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December 2010 Moms
xxbabycakesxx
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WWYD?
xxbabycakesxx
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After Griff was circ'd he got adhesions. At 18 months the pedi gave us steroid cream to fix it. I thought it did work but theres a tiny adhesion left so the pedi said to use the cream again. OMG. I tried to put the 1st dose tonight and I felt like an effing pervert. I had to sit on him and hold him down while he screamed and cried. I told him beforehand that he had a booboo on his penis and we have to put medicine on it and he understood but that obviously didn't help. I just can't do it. I don't want to force him to let me put this cream on him. I've tried to show him how to clean his penis in the past and he just hates it so I know I can't teach him to put the cream on himself. DH said to just do it cause its gotta be done but I just can't. So, wwyd? Theres obviously no other medication for this type of problem. If the adhesion doesn't go away, I don't know if the pedi would just recommend another circ?? Ugh. Help=(
Oh and heres an update on Griffs rash on his hip. It came back so I took him to the pedi and she said it looks like eczema. So I'm using hydrocortisone 1% now. And he also needed anther blood draw to check his iron levels cause I mentioned his weird nails to the pedi. This blood draw was a million times worse than last time cause he knew what was happening. They poked both his arms and he was thrashing and crying "noooo! huuuurt! owwww!" I got choked up this time. Its been a rough day 
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Re: WWYD?
Thanks for replying so fast. I'm kind of really upset about this. I just feel terrible about having to struggle with him to basically touch his penis, ykwim? I know its for medical purposes but crap, I don't want this to be his first memory. I don't want him to have flashbacks of mommy doing this to him. I really think its traumatic for him. =(
I totally know what you mean, babycakes.
Jack will sometimes fight me to get his clothes changed and its traumatizing for both of us when he's screaming NO NO NO when I have to take his undies off. He has also started saying "Don't look at me." as a way to be bossy, and he always says it when I'm helping him go potty. I don't know if he's starting to get shy about being naked around me or what, but it totally makes me feel bad!
Jack also had/has adhesions. His pedi basically told us not to worry about it and that it would fix itself. But I worry that when he grows up it won't be quite right and he will be too embarrassed to ask us or his doctor about it. Is the steroid cream something that you have to put on every day? Could you supervise Griff putting it on himself? Jackson likes to put his own lotion on after bath time.
Also, that totally sucks about the blood draw.
I probably would have cried.
The blood draw thing made ME tear up!!
I'm having to do the same thing with Caleb over an adhesion right now! They told me vaseline or coconut oil though and recheck later. I totally feel uncomfortable too. I don't like to handle their privates. DH thinks I'm nuts too.
I think he would feel the same if we had girls though. I just do it, but he's still a baby. Nate doesn't even like diaper changes at this point. He tells me "it's MY pee-pee" if I wipe him. I tell him he should use the potty then! I'd probably tell Nate he could either do it himself or I could do it, choose one. I'd definitely be making DH do it if he was home!
My DD went through a phase where she would tell my DH to leave the room when she was on the potty. It hurt his feelings a little but she got over it and now she always calls for him to wipe her bum when she's done. I think they just go through weird phases.
Have you tried using a q tip to apply it? Maybe if you aren't actually touching him it would be better. Or he could actually apply it with the q tip if you make it seem cool enough?
Thanks for the help, guys. I guess I'll just have to do it. I really don't want him to think I'm hurting him though. I put myself in his position and feel awful.
halo- I've read a lot of conflicting things on the net about adhesions and I just don't know whats the right thing to do. Our pedi originally told us at Gs 6 month check up that we'll leave the adhesions and see what happens. Then at the 18 month check up she said we should try the cream since it hadn't gotten better. We had to use the cream twice a day for like 2 months before it got better but at least last time he didn't care.
neenann- I could try the qtip but its difficult to even use my finger. I mean, he struggles...a lot. Like, I'm really sitting on his chest and prying his legs open and hes just flailing everywhere. He is so strong and the techs mentioned it at the last blood draw and at this one too so I know its just not me having trouble holding him down.
I would definitely keep applying it. Maybe pretend to put it on a stuffed animal that he loves and tell him what a big boy the stuffed animal is so he will want to do the same thing? Give him the option of him doing it or you doing it? Bribe him (lol)?
I know it sucks but you have to do it. Just don't let him see how stressed out it makes you. Act like it is NBD so he will think it is NBD.
OMG tiffany! I didn't even think about that. I've cut his nails before while he slept so I guess its worth a shot. Its still kinda creepy but atleast hes not fighting me. Thank you so much for this suggestion!