kfc86
So when my son was first born my mom and his pcp told me there was no need to get that procedure done on him, but i have a lot of people that have told me he should have it don. After hearing the reasons i now decided that i want him to get it done. Is it to late for this? Is he too old? Is there any kind of danger since hes a bit older? i am just a bit worried now.
Answer
The people that are telling you to get it done are wrong. It is much better for the child not to be circumcised. It will be incredibly stressful and harmful to get your baby circumcised now and could cause life long emotional problems. And I am not over-exaggerating there. No medical association actually recommends circumcision (even in the USA). The American Academy of Pediatrics state that it is not worth it health-wise and nothing bad will happen if you leave your child to be natural. Something bad will happen if you circumcise. Obviously parents who have already circumcised won't admit that they have harmed their baby. But they have.
There are many reasons why circumcising baby boys is a bad choice:
Have a watch of this 20 minute video by the nocirc organisation. It is very informative:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHVvB1oHAgg
In regards to care. Care is a lot easier with intact, non-circumcised boys as there is nothing to do. The foreskin is unretractable in infancy so it should be left alone. No cleaning under it or pulling it back is required. This medical page explains further:
http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/contentpage/pi_id/266
Circumcised boys actually require a lot more care.
Firstly, all newly circumcised boys are in discomfort because there is an open wound. The wound is susceptible to infection. It can also become irritated by ammonia in the urine - which provides more discomfort for the baby.
One common problem is a skin-bridge. The skin left over after the foreskin is severed can re-attach to another part of the penis resulting in an adhesion (see link below for picturesof this and other complications). Very little of this is told to you. Do you really want all this hassle when there is no need for it?
http://www.circumstitions.com/Complic.html
(Look around the circumstitions site - it has a wealth of information.)
The psychological effects of circumcision are open to dispute, but I cannot imagine them being anything other than negative. It certainly won't help you bond with your child - especially in those crucial early months:
http://www.cirp.org/library/psych/goldman1/
(Look around the cirp site- it has a wealth of information.)
The foreskin serves a sexual purpose. The negative sexual effects are rarely mentioned or worse, denied. Circumcision removes a functioning part of the penis. Many circumcised men do not even know what they have lost - especially in the USA where it can be a taboo topic - what with men having fragile egos and all.
As someone with a foreskin, I value it. It contains many specialized nerves on it's underside. When the foreskin is moved up and down it is very pleasurable and prompts the release of all sorts of feel-good hormones. Circumcised men cannot masturbate as easily as there is no gliding effect. If they try it without an artificial lubricant then it may chafe , become red and sore. I think this is terrible - to worsen the sexual lives of someone without their consent. This site shows the movement of the foreskin in masturbation (graphic). It also contains a 20 minute video on the function of the foreskin:
http://www.circumstitions.com/completeman/
Without the foreskin protecting the glans, circumcised men lose further sensitivity. The glans (head of the penis) dries out. It also brushes on underwear which causes the skin to toughen -sort of like when you walk bear feet - the skin hardens. This page shows pictures (graphic):
http://www.noharmm.org/IDcirc.htm
There are good reasons to believe that sex is better for the woman as well, if the man has his foreskin intact: This site is an educational one on why it is better for both partners to be intact (graphic):
http://xrl.us/foreskinfunctions
Men in Britain, Ireland, France, Germany and Italy, along with the rest of Europe don't get circumcised and they all do as good if not better than countries where circumcision is more common. So all in all it is best to be as nature intended. No medical association actually recommends non-therapeutic infant circumcision. Check out this site for frequently asked questions:
http://www.circinfo.org/parents.html
Here is some other information you might find useful:
History: Non-religious circumcision only started in English-speaking countries in the late 1800's. The main reason was to prevent masturbation. More info can be found at this at this site:
http://www.historyofcircumcision.net/
Rates of circumcision:
Circumcision rates have dropped in the USA to 60%.
http://www.circumstitions.com/USA.html
In Canada and Australia the rate has dropped to less than 10%. In Britain the rate is less than 1%. Only 20-25% of the world are circumcised, 2/3 of these are Muslim.
The people that are telling you to get it done are wrong. It is much better for the child not to be circumcised. It will be incredibly stressful and harmful to get your baby circumcised now and could cause life long emotional problems. And I am not over-exaggerating there. No medical association actually recommends circumcision (even in the USA). The American Academy of Pediatrics state that it is not worth it health-wise and nothing bad will happen if you leave your child to be natural. Something bad will happen if you circumcise. Obviously parents who have already circumcised won't admit that they have harmed their baby. But they have.
There are many reasons why circumcising baby boys is a bad choice:
Have a watch of this 20 minute video by the nocirc organisation. It is very informative:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHVvB1oHAgg
In regards to care. Care is a lot easier with intact, non-circumcised boys as there is nothing to do. The foreskin is unretractable in infancy so it should be left alone. No cleaning under it or pulling it back is required. This medical page explains further:
http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/contentpage/pi_id/266
Circumcised boys actually require a lot more care.
Firstly, all newly circumcised boys are in discomfort because there is an open wound. The wound is susceptible to infection. It can also become irritated by ammonia in the urine - which provides more discomfort for the baby.
One common problem is a skin-bridge. The skin left over after the foreskin is severed can re-attach to another part of the penis resulting in an adhesion (see link below for picturesof this and other complications). Very little of this is told to you. Do you really want all this hassle when there is no need for it?
http://www.circumstitions.com/Complic.html
(Look around the circumstitions site - it has a wealth of information.)
