Babies: 0 - 3 Months
If your ds is circumcised?
When did you stop using the vasoline/pertoleum jelly on the pen!s? We still use it at every diaper change (except at night, since it seems like he leaks through his diaper when we use vasoline at night). His pen!s looks like it's pretty much healed.
TIA
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Re: If your ds is circumcised?
same here, we were told to just leave it alone
I stopped applying at two weeks.
Same. we were told to just keep it clean!
i would advise you to keep applying petroleum jelly for a bit longer - it won't hurt anything, but this is the only way to prevent penile adhesions. Trust me, you don't want your son's penis to be shortened for life. I am sure it looks pretty healed by now as it should, but the skin is still very delicate, better be on the safe side.
We used it for 2 weeks
i seriously am appalled to see some responses saying they never used petroleum jelly at all - i hope by that they mean their sons were not circumcised!
Can we not say penis on here?
ETA: ok, we can. Just checking b/c that would be a little ridiculous of TB.
Um, no. That's not what I meant at all. My DS was circ'd using the plastibell technique and FYI- we were told that we needed to do nothing at all. DS never appeared to be uncomfortable except for the morning the ring fell off, and he was fine as soon as it did fall off. I don't know what your problem is, but I don't like you insinuating that those of us who followed instructions to do nothing were somehow abusive or neglectful to our sons.
LOL I'm sure you mean well, but BS.
All you have to do to prevent penile adhesion is pull down a little on the base to make sure the foreskin is separated, which you should be doing every so often until it's healed, whether you use vaseline or not.
Also, if it does adhere, it's a very simple thing to fix at the three-week follow-up appointment (or however long your follow up is). It's not shortened for life!
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