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my 6week old boys wee wee seems red and irritated help!

Yesenia - posted on 12/07/2009 ( 8 moms have responded )

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his penis opening is red and a little swollen and also the opening seems a little larger than usuall should i wait for his 31st appointment or call the doctor

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Zea - posted on 12/08/2009

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hi there! go to the doc it doesnt sound rite.maybe he has infection! is he still nursing? if so then you must be carefull what you eat n drink! hope you sort it out!

Pamela - posted on 12/07/2009

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yes call your doc or a nurse hotline

Judy - posted on 12/07/2009

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You should definitely call the Dr. don't take any chances for infection. Better safe then sorry, I have 4 boys so have been thru that before.

Deena - posted on 12/07/2009

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my sons did that his doc said the skin was tryin to grow back to keep it clean and pull the skin back every diaper change

C. - posted on 12/07/2009

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This happened to my son when he was a little younger. He had a yeast infection b/c the new person that was changing his diaper would wipe his bottom THEN his penis. Unfortunately it took my son getting a horrible yeast infection for that person to realize what they were doing and stop. The doctors gave us a cream for it. We cleaned the area well at every diaper change and bath and applied the ointment. It went away after a week and a half or so.

It sounds to me that's what it is, but it may be something entirely different. I would take him to the doctor to be sure. And I wouldn't wait until the 31st b/c it doesn't take long for things like that to get even worse. The sooner, the better. Hope your little one gets better! Good luck!

Kristin - posted on 12/07/2009

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I would call the doctor. It could be a yeast infection (yes, boys get them too), a diaper rash or a urinary tract infection. Both of my boys got yeast infections on their little peeps a couple of times and the doctor prescribed a topical anti-fungal. In the meantime, try to keep his diaper changed as much as possible to keep moisture off of it. If you are brave try leaving his diaper off for a little bit. Hope this helps.

Randi - posted on 12/07/2009

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I would definatelty call the dr. before the situtation gets any worse, it could be a urinary tract infection that is causing it and it could get alot worse.

Heidi - posted on 12/07/2009

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I would call the dr. It doesnt sound like diaper rash. But being is lil winky i would call just to be on the safe side :)

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