Worried about son's circumcision

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, its all over with, finally. He absolutely hated it crying and screaming the whole time he was being circumcised, I heard him when I was in the waiting room. It took about 10 minutes, he was still crying when the nurse carried him out of the circumcision room and gave him back to me. I was in tears myself, but the nurse smiled and reassured me that he did fine and he just didn't like being strapped down. She said he missed his mommy too and that I should feed him as soon as possible. I never really heard the care advice she told me due to my son's crying and me being so emotional at the time. I changed one diaper on him so far and he screamed I feels so bad, I hope it's just the first day and he'll be fine afterwards.

What a messed up thing to do to your own child. You don't seriously believe the nurse who told you he was fine or do you? He didn't scream because he was strapped down. He screamed because someone cut off a part of his penis. With the penis being the most sensitive part of his body. He is in sever pain now. You have intentionally let someone harm your baby for nothing else than a cosmetic procedure. I am glad I grew up in Europe where people are more educated about circumcision. Nobody here gets it done unless it is medically necessary. And most certainly not without anesthesia and proper pain management.

Sure all the pro-circ parents will tell you it's fine. And it's easy to believe that since it's such a common thing to get done. But would you cut off a teenage boy's foreskin like that? Or an adult man's? Strapped down, no anesthesia, no pain management? Yet somehow people still believe it's fine to do to a completely helpless baby who doesn't even have the ability to comprehend what's being done to them. Disgusting nothing else.

Nobody cares what you think.

You sure don't because I don't share your opinion. I can assure you the countless posters in this thread speaking up against circumcision care very much. But then they also care about their babies enough not to cut of a piece of their penises. You didn't care about that either so it's no surprise you don't care about me calling it what it is.

Clearly you're upset about your penis, which probably looks like some sort of mollusk if it still has foreskin.

I don't have a penis. But no, an uncircumcised penis looks like...a penis. Having a foreskin is the natural, default appearance of a penis.

[Anonymous]

Any husband or boyfriend of mine that wanted me to have my son's penis cut without anesthetic would have to allow me to cut some of his penis (I'd be fine with cutting his ball sack instead) the same way. Once that was done I'd let him make the decision.

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just cancel? It's unnecessary.

My boyfriend would be pissed if I did that, I let him make this decision, but I was on the fence about it after the doctor said he wouldn't use pain relief. My boyfriend still wants it done though

Is he planning to attend the appointment and watch the procedure?

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Anonymous wrote:I held the sugar water paci for my baby and he had a local. Frankly, the local was worse than the circ because they stick the needle all around their little penis. My baby cried far more and it looked much worse getting the local than the circ looked. I think the doc is right not to use the pain relief, honestly. The actual circ took seconds.

The local was worse than the circ because he was already numb you idiot.

Go cut your clit without it being numb and let me know how much worse a local would have been.

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Anonymous wrote:My boys (9 and 11) have found out about circumcision and thanked me profusely for not doing it.

Mine are 16 and 14 and have told me they are grateful i didnt have them circumcised.

16, 19, and 24, all happy to have their whole thing.

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Don't be greedy with the vaseline OP, it helps soothe the pain. How was he curcumcised? My youngest of two boys had the plastibell method and hardly made a sound, my oldest son had his done with the gomco clamp and he screamed bloody murder. Seems the gomco is very painful compared to the plastibell, both of my boys had no pain relief either. He should be fine after week 2.

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LOL it's a minor snip of skin that will give you better hygiene, less risk of diseases for life. Can't believe people make it such a big deal.

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I used to work in the nursery. I've sat through my fare share of weenie whackings along with the aftercare. They don't just cry during the procedure, they cry every time they pee for a few days too. As such, I find the procedure to be barbaric and I refuse to put any future son of mine through that.

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Your boyfriend dictates that your child should suffer? Are you kidding me....he didn't even have the courage to marry the mother of his child. Please, don't cause unnecessary pain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to work in the nursery. I've sat through my fare share of weenie whackings along with the aftercare. They don't just cry during the procedure, they cry every time they pee for a few days too. As such, I find the procedure to be barbaric and I refuse to put any future son of mine through that.

I absolutely agree it is barbaric! How can parents be so cruel to their tiny precious babies and put them through this. I can't wrap my head around it.

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This is nothing but an old religious custom for some people, just like cutting up females in Africa.

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My son had a bris. A wonderful celebration with family and friends welcoming him into the word and his Jewish family. The Circ was done by an expert Mohel, took no time at all and my son barley made a peep. His grandfather held him, no strapping anyone down. 1,2,3 done.

All of you anti-Circ people - just do what is right for your family and leave everyone else alone. We'll raise our son to understand the religious and health aspects so that one day he too can continue with his own son, should he have one.

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Anonymous wrote:My son had a bris. A wonderful celebration with family and friends welcoming him into the word and his Jewish family. The Circ was done by an expert Mohel, took no time at all and my son barley made a peep. His grandfather held him, no strapping anyone down. 1,2,3 done.

All of you anti-Circ people - just do what is right for your family and leave everyone else alone. We'll raise our son to understand the religious and health aspects so that one day he too can continue with his own son, should he have one.

Health aspects in America are negligible. Your religious reasons don't matter to people who aren't Jewish (or some who are.)

Congrats on your bris and all but OPs kid was strapped down because she was too chicken to stand up to her bf.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who doesn't circ because they don't want to hurt their baby is just insane. The pain goes away. He won't hurt forever. I don't know 1 woman who wants a guy with forskin. Cut is much for preferred.

You need to get out more.

I am first-generation American and from a cultural background where nobody circumcises unless they are Muslim, whcih most people are not. I prefer uncut, as do all the women I know.

I am a third generation American and I prefer the same. The only women I have ever met who prefer circed have no other experience or comparison. Like the PP here, I assume.

Anyone who thinks not performing unnecessary surgery because somewhere down the line their kid might have a dumbass partner is an ignorant fool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son had a bris. A wonderful celebration with family and friends welcoming him into the word and his Jewish family. The Circ was done by an expert Mohel, took no time at all and my son barley made a peep. His grandfather held him, no strapping anyone down. 1,2,3 done.

All of you anti-Circ people - just do what is right for your family and leave everyone else alone. We'll raise our son to understand the religious and health aspects so that one day he too can continue with his own son, should he have one.

What's your take on Jewish people who don't do it?