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When do you need to start cleaning under foreskins?

14 replies

FlossieTreadlight · 14/03/2015 21:43

Just that really... My mum can't remember from her boy-rearing days. My DS is v young so am sure it's a while off yet

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Sparklingbrook · 14/03/2015 21:44

Never.

ouryve · 14/03/2015 21:45

You don't. Leave them alone. They'll discover soon enough when the foreskin pulls back naturally and then they'll do it lots without realising.

hambo · 14/03/2015 21:45

ditto - never

CMOTDibbler · 14/03/2015 21:45

You don't.

AvaCrowder · 14/03/2015 21:45

You don't do you?

SoupDragon · 14/03/2015 21:46

Never

Fairylea · 14/03/2015 21:46

Never. Just encourage a good free wiggle around in the bath!

AvonCallingBarksdale · 14/03/2015 21:51

Erm you don't!!

ShanVanVocht · 14/03/2015 21:51

Keep your hands off your boys foreskins!

myredcardigan · 14/03/2015 21:56

Never. If you font see them paying with it enough then encourage then to gently retract it themselves from about 8yr. Almost all boys will have gone do by then but in case they haven't just give pointers as I read that a tiny minority of boys who don't retract prior to puberty can find it difficult later on during masturbation and/or sex.
But never ever do it for him.

Branleuse · 14/03/2015 22:30

you dont.

i remind my older boys to clean their willies in the bath but thats about it

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 14/03/2015 22:32

Never.

Luckily my sons never need reminding to have a good fiddle with theirs in the bath. Hmm

FlossieTreadlight · 14/03/2015 22:36

That'll be why she can't remember then. Thanks all.

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Purplehonesty · 14/03/2015 22:41

We had to do DS's as it got all red and sore. I made dh do it!

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