Moms of girls...."self-discovery" at 14 months or reason to be concerned?

every once in awhile the past few weeks/months Aly will touch herself "down there"....totally fleeting...usually in the bath.

Well while I was gone, DH said she did it in the bath, while he changed her, and even in the carseat while driving a 10 minute drive and making a "whining, complaining" sound. He said it's been red and he used Balmex which made it a bit better.

Should I be concerned? Should I change her more often to see if that helps and keep putting Balmex in that area?

Is it her just discovering her body parts?

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I'm not sure. DD does this every now and then and of course I have to move her hand away because it's always when she has a poop and I haven't wiped her yet.
I'm sure self discovery is normal but the whining might worry me. I wonder if she could have a UTI or a yeast infection. Maybe she's itchy and that's why she grabbing down there more often?

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that's what I was thinking. I am going to give her yogurt today and change her frequently and look for signs of a yeast infection

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If she's complaining, there's something going on. But the self discovery thing is normal. Embarrassing but normal
I catch my little girl every once in awhile and I have to remind her to go in her room

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my dd does this sometimes in the bath....DH gets freaked but I just laugh

My dd does have ezcema though which can sometimes irritate the area, so I watch she doesn't go nuts to make the area worse and I put aquaphor on to make it feel better.

Does your dd have ezcema or anything like that?

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Would it be a sign of something wrong if she is tensing up when I wipe her with the baby wipe?

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bumping for the night crowd

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I think this may be the sign of something hurting, IMO - especially the tensing up - especially if you are just noticing it now - also, from the redness, that may be a sign of something...

Uusally the self-discovery stuff will occur, but tends to really occur around potty training when there is so much more focus on those body parts, and a lot more easy access with undies....

Good luck!

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It might be a yeast infection. If she is itchy since she doesn't really know what itchy feels like that might be why she is discovering herself. Honestly I would call the doctor and ask.

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olivia does the same thing. when i change her and when she takes a bath. once in a while she will grab for her diaper and i will change her. i think its discovery for them and when they grab at the diaper i think the diaper needs a changing.