I agree, I found this community about 3 mo after my son was born. I read an article about circ in Mothering Mag and cried. My son was circ'd and I felt horrible. I wish I could take it back, I was so ignorant. To be honest not circing was never a thought in my mind. If only I had found mothering mag a few months earlier...I try my best to educate other women as much as possible...but it's hard.
I look at my son some times and I think "If only I had gone with my instincts" because deep inside my mothering instincts felt wrong about harming my son, but I gave birth in a miltary hospital and every just blew off my anxiety and my husband signed off on the procedure.
So be gentle mama's. Because once a woman realizes the truth about how she harmed her child, when her sacred job was to protect him, nothing you can say will make her feel worse, she'll have to live with her decision forever.
I look at my son some times and I think "If only I had gone with my instincts" because deep inside my mothering instincts felt wrong about harming my son, but I gave birth in a miltary hospital and every just blew off my anxiety and my husband signed off on the procedure.
So be gentle mama's. Because once a woman realizes the truth about how she harmed her child, when her sacred job was to protect him, nothing you can say will make her feel worse, she'll have to live with her decision forever.
