Odor on baby's head

My baby has a lot of hair. We noticed that her head always has a weird odor to it, even right after a bath. We don't see anything on her scalp so she doesn't appear to have cradle cap... no idea what's going on. Her head just always smells.... dirty I guess. Has anyone else experienced this with their little one or know what it might be? We have a doctor appt on Monday for something unrelated so I'll ask her pediatrician but figured I'd toss it out here as well!

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Have u put coconut oil in it in I little lotion

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won't that make her hair greasy?

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No

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I use it in my baby hair to not be dry u Dnt need much

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U cn try lotion tho

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I noticed the same. He never had the new baby smell. His head smells like sweat almost? Gave him a bath this morning and it already smells. Some babies are just stinky I guess!!

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In I use the lavender Johnson Johnson

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@Cara I'm not even sure if my girl had the new baby smell. I got really sick 2 days before I delivered and I was congested for like a solid 2 weeks afterwards. My hubby said she did, but I couldn't smell it :( Yeah I gave her a bath at like 6pm and as soon as her hair was completely dry it already smelled weird! Like sweaty, and sometimes it smells kinda sour. But she's not dirty! I keep her so clean! Lol

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Hmmm I noticed the same thing with my baby! She’s definitely a head sweater so I assumed it was from sweat

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My daughter has the same issue, also my oldest son now 22 years old and unfortunately he still has issues with his hair smelling. My 21 year old son and my 15 month old son don't have this issue. It's puzzling to me. I'm going to ask my pediatrician at her next appointment.

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