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OK, so I feel dumb even asking this, but that's never stopped me before <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/winky.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink"><br><br>
Wiping DS during diaper changes was a no brainer, everything was pretty well "packaged up", you know?<br><br>
Fast forward to DD, and at the hospital the midwife, a nurse, and the pediatrician all told me to <b>NOT</b> wipe the gunk from between her labia out, to just let it flush out on its own...but there's really a LOT of it, and I want to be sure she's not gonna get some kind of infection or something. It's pretty cakey and white in there. The only time I've been going in there gently is if she has some poop in there, and I just get the poop out and leave everything else alone.<br><br>
So do I really, really just leave it alone? She's finally getting tub baths every couple days now that her cord is off so that should start to help with "flushing", but I just almost feel bad not cleaning more in there...but I also don't want to mess with anything that's normal and wind up hurting her...<br><br>
Like I said, I feel pretty dumb, especially since 3 separate people told me to leave her alone, I guess I'm just looking for anecdotal confirmation, or other ideas from all of you since I trust you all! Moms of girls, help!!!!!!! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/img/vbsmilies/smilies/dizzy.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Dizzy">:
Wiping DS during diaper changes was a no brainer, everything was pretty well "packaged up", you know?<br><br>
Fast forward to DD, and at the hospital the midwife, a nurse, and the pediatrician all told me to <b>NOT</b> wipe the gunk from between her labia out, to just let it flush out on its own...but there's really a LOT of it, and I want to be sure she's not gonna get some kind of infection or something. It's pretty cakey and white in there. The only time I've been going in there gently is if she has some poop in there, and I just get the poop out and leave everything else alone.<br><br>
So do I really, really just leave it alone? She's finally getting tub baths every couple days now that her cord is off so that should start to help with "flushing", but I just almost feel bad not cleaning more in there...but I also don't want to mess with anything that's normal and wind up hurting her...<br><br>
Like I said, I feel pretty dumb, especially since 3 separate people told me to leave her alone, I guess I'm just looking for anecdotal confirmation, or other ideas from all of you since I trust you all! Moms of girls, help!!!!!!! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/img/vbsmilies/smilies/dizzy.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Dizzy">: