Labial Adhesions

vasaline should be good enough.
Did you know that the cream is made from dead horses, my sis did some research on it when her daughter was diagnosed with it.

My 4 your old daughter has Labial Adhesions. Our ped suggested waiting, it will open when the hormones kick in for puberty around 8. My thoughts are it doesn't hurt her, so I leave it alone. Dr Oz says the vagina is a self cleaning oven, it takes care of itself.

Hi K.! My daughter had this, and her ped. prescribed the estrogen. Like you, I was not comfortable putting this hormone on my little girl, so we opted to wait. Her new ped. said they go away by puberty naturally. My daughter just turned 7, and it has opened up almost completely, so I am glad I waited and let nature take its course! Good luck!
T.

Hey K.,
My daughter had them as well. Her Pediatrician recognized it when my dtr was about 2 months old. She explained to use petroleum jelly with each diaper change. She further explained that if that didn't seem to do the trick then we would talk about using an estrogen cream. So, I used Vaseline with each diaper change and problem solved...My daughter is now 6 months old and no longer has signs of adhesions. I do continue to use Vaseline, but only about once a day now.

Estrogen for a four month old???????
You are very astute to question that method of treatment wise woman.
Do an internet search on local naturopathic doctors and make an appt. with one who won't put your child at such risk as your current pediatrician.

My three year old daughter has. we just used olive oil at the suggestion of the ped. but they weren't really very serious, I don;t know how serious your little ones are. the olive oil did clear it up, and help with the discomfort when she peed too.

My daughter around that age(now 17 months) had to use estorgen cream for I believe a similar problem. Don't bother reading the side effects b\c that will only make you more worried. Use it the way your doctor says too and you'll be fine. My daughter was.I did what he said and went back for the check up and the problem wasn't cleared up yet and he told me to use it for another weak and so I did and the second check up it was gone. He also said that this was normal for little girls to have at that age. Now, she's a beautiful healthy girl and it did no harm. I think people really work up a stink about certain things in general out there that are not so bad to use and they are on the market for a reason and that is to help whatever the problem is. Don't worry. Listen to your doctor.

My daughter, 23 months, has a labial adhesion as well. She has pboblems with reoccurant uti's so we opted to use the cream. I haven't noticed any reactions to the cream. Once the adhesion opens my doctor said to use a little vaseline to keep it from sealing up again

Hi my 22 month old has it and my doctor gave us the choice but said even if the cream works there is no guarantee it wont close right back up when you stop using the cream. The doc said as long as there are no signs of infection and no urinary problems then we should just let nature correct it later. Doc said also it is very common and it is nothing serious, she has never seen a girl entering puberty still have it.

We chose not to use the cream and my daughter is doing fine. If your doctor insists, ask why and definately get a second opinion I'm sure these were around long before there was creams to fix it.

Good Luck and follow your heart you know whats best for your child.
K. SAHM of 3

Hi K.,
My daughter has this too. They did not notice it on her until she was 2 years old. I used the cream for about a week and then stop using it because I didn't feel comfortable using it any longer because of the hormones. If it does not open on its own in the next few months we are mostly likely going to have the procedure to open it.

My daughter had those too and they had us use estrogen cream. It did eventually work but I feel we used it way too long. The alternative was to have the doc "rip it open" (his terms, not mine) that's why we did use the cream. She had some reaction to it as expected (some mild swelling in the area and a little hair growth... nothing dark though). Luckily it finally was better after like 4 or 5 weeks of using something that should have been better in 2 weeks according to the doctor.
I don't know if there are any other alternatives.
M.

Estrogen? On a baby? 1. I would switch pediatritions! 2. Surely there has to be a better product on the shelves.

Go to Better Health or Whole Foods. There are plenty of products for kid care and they'll be a darn sight safer than.....ESTROGEN??????? I still cannot fathom that! Remember, K., that the skin is an organ. It's porous, and soaks up whatever we put to it. And in the absorption, the ingredients sink into the rest of the body. And they might be ingredients that the body just doesn't need or might harmful. Assembly line products, easily bought, mass produced, at your average store, might have aluminum (as in many deodorants, and aluminum is connected to Alzheimers) or lead or propelyn glycol (found in anti-freeze) and I probably spelled it wrong. You don't want these for yourself let alone a baby. Much more natural products are always to prefer.

Calendula is a very good healer for topical troubles. Just for example.
Best of luck!

Hello!
My daughter is almost 4 months and we just went thru the same thing. Our peditrician had us use vaseline at night for a week and this did not seem to help. So, then we used the Estrogen Cream (Premerin) once a day at night for 2 weeks. (Per the pediatrician, 2 weeks is the max) She just had her follow up yesterday and it has improved. There were no side effects and it didn't bother her at all. The amount was so small that it did not concern me. We are to continue now with vaseline twice a day to keep it moist so it does not "fuse" together anymore.
Thanks for listening/reading!
K. K

Hi K.,

My daughter has had 3 labial adhesions in her life, she is 2 1/2. I think her first one was around 4 months old and they just pulled it apart. Then we applied vasoline for a few weeks. She had one again around 1 year and again they just pulled it apart. And we reapplied the vasoline. I thought we were safe until about 2 months ago she got another one. They didn't want to pull it apart this time because she was much older so they prescribed the cream. We used the cream and it worked like a charm. She didn't have any side affects at all. My dr warned me they could happen, but it is more common he said in babies. He said as they get older, the cream usually doesn't bother them. So in my experience it has been ok....did they suggest pulling it apart. It did bother our little one a little, more when she was a year old for like a day, but she was completely fine after that.

K.,

My daughter is 18 now and when she was an infant I was given the estrogen cream to use. She was fine then and she is a beautiful, intelligent, healthy, never any side effects showing young woman.

Use the cream and trust your doctor.

L.

K.,
my daughter had labial adhesions. The doc gave us the option of the estrogen cream. But, also said that given time as her body naturally produces estrogen they would open up on their own. I opted not to use the cream since excess estrogen is linked to cancer and it seems we are exposed to enough synthetic estrogen in daily life (BPA in plastics, etc.) Fortunately she did have a tiny opening to allow urine through. The doc used a q-tip to gently open the hole a litter wider and repeated this once or twice during check ups. She is now 5 and everything is normal.
Hope this helps. Take Care,
M.

K.,
I have not had to deal with this situation myself but if you are questioning the use of estrogen on your infant daughter, then I would suggest following your "mommy instincts" and perhaps trying an alternative method (either homeopathic or waiting for it to self-correct as other posters have suggested). I know doctors mean well when they recommend medication but I'm not sure it's always the best method. If you tell your pediatrician that you don't want to use the cream and he or she gives you a hard time, you may want to consider finding a new physician who shares your philosophy. I've found there are doctors out there that are willing to work with and respect a questioning parent.

Best of luck and I applaud you for empowering yourself to consider other options!

My mother in law was given an estrogen cream about six months ago. She developed Squamous Cell Cancer of the libia and has undergone 36 rounds of radiation which has left her completely burned with open soars. Today is the 30th.day of her most recent hospital stay. This is my ONLY experience with estrogen cream. I certainly don't want to scare you but would feel neglectful if I didn't share my story in the event it may prevent your baby from any such outcome. Good luck! D.

My Niece had the same problem. My sister was a little concerned, but after talking to the doctor they decided that the cream was the best option. She said it was really no big deal- she used the cream, did not see any unexpected side effects, things went well. My niece is now almost 9 and things are still great.