Pediatrician answers: How do I clean my baby’s genitalia? Should I retract it myself? We Americans have been indoctrinated with the belief that whole babies require inordinate amounts of cleaning. Is this really true? How to properly care for your uncut baby(It’s easy!): www.cirp.org Protecting your Uncut Son from Medical Personnel: www.mothering.com Reversing the epidemic of forcible retractions: www.kindredmedia.com.au FAQs About Foreskin Care: www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org How do I care for my young son’s intact penis? The intact penis needs no special care. The foreskin should never be retracted by force. During the first few years of a male’s life, the inside fold of his foreskin is attached to his glans, very much the way the eyelids of a newborn kitten are sealed closed. The tissue that connects these two surfaces dissolves naturally over time – a process that should never be hurried. The foreskin can be retracted when its inside fold separates from the glans and its opening widens. This usually happens by age 18. Even if the glans and foreskin separate by themselves in infancy, the foreskin still may not be retractable then because the opening of a baby’s foreskin may be just large enough to allow for the passage of urine. The first person to retract a child’s foreskin should be the child himself. A very young boy usually pulls his foreskin outward. This is normal and natural and no cause for concern; he won’t hurt himself. Once a boy discovers that his

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