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Normal for testicles to get harder at times?

sarahgcapecodsarahgcapecod
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Ok, DH is away and I can't talk to him until later tonight...so please forgive me if this is a stupid question. I tried to google it but all that came up were porn sites :-(.  Tonight when I was getting my 4.5 month old ready for the bath, I noticed that his testicles looked very different from normal - almost smaller and in a little bundle.  I touched them and they were also much harder than usual. His penis looked normal. This lated the entire bath, after, and then when I changed him 2 hours later...they were back to normal.

Is this normal? I have a 2.5 year old son and I've never seen this happen to him so I was concerned. I called all of my close friends with boys and they had never heard of or had it happen to them.  Has anyone here ever seen it?

TIA! 

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Re: Normal for testicles to get harder at times?

  • KimandTravWedKimandTravWed
    I asked my dh this once cause it freaked me out too and Dh says that's what they do sometimes. I said "alright, whatever then".
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  • JARbabyJARbaby member

    Mine are brass so they are always hard.

    I hope someone has a serious answer for you. I am curious.

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  • EchowyspEchowysp member
    Yeah, they do that.  Totally normal.
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  • alissa445alissa445

    :: butting in::

    the testicles require a specific temperature for optimal sperm production. Thus they are outside the body in the scrotum. The scrotum will retract when it is cold to bring them closer to body heat and relax when it is warm to allow them to cool off. Just mother nature's way of helping with the survival of the species though an interesting one to observe when the opportunity arises

    ::butting out::

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  • purplepugglespurplepuggles
    i am guessing it was because he was cold? the so-called "shrinkage" that you hear about? that's my best guess!
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  • J+OJ+O
    I couldn't help but laugh when I read this. ?When your LO is cold, they will be close and small up against his body, when he's hot they will be low and sag. ?That's the best way I could describe it. ?It's suppose to happen!
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