Excerpt from Natural Baby and Childcare

 

Many pediatricians and grandparents grew up in an era when circumcision was the standard. It is common for them to not be familiar with care of the foreskin. Adequate bathing is sufficient for most boys. Never use antibacterial soap on baby! In addition, the foreskin should not be retracted. According to pediatrician Dr. Paul Fleiss, "A child's foreskin, like his eyelids, is self-cleansing. For the same reason it is inadvisable to lift the eyelids and wash the eyeballs, it is inadvisable to retract a child's foreskin and wash the glans." In babies the foreskin opens enough to allow for urination. When he becomes older he will begin to retract it himself. Up until puberty, there is no particular age when the foreskin retracts. By puberty the penis will have developed, and the foreskin will retract.