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I can’t believe I am about to post this but here it goes…
Seth’s wee wee has started to get hard at times and it kind of freaks him out when it does. DH said this is normal and maybe he has to go to the bathroom when it happens. So, I have been telling him it is ok and maybe he needs to go potty. How did others handle this?I think you’re doing fine Tiffany! This happens to Ben too usually just before he has to pee (and a couple times if he’s played with it while in the bathtub). I do the same thing – just tell him it’s OK and suggest trying to go peepee on the potty.
As women it’s difficult to know what to do. I grew up in a house full of girls too (I have 3 sisters, no brothers) and we definately NEVER talked about our bodies or anything even remotely related to reproduction or sexuality in our house! I had to learn everything at school!
I have no advice, but this is a great topic. Cooper I swear must not have any feeling down there b/c he yanks on it so hard sometimes I think he might pull it off
, so I am sure I will have to face this sooner rather than later. But I do think you are doing the right thing.OMG- I am seriously NOT looking forward to this boy stuff. I have a hard enough time explaining “girl” stuff to my dd with a straight face. I can’t imagine the topics I’ll have to discuss with Nicholas.
Thanks, everyone! I was not sure if anyone would actually reply to this or not.
We never really talked about things like this when I was growing up either so sometimes I still get uncomfortable with things that I probably shouldn’t. I even almost deleted the thread before anyone responded (still might in a few days!
). Glad to hear what we are going through is normal and I had you all to ask.. I really did not want to ask the moms on our next play date!!
Okay, I haven’t been here for a few days, but I’m laughing my head off right now!!
I didn’t grow up in a open house either, but DH’s family can be a little too open sometimes.This happens to my boys all the time and I had no idea it would start so young, but Griffin was just a baby and I opened his diaper after a nap at my in laws and his Grandpa was so proud he had wood……. I was mortified that anyone would say that, but the rest is history. We used to laugh because when Griffin was in the tub, we swore he thought it was a “button” because he constantly pushed, pulled and prodded at it.It’s of course all very normal and so we try to keep a straight face in our house, but of course it’s all very comical when they learn what that thing is and how it works. We have also had to say keep your hands out of your pants to Griffin, but every kid goes through that so parents should understand if they do it in front of someone.My only advice is to try to not get embarassed in front of him and just give him as much innocent info as you can b/c if you are embarassed, he will be too.I always know what happened when Griffin comes to me in the morning and says “I tried to pee and it shot all over your wall”…. We keep Clorox wipes in business that way……
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