How often do you bathe your toddler? If you have a boy (I do) I am curious as to how you clean his...?

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How often do you bathe your toddler? If you have a boy (I do) I am curious as to how you clean his private parts and how often? I have a 14 month old and he doesn't get baths everyday and I occasioanly clean his private parts with a wet wipe. How often should it be cleaned and should I pull back the skin to clean it? How far back (I very gently pull it back a very very small amount)?

Answer 1

I have a 17 months old and a 3 years old boys and they get a bath every other day. Both are circumcised and I just bath them with water. I use baby wipes during the day but a bath before bed.

Answer 2

Foreskin Hygiene: The foreskin is easy to care for. The infant should be bathed or sponged frequently, and all parts should be washed including the genitals. The uncircumcised penis is easy to keep clean. No special care is required! No attempt should be made to forcibly retract the foreskin. No manipulation is necessary. There is no need for special cleansing with Q-tips, irrigation, or antiseptics; soap and water externally will suffice.

Foreskin Retraction: As noted, the foreskin and glans develop as one tissue. Separation will evolve over time. It should not be forced. When will separation occur? Each child is different. Separation may occur before birth; this is rare. It may take a few days, weeks, months, or even years. This is normal. Although many foreskins will retract by age 5, there is no need for concern even after a longer period. [1984 version only: No harm will come in leaving the foreskin alone.] Some boys do not attain full retractability of the foreskin until adolescence.

Hygiene of the Fully Retracted Foreskin: For the first few years, an occasional retraction with cleansing beneath is sufficient.

Penile hygiene will later become a part of a child's total body hygiene, including hair shampooing, cleansing the folds of the ear, and brushing teeth. At puberty, the male should be taught the importance of retracting the foreskin and cleaning beneath during his daily bath.

Summary: Care of the uncircumcised boy is quite easy. ``Leave it alone'' is good advice. External washing and rinsing on a daily basis is all that is required. Do not retract the foreskin in an infant, as it is almost always attached to the glans. Forcing the foreskin back may harm the penis, causing pain, bleeding, and possibly adhesions. The natural separation of the foreskin from the glans may take many years. After puberty, the adult male learns to retract the foreskin and cleanse under it on a daily basis.

Answer 3

if you miss a night it won't hurt hiim, but i bathe mine every night as boys do get dirty. I'm assuming hes circumed sized then just pull the skin back to expose the lets say (mushroom head lol) and just gently use a rag with mild johnsons baby wash on it and gently wipe. or just run the sudsy water over it with the rag ( squeeze it out over it) make sure to clean underneath it. Then rinse off. Hope this helps! :) ps do not force to pull te skin back hard, you will know it will come natural, if you don't do this it can get dirty and stink, and have nasty white stuff start to form, but do notttttt force it back too far.

Answer 4

I have a 20 month old boy and we bathe him every other day. I think that is good for that age. As for his "area", I just wipe it gently with a wash cloth with Aveeno Baby Wash for sensitive skin.

Answer 5

I have a 4yr old, a 2 yr. old & a 10 mos. old.They get a bath at least every other day but I don't think you have to pull the skin back when their over a year old if they were circumsised right.

Answer 6

i have a 2 yr old, and still cant pull his skin back to clean it. this is not something to worry about though, if you clean around it, over it regularly then it shouldnt be a problem, but since you are pulling it back a little bit, dont force it, because you can damage it

dont worry, you are doing a fine job at it

Answer 7

My son is twenty 6th months previous and that i bathe him on the main the different day. i take advantage of cleansing soap every time, and wash his hair and his little butt.. =) i think of in case you cant handle to pay for to discover the time interior the night to bathe your daughter, then attempt bathing interior the morning.. or stunning previously nap time... It would not say that is needed bathe stunning previously mattress, or universal for that remember... yet I do have self belief bathing is substantial. At maximum the different day. look at it this manner.. how commonly do YOU bathe.. in the adventure that your daughter would not bathe as commonly as you do.. you would be able to desire to discover time.. Hygiene is substantial, and he or she is gazing your each pass..and getting to know from you. --Sorry if it appeared like a lecture.. solid success to you..desire that helped

Answer 8

I have two very, very busy boys. They are bathed every day..sometimes twice (summer=outside play and lots of dirt)! Both are circumsized, I never had to pull back anything to clean them.

Answer 9

My son has a bath every night...Yes you need to pull the skin back and clean under it...I had my son circumcized so we don't have that problem

Answer 10

Everyone needs to take a bath everyday. I understand missing one once in awhile. But mainly you need one every night especially kids...because they play hard and get dirty. Plus, if you give them one right before bed, it helps them sleep.
Clean his privates everytime you give him a bath, which should be everynight, and yes, you need to pull back his foreskin.