Baby Genitals

For the first day or two after birth, your baby’s sexual parts will probably look rather large, although this won’t last. A baby girl’s genitals may look red and swollen, and she may produce a slight discharge or a few drops of blood from her vagina. This is entirely normal and happens because she still has some of your hormones in her system, which entered her circulation while she was in your womb. They will clear by the end of the first week.

A baby boy may be born with his penis and foreskin partly fused, so that the foreskin cannot be pulled back. This is quite normal; they will separate in time. There is no need to pull back the foreskin or clean under it.