Three yr old girl vulva?

My toddler daughter is potty trained and she suddenly thinks she’s all grown up and doesn’t want me to wipe her.. tonight at bath time I tried washing and she said “ouch” so when I dried her up I looked and her labia majora is red and a little swollen! What could this be I’ve also noticed she tends to itch it here and there. Should I be concerned? What to do?
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I have a 3 years old girl too! She’s becoming so independent and sassy lol. We’ve been through the same sort of thing and as long as you’ve ruled out anything sketchy (someone doing something inappropriate to her), I would say that she’s just starting to discover that area and probably has her hands there a lot. I would let her know that it’s okay to touch her own body (nobody else is allowed to do it!) but she needs to make sure her hands are clean and she’s being gentle. It’s very very normal and makes sense why it’s happening at the same time that she doesn’t want you wiping her anymore. I would make sure her nails are clean and short and apply a protective ointment like Vaseline on the irritated parts (or let her apply it). Try not to be shaming about it and just try to educate her! You got this!

@Reagan she goes to daycare from 8am-2pm how would one even know if anyone does something to our little ones id be so scared for her! At home I’m 100% sure she is safe!

She might be getting poo in her lady parts when she wipes.

Take her to the doctor to make sure

@Vee And say what?

Literally exactly what you explained on here , especially you don’t know if it’s because she’s wiping to hard or possibly anything else so just tell them everything that you noticed that has been off.

It’s most likely just because she needs to wipe better. So maybe try giving her more baths and make sure she’s cleaned properly.

She’s probably not cleaning well. I would let her wipe and see how she’s wiping and then wipe behind her. Bathe her everyday and put a little Vaseline down there

Are you ladies still using baby wipes on your little girls or toilet paper??

If poop I used both tissue and wipes, if pee just tissue

Hey ladies so day two of mild redness in her outer labia but now she has like white Stuff like discharge. Are yeast infections common at this age?

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