faucher@futbal.DEC (Cathy Faucher 381-2207) (03/27/85)
Circumcision is commonly done the day after birth, due to it is very painful at an older age. Many boys that have not had this, can develop many infections or foreskin to tear (normally happens as a man). This becomes very painful and can result in needed the Circumcision to be done anyway (very painful). My decision was to have my son Circumcisized to avoid him any problems in the future. His Daddy agreed with this, due to he is not Circumcisized and has had many problems. Although another opinion in which a girlfriend of mine had decided on, was to not have her boys Circumcisized due to their Daddy was also not, and wanted them to be able to relate with what their father has. The choice is yours to decide, a Doctors opinion will also may help in your decision....
rick@uwmacc.UUCP (the absurdist) (03/29/85)
Is there something I'm missing? I keep seeing these assertions
that circumcision doesn't hurt if you do it right away.
Surprise! Babies perceive the same sensations that older people do.
Being cut with a knife hurts. Kids just can't verbalize what's
hurting them when they scream.
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{allegra, ihnp4, seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!rickfsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) (03/29/85)
If you intend to circumcize your son, it may be better to wait at least a few days. I've heard that some newborns have problems with blood clotting during the first few days after birth. (That may be why Jews wait one week). In article <decwrl.1350> faucher@futbal.DEC (Cathy Faucher 381-2207) writes: >Circumcision is commonly done the day after birth, due >to it is very painful at an older age. Many boys that >have not had this, can develop many infections or foreskin >to tear (normally happens as a man). This becomes very >painful and can result in needed the Circumcision to be >done anyway (very painful). My decision was to have my son >Circumcisized to avoid him any problems in the future. His >Daddy agreed with this, due to he is not Circumcisized and >has had many problems. > >Although another opinion in which a girlfriend of mine had >decided on, was to not have her boys Circumcisized due to >their Daddy was also not, and wanted them to be able to relate >with what their father has. > >The choice is yours to decide, a Doctors opinion will also may >help in your decision....
jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto <jcp>) (03/29/85)
Actually, I'm not sure how important it is for a kid to be 'like daddy' in this respect. At least in my case, when I got to the point of knowing what circumcision was, (and that I was), I had to ask my father whether he was. (My parents didn't walk around the house sans clothes, is this unusual or something???9 -JCP-
charliem@shark.UUCP (Charlie Mills) (03/31/85)
In article <1350@decwrl.UUCP> faucher@futbal.DEC (Cathy Faucher 381-2207) writes: ... >to it is very painful at an older age. Many boys that >have not had this, can develop many infections or foreskin >to tear (normally happens as a man). This becomes very >painful and can result in needed the Circumcision to be >done anyway (very painful). My decision was to have my son ... This is hogwash. Ask your pediatrician. There is no medical or health benefit from routine circumcision of infants. And there are lots of reasons NOT to do it. The operation is just as painful and traumatic for babies as it is for older boys or men, probably more so. Except your baby can't do anything but scream about it, and his parents usually aren't listening. Circumcision is irreversible. And contrary to popular opinion, the foreskin does have a useful function. The only reasons I can think of for circumcising your baby are: religious ritual, tradition, or because you don't want his peers to tease him because he's different. I believe this last reason will not be important, now that American pediatricians are recommending against circumcision. Circumcision will soon become the exception here, as it is in Europe and everywhere else in the world except Israel and the Moslem countries. I don't understand being worried about son looking different from father. Son doesn't have all that hair down there either. Tell him he is lucky that the he didn't lose his foreskin like his father did. -- Charlie Mills ...{ucbvax,decvax,uw-beaver,hplabs,ihnp4,allegra}!tektronix!shark!charliem
dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois) (04/17/85)
> If you intend to circumcize your son, it may be better to wait > at least a few days. I've heard that some newborns have problems > with blood clotting during the first few days after birth. > (That may be why Jews wait one week). Vitamin K (blood clotting agent) hits its peak about 7 days after birth. Must be coincidence! -- | Paul DuBois {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois --+-- | Science is Dead. |
dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois) (04/19/85)
> > If you intend to circumcize your son, it may be better to wait > > at least a few days. I've heard that some newborns have problems > > with blood clotting during the first few days after birth. > > (That may be why Jews wait one week). > > [Me] > Vitamin K (blood clotting agent) hits its peak about 7 days after > birth. My statement above is not *quite* correct. Vitamin K is synthesized in the intestinal tract by bacteria. The Vitamin K is then used by the liver to make prothrombin, which is a plasma factor essential for blood coagulation. So, while K hits its peak then, it is not (directly) the clotting agent. Injections of Vitamin K are given to newborns to prevent 'hemorrhagic disease of the newborn' - bleeding in the first few days after birth which results from immature liver function and an inadequate supply of blood platelets. -- | Paul DuBois {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois --+-- | "Danger signs, a creeping independence" |
brian@digi-g.UUCP (Merlyn Leroy) (04/26/85)
>> That may be why Jews wait one week [to perform circumcision]. > >Vitamin K (blood clotting agent) hits its peak about 7 days after >birth. > >Must be coincidence! > >Paul DuBois > >Science is Dead. No, Jews probably noticed that circumcisions performed at one week healed the fastest. Must be scientific! Merlyn Leroy Paul is Dead (old Beatles rumor).