tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post5906434097419606709..comments2024-03-16T14:18:11.330-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: Circumcision: What I Wish I'd KnownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-13062261965529355892015-04-11T13:38:50.167-04:002015-04-11T13:38:50.167-04:00I think circumsicision should only be legal for re...I think circumsicision should only be legal for religious reasons. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-89510023937645159562015-02-06T22:04:44.460-05:002015-02-06T22:04:44.460-05:00I'm so glad I didnt have it done to my son 26 ...I'm so glad I didnt have it done to my son 26 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-3342789647991631132013-10-14T17:09:35.956-04:002013-10-14T17:09:35.956-04:00Oh my ... This is crazy .. I'm so happy I did ...Oh my ... This is crazy .. I'm so happy I did not go with it !!! I would never wanna hurt my baby in any way and definitely not by getting a piece of his peewee cut !! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-72468853462190284612013-09-17T00:30:32.821-04:002013-09-17T00:30:32.821-04:00I was born in south America were circumcision is n...I was born in south America were circumcision is not practice ,I got marry in NY and I remember when my first son was born the first thing that the doctor said was we are going to circumcised the baby tomorrow,I was there, I told my wife and the doctor no way you leave him alone,I still remember the face of the doctor when he heard me. Few years later we had two more boys and they were spare thejuannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-20865018289307336792013-07-10T02:45:52.439-04:002013-07-10T02:45:52.439-04:00Both my sons are intact. I am very thankful for my...Both my sons are intact. I am very thankful for my aunt who taught me about circumcision when I was pregnant with my first son. He is now 28. Two years ago he took me aside and thanked me for letting him decide. His son is intact, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-46229105380236330112013-06-04T17:07:00.820-04:002013-06-04T17:07:00.820-04:00i had my son circumcise and it was the worst day o...i had my son circumcise and it was the worst day of my life.! i regret it until this day.. he was circumcise the day i was getting released from the hospital.. i could hear him screaming i tried to get up from my bed and tell them to stop but couldn't.. i had a second degree tear and lots of stitches i couldnt even do one step.. and pushed my nurse button and no one came to my room until it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-53184648650755646032012-03-10T11:11:59.876-05:002012-03-10T11:11:59.876-05:00So glad I had girls :) this was an issue both time...So glad I had girls :) this was an issue both times I was pregnant BC my dad is a minister, but my husband had to go back ansd have it redone when he was 8 years old!!!! He is scarred for life both mentally and physically!!! Cant imagine putting any child through this !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-11165670956478976612012-01-29T14:38:11.831-05:002012-01-29T14:38:11.831-05:00I just had a baby boy, and had never heard any of ...I just had a baby boy, and had never heard any of this other side. It was just standard to me to have our boy circed for preventative measures (you've heard it all). My husband took him in to do it while I rested (the day after giving birth). After waiting a while I decided I wanted to be there to comfort our little guy. I was assured they used local anesthetic, and they did, but he still kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08476801312637216111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-89587607527936928082011-11-15T13:01:48.646-05:002011-11-15T13:01:48.646-05:00Thanks, Jena. I do have a daughter. It was having ...Thanks, Jena. I do have a daughter. It was having sons and learning the horror of what happened to them that prompted me to stand up to the dominant paradigm, the status quo, and the current medical model in defense of babies. The pain of circumcision is what has kept me going for the past 32-1/2 years (longer than most of you have been alive). I am grateful that now each of you, too, has picked Marilyn Miloshttp://www.nocirc.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-2681253038273324032011-04-11T22:22:05.405-04:002011-04-11T22:22:05.405-04:00I'm sorry you didn't have girls Marilyn, i...I'm sorry you didn't have girls Marilyn, it would have spared you so much personal pain :( I wish I had girls because I prob wouldn't know the atrocity at such a deep level either, knowing how narrowly they escaped the circ culture's knife merely because their mother hates western medical intervention of any kind when dealing with healthy human organisms.Jenahttp://www.wholebabyrevolution.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-84220289957665128762011-03-05T14:44:28.815-05:002011-03-05T14:44:28.815-05:00i wish my midwife would have explained circumcisio...i wish my midwife would have explained circumcision to me before I had my son. (of course my hubby and I didn't know that we were having a boy, but she did and I guess she didn't want to give it away. She wasn't present for my birth, yet another huge regret of mine. The only dr at the hospital was a totaly jerk). Now he's 8 months old and everytime I look at him I think of the Ashley Beannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-32498860788176216142011-02-12T15:31:29.626-05:002011-02-12T15:31:29.626-05:00I'm so thankful that my midwife explained to m...I'm so thankful that my midwife explained to me that this was painful and unnecessary. Poor babies : (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-8038294528250732282011-02-05T06:05:32.307-05:002011-02-05T06:05:32.307-05:00Im not sure whats making me feel more ill, picturi...Im not sure whats making me feel more ill, picturing what was recounted above, or the article I just read on live cannibalism. <br /><br />Im so glad I work in the Public Health System, NSW Health does not allow Circumcisions to be performed in its hospitals. I dont think I could cope if I were looking after a child intra or post operatively...Busy lil' Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01147772911184364775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-67215824911766387792010-10-12T14:22:53.896-04:002010-10-12T14:22:53.896-04:00My son is just over a year old and I am SOOOO than...My son is just over a year