Saw a circumcision restraint the other day

[Song of Joy]

We were at the hospital visiting friends and their newborn twins. The twins are in the nursery b/c of delivery decisions the mom made....another sad story in itself......and while we were back there we saw the "Olympic Circumstraint" to one side.

I have talked to DH about not circ'ing and he agrees, but was never very passionate about it. More of a "this is what she wants and it makes sense, so I agree" kind of viewpoint. Anyway, I pointed it out to him and told him what I had read about how circ's were done and how many were done with no anesthesia and so on. I think that was when it really hit home what happened to little boys. He grimaced and got such a sad look on his face.

I then reminded him of how gentle our boy's entrance into the world would be and how our son would never face such a horrid experience. We both left feeling sad for the boys that would be strapped into the restraint and yet so relieved that we would never let our son touch such a device.

Thanks MDC for bringing such an important topic to my attention and for doing such a great job educating and empowering us to make a gentle and informed decision about giving our son the best treatment possible! You all are awesome!

[Frankly Speaking]

Some people call the circumstraint the circumcision crucifix. Sounds about right.




Frank

[loving-my-babies]

oh my Dear God... what some people will allow their children to go through... urgg just makes me so sick and angry!

[LianneM]

I think about it when I change my baby's diaper - he really hated it in the beginning. I had to hold his legs to clean him, of course, and I cried several times thinking about the little boys who are restrained and circed. My baby was in no pain and he was STILL that upset, kwim?

[homebirthing]

It is almost too much to bear isn't it.

[LoveChild421]

it has always looked like some sort of sick S & M device for pedophiles to me- like something you would find in a serial killers house or something...god the sick f*cks that do this to little babies! and we wonder why rape is so prevalent in this country? God baby boys are exposed to sexual violence at birth!

[LadyWulf]

Originally Posted by LianneM

I think about it when I change my baby's diaper - he really hated it in the beginning. I had to hold his legs to clean him, of course, and I cried several times thinking about the little boys who are restrained and circed. My baby was in no pain and he was STILL that upset, kwim?

I have gone through similar. Except my son was circed and everytime you even started changing him he would start screaming bloody murder and not stop until he ws picked up and comforted after his dipe was changed. He has finally stopped dreading diaper changes in the past month or so.....at over a year old.

[eclipse]

you know, i remember seeing a stack of those just sitting in the special care nursery when i was nursing my baby boy for the first time. for some reason, they were just stacked there next to the rocking chair i was in. i had already decided not to circ, but it really cemented it for me.