Circumcision?

My son was circumcised this morning and his doctor wasn't there to do it so another doctor did it. I didn't really talk to him and when he was done the nurse brought him out and handed him to me, they didnt really tell me exactly how to clean it they just said to put petroleum jelly on it. I asked one of the ladies if I could talk to the doc more about it and he went to lunch. So my question is what is the best way to clean it? I had my first son 5 years ago and can't really remember. Thank you 

Quoting Proud Mom Of 2 Boys:“ My son was circumcised this morning and his doctor wasn't there to do it so another doctor did it. I ... [snip!] ... So my question is what is the best way to clean it? I had my first son 5 years ago and can't really remember. Thank you ”

Put a glob of vaseline on a piece of gauze big enough to cover his winky... put it over his winky at every diaper change until its healed...

keep it pulled back so it doesnt heal over tho

just wipe him off with a baby wipe and keep vaseline on it so it doesn't stick to the diaper. I didn't really wipe the end of my sons until he was healed I just kept vaseline on it.

Quoting WiFeY- MoMMy- PReGGo [P&F:“ Put a glob of vaseline on a piece of gauze big enough to cover his winky... put it over his winky at every diaper change until its healed... keep it pulled back so it doesnt heal over tho”

So I should keep gauze on it all the time? And another question do you think it would be ok to give him baby tylenol?

until its completely healed you don't really clean in, just make sure there's a good amount of vaseline on it. Once it begins to kind of crust over you'll know it's healing and soon after that is gone you will be ble to clean it with regular mild soap and water, just remember to pull it back each time you clean it, especially if you plan to use baby powder...

Quoting Proud Mom Of 2 Boys:“ So I should keep gauze on it all the time? And another question do you think it would be ok to give him baby tylenol?”

until its healed yes, because otherwise it will stick to the siaper and that can be painful when you take it off...

unless hes fussy you dont need to give him anything...

Quoting WiFeY- MoMMy- PReGGo [P&F:“ until its healed yes, because otherwise it will stick to the siaper and that can be painful when you take it off... unless hes fussy you dont need to give him anything...”

Well shoot. They didnt tell me any of this lol. Now I need to go buy gauze. Doesn't the gauze stick too? God I feel bad because I can't remember from my first 

Quoting WiFeY- MoMMy- PReGGo [P&F:“ until its healed yes, because otherwise it will stick to the siaper and that can be painful when you take it off... unless hes fussy you dont need to give him anything...”

they took Aidan gauze off before we left the hospital and said that we only needed to use the vaseline to make sure it didn't stick, and it never did, we just used A LOT of vaseline...

Quoting Proud Mom Of 2 Boys:“ So I should keep gauze on it all the time? And another question do you think it would be ok to give him baby tylenol?”

I put gauze over it at every diaper change until I ran out of A and D ointment.  They just gave me a little tube of it so I just used it all up.  It was probably a week or 2.  

Quoting *Aidan's Adoring Mommy*:“ until its completely healed you don't really clean in, just make sure there's a good amount of vaseline ... [snip!] ... regular mild soap and water, just remember to pull it back each time you clean it, especially if you plan to use baby powder...”

Well I was reading something about just using warm water. And to use vaseline. I dont use baby powder either lol. So just LOTS of vaseline.. When do they start feeling better?

Quoting Proud Mom Of 2 Boys:“ Well I was reading something about just using warm water. And to use vaseline. I dont use baby powder either lol. So just LOTS of vaseline.. When do they start feeling better?”

Aidan's took about9 days to fully heal after getting it done. We just kept using the vaseline, globbing it on at EVERY diaper change and then once it was healed we just go about washing it/wiping it like normal...

Quoting *Aidan's Adoring Mommy*:“ Aidan's took about9 days to fully heal after getting it done. We just kept using the vaseline, globbing ... [snip!] ... globbing it on at EVERY diaper change and then once it was healed we just go about washing it/wiping it like normal...”

Thank you 

Quoting Proud Mom Of 2 Boys:“ Thank you ”

you're welcome... I think on average they say between 10 days and 2 weeks but Aidan umbilical cord fell off at only 5 days too, so it may be longer or shorter than 9 days...