old and I am SOOOO thankful that he was spared from this horrible procedure. His father was very much for getting it done but I spoke with the Dr. and got all the information I could to fight it. When it came down to it, he wasn't there the day I had to officially decide like he was supposed to be so I was able to keep my son intact without the fight, but I would Alexisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-21816153642762330462010-10-09T10:45:14.485-04:002010-10-09T10:45:14.485-04:00My husband has a scar (which he says he would be p...My husband has a scar (which he says he would be proud to show everyone so they could see the pain he went through) from when he was circumcised. He is obviously STILL bothered about the scar to this day at nearly 30 years old. I am pregnant with our fourth child - a surprise but if it is a boy it will be our first and I have been waiting for years to NOT circumcise my son. If this child is a boyKierahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683336469502102680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-41618531921865830872010-07-09T18:48:02.682-04:002010-07-09T18:48:02.682-04:00This is really sad :( Made me upset reading it. Th...This is really sad :( Made me upset reading it. Thankfully I'm not from the USA. I'm European, British actually, therefore circumcisions not really happening over here. It's not even very well known either tbh. If I went around telling people when I was pregnant with my son, Leon (now 14 months) that I was circumcising him they'd be shocked and I'd probably lose a lot of Katiehttp://www.facebook.com/katie.oxberrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-85267359877137348802010-05-09T00:02:48.243-04:002010-05-09T00:02:48.243-04:00I had NO idea how awful this procedure was! I am h...I had NO idea how awful this procedure was! I am horrified that no anesthetic or pain medicine is given. It's unreal that people actually believe the baby forgets this or doesn't feel it!Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00616454420521628673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-25249612185189296552010-04-23T18:38:26.336-04:002010-04-23T18:38:26.336-04:00It wasn't an issue I'd ever thought much a...It wasn't an issue I'd ever thought much about until I found out when I was pregnant that I was having a boy. I did some research into the practice and consulted my obstetrician, who is against circumcision as a routine practice. I was horrified at what I'd found out. I shared the information with my husband, and he agreed with me on our son not being circumcised. I'm so happy we Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655420608119349994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-24699559612843272872009-12-16T04:39:00.702-05:002009-12-16T04:39:00.702-05:00Barbaric! I am proud to say both my boys remain in...Barbaric! I am proud to say both my boys remain intact even though my husbands religion dictated otherwise. Thankfully he woke up to the fact as well that it was purely ridiculous.karismahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529919522651147308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-59791541166366670562009-12-16T02:37:55.683-05:002009-12-16T02:37:55.683-05:00This absolutely broke my heart. I'm a first ti...This absolutely broke my heart. I'm a first time mom of a 20 week old baby girl. We'll be trying again for another (hopefully a boy). I was always told that circumcision was a quick pinch and the pain was over. I had no idea how it was done. I've asked mothers about their sons circumcisions and they all say they weren't present for it. They'd probably think twice about doing babycomesfirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357018949012803277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-7806798201872963282009-12-15T14:17:23.660-05:002009-12-15T14:17:23.660-05:00Hillary - how awful that this was placed upon you ...Hillary - how awful that this was placed upon you and your husband in the circumstances you were in. To not give you any type of informed 'consent' (even though those cut are never the ones consenting)... it seems like gross malpractice. I hope that changes are made SOON in the NICU where this occurred to your dear little son. Where are you located by the way? (If you don't mind JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350957701921488680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-88544144704820010332009-12-15T14:16:26.354-05:002009-12-15T14:16:26.354-05:00our son was born 2 months early. our days and nigh...our son was born 2 months early. our days and nights were spent in the NICU. then we were told we got to do our overnight before taking him home....of course we didn't sleep a wink with our 3 lb baby who was no longer on any monitors. 8am comes around and time for discharge and the nurse comes to us and hands my husband a paper to sign authorizing circumcision...he signs it. no education...noHillarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-65261150589137281902009-12-15T14:15:43.206-05:002009-12-15T14:15:43.206-05:00Laurie - It is quite unfortunate that so many ill-...Laurie - It is quite unfortunate that so many ill-informed medical personnel have presented there to be ANY medical 'benefit' to the genital cutting of infants. This ubiquitous spreading of myths and misconceptions has only been the case for little boys in our country for about the past 50 years (with a 'high' in the 1970s), but thankfully it is dramatically on the decline as JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350957701921488680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-40183371546205324192009-12-15T14:15:09.176-05:002009-12-15T14:15:09.176-05:00I am so happy I did not do this to my boys. I wish...I am so happy I did not do this to my boys. I wish I had been informed about more things, but this is one thing I got right. I hope parents who have had this done, can come to terms with it by knowing this procedure has been touted as medically necessary for so long now. When discussing it with my pediatrician, he said the necessity was about 50/50. I went with the 50 that did not cause pain to Laurienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-39718292388934886622009-12-15T14:14:35.897-05:002009-12-15T14:14:35.897-05:00I am SO glad I did the research and found out what...I am SO glad I did the research and found out what circumcision was before I had my son!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com