Ok, first off - this ped is very AP friendly. He told us to carry baby all the time, is very BF friendly despite my son having severe allergies to some foods I was eating he never suggested weaning or formula. He was thrilled when we said we weren't going to circ. He is supportive of our decision to delay vaxes as well. He is truly a rare find in my community. And he comes highly recommended by nurses I know and even my tribe here on MDC.
However, at the two month check-up I was looking at the baby's face while he looked him over and when I looked back he had the foreskin pulled exposing the very tip of the urethra. I cried out, "Don't!" and he said, "Its ok, you need to pull back very gently and clean this area. Don't force it, but pull back gently until you meet resistance and clean." I have never pulled back the skin and had only "washed it like a finger". (BTW - despite the siggy this is my first intact boy. Ex-H insisted on circ, but my wonderful current DH was happy to leave baby intact)
He did not expose the glans at all, and baby did not cry. But my mama gut felt sick about it. I did notice a slight bit of redness at the tip later but it faded by the evening. What do you think? I'm not sure how to handle this.
Thanks!
However, at the two month check-up I was looking at the baby's face while he looked him over and when I looked back he had the foreskin pulled exposing the very tip of the urethra. I cried out, "Don't!" and he said, "Its ok, you need to pull back very gently and clean this area. Don't force it, but pull back gently until you meet resistance and clean." I have never pulled back the skin and had only "washed it like a finger". (BTW - despite the siggy this is my first intact boy. Ex-H insisted on circ, but my wonderful current DH was happy to leave baby intact)
He did not expose the glans at all, and baby did not cry. But my mama gut felt sick about it. I did notice a slight bit of redness at the tip later but it faded by the evening. What do you think? I'm not sure how to handle this.
Thanks!
: My (ex) ped used to do that to my daughters, in fact one of them used to have their parts very tight and would adhere but not much, he used to recommend me to open it up when cleaning and for some reason I never really did anything - I thought it was just wrong to do that, and if she was born that way why would I wanna mess it up? I am so glad I know what I know now... NO dr will retract my son in anyway!