The psychological effects of circumcision are open to dispute, but I cannot imagine them being anything other than negative. It certainly won't help you bond with your child - especially in those crucial early months:
http://www.cirp.org/library/psych/goldman1/
(Look around the cirp site- it has a wealth of information.)
The foreskin serves a sexual purpose. The negative sexual effects are rarely mentioned or worse, denied. Circumcision removes a functioning part of the penis. Many circumcised men do not even know what they have lost - especially in the USA where it can be a taboo topic - what with men having fragile egos and all.
As someone with a foreskin, I value it. It contains many specialized nerves on it's underside. When the foreskin is moved up and down it is very pleasurable and prompts the release of all sorts of feel-good hormones. Circumcised men cannot masturbate as easily as there is no gliding effect. If they try it without an artificial lubricant then it may chafe , become red and sore. I think this is terrible - to worsen the sexual lives of someone without their consent. This site shows the movement of the foreskin in masturbation (graphic). It also contains a 20 minute video on the function of the foreskin:
http://www.circumstitions.com/completeman/
Without the foreskin protecting the glans, circumcised men lose further sensitivity. The glans (head of the penis) dries out. It also brushes on underwear which causes the skin to toughen -sort of like when you walk bear feet - the skin hardens. This page shows pictures (graphic):
http://www.noharmm.org/IDcirc.htm
There are good reasons to believe that sex is better for the woman as well, if the man has his foreskin intact: This site is an educational one on why it is better for both partners to be intact (graphic):
http://xrl.us/foreskinfunctions
Men in Britain, Ireland, France, Germany and Italy, along with the rest of Europe don't get circumcised and they all do as good if not better than countries where circumcision is more common. So all in all it is best to be as nature intended. No medical association actually recommends non-therapeutic infant circumcision. Check out this site for frequently asked questions:
http://www.circinfo.org/parents.html
Here is some other information you might find useful:
History: Non-religious circumcision only started in English-speaking countries in the late 1800's. The main reason was to prevent masturbation. More info can be found at this at this site:
http://www.historyofcircumcision.net/
Rates of circumcision:
Circumcision rates have dropped in the USA to 60%.
http://www.circumstitions.com/USA.html
In Canada and Australia the rate has dropped to less than 10%. In Britain the rate is less than 1%. Only 20-25% of the world are circumcised, 2/3 of these are Muslim.
what do newborn babies really need?
alma
i'm getting things ready for when my babies born and i wanna know what the baby's really gonna need? i'm sharing a room with the baby and the daddy and i dont have a lot of space.. or money. can anyone tell me what their baby really used?
Answer
http://www.babyfactory.co.nz/babychecklist.html
I found this website really helpful because it lists everything a baby needs but highlights what the essentials are. it also has the number of each item you will need. You may not need a bath though, you can use your bath or sink and it works just as well.
Remember you will need stuff for yourself like breast pads and maternity pads so each time you go grocery shopping buy one of each as they can be quite expensive if you have to buy them all at once. I would also buy your baby toiletries when you go too. You can never have too many wipes. Also buy the head to toe baby bath soap so you can use this to clean baby as well as wash hair. My midwife said you shouldn't use baby powder on babies under 6 months so I wouldn't even bother buying it.
The one thing I would suggest is don't buy too many newborn nappies or newborn clothes. My daughter was over 9 pounds and couldn't fit any newborn clothes.Your better to get mostly 0-3 months stuff as it lasts longer. I would just buy 1 box of over 120 newborn nappies and that should last you till they can go up to the next size. You can always buy more if you run out but can't give them back if you get too many.
As far as sheets go if you have spare single sheets or ones that have holes in them, they can be cut in half to make cot sheets or if you have a bassinet you can use pillow cases as the bottom fitted sheet.
I know its hard when you want to provide everything for your baby but as long as you have a safe place for baby to sleep, a carseat and a good support network your baby won't care if you don't have everything.
http://www.babyfactory.co.nz/babychecklist.html
I found this website really helpful because it lists everything a baby needs but highlights what the essentials are. it also has the number of each item you will need. You may not need a bath though, you can use your bath or sink and it works just as well.
Remember you will need stuff for yourself like breast pads and maternity pads so each time you go grocery shopping buy one of each as they can be quite expensive if you have to buy them all at once. I would also buy your baby toiletries when you go too. You can never have too many wipes. Also buy the head to toe baby bath soap so you can use this to clean baby as well as wash hair. My midwife said you shouldn't use baby powder on babies under 6 months so I wouldn't even bother buying it.
The one thing I would suggest is don't buy too many newborn nappies or newborn clothes. My daughter was over 9 pounds and couldn't fit any newborn clothes.Your better to get mostly 0-3 months stuff as it lasts longer. I would just buy 1 box of over 120 newborn nappies and that should last you till they can go up to the next size. You can always buy more if you run out but can't give them back if you get too many.
As far as sheets go if you have spare single sheets or ones that have holes in them, they can be cut in half to make cot sheets or if you have a bassinet you can use pillow cases as the bottom fitted sheet.
I know its hard when you want to provide everything for your baby but as long as you have a safe place for baby to sleep, a carseat and a good support network your baby won't care if you don't have everything.
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