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Diving right in to stories all about sweat, it’s an important part of your physiology. After baby, did you start sweating more in other places like your crotch? Sandy has always sweat a lot and at times has been self-conscious about it and has found she has been even sweatier in certain places after pregnancy.

Exercise sweat vs stress sweat. Your genitals have more stress sweat glands than other places. Those places also attract more bacteria which contributes to the smell. The rest of the body holds more of the exercise sweating glands. One sweat that all postpartum women have in common are the night sweats, when you release an overwhelming amount of hormones from pregnancy. No one told us that was a thing. Your body is going through so much in that transition.

But what about people that say they don’t sweat? Sometimes there is a diagnosis that prevents sweat, in other situations, living in areas with high temperatures can get your body to a new homeostasis and you sweat less. Higher trained athletes actually sweat more and faster. Part of it is the intensity and the other part is the efficiency of your body regulating and bringing your body temp back down. Getting out of your comfort zone is important.

What about wearing clothing that shows sweat? Do you have some insecurities about clothing and whether it shows sweat. Is there a shame or stigma with sweat? Well it does smell, clothes need to be washed immediately. Why do we think sweat is gross?

How about natural deodorant? Do you find it works better in different situations?

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Let’s be kind to those that sweat, because maybe they aren’t excessive sweaters or in a condition like heat that make them sweat but they are uncomfortable or in a stressful situation.

Taking it back to night sweats and why this might be happening – all about the hormones. Alcohol and caffeine can be big contributors. You can literally smell the alcohol through the sweat. It could also be a result of your cycle and different days, like when you ovulate, you might have hormone induced night sweats. Habits, tracking and understanding might help you connect the dots.