Thread: Medical Benefits - loose circ?

Hi again, Mellissa, and thank you for your perceptive response... Before I read any subsequent replies to you, I want to say this: You seem to?contemplate and phrase your comments in such a similar way to me, it's rather like deja vu ! I cannot speak as a fellow American, nor have I ever visited the U.S. (more's the pity), but your last sentence points?to the one matter that I believe?may be the biggest stumbling block towards an...

Frank, I'm not speaking of typical parents, I'm speaking of the ones who've been convinced that babies NEED to SSTN, that it's good for them, in their best interests, etc. The parents who have not been misled do tend to be very aware of and responsive to nighttime needs.

In regard to holding babies and responding to their cries, I've had a couple of experiences this year that tells me holding and comforting babies is vitally important to their development and ability to relate to others. There is a feral mom cat in my neighborhood that has decided my house is a perfect place to have her babies.? I've discovered the babies at about 5 weeks old and have taken them to tame them and find loving homes...

Christopher~ I find it almost impossible to comprehend any parent viewing the bloody, painful results of circumcision as 'best' or 'necessary' - let alone linking it with common issues parents experience with their infants the world over. On the surface (and even deeper, lol) I do agree with you.? However, I can understand how parents have been conditioned to not view circumcision as, well, TORTURE.? The societal view is...

Welcome to the Board!? I hope you decide to stick around and continue to debate with us. <<One of my biggest fears is that one or both of my sons will take me to the mat over the fact that I allowed doctor's to amputate part of their penis.>> I can relate to this sentiment all too well.? I too ignorantly chose to have both my sons circumcised and now very much regret that decision.? I fear too someday that they will come to...

Sorry, I meant withOUT restoring! Blame my pregnancy brain!

When I was a new mother (I was 18), I was told the typical "don't hold too much or baby will get spoiled" and "let her cry through the night, she'll learn to go to sleep," etc....so I had to harden my heart in small ways to accomodate certain circumstances. This is such a perfect example of how we American are so out of touch with our instincts. We are overweight because we eat when the clock tells us to eat -...

Hi Christopher, and thank you! I could not agree with you more. One of my biggest fears is that one or both of my sons will take me to the mat over the fact that I allowed doctor's to amputate part of their penis. It's a scary prospect, but one that I have to face because of my bad decision making. I don't think ignorance is an excuse and that's the only thing I'll really be able to offer my boys. I think that in...

Sounds like a good case to let the boy decide to be cut (or not) when he is an adult.... then it can be exactly what makes sense to him.... intact, loose circ, tight circ, whatever. Jessica Edited 10/28/2009 10:54 am ET by jessjgh1

In? reading ahead Traci your interpretation of the difference in the amount of foreskin/sheath removed has a lot of merit. The change in doctors techniques are also influenced by reports/complaints of problems?caused by to much removed. Alex will definitely have a larger area of sensitivity then his brother and his glans will have much if not all of the glans lubricated and protected. That is not to say Adam won't enjoy his sexual...