My oldest son is circ'ed. They told us to put a small amount of vaseline at the tip of penis so it wouldn't stick to his diaper. There was a small amount of blood for the first couple days, but nothing terrible. I had a very rough time recovering from my C section and to be honest I was still very drugged that first day home from the hospital, then I had to be readmitted to the hospital due to infection, so I didn't get to spend much time with my baby for the first several days after his circ--but my mom (who was taking care of him most of the time) didn't say he was unusually fussy.

FWIW, I did not have any of my other 3 boys circumcised. There were no complications with my oldest being circumcised, and none of my boys have had any issues from not being circumcised (oldest of the uncircumcised is now 11 years old). Like most brothers that are close in age, they have taken baths together and noticed the difference, but neither felt bad or "different" for being either way.

Both our sons were circumcised on their second day. We were not present for the procedure and when they were brought back to us they were both fine and did not display any adverse reactions/fussiness. For the post-procedure care, you need to keep the area dry and covered with vaseline and gauze. You will change the vaseline/gauze at each diaper change. It took about a week to heal.

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Anonymous wrote:If you care about your child at all you will not close down this window and will listen carefully when people tell you that you are doing something CRUEL and INHUMANE to your baby child.

Why on earth do you think you have the right to cut his penis? You disgust me. It brings tears to my eyes to realize that you are ignorantly posting here that you are going to abuse your child this way. PLEASE PLEASE DON'T DO THIS. Poor baby.

Your opinion. Personally, you disgust me.

Why? What have I done that is cruel, painful or permanently disfiguring for my child? It should be illegal and considered child abuse, just like it is for girls. It's only because of ignorance that it continues.

Your doctor should be answering these questions for you, and if he/she is not, you should select another provider.

That poor sweet baby boy. Born so perfect and then mutilated by his parents. Sickening. Please do some research. It is not your decision to make.

Anonymous wrote:If you care about your child at all you will not close down this window and will listen carefully when people tell you that you are doing something CRUEL and INHUMANE to your baby child.

Why on earth do you think you have the right to cut his penis? You disgust me. It brings tears to my eyes to realize that you are ignorantly posting here that you are going to abuse your child this way. PLEASE PLEASE DON'T DO THIS. Poor baby.

Your opinion. Personally, you disgust me.

If you care about your child at all you will not close down this window and will listen carefully when people tell you that you are doing something CRUEL and INHUMANE to your baby child.

Why on earth do you think you have the right to cut his penis? You disgust me. It brings tears to my eyes to realize that you are ignorantly posting here that you are going to abuse your child this way. PLEASE PLEASE DON'T DO THIS. Poor baby.

He will not be fussy the rest of the day (or if he is, there's some other reason) and he will not catch a fever (again, unless there is another reason). Your doctor or mohel will give you instructions for caring for him, but basically, all you do is put vaseline on the head of his penis for a few days.

My husband held our son' tiny hand in solidarity and support. I left the area and returned when it was done. He was 2 days old and he cried.

Anonymous wrote:1) do not read the responses on this board. people will start attacking your choices. close dcum. now.

2) call your dr. or mohel or a good friend and ask.

+ a million. Close it down now, OP, and walk away.

Anonymous wrote:1) do not read the responses on this board. people will start attacking your choices. close dcum. now.

2) call your dr. or mohel or a good friend and ask.

What this PP says. Follow the instructions of the person doing the procedure and all will be fine.

My youngest wasn't circ'd until he was a month old. He didn't even cry. They numbed him a little with a spray and gave him some apple juice on a pacifier. His penis was sort of raw and sore for several days and healed right up. We put some ointment on it and kept it covered with a light gauze pad. That was it.

You don't "catch a fever". As for post circ care, I assume the doc will tell you everything you need to do. As for fussiness, no one can tell u with certainty how your child will react to a painful procedure - they can only tell you how theirs did.

1) do not read the responses on this board. people will start attacking your choices. close dcum. now.

2) call your dr. or mohel or a good friend and ask.

My baby will be 14 days old. Will he be fussy the rest of the day, or days following? Could he catch a fever? What sort of post care did you take for your baby?