DD protesting loudly when I clean her labia area during a nappy change... why might this be?

[SnowOfHands]

She's 19 months old.

She doesn't looks sore at all- no rash, no redness, no discharge- and isn't bothered by it otherwise, doesn't mention it etc. But when I have to clean round that bit she clamps her legs together and says 'no' and squirms around. Just changed her nappy while she sleeps and she dozed until I tried to do that bit and woke up and was grumpy with me.

She's otherwise completely well.

Is it just sensitive or does she need to see a GP?

um not sure, maybe its just started feeling sensitive to her. DD2 giggles when i do hers!

Do you need to do it at all? Doesn't she have a bath?

DD laughs and say, "Don't tickle Mummy".

You don't need to clean on the INSIDE of her labia, so don't worry too much about that (if that's what you are doing)

Are you using water/flannels or baby wipes? I once ran out of loo roll and wiped myself with a baby wipe - I needed to sit in a bucket of ice water for about a week afterwards. It STUNG. Might be worth avoiding them if she seems sensitive at the mo.

You could stick her bottom in the sink if she seems uncomfy and you want to make sure she is completely clean (say after a poo) - plug in, warm water, sit her bum in with her legs over the edge.

Yes of course she has a bath! It's only when she has done a poo (sorry tmi) and as she's still a breastmilk addict, it's soft and gets in all the folds/cracks. I leave well alone otherwise.

I might go back to water and cloths for a while. She loves sitting in a full sink too so might try that.

It'd be obvious if she was sore I'd imagine. She's tell me or it'd look red wouldn't it? She doesn't get nappy rash unless she's teething and then only on her bottom and it clears up with one smear of metanium.

Have you tried fragrance fre wipes/ mp is right, they are not nice, and also can be quite cold, that wouldn't help!

Fragrance free/sensitive wipes. Never protested before. Just all of a sudden and she's not crying/screaming, just clamping her legs together and saying 'no mummy'.

stick to water for a bit or bum dunking or ask her to do it

you could also use loo roll, I always found this surprisingly effective with breastmilk-poo

I second MP's post - wipes sting like a BITCH

yes try it yourself

Try a cloth with warmish water then, DD1 has suddenly taken against her wipes after the potty as she says they are 'freezingly icy cold'

morningpaper, after DD had a kidney infection when she was 13 months, I was told you do have to clean inside the labia. (I'd also read you didn't have to - indeed, that you shouldn't)*. It's an issue with DD because her poos are almost all loose (and she's 20 months).

*What they said in the hospital was - yes, it did use to be said that you didn't have to clean inside the labia, but the thinking's changed and now you're advised to.

Yes I agree, if it is poo-ey you want to get it all out from anywhere it may have escaped to