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Question for moms of uncircumcised boys...
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gni1125
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Irene
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Question for moms of uncircumcised boys...
Hi mamas!
Both my boys are uncircumcised. Just wanted some opinions on cleaning. I've had one ped. tell me don't touch it and just clean it like a finger and another ped. told me to pull it back and rinse with water during bath time and to teach them how to do it themselves. My boys are 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 now.
What do you do and when did you start doing it or teaching them? TIA!!
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Posted 9/6/14 1:08 PM  |
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ABCiverson
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Amanda
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Question for moms of uncircumcised boys...
Only the owner of the penis should be the one to retract it. Some boys aren't able to retract until puberty. If their foreskin has already separated than its time to teach them to retract and rinse with plain water. If their foreskin is still adhered to the head than DO NOT pull it back! Retracting before natural separation has taken place can cause life long problems.
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Message edited 9/6/2014 8:02:56 PM.
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| Posted 9/6/14 8:00 PM |
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gni1125
LIF Infant
Member since 7/06 246 total posts
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Irene
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Re: Question for moms of uncircumcised boys...
Posted by ABCiverson
Only the owner of the penis should be the one to retract it. Some boys aren't able to retract until puberty. If their foreskin has already separated than its time to teach them to retract and rinse with plain water. If their foreskin is still adhered to the head than DO NOT pull it back! Retracting before natural separation has taken place can cause life long problems.
check out the Whole Network for advice:)
http://www.thewholenetwork.org/
Thanks! That's what I thought and did this far but my little guy got an infection. So now I'm wondering if I should have been :(
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| Posted 9/7/14 8:59 AM |
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EMC11709
LIF Toddler
Member since 3/10 484 total posts
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Erica
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Question for moms of uncircumcised boys...
My older DS is almost 4 and is able to retract it and clean it when he was 3 1/2.
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| Posted 9/11/14 11:38 AM |
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MrsW2010
Mommy of two!
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Jill
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Re: Question for moms of uncircumcised boys...
that sparks another question... do I prompt DS to try to pull it back or will he figure that out on his own?
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| Posted 9/15/14 11:03 AM |
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