Can someone please tell me when im supossed to clean under my sons 4skin?????

I have a 5 month old an wehn he was bord the nurse told me not to pull his skin down to clean it....but she never said when to start..now i have a buncha ppls telling me different things....help me pleasee!!!!! thank you
Can someone please tell me when im supossed to clean under my sons 4skin?????
Do not try to move it back at all at this point. The foreskin is fused tightly to the glans and you will tear him badly and painfully. He gets all the cleaning he needs from normal washing of the outside of penis. The foreskin may start to retract naturally at about the age of 2 years old, but even then, you only pull it back as far as it wants to go.





If you wash the outside, then it is perfectly clean.
Can someone please tell me when im supossed to clean under my sons 4skin?????
If he's not circumcised you should NOT mess with it. Do not pull the skin back at all. If he is circumcised you should pull the skin back often to keep the skin from reattaching.
Reply:Ask your doctor, but I think the recommendation is that you not pull it back. It will gradually retract on its own as he gets older.
Reply:The best way to think of your sons foreskin is like an eyelid. You wouldn't pull back his eyelid to clean under it would you? The foreskin is self cleansing, and though many people think you should pull it back to clean it, they are wrong.
Reply:Do not pull the foreskin back, this can cause damage. I was told all you need to do to clean it is to pour some warm water over and clean around it gently with damp wash cloth.
Reply:Structurally, the penis consists of two main parts, the shaft and the head (which is called the glans). Urine and semen exit the body through a tiny opening at the tip of the glans. At birth, the shaft and the glans are covered by a single continuous layer of skin. If circumcision is performed, the part of this skin that covers the glans is cut off. Immediately after circumcision the glans appears swollen, tender, and vivid red, since the foreskin was firmly attached to the glans before it was forcibly separated and then cut off.





In uncircumcised boys, the foreskin at first remains firmly attached to the glans, but gradually over time the attachments are broken (mostly by the stretching resulting from repeated normal erections). In 90% of boys the foreskin is loose and mobile by age 2, but the process can sometimes take five or more years. When the foreskin has separated from the glans, the foreskin can easily be retracted, or pulled back, to leave the glans exposed. Throughout life, a cheesy white material called smegma, consisting primarily of dead skin cells and secretions from sebaceous glands, will accumulate under the foreskin.





In uncircumcised boys, forcibly ripping the foreskin from the glans in the name of hygiene can lead to pain, scarring and adhesions. Do not try to forcibly retract the foreskin or to clean under an adherent foreskin with swabs, antiseptics, or even water. On the other hand, even though doing nothing at all may be considered natural, similar reasoning would lead to not cutting the hair, trimming the nails, washing the hands, or cleaning the bottom after a poop. Gentle hygiene enhances health.





Only the outside of the foreskin needs to be cleaned during the first year. It should be cleaned and bathed with soap and water just like the rest of the diaper area. After his first birthday, you might want to very gently pull back on the skin of the shaft to see if the foreskin retracts. If it doesn't at all, don't worry -- and don't force it! There is certainly no rush. If urine can flow freely, the hole in the foreskin is big enough. As long as the foreskin doesn't easily retract (even in a ten year old), only the outside needs to be washed. If the foreskin retracts a little, it would be okay to gently clean the exposed part of the glans with water (but don't use soap while the foreskin is still partially attached to the glans, since this can irritate this tender area). After cleaning, always pull the foreskin forward to its usual position. This is very important -- otherwise it can get stuck and lead to serious damage.





Once the foreskin has completely separated and retracts freely, begin to teach your son to retract his own foreskin and clean underneath it when he bathes, or at least once a week. For most little boys this personal cleaning will not become a habit unless you encourage it. Mentioning it positively and frequently throughout the years can instill an important sense of responsibility, prevention, and health that will benefit him for years to come.
Reply:Don't mess with it! Nature designed it to take care of itself. If you pull it back you will cause injury to him. Normally around 2 yrs or older little boys begin to play with it...it's natural for them. As they do that it will naturally begin to retract as they do their thing. They will not pull it back any farther then where it begins to hurt so they won't cause themselves injury.


I know with my son he is able to fully retract his foreskin now and he recently turned 4. I just taught him that while in the tub it's okay to pull it back to clean it.


Basicly mom/dad shouldn't mess with it...you can't feel the pain you're causing to know how far is too far.
Reply:i would think you would always do it





i guess he is uncircumcised?

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