My ds1 will soon be 8 and is not fully retractible. This doesn't really concern me, but about 9 or 10 months ago, I mistook what I believe was normal separation trauma for something wrong. He was red and complaining on and off for about a month that his penis was sore so I took him to the dr. She perscribed fucidin cream which seemed to help, but I noticed that after that, he had smegma for the first time in his life. He was mostly retractible at that point in time and would retract himself on his own in the tub, so I encouraged him to clean himself with a soft cloth and water when he did.
So, after a few weeks of that, he came to me after bath time to tell me that he couldn't push the skin back anymore and wanted to show me. Sure enough, part of his foreskin had readhered to his glans. I encouraged him to leave it alone.
Since then, he has gone through phases where he retracts, but then doesn't again. There seems to be a bit right at the tip that detaches and reattaches randomly. He messes with himself and occasionally he gets sore and I now know this is probably separation trauma.
I guess what I want to know, is this normal, this detaching and reattaching, or did I somehow cause this with the fucidin ointment?
So, after a few weeks of that, he came to me after bath time to tell me that he couldn't push the skin back anymore and wanted to show me. Sure enough, part of his foreskin had readhered to his glans. I encouraged him to leave it alone.
Since then, he has gone through phases where he retracts, but then doesn't again. There seems to be a bit right at the tip that detaches and reattaches randomly. He messes with himself and occasionally he gets sore and I now know this is probably separation trauma.
I guess what I want to know, is this normal, this detaching and reattaching, or did I somehow cause this with the fucidin ointment?
