https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:50:30 +0000 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:31:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=31401 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=927477&title=boy-help-please#927477 Author: Phat_Cat
Subject: 31401
Posted: 06 February 2010 at 9:31pm

I have two boys & do not retract their foreskins, I just make sure its well washed - they both play with it enough without my interference lol

I so get what you mean with DH "not knowing" anything when toilet training my eldest i wasnt too sure what stage to start the "stand to pee" & DH was like "how would I know?" Um duh!! you have the peewee not me buddy! lol]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:31:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=927477&title=boy-help-please#927477 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=926408&title=boy-help-please#926408 Author: mumtooboys
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 10:55pm

fabians mum wrote: I was told that in some cases the foreskin does not separate from the penis and this causes infections, it does have a flashy technical name that I think I have removed from my memory! It is supposed to separate naturally but there are a minority that don't, they put the anaesthetic cream on him, that didn't work all that well and I won't horrify you with the rest, lets just say my boy took a week before he stopped wetting and soiling himself as he was petrified to go to the toilet as it hurt so much........ Still a drama to get him to try to retract it a tiny little way as the doctor had intructed us do to.

I think it's called Phimosis. There are varying schools of thought on when to 'treat' it. Some say that if foreskin can't be retracted by about age 4 then it needs seeing to, but others think that you can leave it until they are teenagers to see if it releases on its own.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:55:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=926408&title=boy-help-please#926408 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=926386&title=boy-help-please#926386 Author: Rachael21
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 10:36pm

Ow sounds painful. Yeah leave it until they figure it goes back themselves, believe me they will let you know when they figure that out and by then they are old enough to clean it themselves.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:36:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=926386&title=boy-help-please#926386 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925586&title=boy-help-please#925586 Author: first
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 2:57pm

FM that is a terrible experience for both you and your boy. awful!]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:57:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925586&title=boy-help-please#925586 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925556&title=boy-help-please#925556 Author: WestiesGirl
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 2:39pm

Oh no poor wee man. Yep we were told the same as well to leave it until he's much older. We just wipe around it.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:39:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925556&title=boy-help-please#925556 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925465&title=boy-help-please#925465 Author: fabians mum
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 1:53pm

I'm sitting here feeling very squirmish!! Although my son is older, he had an infection down yonder and we had to take him to the specialist at the hospital to have it retracted.......
Needless to say I do not want to re visit that day again!!
I was told that in some cases the foreskin does not separate from the penis and this causes infections, it does have a flashy technical name that I think I have removed from my memory!
It is supposed to separate naturally but there are a minority that don't, they put the anaesthetic cream on him, that didn't work all that well and I won't horrify you with the rest, lets just say my boy took a week before he stopped wetting and soiling himself as he was petrified to go to the toilet as it hurt so much........
Still a drama to get him to try to retract it a tiny little way as the doctor had intructed us do to.
]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:53:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925465&title=boy-help-please#925465 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925422&title=boy-help-please#925422 Author: first
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 1:11pm

Yes that's what I mean I sort of rolled it back a few mm to get the cream on.

Wow that dr really was a strange one.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:11:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925422&title=boy-help-please#925422 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925327&title=boy-help-please#925327 Author: MissAngel
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 11:56am

oooh no dont pull it back! its not properly detached from the head of the penis (which also hasnt formed properly) !

If you need to get a little bit of cream in, you can roll it down a couple of MM, it will go without force and rub the cream in between your fingers and the skin.

Poor wee thing, we're going thru this at the moment as Thomas has super acidic wees even tho he drinks a TONNE of water! ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:56:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925327&title=boy-help-please#925327 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925300&title=boy-help-please#925300 Author: first
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 11:42am

Thank you, you have confirmed exactly what I had been told and thought.
The dr I had today was not my normal dr as she was away so I didn't really trust her anyways.
I'm not going to be pulling it back to clean it. It has never had an infection before so I'll just take it that this is a once off infection and once the infection clears up I'll go back to doing as I've always done.

I did gently pull it a little back to get the cream on it but only so that all the skin got cream on it not so that it was really pulled back if that makes sense. So might do that to put the cream on??

Eek boys are so difficult and my Dh always just replies with "i don't know I'm not the same as him". Argh. He's closer looking than me! ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:42:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925300&title=boy-help-please#925300 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925293&title=boy-help-please#925293 Author: kebakat
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 11:38am

Daniel has had a couple of infections down there.. one was cause he was playing with it so much a piece of fingernail broke off and got stuck

Definitely a no no to pull it back.

Was the stuff they gave you the stuff that usually goes in eyes? If so that stuff rocks!]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:38:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925293&title=boy-help-please#925293 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925288&title=boy-help-please#925288 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 11:36am

Ive always been told to leave it alone, we just give a quick wash down there.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:36:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925288&title=boy-help-please#925288 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925279&title=boy-help-please#925279 Author: kellie
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 11:34am

Definitely do not pull back the foreskin!!!!!!

Call healthline 0800611116. ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:34:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925279&title=boy-help-please#925279 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925237&title=boy-help-please#925237 Author: littlestar
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 11:09am

Could you try ringing Healthline for a second opinion. I was always told not to go poking or pulling anything down there - but you'd think your dr would know best (although it certainly sounds iffy to me)]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:09:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925237&title=boy-help-please#925237 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925211&title=boy-help-please#925211 Author: mamanee
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 10:50am

Yeah, that doesn't sound right to me.   I've always been told not to pull the foreskin back and clean under there!    I think a general wash down there is enough.    Man I get concerned with all the conflicting advice that is given out by GPs!    ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:50:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925211&title=boy-help-please#925211 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925167&title=boy-help-please#925167 Author: MrsH
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 10:24am

I'm almost positive that you shouldn't be pulling it back and that it doesn't properly 'go back' until they're a bit older.

Sorry but that goes against everything I've heard.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:24:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925167&title=boy-help-please#925167 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925152&title=boy-help-please#925152 Author: lilfatty
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 10:18am

Both my midwife and GP told me to leave it .. so we have. ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:18:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925152&title=boy-help-please#925152 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925151&title=boy-help-please#925151 Author: first
Subject: 31401
Posted: 05 February 2010 at 10:17am

Okay so I took my boy to the Dr's cause his penis is red and the foreskin a bit swollen. She said he had an infection which I was expecting but she told me I should be pulling the foreskin back and cleaning down there.
I can't remember who but I remember being told not to pull his foreskin back before until he was much older.
So wise ladies. Am I meant to be pulling it back to clean or not??
I have cream for it at the moment because of the infection but I want to know what to do once that is cleared up.
Thanks for the advice.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:17:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31401&PID=925151&title=boy-help-please#925151