Stupid question but need to ask re: girl's girlie bits

[Arimeh]

Nic, I should have looked for your thread.. pmsl.

[Curly]

I've been told that you should wipe inside the labia at every nappy change otherwise the labia will fuse together...?

[Rouge]

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

[Beach Mama]

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?!!

[aussienic]

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

[Arimeh]

Confused yet Mel?!!

Yup.

[Beach Mama]

Ohhhhhh honey don't be! Just as Cai said, be gentle, don't go too deep or "in" and you will be fine hun!

[Arimeh]

I may have to get my little squirt (for cloth nappies) set up near the change table and give her a spray of that at every change instead... LOL

Now it makes me worry if I hurt her or not last night - I'm not too clear headed at 3am!!!

[Rouge]

You should be fine Mel, sorry to make you stress hon! I just heard a icky story from my MCHN (funnily it was when she was explaining fused labia) and so I like to be clear coz obviously some people don't really know. If in doubt rinse

[Emma1979]

i very gently part her labia with my two fingers and wipe the inside gently with a wipe, im sorry but there is NO WAY i am leaving poo in there... as long as you are gentle i think it is better to wipe than to not... besides once she 'discovers herself' you'll realise exactly how gentle you were being, in comparison to her hand poking around down there... (has anyone elses toddler got there hand down there as soon as the nappy comes off???)