Anonymous wrote:955 here. I am not saying get circumcised. I am saying, go to the doctor and make sure you follow up on it. Doctors did all kinds of test, no infection, we tried medicine and even a small procedure at doctors office to open the hole but nothing worked. Like PP said a cream might help, but in our case the skin was so tight that my son could not pee. He would avoid going to the bathroom. We tried different things but it did not help. Circumcision was our last option.
It took 3 days off school and a week to heal and be back to normal.It was painful for first 2 days :o( even with all the painkillers.
You do realize it's painful for days regardless of age. Right? Newborns just process and express it differently. It's also much more disgusting to have an open wound covered in feces and urine.