healthy kids care

Before Circumcision

• Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your appointment.
• Last feeding should be at least one hour prior to your appointment.
• Please bring milk with you if you do not breast feed so your baby can be fed following the
  procedure.
• Do not give any pain medications or any medications to your baby prior to the procedure.
• Please bring your pacifier and an extra receiving blanket.
• No one is allowed in the room during the procedure and you will be asked to wait in the
  lobby

After Circumcision

Your child has just been circumcised. You must pay attention and follow these instructions.

1. Your child is not to be given a bath for at least 3 days following the circumcision.
2. If bleeding starts, hold pressure at the base of the penis for 10-15 minutes with a gauze or washcloth. Do not keep checking the wound for blood, hold firmly for 10-15 minutes,
   then check.
3. If bleeding continues, call us immediately or go to the nearest ER.
4. If the baby is very fussy, use a soothing measure to calm your baby; this is recommended and preferred: swaddling, playing water music, etc.
5. Leave the yellow gauze on the penis. This gauze will generally fall off on its own. If it falls off sooner than 2 days, just leave it.
6. Use generous Vaseline in the front of your baby’s diaper with each diaper change; keep the area around the penis clean. You can also apply Vaseline to the penis itself as shown in the office. This is in order to avoid the penis for sticking onto the diaper. You must make a follow-up appointment within 2-3 days following your baby’s circumcision with the doctor.
7. Please call the office with any questions or concerns that do arise. If an emergency happens and you are not sure what to do and you cannot get a hold of your doctor please take your child to the nearest ER.