TTMA penises

[mamaalysson]

DS is 2.5. He started freaking out at diaper changes this morning. Like screaming his head off even for just pee diapers. He clamped his legs shut and lost his mind if I came near his penis. It looks pretty red near the tip and like maybe he has a blister? I'm not sure. He's uncircumcised, so it looks weird under the best of circumstances. And then he just peed right now and was crying taut he was peeing and it hurts. I feel so bad for him, but I'm not sure what to do. I emailed the pedi, but in the meantime, anyone got any peen knowledge to lay on me?

[louiej]

I don't know if weird is the best word...

My boys are both uncircumcised. Something like this happened to ds when his foreskin accidentally got retracted. (I think he had been playing with it) It caused a little tear in the adhesive tissues, which was super painful when he peed in his diaper. It resolved itself in a day or so.

I think a call into the pedi is a good idea in case of a uti, hopefully he feels better soon!!

[mamaalysson]

Nov 4, 2015 20:41:42 GMT -5 louiej said:

I don't know if weird is the best word...

My boys are both uncircumcised. Something like this happened to ds when his foreskin accidentally got retracted. (I think he had been playing with it) It caused a little tear in the adhesive tissues, which was super painful when he peed in his diaper. It resolved itself in a day or so.

I think a call into the pedi is a good idea in case of a uti, hopefully he feels better soon!!

Thank you! Hopefully DS feels better just as quick. I gotta imagine a hurt penis tip is not fun for the poor kid.

[louiej]

Nov 4, 2015 20:45:28 GMT -5 mamaalysson said:

Nov 4, 2015 20:41:42 GMT -5 louiej said:

I don't know if weird is the best word...

My boys are both uncircumcised. Something like this happened to ds when his foreskin accidentally got retracted. (I think he had been playing with it) It caused a little tear in the adhesive tissues, which was super painful when he peed in his diaper. It resolved itself in a day or so.

I think a call into the pedi is a good idea in case of a uti, hopefully he feels better soon!!

Thank you! Hopefully DS feels better just as quick. I gotta imagine a hurt penis tip is not fun for the poor kid.

Right!? Yeow!

Thinking healing thoughts.

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Aw poor guy. Ds is uncircumcised too and once the end got a little red kind of like what you're describing but he wasn't acting like he was in pain so I didn't call and it went away. I would prob call the pedi just in case since he sounds like he's in pain. Hope he feels better!

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My DS is uncircumcised too, and has had the same thing you're describing, and started holding his pee. (He's almost 4). Both times I put diaper rash cream on it and it went away. I'd try that while you're waiting to hear from the pedi. I didn't try to retract the foreskin or anything, just put a little blob of cream on the tip as best as I could. Good luck!

[mamaalysson]

Nov 4, 2015 22:36:48 GMT -5 @leftie22 said:

My DS is uncircumcised too, and has had the same thing you're describing, and started holding his pee. (He's almost 4). Both times I put diaper rash cream on it and it went away. I'd try that while you're waiting to hear from the pedi. I didn't try to retract the foreskin or anything, just put a little blob of cream on the tip as best as I could. Good luck!

Thank you! Now it doesn't seem like the head is bothering him as much as the end of the shaft, like closest to his body. And it looks sort of swollen. I was trying to see if he had a hair caught on it or something (I read something about that happening) and he did not like me messing with it. Looks like we'll be visiting the doc first thing. It'll be fine overnight, right? Those buggers are pretty tough, aren't they? Ugh, why are penises so confusing?

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Nov 4, 2015 22:42:02 GMT -5 mamaalysson said:

Nov 4, 2015 22:36:48 GMT -5 @leftie22 said:

My DS is uncircumcised too, and has had the same thing you're describing, and started holding his pee. (He's almost 4). Both times I put diaper rash cream on it and it went away. I'd try that while you're waiting to hear from the pedi. I didn't try to retract the foreskin or anything, just put a little blob of cream on the tip as best as I could. Good luck!

Thank you! Now it doesn't seem like the head is bothering him as much as the end of the shaft, like closest to his body. And it looks sort of swollen. I was trying to see if he had a hair caught on it or something (I read something about that happening) and he did not like me messing with it. Looks like we'll be visiting the doc first thing. It'll be fine overnight, right? Those buggers are pretty tough, aren't they? Ugh, why are penises so confusing?

