How to Care for a Circumcised Infant

Your baby's penis will appear red and swollen after his circumcision, and it might bleed during the first 24 hours.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Baby Thermometers
• Vaseline
• Antibacterial Ointments

1. Change your baby's diaper as soon as it is dirty.

2. Gently clean the area with water.

3. Apply petroleum jelly or an antibacterial ointment to the penis during the first three to four days after the circumcision.

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid soap, lotion, powder and baby wipes until the penis has healed.
• Don't give your baby a tub bath until the circumcision heals and the umbilical cord stump falls off.
• Call your doctor if: the baby's penis has increased bleeding or drainage; your baby's urine dribbles in a weak stream; or if the head of the penis is blue or black.
• Signs of an infection include a temperature above 100 degrees F, an unpleasant smelling, yellowish-green discharge from the penis, swelling or increased redness.

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on 1/11/2008 Actually new studies have come out in America that says circumcision DOES NOT reduces a males risk of HIV infection. Most of those studies where done in Africa, also some of those studies showed that circumcised males had a greater risk of HIV infections then non circumcised males.

The best way to protect from STD is to use a condom. Also it takes 100 circumcises to prevent one baby from getting Urinary tract infections. Also girls get UTIs more than males do. Also a non circumcised penis is no cleaner than a circumcised one.

For the first few years of life the foreskin is no retractable. It slowly becomes retractable later in childhood and sometimes later in adulthood.
Never retract your son's foreskin it can cause problems.
Teaching your son to clean himself is better then cutting off healthy sex tissue.
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the foreskin protects the head of the penis from rubbing in clo

[mothercooter]

on 10/1/2007 New studies have shown not only does circumcision help prevent against UTI's yeast infections, and eliminates odor that came come from smegma build up on an uncir. penis but its been proven that circ. also drastically reduces the risk of HIV/Aids transmission as well. Also proven that there are certain cancers that you just dont get when circumcised as a male.

Every male I have known who has had it done later in life agrees its the way to go. They are very satified with the results and their only complaint is that they werent done in infancy because the recovery is much worse as an adult and the natural look isnt acheived as easily since stitches required can create scarring where as on infants there arent any.

[callmeCMA]

on 4/7/2007 Circumcise is fine! I am in the medical field and know that it is cleaner than uncircumcise. At first they will be sore and mom will have to watch out closely but after leaving the hospital it is usually fine and the baby is less pron to infections and mom doesn't have to mess with it as much during the cleaning process. You don't want to have to handle a child down there alot while cleaning them. Circumcising your boy helps from having to pull the skin back and forth and also helps from getting UTI. Urinary tract infections.

on 11/22/2005 Don't circumcise your child to begin with and you won't have to worry about him bleeding, infections or applying anything to his penis.

on 11/22/2005 If you go with an antibacterial ointment, make sure you get the ointment and not the cream. The cream is not thick enough and will quickly rub off on the diaper, leaving baby's raw skin unprotected.