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? about DS's *ahem* Princess Sophia
So we got DS circumcised before we were discharged from the hospital. When we took him in for an appt at 3 months his pediatrician informed us that the skin had grown back and had to pop the skin apart. Well fast forward to last Friday when I took DS in for his 9 mo well check. I took DS in solo and she told me that it had grown back AGAIN. Is this normal? DH and MIL are suggesting that we (THEY) take DS to a urologist. Any recs?
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Re: ? about DS's *ahem* Princess Sophia
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At first I thought you meant your kid had a doll named Princess Sophia. I've never heard that euphemism.
Um, if it's not normal, then I'd love for you to tell me what your pedi suggests b/c Cooper's has that issue too. At their last appointment, the pedi said it was fine, but I'm always having to check his little twig to make sure that nothing has re-attached.
I think MC's Tommy had this issue?
Princess Sophia= How to lose a guy in 10 days.
I think at DSs 4 month his had reattached ever so slightly, and his pedi just pulled it back herself and put antibiotic ointment on it (he didn't even know she did anything). It was not fully reattached, just stuck, if that makes sense.
Okay so I guess this will be a little tmi, but I *still* pull back the skin and do a quick wipe every day. Pedi said we didn't have to keep doing it, but I could if I wanted to. I just make sure when I pull the skin back that I can see a purple line between the head and the ... shaft? Is that what you would call it? Whatever, but if I only see a little pink then I know I haven't pulled it back all the way and I need to pull back further. I hadn't been pulling back far enough at his 4 month check. She also said putting a little Baby Aquaphor on it once you pull it back will keep it from sticking and reattaching.
Does this make sense?
The name Princess Sophia was given to Matthew McConoughey's member by Kate Hudson in How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days. Ha.
I guess it's more common than we think but MIL is afraid DS is going to get a complex if he has to have his member detached every time we take him in. It was hard enough to get through the rest of the appt because he just about fell off the table because he was so terrified of the place.
You mean penis??
Adhesions are a common complication of circumcisions, usually from improper aftercare. You just need to keep an eye on it and separate it as soon as you notice a new one forming. If you wait and it gets worse, it can cause serious problems down the line (so don't be squeamish about it, lol). Whatever you do, don't let anybody talk you into redoing the circ! It can be a GD nightmare for all of you, I'm not kidding.
Well, yah. Don't wait until the pedi appt's to have it checked. Do it at home after his bath. This is one of those things many Dr's forget to tell you about.
(little guy I watched went through all this, including surgery, in case you're wondering why I'm commenting on it.... I did the majority of his care after surgery, so I had to be well versed.)
Well the nurses told us to pull the skin back before we got discharged but like bride we must not have been pulling it back far enough. Between his 3 month appt and his 9 month we had been doing the same routine as well but again I guess we didn't pull it back far enough. This time the head looked more defined than it did when she separated it back at 3 months.
Joyce, you have some kind of memory!
Yes, we took Tops to a pediatric uroligist for his kidney issues and while we were there, the dr. noticed that he had an adhesion that could not be seperated just w/ a little tug. So, he asked if we wanted him to go ahead and take care of it while we were there (who better to do it than a urologist?).
They put topical anethestic on there and Tops and I played w/ a toy while the dr. seperated the adhesion. It took all of 10 seconds (+ 5 minutes for the anethestic). T didn't cry a single bit and was none the wiser.
But, yeah, it is something that you need to keep an eye on. Even though T's adhesion was less than a 1/8th of an inch, it still creates a small pocket that can be impossible to clean.
My DS has what's called a concealed penis. When he was circumcised, the skin around it had adhered to the head and was keeping his penis sort of trapped.
DS also had an ectopic testicle that had to be surgically corrected. So when we had that surgery done, we had the urologist correct his penis situation.
If you need a urologist rec, I highly suggest seeing Dr. Seremetis as Children's Urology (next to Dell Children's.)
Just leave it intact. Trust me, it's easier that way. If it's intact, you don't retract, and if it can't be seen (ie, under the foreskin in an intact boy), it doesn't have to be cleaned. Just wipe it like you'd wipe a finger, and you're good. We've not had any issues at all with Alex's penis.
Meredith, 6-1-06 and Alex, 11-5-09
but then there's the issue of baby looking different from his dad. and, to be perfectly honest, an uncircumcized one is kind of scary-looking. at least on an adult it is.
I'm sure there are a million moms with circ'd sons who would argue the "easier" statement and have likewise had zero issues with their son's penis.
ssinca--you've got this! Girls can have labia adhesions, too. Whichever route you go--circ or intact--you simply have to be diligent about cleaning it the right way. And trust me, there are plenty of things to freak out with about girls, too. Like the mini-period my daughter had when she was 5 days old as she worked my hormones out of her system. A baby girl bleeding from her vag = freaked out momma.
