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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whether you are Jewish or not, use a mohel.  The procedure with a mohel is less than 2 minutes and in the hospital it is a 20-40 min procedure 
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11:19 again, to emphasize this even more.  So many of the aspects of circumcision that were most offensive and concerning to me were simply not an issue for a mohel.

Rabbi Malka explained it like this:  he HAS to do it, because of religious reasons, at a certain time, or, when it is done later in life due to conversion, under all kinds of circumstances.  He has done adults in Africa, babies in hospitals, teens all around the world.  That means he has had to learn to hone his skills under a variety of settings.  He regaled my MIL with tons of anecdotes, which I finally stopped listening to, because they were very...medical.

My sons were in their father's arms, in our home.  They did not wince, except for the initial retraction.  They nursed immediately and contentedly afterwards.  They literally did not bleed after the first diaper change.  Rabbi has a very specific protocol to follow, to ensure a fast, clean, virtually painless healing, and he calls several times to check on you.

If you choose to do this, go with the best, even if you have to pay out of pocket.  It does not have to be the institutionalized, awful, assembly-line, strapped-down hospital experience.  There are actually medical[b] benefits[/b] to waiting a week, as you would for a bris.  You don't need to rush it right after birth.  You can wait until breastfeeding is established and you are cozy at home.

Up to you![/quote]

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