so this is what its like

WearingRed

To have a son.....
If I don't get the diaper just right and make sure he is pointing down pees all the way up his out fit. Or out the side or poops up the back.... Em never had these issues unless the diaper was too small. Plus the whole peeing on me stuff and farting at diaper changes which I do laugh at still.

Now the whole game will change next week when he get circumsized and I feel like a horrible mommy for a week or so while he heals.

So mommies who have already done the boy part healing stuff any advice?

pottermommy

Just wait, Gabriel has recently found his wee.  He holds it when his diaper is off, makes it pop in and out of the water in the bath, giggles when you put rash ointment on it or wipe poo off of it   I am surprised I haven't died of embarrassment yet.

JulyMomma2U2

LOL Pottermommy!!! That cracks me up -- I think I'd die of embarassment, too!! LOL!

As for your question.. as Esd said -- vaseline on gauze swabs worked GREAT!  I would put gobs of vaseline on little swabs, fold them football style, and keep them in a container near his changing table so they were already prepared!  Within a few days, it was fine!

katigox

Luckily my DS healed pretty quickly - I just fallowed the advice of the nurses and doctor at the hospital (got it done when he was two days old), and just put on Vaseline at every diaper change in like a circular motion (kind of ended up looking like little ice cream dollops). 

And then, I was told not to touch it in any other way - especially as little scabs can sometimes form, until his two week checkup, and now, I've been instructed to hold it, and clean just below the tip.  I thought I'd be too embarrassed to do it, but when it came down to it, it was nothing

So in summary: I agree with PP, just use as much Vaseline as possible ~

WearingRed

Thanks ladies time to stock up on vaselien and gauze. What all did your doctors say to watch for. I am using a rabbi and just want to compare notes.

Scooby2358

Same advice as PPs re Vaseline. Just be aware that once you get past the stage of putting a big glob on directly, and graduate to smearing it on the diaper - it keeps the diaper from absorbing much, so you can have some interesting blowouts and soakings. It heals fast, though.