My son turned 3 and my SO and I took him to see his pediatrician. Our son is intact. When he was a baby, our pediatrician expressed dismay for it but we blew it off because it was really hard to find a supportive doctor for an exclusively breastfed baby. Over the years, she tried giving us poor intact advice which I've never followed. I've never forced his foreskin back, just clean it like a finger.Yesterday, she asked to see his penis, like at every other visit. Except she's never touched his foreskin before when he was an infant. I put him on the table, told him what we are doing. She asked if we retract. I said "no, the skin is fused and if you retract, it'll tear." She asked if she can do it, I said "no. He'll do it himself." I have no doubt we'll both notice when it's retracting naturally. She forcibly pulled the foreskin all the way back and then pulled it back up. I told her to stop three times. My SO told her to stop. I tried to remove my child from her and she wouldn't take her hands off of him. My son was very uncomfortable with the procedure. He arched his back and lifted his knees toward his chest. After she finished she kept spouting off about UTIs without addressing any of my concerns.I called patient relations and left a message. I filed a complaint with the state med board. I reached out to IntactAmerica. It's the evening so I'm not expecting to hear back from anyone today. But I've been sick to my stomach and I can't focus on anything else. This has never happened before and I have no idea how to respond. My son says he's not in pain, still going pee on the potty (we're potty training and I'm super happywith his progress), and happily playing with his ween. So, I'm certain he's fine. But I'm not. I'm scared of the confrontation and I'm scared no one will take me seriously. I'm scared this will be a recurring issue even if I switch pediatricians. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2LClvaj
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