Not a silly question at all hun! Even when there is no poo there, make sure you wipe from front to back, and then as she gets older teach her that too - like we do to avoid UTI's etc.... I tend to do what Michael said and part it and use one finger in the wipe to sort of wipe down if that makes sense! I'm sure I will be on here in a few weeks time asking what to do with the peepee!
ETA - Oooh just read Cai's post - now I'm worried - eeek sometimes it gets right in there though Cai - so in that case would you just bath?? I remember being told by the nurse not to worry about the naturally occuring discharge etc that acumulates in the folds, but if there is poo there I like to get it all off.
I put nappy cream just on external bits - whenever she has had a little bit of nappy rash its on the skin on the outside and more on her actually backside than genitals anyway.
Last edited by Beach Mama; August 8th, 2008 at 07:32 PM.
I do exactly like Micheal said..and how i was taught in hospital.
Im VERY fussy when it comes to cleaning so i make sure theres no traces what so ever left! We have never had any UTI's or infection in general...my CHN even comments how clean they always are.
Paris never got poo in her vagina, I would wipe out the labia, but never pulling bits open iykwim. When she was little if it was too difficult to manage I would bathe her. And you can still clean real well by not disturbing the top of the labia minora too much. Sorry I just had images of people trying to clean the minora (which can tear easily on a baby especially near the urethral opening) and going a bit crazy.
Yeah thats true too just don't go digging LOL thats my major concern I think I'm saying the same thing as you all, just don't go digging around the top of the Labia Minora or in the vagina
Ah gotcha Cai - we never go "in" if that makes sense but sometimes, moreso now that she is older and it squishes in around there (eeeeeewwwwwwwww such a nice convo! ) we gently separate the lips and get the poo out from the folds, I don't think its ever gone in either. Confused yet Mel?!!
I should mention what we do.. or at least did when she was a newborn
We wiped her front to back as recommended for girls.. then gently with cotton wool wiped up an extra that might have gone in there.. or at bath time swished the water around the girly area
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Nic, I should have looked for your thread.. pmsl.
I think I'm saying the same thing as you all, just don't go digging around the top of the Labia Minora or in the vagina 
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