Do You Have Any Experiece with Labial Adhesions?

I used to work in a OB-GYN office and although there was not a ped gyn in the group, we did have a few children that saw the docs. Most of the time it was for a labial adhesion. Most of the docs sent the children to a ped gyn. their moms brought them in for a second opinion after their pediatrician recommended the surgery. If I were you, I would check with your GYN or midwife. Even if you just call and talk to them about it. they might be able to let you know what they think. If you can try talking to a midwife, they usually try to deal with problems without surgery, even if you take your daughter in to be seen, the will be able to tell you what should be done. If you are comfortable with your GYN and they will see a young child, there is not harm taking her there. If she does need surgery, your GYN might even be able to do it, if not he/she will be able to recommend someone.

I would deffinately consider the surgery i it is suggested. Although you do not want to see her go through that, it might be better to do something now than wait until she is older. Once she is older, she will not only be physically uncomfortable after surgery, but she might be afraid and mentally uneasy. I think it might also be easier to give her any post-op care now rather thatn when she is older and potty trained.

Either way, you should do whatever you think is best for her. I know that when it comes to your kids you never want to see them in pain or uncomfortable. good luck

My 2 year old daughter had labial adhesions and we applied the cream without problems. We ony use it as needed and that hasn't been in awhile. If you are worried, get a second opinion from another pediatrician. There has to be other creams that can help. Surgery seems rather extreme.

I can't offer you first hand experience as i have not dealt with this, but I will say on teh surgery end, the younger your daughter is when she has the surgery, the easier it will be for her. You are and your hubby will be upset no matter what age she is so you may as well get it done for her sake now before it can bother her much worse. The doc wouldnt have told you to see a surgeon if it wasn't necessary and pediatric surgeons do not do unnecessary surgeries so I would at least make her an appt to let them look at it and have a discussion.

my daughter (20 months old) has this. The urethra is not involved, but the opening is completely closed to the uterus, as you said. My Pedi is not at all concerned. She said that 99.9% of the time it will open when her natural hormones kick in around 6 or 7. She does not at all suggest any kind of procedure at this point as it is completely unneccessary. It has always been completely closed, since she was born. We have discussed using the cream but as of yet have not tried it.. I would be hesitant to start having unneccesary procedures done...

Well as a child I had this problem,

never bothered me, and I am now the mother of 3,and enjoy sex LOL

in those days they just used a q tip and openend it up,
told my mom to use vaseline INSIDE the vagina AFTER it reopened,Keep it moist so it couldn't close up again,

as a result I still use baby oil to clean my privates LOL
and so do my sons

M

PS -- MOM I just wanted to also say make sure that at each cleaning, get inside the vaginal area, don't just leave it alone,everytime you wipe, run a finger thru the area; and use the q tip with vaseline to open it up.

M

C.,
My daughter had labial adhesions at her 4 month check up. Hers did include the urethra. She only had a pin point opening to pee from. Our ped prescribed Premarin as well. I was a little uneasy putting a very strong estogen cream on my infant so I only used the cream for a couple of days then switched to vasaline. The hormone cream helped to thin the membrane enough that it eventually opened the rest of the way on its own. I used a q-tip to apply firm but gentle pressure to the adhesion while I applyed the vasaline. After a couple of weeks it completly opened. Now I apply vasaline a couple of times a week to prevent readhesions.
I was told that surgery is only necesary if the child cannot pass urine or is having frequent UTIs or bladder infections. Personally I would not use the cream any more and would not have the surgery done. If She can pee then there is no real concern and it should open on its own by about 8 years old. Really does she need it open right now? My husband said that he would be fine if it never opened! LOL
Many Blessings and try not to worry about it.
K.