Posts by kythe

I just started gravitating toward this forum as I realized over time that the situations in "childhood years" no longer seemed as applicable to us as "preteen and teen".  But there wasn't really a specific age that the change...

Thanks for the responses, everyone.  This is all very new to me, since I didn't have that problem at that age.  She asks me what she should do, and I don't really know how to guide her.  I'm thinking I will tell her...

How do you start talking to your kids about what circumcision is?   My daughter is 12 and son is 10.  I've never mentioned it to either of them since it just hasn't come up.  Several older relatives in our family are...

My son's foreskin retracted spontaneously for the first time when he was 5, and it was very painful for him.  It got "stuck" and wouldn't pull back over his penis.  I called his doctor (who was male and against circumcision)...

My 12 year old daughter has always been something of a tomboy.  She is very athletic, and most of her friends are boys.  But she's getting to an age where she is becoming aware that the boys are starting to "notice" her, and...

My daughter nursed for the last time when she was 6, but she hadn't actually "breastfed" for years.  I think my milk dried up when she was around 3-4 because she was nursing infrequently by then, maybe every few days.  That...

I'm also upset at the new statement.  I just read about it on Yahoo Answers where there are several thread debates going on now over it.   However, in the long run, I don't think circumcision rates will ever be as high as...

From what I can see, it looks like the article claims that not circumcising causes a lifetime increased medical cost of $440 per couple.  Since this is about the cost of a circumcision itself, I would say it all evens out.

Quote: Originally Posted by EcoConsciousMom  I put this question up on Yahoo! Answers and someone suggested I ask here. She was right. This place has so many home birth enthusiasts, it is perfect to ask here....

I'm going to the one where I live.  I've never done anything like this before, but it sounds like fun.