The short answer from a pediatric urology nurse practitioner
A: You’re changing your baby’s diaper and, without warning, his urine starts to geyser. You reach madly for a baby wipe or towel or anything nearby to contain this phenomenon, which scientists call a splayed urinary stream.
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Here are some of the reasons this happens, to babies and also older boys:
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Pediatric urology nurse practitioner Rebecca Cesa, CNP
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