Whoa! What? I did not know about this.
true, true - I forgot girls can have issues downtown as well. thanks for the reassurance.;)
and I know I can always turn to the nestie doctors if need be.
In my experience, having an intact son has been incredibly easy. I dealt with labial adhesions with Meredith that did not respond to estrogen cream, and she ended up having to have it fixed surgically. I hope that we never have to deal with anything like that again. I've not had any issues at all with Alex's genitalia thus far. So for me, yeah, intact has been easy to manage, and much easier than dealing with girl parts. ~shrugs~
Meredith, 6-1-06 and Alex, 11-5-09
Then, respectfully, you should have said, "Don't be scared, ssinca. Having an intact son has been easier to deal with than my daughter's vagina." Unless you have had one circ'd son and one intact son and can compare those two, I don't think you're really qualified to say that one is easier than the other.
penis-vagina comparisons =/= penis-penis comparisons
No worries. You weren't the one who stirred up the debate. And I bet if you did a clicky poll here or on a national board, you'd see the VAST majority of both circ'd and intact boys have had no issues at all.
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To each his own, but I just wanted to address this point because I feel like it comes up a lot (not on this board, but in the debate in general.) I may be alone in this, but the baby is going to look different from dad either way as he won't have hair until he hits puberty. I would think that this would be far more noticeable to a little kid than circ/ uncirc. I know that there are many reasons for both sides of the issue, I just don't understand this one.
And there it is. No matter how many times I read this sort of thing it is always offensive. Can we please refrain from talking trash about how each other's kids are going to look as adults? Seriously.
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I am sure that you are not the only one on the board that thinks this. In fact, I know this since the last time we had this debate, someone said almost the exact same thing.
And you know, I truly appreciate honesty 100% of the time. However, I think there are just some cases where we can keep certain thoughts to ourselves.
Would you want someone to tell you your baby is not cute?
I don't think anyone wants to hear that, nor do they want to hear others describe their DC's body parts-to-be or even their DH's body parts as scary-looking.
My 2 cents ..
Circ'd or uncirc'd, penises are not hard to take care of. Most little boys have zero issues with their penis, so don't worry.
As far as son-looking-like-dad, most little boys are not even the slightest bit aware of the differences in their penis and their dad's. When they're old enough to know the difference, there is nothing stopping a dad or mom from explaining that difference. It's really not a big deal. And for the record, most teenage boys don't spend their time in the locker room checking out each others goods, so to speak, so I wouldn't worry about that either.
As for the aesthetics of an uncirc'd penis vs a circ'd penis - to each their own, I suppose, but a penis is a penis. Nothing inherently unattractive about either kind.
Seriously?!? I'm really trying to take this as the innocent comment that I'm suuuuuure it was meant to be, but frankly I'm having a hard time with that. My two sweet, beautiful boys are uncircumcized. I don't think their penises are disgusting, gross, weird or scary-looking now or will be in the future, and I certainly hope any future GF, wife, or partner won't judge them based on the presence or absence of a foreskin. To each their own, but to read or hear someone say this is offensive. Very.
I'd have to respectfully disagree here - I personally think ALL penises are sort of strange looking, lol! Men are definitely not the fairer sex! Don't get me wrong, I'm most definitely heterosexual, but from an artistic eye, dudes' junk just isn't really all that aesthetically appealing IMO. Not that it has anything to do with this post at all...I'm just running my mouth.
Di, I hope everything works out, though I have no advice since I have a girl! I know that adhesions can be very uncomfortable and painful (I have an autoimmune disorder that causes labial adhesions myself
), so I hope little man gets all fixed up soon! P.S. I owe you an email.
ssinca, I think the above posters are right, that the majority of penises don't have issues, whether circ'd or not. So don't worry! But it makes me sort of upset that others really still think that uncirc'd penises are scary or gross. I have had several boyfriends from cultures that do not circumcise as a practice, and I guess that the variety of exposure I've had to the varying types of penises (wow, I sound like a slut) kind of made the whole issue no big deal to me, but I suppose if you haven't had that exposure then it's a bit unusual. But I don't think it's any different than saying that one person has green eyes and another person has brown eyes. So I think if I ever have a boy, we probably won't circumcise, and we'll answer the "why am I different from Dad" question by explaining that not everyone looks the same, period. That goes for any body part.
i certainly hope your baby's penis looks different from that of your adult husband! :P talk about scary.... a baby with a big ol' hairy man penis - lol! and ewww.