Posted: 03/19/06 - 01:00 Post subject: odor uncircumsized baby
I had long discussion with my husband, but in the end I decided not to circumcise our son when he is born. Is there anything special I need to do to for clean an uncircumcised penis? I am worried because there is sometimes some strange odor around my baby’s penis.
In general, an uncircumcised penis needs no extra care when he is a baby, but since there is odor that you smell I think that you have to be more careful about the cleaning the baby’s penis. In your case, the tip of the penis will be tightly covered by protective foreskin which is simply a flap of skin surrounding the glans penis. It is not separate from the penis at birth and actually takes up to several years before the foreskin can or should be retracted. It will be necessary to retract the foreskin on your baby’s penis for proper cleaning of the end of the penis underneath. A waxy, whitish substance called smegma will appear on the end of the penis, which you will need to gently wipe away. Since he is baby this will be a job foryou, but as he grows more independent he will need to be taught how to properly wash his entire penis himself.
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