Ds1 is 6, just wondering how old should boys be when you have the foreskin talk? When does he need to start moving it and cleaning underneath?
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Ds1 is 6, just wondering how old should boys be when you have the foreskin talk? When does he need to start moving it and cleaning underneath?
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Hi ,
The answer is never. You never retract the foreskin. It is like a finger just wash it. It self cleans and will retract when it's ready to. It can cause infection and be very painfully if you retract it when it's not ready as the skin is still fused to the penis.
http://www.kindredcommunity.com/arti...actions/p/1253
It will retract when it's ready by your son exploring himself.
Xx
really boomba... i was watching embarrassing bodies the other night and the doctor on there said men should always retract it and wash but to always put it back over. is this not right? im very curious now.
Lulliloo I think that Men should but not boys. It is still attached to the penis for a long time. I dont really know though my DS10 would never show me now so im not sure if his is still attached a bit? I dont think so though but my DS7 is.
I found this at the royal childrens hospital, to clear it up for you.
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/facts...fm?doc_id=3715
There is a lot of mis information when it comes to the care of the penis. The article I posted explains a lot. The retraction of an intact foreskin can cause scaring etc. it doesn't need to be retracted to be cleaned. And only the owner should do it! I think as an adult you can pull it back and wash it but as a child no.:
Thanks for the info. I didn't know that.
I think you could start talking about it approaching puberty, just like many self care things that come up at puberty.
My son has baths, so I figure it gets cleaned while hes sitting in there. From that article, you'll probably cause more problems if you clean it.
thanks for the info... i really didn't know...
You're welcome. Peaceful parenting has lots of articles too. There is info out there but it is hidden :-(
And never use soap to wash it! Just water. My DH was taught to retract and wash with soap from an early age, and I'm still trying to break him of that habit :wall:
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Awesome, thank you. Think i will just make sure he gets a bath atlleast once a week and let it be for now
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Thanks for posting - was just wondering about this for DS who is nearly 4 the other day!!! All good to know!
Thanks for the link to the RCH info. About 2 months ago our family GP pulled back my son's foreskin (he was there to have his penis checked because we saw a spot of blood in his nappy) and it was still attached in some areas. He told us to teach him to pull the skin back to clean it! I told him that I'd read not to do it for quite some time, but he insisted that we should be doing it :/ After reading that info I'm glad that we haven't been making him pull it all the way back. We've just been making sure he cleans the outside with water.
Pulling the foreskin back before the child is much, much older and gently doing it himself can cause a lot of scarring and adhesions :( I'm glad you didn't listen to the doctor, that's incredibly wrong advice, nobody should ever be retracting a boys foreskin. As everyone else has said, it's wash like a finger with water :)