hate to be the one to overthink but i need y'all's opinion on fragrance and do you use it after you had your baby?
I'll get to the question right away, is wearing any kind of fragrance dangerous for a baby?
Now the context, no one has ever told me anything about not wearing perfume/deodorant nor i have ever noticed my 8 and a half month old being fussy over the smell. I haven't worn any for the first 2 months just in case but after i began going out more (it was late spring at that point) i really hated the very specific hormonal smell i gave off, despite maintaining hygiene, so i began wearing mostly a body mist and a deodorant. Recently i saw a kids perfume I've been eyeing on and asked friends if i should buy it (don't judge, it had a game character i really like😔). One friend said "use later thoooo, not safe for babies" and while i just agreed, i panicked in my head because i have been using perfumes. I don't spray it in the same room as the baby, I don't overdo it.
I'm for the most part confident in how i care for my baby abut this has been bothering me as i never considered it could be harmful.
Posted Dec 9, 2025, 8:57 AM UTC