Circumsision

Myzticsunshine · February 2013

Just got my LO's done, and I feel so bad! I did research and talked to my dr about it before he was born and everyone said it was the way to go, although not medically necessary, and so I did it, and he seems to be in so much pain! He never ever ever cries and now he won't even get through a whole meal. He just cries and sleeps. I'm seriously down about this :

wille2b · February 2013

we had our ds circ'd and we used tylenol for about 2 days and we GOBBED on A&D ointement and it was healed in about a day and a half and it stopped bothering him. try these and if its not helping call your doc. hope he feels better

jobiann · February 2013

If he is in pain don't hesitate to call your doctor. Our DS circ was perfect and since we were in the hospital for his jaundice if I remember right they gave him some pain reliever for two days and he was fine. We covered it in Vaseline until it healed, about 7-10 days later.

Edit: I will say we didn't know the doctor was going to do it that afternoon he was born, we were told he would be doing it the day after. The baby nurse was checking his vitals Sunday night and said, "oh, by the way, doctor went ahead and did the procedure this afternoon, I wasn't sure if anyone had told you.". Kind of glad we didn't know when it happened so we didn't dwell/worry about it.

beckpreg · February 2013

if you think he is in pain, I would call.I was SOOOOO Worried my LO would hurt and I cried and cried, they had to remove me from the room and left my husband in there b/c I was such a basket case. But then LO acted like it was no biggie so I felt so much better. Our was not in the hospital, it was 7 days after he arrived since he had been born at home.

carteramariec · February 2013

I know how you feel! My SO wanted DS circumcised so I agreed. The doctor did it in the hospital the day after he was born and I cried and cried and cried b/c I felt awful putting him through any sort of pain. But like the PP said, there isn't any point in beating yourself up about it now. All you can do is comfort your LO as much as possible. The pain seemed to be the worst on the second day, then he didn't seemed bothered at all. Make sure to put tons of Vaseline on it so his diaper doesn't stick to him and he'll be better soon!

2PuppiesHon · February 2013

Call your doctor and ask about giving him children's Tylenol - we had to give our LO a little Tylenol after his circ, and it helped him sleep it off.

bstengler · February 2013

kbruington:
Don't second guess what you did now because it's too late. It's done. If you think he's in pain from it, call a doctor right away. Don't beat yourself up over it.

agreed!!! Call doc with any questions or you think lo is in pain

sschwege · February 2013

I felt so bad too. The OB at the hospital came in, told us how it's mostly done for cosmetic reasons, went over all the horrible risks involved then took out a consent form to sign. DH went to sign it, she said, "No, just the mother signs it." I felt like the worst mom on the planet when I went to sign that form. You will be surprised by how quickly it heals. But as pp said, it doesn't hurt to call the doctor.

PrideandJoy29 · February 2013

If he's in that much pain I'd call!

SunnyMuffin · February 2013

Myzticsunshine:
Just got my LO's done, and I feel so bad! I did research and talked to my dr about it before he was born and everyone said it was the way to go, although not medically necessary, and so I did it, and he seems to be in so much pain! He never ever ever cries and now he won't even get through a whole meal. He just cries and sleeps. I'm seriously down about this :

Dont beat yourself up, you are so not alone in feeling like this. There are tons of women who are in the same shoes as you and didn't really know how they'd feel afterwards and regret it. You cant change it now but you can educate yourself and help others

Here's a passage from the first website - "It is often a 'healing' process, as a loving mother or father, to come to terms with having sons who were circumcised without their parents being fully informed. We are sometimes victims of a myth-filled society along with our children. You do not need to feel guilt about it now - when we know better, we do better. You did the best you could with the information you had at the time and there are many moms and dads in your shoes."

https://www.drmomma.org/2010/05/i-circumcised-my-son-healing-from.html

https://questioncircumcision.weebly.com/regret2nd-chances.html

https://wholesome-mama.blogspot.ca/2011/12/circumcision-regret-brave-mamas-sharing.html

SunnyMuffin · February 2013

Heres a mothering.com thread from hundreds of mothers who regret circumcising.

https://www.mothering.com/community/t/112410/if-you-regret-circumcising-your-son-s-please-post-here/0_40

ngarden01 · February 2013

My DS didn't make a peep while they did his circ and was never in any pain after either. It healed in 2-3 days I think. If you think that your LO is in pain, I would definitely call your doctor and try some infant Tylenol.

dande2129 · February 2013

sschwege:
I felt so bad too. The OB at the hospital came in, told us how it's mostly done for cosmetic reasons, went over all the horrible risks involved then took out a consent form to sign. DH went to sign it, she said, "No, just the mother signs it." I felt like the worst mom on the planet when I went to sign that form. You will be surprised by how quickly it heals. But as pp said, it doesn't hurt to call the doctor.

Why does the mother have to sign it? Especially since so many women leave the decision up to the husband because the mother "doesn't have a penis."

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