.

amother

Fuchsia

Tue, Nov 19 2019, 10:32 pm

Can happen from a heavily processed, high sugar diet.

amother

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 8:46 am

Thanks for taking the time to answer. She isn't due for a well visit for a while & is BH feeling well. Should I call the Dr? It seems pretty silly to make an appointment for this...

thunderstorm

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 8:48 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Thanks for taking the time to answer. She isn't due for a well visit for a while & is BH feeling well. Should I call the Dr? It seems pretty silly to make an appointment for this...

Sweating under the arms in a five yr Old is not normal. If she were 9 it would be normal. So therefore it’s not a silly thing to check out.

seeker

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 10:44 am

Run it by the doctor. According to my pediatrician it could go either way - sometimes kids just develop this randomly, but first you need to rule out endocrine irregularities.

happyone

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 10:46 am

by my child its was a carnitine deficiency. giving supplements and vitamins can also generate odor. run by your doc.

amother

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 12:52 pm

So I should call the Dr. or take her in?

mammala120

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 1:15 pm

Is she overweight, stressed ??

amother

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 5:02 pm

mammala120 wrote:

Is she overweight, stressed ??

Are those related?

seeker

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 7:32 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

So I should call the Dr. or take her in?

Yes please

amother

Taupe

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 8:13 pm

Take her in .

amother

Pumpkin

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 8:15 pm

call and speak to dr
s/he will say if you need to bring her in

amother

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 9:43 pm

Thanks everyone! I will iyH call tomorrow.
Hope everything is ok😒 Sad

flmommy

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 10:32 pm

My daughter had this. Ped told us it was normal and to use deodorant.

amother

Teal

Wed, Nov 20 2019, 10:41 pm

flmommy wrote:

My daughter had this. Ped told us it was normal and to use deodorant.

Same here. And it usually is okay. With my dc (probably started a bit older- maybe 6-7) we eventually discovered that it was the first symptom of very mild/atypical congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Like most posters responded, it's probably fine. And you should speak with your ped.

amother

Sapphire

Thu, Nov 21 2019, 2:28 am

Btdt.
Pediatrician sent us to pediatric endocrinologist.
Ran a lot of blood work including the adrenal hyperplasia.
Bh, all negative
Have been told that tests are run at birth for the adrenal issue, and if she was Bh normal at birth, this too should come back normal.
Could be early puberty as well, can see by doing bone age x ray.
Also, is your child overweight?
That can be the cause
We use a gentle deodorant, as kids can be cruel....don't want them to tell her she smells.

amother

Denim

Thu, Nov 21 2019, 6:18 am

We had this at 7 with our youngest DD.
Ped said it was normal and to use deodorant.
She is now 18 and still sweats alot.
It's just how she is.

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