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Conference moira::parenting

Title:	Parenting
Notice:	Previous PARENTING version at MOIRA::PARENTING_V3
Moderator:	GEMEVN::FAIMANY

Created:	Thu Apr 09 1992
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1292
Total number of notes:	34837

696.0. "The disappearing Penis!" by CSC32::L_WHITMORE () Tue Feb 15 1994 19:21

	I have a question concerning my sons penis. (he is 5
	months old)  The problem is difficult to describe, but 
	here goes.  His penis disappears!  It's as if it gets 
	pulled back into the "fatty" area that surrounds the 
	penis.  It looks like a little round donut where the penis 
	should be, and if you press down on both sides of it, the 
	penis pops back out. I know this sounds really strange but 
	that's the only way I know to describe it.  My son has been 
	circumcised but I don't know if that makes any difference.  
	My other son never had this problem but was a much smaller 
	baby.  Logan is not fat, but is definitely larger than average.
	Now what is really interesting about this is I had never
	heard of this before my nephew was born almost 3 years ago,
	but he has the same "condition".  My sister took her son to 2 
	different doctors who both told her it was fairly common and 
	it was because of too much fat in the "fat pocket" surrounding 
	the penis.  They both said her son would outgrow it by the time 
	he was 3.  He'll be 3 in May and still has the problem. I plan to 
	take my son in to be checked also but thought I'd ask here if
	anyone else has heard of this problem and if so, can I
	expect my son and my nephew to "outgrow" it?   Thanks.  Lila

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696.1		NEWPRT::NEWELL_JO	The hills are alive	`Tue Feb 15 1994 20:00`	10
	Maybe he has "John Wayne Bobbitt syndrome". :^) Sorry couldn't resist. I remember seeing this on a friend's infant son who was a little chubby. Never thought to ask if he ever outgrew it. Jodi-
696.2	HAHA!!	CSC32::L_WHITMORE		`Tue Feb 15 1994 21:06`	5
	That's great! I'll have to relay that on to my sister! I needed a good laugh! Lila
696.3		BARSTR::PCLX31::satow	gavel::satow, dtn 223-2584	`Wed Feb 16 1994 09:00`	10
	I understand the CONDITION, but is it a PROBLEM? Since he can "pop" it out, it's available for urination, which is the primary function of a penis for a three year old. And I assume that you are not talking about the scrotum or testicles; if the testicles are not descended, then that's a problem, but you didn't say that. Talk to your pedi, but my take is that it's not something to worry about. Clay
696.4		SUPER::WTHOMAS		`Wed Feb 16 1994 09:25`	13
	A friend of mine came to visit and her 1.5 year old son had the same "condition" The Penis appeared to be more of a doughnut than an actual penis. I mentioned it while I was changing his diaper and although she was a tad worried, the child's (whose name is unfortuantely, Peter) pediatrician was not in the least bit concerned. There was a fair amount of fattiness in the thigh area as well. It may be something that he outgrows but also remember that penis' come in different sizes. Your son may just have a small penis. Wendy
696.5	re: disappearing penis	HYLNDR::PLOURDE		`Wed Feb 16 1994 09:46`	10
	I have a friend whose baby (now 14 months old) has this same "condition". Her pedi told her it was nothing to worry about. He was a fairly chubby baby and this was the explanation. One thing that you might want to watch out for is that the skin doesn't re-attach where the penis is always inverted. This happened to her son and it ended up getting infected and they had to re-do the circumcision. Julie
696.6	My third son had this...	64346::STEGNER		`Fri Feb 18 1994 12:00`	3
	He was a chubby baby, and had the ring thing. The doctor said it was extra fat. He had no problems, and the problem corrected itself. He looks just like all the other boys now.... :-)
696.7	Thanks for the replies!	CSC32::L_WHITMORE		`Sun Feb 20 1994 12:40`	5
	Thanks for the replies! I'm relieved to hear that my son will most likely outgrow this. Lila
696.8	I don't know.. It just struck me funny...	PCBOPS::OUELLETTE		`Thu Feb 24 1994 12:23`	7
	rep .4 >the child's (whose name is > unfortuantely, Peter) Must be tired today. Cause I could not stop laughing after I read this.....:-)
696.9		GIDDAY::QUODLING		`Sat Feb 26 1994 04:42`	7
	I don't think it is ... Really, you women seem to have a bit of a pre-occupation here... :-) Peter Quodling.
696.10		SUPER::WTHOMAS		`Mon Feb 28 1994 09:41`	3
	:-)
696.11	Update	CSC32::L_WHITMORE		`Tue Sep 13 1994 00:14`	6
	I am the author of the basenote and I thought I would update this. My son is a year old today. His penis no longer"disappears"! I'm not sure when it stopped doing that, but since he's been walking he's trimmed down alot so that probably has alot to do with it. Lila
696.12		CSC32::DUBOIS	unpacking, unpacking, unpacking...	`Tue Sep 13 1994 12:58`	3
	Congratulations, Lila. :-) Carol