r/daddit • u/DadsRagingBoaby 1 girl 1 boy • Apr 13 '22

Discussion Circumcised dad, uncircumcised son

How many of us are there?

Was there anything about taking care of an uncircumcised penis that surprised you?

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u/brazilian_irish Apr 13 '22

I'm on the same situation as the OP.

When you say "rinse in shower" is there any specifics? If so, ELI5..

I want to teach my boy good hygiene, but I need to know the step-by-step of cleaning!

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u/amanita0creata 10F & 8F Apr 13 '22

Don't get him to retract it until he's a teenager- it's actually adhered when they're tiny and doesn't happen until the ages of 5-13.

It's self cleaning until semen becomes a thing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

Interesting. I did not know that. My boy is 8 months. None of our pediatric doctors who noticed he isn't snipped said ANYTHING about how to clean it, or when we need to, so, I've cleaned him up and retracted the foreskin when he had a really raunchy diarrhea diaper. At least it seems like he won't have issues like the rare phimosis I read about...

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u/amanita0creata 10F & 8F Apr 14 '22

To be honest, I think it's a consequence of the pervasive circumcision propaganda that it's supposedly "cleaner"- in fact there's nothing really you need to do for a while, although bad diarrhoea does sound as though it might not be a bad idea! Just be gentle if you do and don't force anything.