RE-circumsized?

EJensify

When I took A to his 4 month appointment (17 lbs, 26.5 inches, BTW) his ped noticed that his circumcision was healing back and almost needed to be redone. I had no idea. I've never had a boy and I can't remember anyone talking to me about pulling back the area.

I felt so bad when she had to pull at it and it was all red and raw.  

elisbu

My nephew had to have it redone. But first they tried to 'pull it back' in the office. The skin had already fused, so pretty much they ripped opened a healing wound. OUch!!! And it didn't work, he had to be re-circumsized.

He did great and his penis looks great now! Ummm.....

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elisbu:

My nephew had to have it redone. But first they tried to 'pull it back' in the office. The skin had already fused, so pretty much they ripped opened a healing wound. OUch!!! And it didn't work, he had to be re-circumsized.

He did great and his penis looks great now! Ummm.....

Ahahaha! Seriously, it is the most awkward thing now. I feel like I'm digging around in his penis and he's just kicking and giggling while I do it.

jreese14

This is exactly what happened to us, but I luckily noticed it at the 2 month appointment and only because we use powder when changing him (not the two weeks after the circumcision of course), and I noticed a little white bump on his penis that looked like it was powder had gotten in. When I asked the doctor about it, he said oh that's no big deal, it's just starting to heal over again, you just have to make sure you pull and back and get it cleaned every diaper change for a while and then RIP!  He told us to just use the vaseline another week and after that make sure we pull it back and clean it real good every so often. You are not alone

fragglefan

Our pedi never told us this!  Yikes!  Does it make a difference how the circumcision was done because I think I remember them telling us we had to use vaseline on it at the hospital if it was done one way and we didn't have to if it was done another way.

summerbride11

The same situation happened w SIL's son. However, no one mentioned this in the hospital when our LO had his circumcision done. SIL keeps telling us we have to "pull it back", but Dr. says he looks fine. 

 

lorist202

I think it's outrageous that nobody ever tells us (mothers of baby boys) that the skin must be pulled back. Luckily, I read it on here, so I've been pulling it back myself. 

Upon researching it online, I found that "medically speaking," when the baby boy gets erections, it stretches the skin out, and that's why it does not need to be pulled back manually.  Try telling that to those poor babies who had to have a second circumcision!

rainfallki

No one ever told us, either.  MIL was here this weekend and bathed our little guy and just said she noticed some white stuff on his penis and "cleaned him up".  Now he looks a bit red and raw, but I think she pulled the skin back (apparently the way I was supposed to be doing!).  I feel terrible that I haven't been doing it - I didn't know!  The pedi looks at every visit and just says "lookin good!" each time... at least MIL caught it early enough that he doesn't need to be recircumsized.  

Along those lines - DH's cousin's baby boy was just recircumsized this past week.  It didn't phase the baby (he's actually almost a year old now), but I think mama felt badly..

Athena0809

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elisbu:

My nephew had to have it redone. But first they tried to 'pull it back' in the office. The skin had already fused, so pretty much they ripped opened a healing wound. OUch!!! And it didn't work, he had to be re-circumsized.

He did great and his penis looks great now! Ummm.....

Ahahaha! Seriously, it is the most awkward thing now. I feel like I'm digging around in his penis and he's just kicking and giggling while I do it.

You made me crack up, because although LO's weewee seems fine, I've noticed some red (almost rash-like) at the base of it so I've been getting really close to look at it, clean it, apply cream etc, and I feel weird and he's all giggles! lol