Baby care: should the child's sex be decanted?
With a sharp blow, the foreskin was separated from the glans. Suffice to say that this gesture caused intense pain and psychological consequences in the child. Some men today become fathers of family remember their capping. Today, it seems that the trend is a little reversed. Studies have shown that to decant a baby does not serve much. But there are those who are for and against.
What is decal?
This practice is to discover the tip of the penis by pushing the foreskin covering the glans to perform hygiene care.
Do not force but let nature
At birth, the foreskin, which is the skin covering the tip of the penis, is attached to the glans. These preputial adhesions give way from the first months during erections or because baby pulls on his zizi especially in the bath. With time, the foreskin, which will expand, soften and lengthen, and the glans will separate. The capping is done naturally. It is quite normal that the glans can not be discovered until the age of three or four years. We must wait for the first erections.
Many doctors today recommend letting nature do so except in the case of an anatomical anomaly. Others believe that prevention is better than cure. They then ask the parents to slide a little bit every day the penis foreskin of their little boy to release the glans gently but surely. Decalotting a child is easier during the second year but sometimes it is necessary to wait until the age of four. Beyond that, it is necessary to consult your doctor. Anyway, the brutal decal is to be banned.
Decalot a child ... how to proceed?
This gesture does not happen at one time. Daily, during the child's bath, one of the parents must discover the glans without forcing. This daily action helps to release residual adhesions and obtain a complete removal of the glans. With both hands (thumbs and index fingers on each side of the penis), one of the parents must clear the foreskin of the glans by gently lowering it. As soon as the child grimaces, we must stop and start again. In a few months, the glans will be free. Then, it is necessary to maintain by doing regularly the maneuver in the bath. Around three years old, the child will be able to take off alone like a big one.
The risks of a sudden removal
You must never decant a newborn. Why ? Because you risk tearing the prepucial orifice and forming a cicatricial phimosis. This word designates a small fibrous zone at the end of the foreskin. It has a hole too tight and the skin is not yet elastic enough to allow to decant the glans. The foreskin of your child may also stay retracted. This situation, called paraphimosis, carries risks of complication and requires urgent care. The child can also suffer from balanitis ... it is an inflammation of the glans.
Decalot rhyme with hygiene: true or false?
On the hygiene side, it is preferable that the foreskin covers the glans. Baby wears indeed diapers and the foreskin protects it from urine and feces. Decalot too brutally baby can cause a paraphimosis: the foreskin "turtleneck" tightens around the glans that swells and becomes purple. This is a medical emergency.
When to consult
-if the foreskin did not expand naturally around the age of five. We can talk about phimosis,
-if a transposed acorn can not return to its foreskin,
-if the child has difficulty urinating or if he has pain when his penis is erect,
-if the urine does not come out in a steady stream or if it is projected in all directions.
The white secretions on his zizi, what is it?
It is the smegma, secreted by the glans. It is not pus but a natural lubricant that helps to remove adhesions.
If the mother of family is too worried and / or asks too many questions, do not hesitate to talk to your doctor.