Oh no! I've never had DS complain of pain closer to the body, so I'm not sure. I hope all goes well, and you figure out what's up! Tricky peens.

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mamaalysson - how's your DS? Did you find out what was bothering him?

[mamaalysson]

Nov 9, 2015 11:25:26 GMT -5 @leftie22 said:

mamaalysson - how's your DS? Did you find out what was bothering him?

Thanks for checking in! He's okay. They said it was really irritated, but not infected, thank goodness. They think that maybe when he was sick and sleeping so much, he went longer than usual between diaper changes which started to irritate him, and then he had a couple of huge blowouts that made things worse. So, just kind of a perfect penis storm. We have an antibiotic cream we're supposed to put on, and then he's battling a wicked diaper rash too. Diaper changes are brutal right now.

The best part was they wanted me to get him to pee in a cup. He kept laughing about that..."Pee in a cup??!! Dat not gunna wok." I finally just stripped him naked in the exam room and followed him around with his junk in a cup. Ah, motherhood.

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Glad he's better, mamaalysson! And lol at perfect penis storm

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Nov 9, 2015 17:05:22 GMT -5 mamaalysson said:

Nov 9, 2015 11:25:26 GMT -5 @leftie22 said:

mamaalysson - how's your DS? Did you find out what was bothering him?

Thanks for checking in! He's okay. They said it was really irritated, but not infected, thank goodness. They think that maybe when he was sick and sleeping so much, he went longer than usual between diaper changes which started to irritate him, and then he had a couple of huge blowouts that made things worse. So, just kind of a perfect penis storm. We have an antibiotic cream we're supposed to put on, and then he's battling a wicked diaper rash too. Diaper changes are brutal right now.

The best part was they wanted me to get him to pee in a cup. He kept laughing about that..."Pee in a cup??!! Dat not gunna wok." I finally just stripped him naked in the exam room and followed him around with his junk in a cup. Ah, motherhood.

I'm glad it all went well. (As well as it can when you have to put your kid's junk in a cup, that is!) 

[usm]

Nov 9, 2015 17:05:22 GMT -5 mamaalysson said:

Nov 9, 2015 11:25:26 GMT -5 @leftie22 said:

mamaalysson - how's your DS? Did you find out what was bothering him?

Thanks for checking in! He's okay. They said it was really irritated, but not infected, thank goodness. They think that maybe when he was sick and sleeping so much, he went longer than usual between diaper changes which started to irritate him, and then he had a couple of huge blowouts that made things worse. So, just kind of a perfect penis storm. We have an antibiotic cream we're supposed to put on, and then he's battling a wicked diaper rash too. Diaper changes are brutal right now.

The best part was they wanted me to get him to pee in a cup. He kept laughing about that..."Pee in a cup??!! Dat not gunna wok." I finally just stripped him naked in the exam room and followed him around with his junk in a cup. Ah, motherhood.

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Dat not gunna work!! I am dying.
Now you know you are going to find him trying to pee in every cup in the house.

[mamaalysson]

Nov 10, 2015 7:38:59 GMT -5 usm said:

Nov 9, 2015 17:05:22 GMT -5 mamaalysson said:

Thanks for checking in! He's okay. They said it was really irritated, but not infected, thank goodness. They think that maybe when he was sick and sleeping so much, he went longer than usual between diaper changes which started to irritate him, and then he had a couple of huge blowouts that made things worse. So, just kind of a perfect penis storm. We have an antibiotic cream we're supposed to put on, and then he's battling a wicked diaper rash too. Diaper changes are brutal right now.

The best part was they wanted me to get him to pee in a cup. He kept laughing about that..."Pee in a cup??!! Dat not gunna wok." I finally just stripped him naked in the exam room and followed him around with his junk in a cup. Ah, motherhood.

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Dat not gunna work!! I am dying.
Now you know you are going to find him trying to pee in every cup in the house.

It's funny because I think an unintended positive to all this is that he is potty training. His poor little nether regions are so sore, and I think he has figured out that if he goes on the potty it doesn't hurt. This morning he told me "I tink I have to poop on my wittle potty" and then he did. Also lots of naked time to air him out, so he's been able to make it on the potty on time.