DesertBlossom Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 Are you curious about whether I talking about bowel movements or breastmilk? . . . . . BOTH! Everything smells like sweet buttery popcorn... aka: poop from a breastfed baby. (Ftr, I don't find it to be a terribly unpleasant odor) One day I was sure I had baby poo somewhere on my clothes, only to realize it was my cloth nursing pads! The smell is so strong and I can't get away from it. It's. All. I. Can. Smell. My cloth nursing pads are 5 or 6 years old, so I am wondering if I need to "strip" them to get out any old residue. There's a faint smell when they are clean and dry. But even the baby smells that way when he's got a clean diaper on. What is wrong with us?! He's baby #6 and I have never had this overwhelming breastmilk poo smell going on. It's like living in a movie theater without the movies. Quote
Anne in CA Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 LOL. You are one frugal gal to save nursing pads for six years. You rock! 1 Quote
DesertBlossom Posted April 1, 2016 Author Posted April 1, 2016 LOL. You are one frugal gal to save nursing pads for six years. You rock! Ha! You should see the cloth diapers I've had for the past 9 years that are falling to pieces that I can't yet throw away or put in the rag bin. (The diapers are not contributing to the smell as baby is currently in disposables in a size I'm trying to use up before he outgrows them) Quote
38carrots Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) I love the smell of BM BM. I do. ETA: Though if everything smelled of it...hm....maybe not so much. Edited April 1, 2016 by 38carrots 1 Quote
TeenagerMom Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 I would definitely try stripping them to see if that helps! Quote
El... Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 Oh. No no no no. Time for new pads. I'd deal with having fewer of them if I couldn't replace them all at once. I'm super smell-sensitive. 1 Quote
DesertBlossom Posted April 1, 2016 Author Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) I am currently stripping them to see if it helps. (I had been washing them in a small lingerie bag to keep them together and I wonder if they weren't getting clean enough.) But it's also not just the pads. The baby smells too when he's been drooling on his clothes or if I catch a whiff of his breath. Edited April 1, 2016 by DesertBlossom Quote
mamiof5 Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 Hats off to you!! Disposable nursing pads and diapers here :) Hope you can get rid of the smell :P Quote
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