tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post5080545912597489607..comments2024-03-28T03:20:20.956-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: How to Care for Your Intact SonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-65905081821982992002015-06-15T15:51:09.926-04:002015-06-15T15:51:09.926-04:00Foreskins are big business now that science has le...Foreskins are big business now that science has learned to make the most of STEM CELLS and the truly best one are found in new born prepuce!! Even the cosmetic labs are raving about how wrinkle cream for vain old women, rich old women. Never leave you child alone with any medical personnel, they are ready to hurt your child to make money for themselves. Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479066174913408942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-49643359455170117042015-02-11T10:40:11.891-05:002015-02-11T10:40:11.891-05:00WHY are American pediatricians by and large so ill...WHY are American pediatricians by and large so ill-informed about retraction??? At my son's 5 year check up yesterday, with a new pediatrician, the doc tried to retract. I told him in no uncertain terms to STOP it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979561790345079703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-91084170806865364302014-10-11T15:46:21.032-04:002014-10-11T15:46:21.032-04:00You absolutely should not retract it. Trust me, I&...You absolutely should not retract it. Trust me, I'm British, where chopping bits off our kids is NOT the norm, and we've had decades of NOT circumcising (other than in Jewish and Muslim communities). It doesn't usually retract until the age of around 10 (but can be as late as puberty), and should NOT be retracted before then. Even the American Academy of so-called Pediatrics (AAP - a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-20768883893632513742014-08-08T21:04:11.888-04:002014-08-08T21:04:11.888-04:00the PA my son saw for his 2 month visit tried to r...the PA my son saw for his 2 month visit tried to retract his foreskin and i told her no and pulled him away she pulled him back and continued to preach to me that he would soon die of infection if i didn't allow it. i told her no and explained the truth she then slammed the door and tried to report me for child abuse and endangering my son. he seemed just fine before... peeing well no rednessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-4412828034824194202014-03-28T12:42:32.265-04:002014-03-28T12:42:32.265-04:00Can you tell if a doctor did forcibly retract? My ...Can you tell if a doctor did forcibly retract? My intact son is 3 months old, and at birth I hemorrhaged so was not able to supervise the first pediatrician's exam. I wonder if he was retracted - should I be able to tell now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-82097566328956464312014-02-26T14:16:14.446-05:002014-02-26T14:16:14.446-05:00Desiree, there is no truth in what your doctor is ...Desiree, there is no truth in what your doctor is telling you. The natural bond that holds the foreskin to the glans will dissolve on it's own when your son starts making his own sex hormones. The average age is ten, but any age from 1 to 18 is considered normal. Your son will not get phimosis (foreskin will not retract) if you don't forcibly retract him. Forced retraction does only harm Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453167190189007528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-41058735031921867992014-02-26T13:32:12.185-05:002014-02-26T13:32:12.185-05:00Oh no please find another doctor. Your doctor is w...Oh no please find another doctor. Your doctor is wrong. The average age of retraction is 10. Retraction is a function of sexuality and is not necessary until puberty or beyond. <br /><br />You can email savingsons@gmail.org<br />With the doctors name and address and they will send a proper intact care packet her way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-82307700529591870622014-02-26T13:27:12.952-05:002014-02-26T13:27:12.952-05:00You do not need to retract him. It can happen natu...You do not need to retract him. It can happen naturally up until teenage years. It will not be glued shut. Right now the foreskin is adhered, like it should be, and will eventually loosen and separate. If he can pee out of it, then he is fine :) I can find you more info/webistes aswell. Definitely look around on this site, lots of infoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104831667615535767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-21711515612141536502014-02-26T13:25:39.376-05:002014-02-26T13:25:39.376-05:00You're right--she's totally uneducated on ...You're right--she's totally uneducated on the topic. Forcing it will just create problems! It introduces germs and can cause scar tissue, or adhesions (which would basically be like being glued shut!). Leave it alone and it'll do what it's supposed to just fine. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123085825475433734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-17223090131310304222014-02-26T12:27:13.045-05:002014-02-26T12:27:13.045-05:00My son is 4, and his doesn't retract. I know t...My son is 4, and his doesn't retract. I know this can be normal. However, his doctor is trying to force me to do it. SHe said that I must do it or it will be glued shut. Is there truth to this or is she being, well, dumb?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844882580503981107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-30835556194165768772013-10-30T16:43:54.375-04:002013-10-30T16:43:54.375-04:00Excellent advice since there has been so much lack...Excellent advice since there has been so much lack of understanding about a matter so simple. Here is the link to my own article on the subject: http://peacefulbeginningsrosemary.wordpress.com/infant-care/caring-for/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-48507301155929581802013-04-21T19:39:42.831-04:002013-04-21T19:39:42.831-04:00My son is 4 and is intact, but like the above comm...My son is 4 and is intact, but like the above comment, he retracts his own back. I suppose if he is doing it himself and it doesn't cause him pain or discomfort it's okay??????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-77766859018012035082012-04-28T00:51:29.294-04:002012-04-28T00:51:29.294-04:00my son (almost 4) retracted it on his own naturall...my son (almost 4) retracted it on his own naturally, just last week. what do I do now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-64378288312705465682012-04-03T21:58:55.461-04:002012-04-03T21:58:55.461-04:00Why is it that doctors still think you need to ret...Why is it that doctors still think you need to retract baby boys? My son went to a Pedatric Urologist today and he almost pulled his back before I stopped him. Then he told me by 18 months I need to start retracting it? I would think of all doctors he would know - he's dealing with that part of the anatomy daily. Am I missing something or is it not fact that you should not retract an intact Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-81630680891535431892011-08-15T23:46:58.189-04:002011-08-15T23:46:58.189-04:00Wow didnt know my sone and l were so lucky .... We...Wow didnt know my sone and l were so lucky .... We have never retracted ... sometimes it is lucky to be ignorant ! We just defluff when needed and he thinks it is hysterical ... and l do love that" Ruler Rule " just let any doctor come near us now !LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-44451916796650163812011-08-15T16:59:54.944-04:002011-08-15T16:59:54.944-04:00I left a breastfeeding and intact-dumb pediatric p...I left a breastfeeding and intact-dumb pediatric practice and went to a Family Practitioner who also tried to retract my son, claiming that I "had to start pushing it back or it would NEVER retract." It can be so frustrating finding a doctor. And you really do have to be vigilant, because even though you tell the doc he's intact, don't retract him, the doc says "oh I'm Melissa Clinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-4420225189993272092011-08-15T16:52:26.548-04:002011-08-15T16:52:26.548-04:00It's funny that because the social norm is to ...It's funny that because the social norm is to circumcise, we're all worried about how to care for our whole sons... but the only thing you have to do is nothing!<br />After 2 daughters, DS is much easier to clean-- we just wipe it off like a finger if he's poopy. In nearly 2 years we've never had a problem, except for a pediatrician that attempted to retract him at 6 months Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-76962744477530855342011-07-08T00:26:03.977-04:002011-07-08T00:26:03.977-04:00My MIL was told if she didn't retract (my now ...My MIL was told if she didn't retract (my now husband's) foreskin it would permanately stay there. I caught her trying to force my infant son to retract while changing his diaper and immediately had to inform her she was causing injury and to never do it again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-74438212149882762922011-07-08T00:17:59.796-04:002011-07-08T00:17:59.796-04:00my (intact) son is easier to care for than my girl...my (intact) son is easier to care for than my girls wereJunehttp://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-90720813877236768852011-07-08T00:17:07.752-04:002011-07-08T00:17:07.752-04:00I love how fat and happy that baby looks. Look at ...I love how fat and happy that baby looks. Look at him. He looks like a cute chubby little buddha baby. A poster child for just being a really cute happy baby.Shondolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-81766909181472947572011-07-07T01:31:52.956-04:002011-07-07T01:31:52.956-04:00Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I was about to ...Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I was about to actually try and msg you asking if you knew of a good guide for intact penises! I circed my first son (no reason, just did it bc I thought it's what you were supposed to do- oh the ignorance of my youth). Pregnant with son #2 and we're not circing him this time! :) So thank you for posting this so so much! <3Amy Lynnnoreply@blogger.com