Does anybody else's daughter Love to grab their vagina and yank on it(my babys 8months old)

Lydia - posted on 01/30/2010

Yeah mine does too...just make sure their nails are not long and/or sharp. My daughter got an infection because she broke her skin while doing it. We always pull her hand away now to avoid another one...

Amy - posted on 01/30/2010

my daughter aint at tha stage yet but ma son pulls his wee wee all the time he even takes his nappy of to do it n show every 1 it lol

Lisa - posted on 01/30/2010

o n hes 5 lol

Lisa - posted on 01/30/2010

yea my son was never too bothered but i no he does it, not so long ago i noticed he was a bit swollen and sore i took him to the doc, and the docs proffesional oppinion was tell him to stop pullin it!!!! i was so embarassed lmao

Cherie - posted on 01/30/2010

LOL my daughter still does and she's 4! It's like they don't know what the heck is down there, but they know they can play with it (not in a gross way)

Ashley - posted on 01/30/2010

Labia / lips / 'clit' / whatever. Their general vaginal area.

Brittanie - posted on 01/30/2010

I think you're all referring to your daughter's labia ...not vagina.

Ashley - posted on 01/29/2010

COMPLETELY normal, however not always safe. They're crawling, and drooling on their hands. (Can't just go to the sink and wash them, either!) Plus, they can scratch or even rip themselves, it is THAT sensitive down there. Tell them it's 'aackky' or whatever you need to do.
They're exploring and discovering. They'll soon forget it's there, then find it all over again!

Jenn - posted on 01/29/2010

my son is 18 months old and thats his favourite toy the minute you take his diaper off it is completely normal think about it this way its something new to their little mind everytime they see it its not like a toe that they see all the time its like a new toy and ofcourse they touch it so no i would say dont be alarmed i would be more worried if she wasnt wondering what it was or why it was there shes perfectly normal

Danielle - posted on 01/29/2010

as the others yes!!!! Cheyanne was horrible about it. I've never cared, its her body touch away, BUT it was a race to who could get there first when I was changing a diaper, especially the bad poopy ones.

Did any other mom's with this issue deal with the next part.....
After she would get her hands down there, she would put them in her mouth! Each and everytime!!!!

I think part of it was the disguisted facial expressions she'd get from me.

Athena - posted on 01/29/2010

yes!! My daughter was HORRIBLE about it!! I think its like they just finally realize this part of their body. All about learning different sensations of different body parts.

Laurice - posted on 01/29/2010

Yes my daughter does is once in a while. She si 14 months now and has been doing it since she was about 9 months. Its normal. So dont worry.

Molly - posted on 01/29/2010

It's quite normal for children. My 8 month old daughter started doing it a few weeks ago. I thought she was starting to scratch her eczma but when it cleared up she continued to do it. I fine it funny. Her dad not so much.

Kristina - posted on 01/29/2010

YES!! Everytime she has her diaper off !! She is 20 mths and has always done it!

Natasha - posted on 01/29/2010

My daughter who is ten months old has been doing that for a long time. I think it is just part the exploration process.

Jackie - posted on 01/29/2010

my son also does this all the time(2 1/2) he pulls on it , he also says it hurts, not sure why

Emily - posted on 01/29/2010

im pretty positive its normal, i worked in a nursery for 3 years and the majority of the babies around that age did that. i think they do it bc they have just descovered it and its new to them and they're curious. i wouldnt be worried unless it smells or something just doesnt seem right.

Steph - posted on 01/29/2010

my daughter is almost 8 months and she has started doing that in the last few weeks......i think its probably just normal i would only be worried if she scratching and hurting herself :D

Nicole - posted on 01/29/2010

my son does this with his wee wee when I change his diaper. He just recently started doing since his 9 month check up. (he just turned 10 months on the 26th)

Nikhole - posted on 01/29/2010

yes.. when i change her diaper.. (13 months) but shes been doing it since she was about 9 or 10 months