Great Blog Post from Christiane Northrup, MD

[KatWrangler]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christ..._b_470689.html

In the weeks ahead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are likely to publish a recommendation that all infant boys undergo circumcision. This is a huge mistake. Circumcision is an unnecessary procedure that is painful and can lead to complications, including death. No organization in the world currently recommends this. Why should we routinely remove normal, functioning tissue from the genitals of little boys within days of their birth?

[NSmomtobe]

It is a good article, although it recommends gentle retraction once a year on the kid's birthday to see if he is fully retractable yet...?

I really liked what it said (quoting another doctor) about HIV and circumcision rates in America, calling it a failed experiment. This is what the CDC needs to consider in determining whether African studies can apply to the US.

And I am in awe that medical school would teach that babies can't feel pain when they are born. That absolutely goes against common sense. I know many here don't agree with the vitamin K shot, but my son had it 2 hours after he was born, while he was nursing, and he screamed in pain. Fortunately, it was short-lived, probably because of the nursing: suck, suck, scream, suck.