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June 2015 Moms
HayesRN13
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Post circumcision support group
HayesRN13
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yes... I need support for this 
... My LO had a circ at 3 weeks old (2 days ago) he's so crabby and screams when I change him... I'm doing everything im suppose to , lots of Vaseline at each change and it never gets stuck. He's not sleeping as well and pretty much is crying when he's not asleep. How long til your LOs felt better? Did any of them react this way? I assist on this procedure all the time at work.. It definitely is different when it's your own baby.. It puts in perspective how difficult at home it can be managing a little guy in pain!
... My LO had a circ at 3 weeks old (2 days ago) he's so crabby and screams when I change him... I'm doing everything im suppose to , lots of Vaseline at each change and it never gets stuck. He's not sleeping as well and pretty much is crying when he's not asleep. How long til your LOs felt better? Did any of them react this way? I assist on this procedure all the time at work.. It definitely is different when it's your own baby.. It puts in perspective how difficult at home it can be managing a little guy in pain!
Re: Post circumcision support group
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Now, at three weeks, he's healed and happy! It took a little over a week to get there but all is good.
We also had the vasoline that was in a tube. Also, instead of wipes on the poopy diapers, we used warm wash cloths. He seemed a lot better after 3 days and was completely healed up by 7 days. I've since heard that a&d ointment helps speed up the process- not sure how true it is though.
It's never easy seeing LO in pain. Just know it will be over with soon enough.
I have a question..... I'm getting conflicting opinions on whether I'm supposed to be gently pulling down on the skin beneath the circ to make sure it doesn't re adhere...... We don't teach ppl this but what do I know.... I read the discharge instructions on circs and never thought too much of it.
As far as care for LOs circ, they told us to use Vaseline on nonstick gauze to keep his diaper from sticking. At his pedi appointment she said we could stop and to pull back on the foreskin a couple times a day to keep it from growing back. He doesn't seem to traumatized by it but I'll be glad when it's healed.
It wasn't severe enough to keep him from performing the circ, it just looks like the hole is a bit lower than usual, but not significantly. Our pediatrician said it's likely more cosmetic than a functional issue, but he'd put us in touch with a urologist around six months for evaluation.
I had no idea this was as common as it is, and DH assured me our LO will be fine, but I of course am still worried.
Also, he is doing a plastibell? Apparently it stays on for like a week and then falls off on its own? This is new to me... My son never had anything left on him that had to fall off later... Any one know anything about this technique?
BTW - I'm pretty sure calling the women in this thread barbaric and telling us we should be ashamed of ourselves is a violation of TOU.
ETA - "uses strong, vulgar, obscene or otherwise harmful language,
Behaving in an excessively rude, aggressive, intimidating, profane or vulgar manner"
Since you came into this thread specifically to call the women here barbarians (such harmful language), I would consider that an aggressive manner.
You're welcome to your opinion, but you don't get to call other moms here bad people. Besides, who the heck are you? I've never seen you post in June before. Stop trolling
Keep em coming, gal. I'm enjoying hitting that report button
I explained where I come from- and yet again, it's the internet. You don't get to pick your audience or your replies. I did come here specifically to criticize. You're right about that. I dont think this should be supported and I don't think sad moms
Got ya to admit being a troll. We can now dismiss anything else you have to say.
I honestly hope someone reads this and reconsiders circumsizing their child. That's all I hope for.
Another sincere hope: Good luck with the rest of your parenting decisions. I do wish you all the best, and I hope that when we're all faced with peer pressure in the form of societal 'norms' and superficiality, we have the strength to stand up for what's best for our children.
Regardless of my feelings of infant circumcision (I wrote my thesis on this topic and researched it extensively) the point of this thread was not asking for opinions of circumcision -- and to come in guns blazing about something that's already done is malicious.
I understand this is the internet, you don't get to dictate responses, yadda yadda, but...I still don't get the point of a continuous tirade.
We get it; you wouldn't circumcise your child. But it's a continued practice done on roughly half of male infants today so...thanks for letting us know your child won't be circumcised and move on.
People like you make me sick and outraged. If you actually cared, you'd provide helpful information and support, and talk up non-circumcision rather than spouting these vile, vengeful statements.
You're a hateful person, picking on new moms. The lowest of the low. Go preach elsewhere. And I hope someone kicks you when you're down, when YOU are dealing with challenges with your own baby.
Your bullying makes me sick. Talk about needing to question yourself and make better choices!!!!
HEY, KETTLE! QUIT CALLING THE POT BLACK!!!!!
ETA: LOL'ing at you for saying people are making ignorant choices. This woman says she wrote her thesis on it, and you call her ignorant?! Do you KNOW the definition?! Hint: "it's not normal in my community" vs "I've done actual, valid research"... guess again which is the ignorant argument.