Odd question for the parents of boys.

[Flip]

How old was your son when he got an erection?

I took ds2 for his eight month check today and she asked if I had any concerns. I said I was concerned because ds2 hadn't had an erection yet. She looked stunned and said that boys didn't get them until around age seven. So I explained to her that ds1 had been getting them from day one even when he was still in hospital after birth. I just thought it was normal. He get's about one a day, sometimes more frequently. Ds1 is five now and aggressive all the time. Dh laughed and said I was being stupid when I wondered if maybe his hormones were making him cranky. I've always said it's like having a teenager.

Any thoughts?

No erections here and no being weed on either (ds 16 months) so maybe there is a connection at this age. Agree you should have been treated with more respect.

Flip - there is something about it being normal when changing nappies in the Miriam Stoppard book - the little purple 4.99 one on baby care. (not that I have ever looked it up myself to check or anything . so if you could get hold of a copy of that, you could try educating your HV(!)

Cant say that I've ever seen it with ds aged 8 1/2 months. Obviously, this will now give me something new to fret about.

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