Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Babies and toddlers can't clean their own parts when they go poop or pee. Parents spend a lot of time " looking around " their young ones private parts. I sure change a lot of diapers, not sure what parent has had a kid and NOT cleaned them!?!? Candace ----- Original Message ----- From: " kitcurtin " <kitcurtin@...> <health > Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 8:11 AM Subject: Re: Weird problem > > > > Boy...that was my first thought, as well. But it is most likely that > the child, herself, was indicating that something was going on 'down > there'. Kit > > > >> What's interesting to me is how would they know such a thing? Who goes >> around looking inside 18mo toddlers' vaginas?<G> >> >> Sharyn >> >> >> _____ >> >> From: sarahlovell@y... [mailto:sarahlovell@y...] >> >> >> Sounds like either a labial adhesion or fusion? Perhaps gives more >> insight into the causes (leading to treatment) >> >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.302 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/2005 > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 My neice had a problem in this area that remained undetected until adolescence. She had no opening at that time - they were uncertain if it had never been there or had closed. But it was a life threatening condition, for when her period started there was no outlet. She didn't know what was wrong, was simply in severe pain. The menses, with no outlet, became infected and required emergency surgery. Later further surgery was done to recreate a more natural opening. I mention it simply to let people, especially moms, know that this is something that needs to be checked for - apparently my sister, though she did of course clean her baby, didn't actually " look " specifically in that area, opening folds and such, just cleaned the surfaces, and so it remained unnoticed. Its not something one thinks to check for as long as everything is working okay. But something not being okay nearly killed my neice, so I would encourage moms to specifically look and check out that things in this area do seem to be normal. Joy kitcurtin wrote: > > > Good point..... > > I'm guessing that this would cause discomfort for the baby or toddler > as well and there would, at least, be fussiness, if not more. > > Kit > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Sharyn - your post did seem to imply that there was something wrong with looking for such a problem. That may not have been your intent, but it seemed implicit in your tone. I do have difficulty understanding your difficulty in understanding that something like this could indeed be quite visible. No one suggested, as you asked your mother, that anyone should do any poking or inserting. That would be invasive and could do harm. I think there are numerous cultural norms in our world, and for some, one is not really supposed to even " look " down there. Do the washing, yes, let the washcloth get where it needs to, but don't really look at what you're doing. Even doctors are hesitant to be as observant in that area as they perhaps should be. My neice's doctor later apologized to my sister. He had cared for my neice since birth, but it seems it is a bit of a taboo to carefully examine this area unless there are significant obvious problems. However, my neice could have died as a result - and may never be able to have children as a result of the severe pelvic inflammation that occured after her menses began and had no outlet. It was clearly obvious, no penetration of any kind or depth required - but simply involved direct looking at this area, holding back the folds on either side, to clearly see there was no opening there. Something one should be doing at any rate, with an infant, to ensure cleanliness after diaper clean-ups. Sometimes our hang-ups can have severe repercussions. This condition isn't common, but my neice's doctor said every family doctor will have one or two patients with this condition in his lifetime - so it is something doctors should look for, and that moms should be aware of. As to the post that instigated your original response, the person giving the second hand information said there was repeated crusting - which would be visible, and uncomfortable. When a child hurts, you look, or ask the doctor to look. That is as it should be. Joy > > So, I suppose there are any number of highly plausible > explanations....but my point is that I haven't heard one yet. > > Sharyn > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ** > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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