https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 31 May 2026 02:20:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2476675 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:26:12 +0000 macintosh 2476675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did when he has little because if it was sideways he had leaks. Now it's pretty much down all the time anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2476652 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:05:10 +0000 JenGirl 2476652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. We had issues with leaks when he was a newborn and it was better when we started pointing his pens down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2476561 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:52:54 +0000 Truth Bombs 2476561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MUI831: I just died laughing at baby fupa </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2476543 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:30:24 +0000 Mommy Finger 2476543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was necessary with DS1 or he would leak all over the place. With DS2, we don't really need to. Poor little thing is a bit chubbier so he has more of a little baby fupa that sort of gives him an innie. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2476525 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:05:19 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2476525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only did for the first two months or so. I've never had a leak issue so I don't worry about it anymore </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2476449 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:09:19 +0000 BSB 2476449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: @Truth Bombs: My husband also did it because he said he thinks it hurts him when it is pointed up. I assumed it was something he had personal experience with. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2476022 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 11:16:34 +0000 Truth Bombs 2476022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: men have penises but they didn't diaper themselves. My husband had no idea about pointing it down before closing the diaper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2476018 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 11:16:02 +0000 mrsrain 2476018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is still baking, but this is the one piece of advice I keep hearing from moms of boys! Interesting that so many of you don't do it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475964 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:43:59 +0000 BabyTsMom 2475964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no, I can barely get his diaper on nowadays so there ain't no time for that. no issues with leaking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475900 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:11:54 +0000 stiletto_mom 2475900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hadn't thought of it, but I'd take his lead on this one because he has a penis and I don't lol.</p> <p>My guess is that we'll point it down for leaking issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475725 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:49:39 +0000 BadgerMom 2475725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! And still do at 21 months. My mom used to forget and she couldn't ever figure out why he'd get a giant wet spot on his tummy or down his leg but a dry diaper, so it couldn't be pee! 😟 So for us, it made the difference of catching everything or catching almost nothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475714 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:44:34 +0000 MoonMoon 2475714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! The pediatrician even mentioned it at his first visit, so it always stuck with us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475710 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:43:55 +0000 Mamaof2 2475710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes!</p> <p>He always leaked and then my mom told me this trick - never leaked again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475709 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:42:59 +0000 californiadreams 2475709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. We found when he was a baby that pointing up or to the side was directly correlated with leaking. He stopped leaking entirely when we realized. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475704 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:36:08 +0000 Alba4 2475704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475695 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:29:09 +0000 Pumuckl 2475695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always did. But there wasn't much we had to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475692 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:22:29 +0000 yin 2475692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably in the beginning, but I don't remember pointing it down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475691 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:22:14 +0000 pachamama 2475691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: my friend recommended this to reduce leaking but I don't think it makes a difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475663 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:00:05 +0000 chopsuey 2475663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS' naturally pointed downward </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475649 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 07:40:48 +0000 SweetiePie 2475649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did when he was an infant. Don't now at 17 months (and can't remember when I stopped). No leaks ever unless we needed to size up in diapers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475617 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 06:12:17 +0000 Truth Bombs 2475617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. When he was brand new it took me a while to figure out why the line on his diaper wasn't blue when he peed. I finally realized all the pee was hitting the diaper above the line because we weren't pointing it down. But it still never actually leaked so it wasn't a huge deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2475542 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 23:57:26 +0000 ALV91711 2475542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, when he was little, but then as he started to get bigger I mostly just worried about it at night. </p> <p>I didn't even know until a couple days in when the health nurse came for her visit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2474998 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:11:11 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 2474998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never did and didn't know it was something we were supposed to do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2474963 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:00:31 +0000 pastemoo 2474963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: nope! but it usually ended up that way. DH did point it down </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2474948 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:53:59 +0000 gingerbebe 2474948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did when he was an infant, but he pretty much stopped peeing during changes pretty quickly. We occasionally have issues with him peeing if we're taking too long (like a really messy poopy diaper) or let him run around naked after bath too long, but for a typical change, its not really an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2474940 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:50:56 +0000 MrsF 2474940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2474928 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:45:58 +0000 Alivoo01 2474928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2474909 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:40:26 +0000 ShootingStar 2474909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In general I don't worry about it except at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2474891 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:32:35 +0000 Bubbles 2474891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I do, although tbh DS1's has always naturally pointed down itself. DS2's seems a bit more wayward - so I think we will need to be more careful! 😄 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-point-your-sons-penis-down-when-changing-his-diaper#post-2474226 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:30:00 +0000 BSB 2474226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH does. I don't. </p> <p>We haven't had issues with leaking yet. </p>