DS is getting circ'd today

[natablue]

I'm in the waiting room trying to hold it together, DH is back in the room with him

I don't want my baby to be in pain

[formerlyak]

I'm surprised they didn't do it in the hospital. I remember the day we left, they brought ds back, did the circ, we waited to make sure all was good and then we got to go home. He was fine when they brought him back to us. Apparently he didn't even cry (and he was a loud one and his face would get red, so I am pretty sure they were telling the truth there).

Hang in there!

[speckledfrog]

From what I've heard, I don't think it's very painful for them. I think the heel pricks DS got for glucose testing and the blood panel the hospital ran bothered him more then his circ.

[winemaker06]

He'll be okay! He really won't ever remember it, and it heals really quick. My little guy was all healed in 6 days.

[soozy87]

It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be for him either. He handled it well. Didn't seem to mind after the first day or so but we continued with the cream for about 10 days until it didn't look so red.

[natablue]

Feb 6, 2014 14:54:57 GMT -5 formerlyak said:

I'm surprised they didn't do it in the hospital. I remember the day we left, they brought ds back, did the circ, we waited to make sure all was good and then we got to go home. He was fine when they brought him back to us. Apparently he didn't even cry (and he was a loud one and his face would get red, so I am pretty sure they were telling the truth there).

Hang in there!

My midwife doesn't like to do it in the hospital, she prefers in her office anytime within 6 weeks after birth.

She says she doesn't care to do it in those first days in the hospital because it can make the baby very cranky or sleeping, and she doesn't want to do anything that night hurt the breast feeding process that's being established.

DH said baby handled it great, he let out a cry when they gave him the localized anesthetic but didn't make a peep during the procedure. I came back to the room right after and nursed him, he was a little fussy but alright. He's sleeping now.

I cried when he got his Hep B vaccine the other day, I knew I couldn't handle watching him get this done. But he's apparently a tough little man!

[shelbyann]

Glad it went well...hope your tough little guy heals up quickly.

[lulu21]

I'm not looking forward to that day either! Glad all went well!

[lauren170]

Awww. Glad it went well. I had to watch them draw blood from our baby and it was so hard, even though she didn't seem to be in pain because she was sucking on a pacifier dipped in sugar water.

[pooh8402]

I assist with circumcisions all the tume. Over half my babies sleep during circumcisions. The rest of them cry a little, but it has more to do with their legs being strapped down. Typically a paci dipped in sugar water keeps the babies calm. Most docs use lidocaine to numb the penis so they can't feel it.

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[natablue]

Feb 7, 2014 11:27:27 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

I assist with circumcisions all the tume. Over half my babies sleep during circumcisions. The rest of them cry a little, but it has more to do with their legs being strapped down. Typically a paci dipped in sugar water keeps the babies calm. Most docs use lidocaine to numb the penis so they can't feel it.

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He did great. However, he hardly slept at all last night or this morning, and all he wants to do is nurse. He just fell asleep on my chest, he's been awake and nursing almost constantly since 8am. Is this normal? He also only slept a couple stretches of an hour to an hour and a half overnight.

[pooh8402]

Feb 7, 2014 12:14:41 GMT -5 natablue said:

Feb 7, 2014 11:27:27 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

I assist with circumcisions all the tume. Over half my babies sleep during circumcisions. The rest of them cry a little, but it has more to do with their legs being strapped down. Typically a paci dipped in sugar water keeps the babies calm. Most docs use lidocaine to numb the penis so they can't feel it.

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He did great. However, he hardly slept at all last night or this morning, and all he wants to do is nurse. He just fell asleep on my chest, he's been awake and nursing almost constantly since 8am. Is this normal? He also only slept a couple stretches of an hour to an hour and a half overnight.

Yea. I tell my new mommies that after circs, the babies are either really sleepy and dont want to nurse, or really fussy and want to nurse all the time. The lidocaine wesrs off after about 4-5 hours so his penis is probably a little sore. He'll be fine, babies are resilient and he will calm down soon; or he just did. :-)

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[Cricket0619]

I had my H go with him at the hospital because I couldn't watch it. He is healing up really well.