How long did it take for your child’s circumcision to heal and you could give him a bath?

I’ve just been wiping him down with a fiber wash cloth but I just wanted to know from others experience on how long it took

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If I remember correctly my sons ring came off after 4 days during that time following instruction from the Dr who did it i gave him baths up to his waist using saline solution that I was provided with. Once it came off I am pretty sure that I was able to bath as normal. It's been almost a year and a half since he had it so my mind is a bit fuzzy xx

It took a few days to heal probably about a week at most if I can remember correctly. I was giving my baby sponge baths before then and even after because I was too nervous to use his tub since he was small 🤣

Mine was..it came off by itself after 10 days cuz I had him circumcised when he was 2 yo. A day of not bathing after the procedure and subsequently bathing with saltwater..

We were careful with my son’s circumcision site for like 3 weeks just to be safe. It honestly heals super fast!

We were told not until his ring fell off, which took approximately like 14ish days

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How long did you wait?

Obviously you’re meant to wait at least 6 weeks after giving birth but is it still safe to do it before the 6 weeks?

Need advice!!

Posting as incognito as I don’t want to feel judged! I’ve tried getting hold of my health visitor but she never answers the phone.

My little boy is 13 weeks old and is breast fed, he won’t take to dummies or anything like that.

Since around maybe 11 weeks he has point blank refused to sleep in his next to me (he’s not been too much of a fan sleeping by himself in his own bed since birth but would sleep in there for a good 5 hours) at night time so for 2 weeks I’ve only been able to get him to sleep in bed next to me on the boob, now he also has not been able to sleep without boob in his mouth and if I move an inch or even go for a wee he kicks off immediately (he just wants to be on my boob throughout the whole night) nothing myself or my partner has tried has worked, I’ve tried pumping and giving him a bottle before bed but that made everything 10x worse to the point he refused to sleep for 4 hours. I’ve even tried leaving the room so my partner can try patting him off/ cuddling him but my boy screams to the top of his lungs until I come back and then he’s fine. He also sleeps absolutely fine during his naps too with the occasional fighting his nap time.

He’s had a sleep regression at 12 weeks and is now out of that sleep regression and is also teething but I just genuinely don’t understand why he’s is like this now! I honestly feel like a prisoner in/ tied down to my own bed at night and I’m also starting to dread bed time as I’m not getting a full nights sleep from where he’s stirring looking for my boob constantly/ looking to make sure I’m still there and where my body won’t let me be in a deep sleep where he’s sleeping next to me.

It’s genuinely getting to the point where I’m feeling down and emotional all the time and where I’m not sleeping properly I’m a lot more snappy with my partner/ others than usual.

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I’m only 2 weeks postpartum and all I want is my man! It’s actually awful having to wait so long! He doesn’t want to take any risks either even though the NHS advice these days is “whenever you feel ready” but he’s struggling to wait for 6 weeks too.
We’re gonna wait because it’s the safest thing to do but damn, it feels longer than the wait for the baby to be born 😩😂

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I have bought two nappy caddies one for upstairs and one for downstairs, please tell me what I should have in each!

Second baby but brain has frozen!!

Thank you 🤍

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Just curious, who all swaddles their babies and if so why or why not?
Me and my partner don't we never have and honestly think our LO hates being restricted anyway!😆

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Our baby girl is just over 4 weeks old and we are really struggling with her fighting her sleep during the day then she gets over tired and screams the house down. I start trying to get her back to sleep almost straight after a bottle so within 35 mins of waking up but she will still be awake hours later, or she goes to sleep but then wakes up 5 minutes later. Is it something I’m doing wrong, her screaming upsets me because she is inconsolable!