DS grabbing his penis as soon as nappy off.......HELP!

[DetentionGrrrl]

DS is 7mths old, as soon as we change or bathe him he claws at his bits like hell. I ignored it at first, thinking he'd just 'found' it and the novelty would wear off. He's been doing it for a few months now though, and he grabs at it as though he's in discomfort, until he makes the whole area bright red and even breaks the skin at times. It's very difficult to change him because of it- it normally takes two of us, with one of us to pin his arms away from his genitals.

Any ideas? Could there be something irritating him that we can't see?

LOL i think this just checking if its still there is common, even when they are older. Not so sure about making it very sore though, poor sole may have an infection as others have said.

ROFL! DS does this too. Stretches it beyond all recognition! He had one of those noisy, fluffy, vibrating toys given to him for xmas. I have been using it to distract him whilst changing his nappy - he is a mare for rolling away. He has just discovered that he quite likes to sit it on his penis. Finds it utterly hilarious. Hey ho. Should have seen that one coming, shouldnt I?

I think you only need worry when he starts to grab other boys penis' and not just his own