tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post840812040890966338..comments2023-10-15T01:52:45.422-07:00Comments on Woman, Uncensored: Sugar, boobies, penises, and insanity.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-32979459337033494482010-05-21T23:36:35.390-07:002010-05-21T23:36:35.390-07:00Routine neonatal circumcision without anesthesia i...Routine neonatal circumcision without anesthesia is barefaced sexual violence. It should be illegal. Hospitals that allow it should be liable under tort law. the willingness of American doctors to circumcise infants without anesthesia calls their humanity and common sense into question.<br /><br />35 years ago, a hospital in New Zealand announced that it would circumcise a baby only if the mother watched the procedure being done. The circ rate fell to almost nothing and soon thereafter, the hospital announced it would no longer do RIC.<br /><br />I regret to admit to all of you that I have 3 friends who told me that they held an infant son while he was being circumcised, and there was neither sorrow nor regret in their voices when they told me this.<br /><br />Such is the hatred of the foreskin that we cut it off without pain reduction. Sometimes, Mom watches placidly. Something has gone drastically wrong with American sexual culture. All this I call the American Foreskin Holocaust. History will not view it kindly.Roger DesMoulinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-63204985948052095272010-04-25T09:07:41.291-07:002010-04-25T09:07:41.291-07:00Wow, it's like I found my twin, in you!! This ...Wow, it's like I found my twin, in you!! This is great, I can't wait to read more. I'm following you now, hooray! I always nursed my first, while he got vax'd but these new dumb nurses keep saying "Oh no, they need to be held down on the table, for safety" My eyeballs roll out of my head, at how dumb medication professionals can be. Nursing creates great oxytocin's for babies to over come pain!!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034133152497487899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-55780549439166574102010-03-23T03:18:00.566-07:002010-03-23T03:18:00.566-07:00Kathy, My heart hurts from the information you sha...Kathy, My heart hurts from the information you shared. I can't believe it. I don't WANT to believe it. How incredibly awful! I look at my innocent little man laying here beside me, snoring softly and can't imagine him going through a surgery awake and able to feel. My stomach turns! <br />I think it is completely obvious an infant can feel pain. To anyone who doesn't believe that an infant can, they must only be present at a vaccine visit or while an infant's blood is drawn for state mandated tests or for checking bilirubin! My sons were both early and had horrible jaundice. Mikey was given blood draws daily until three weeks. At that point hubby and I demanded that the draws stop. He was going down, not up. That was established. The daily draws were no longer necessary> We simply couldn't witness him being in pain on a daily basis anymore! With Aiden we allowed the sticks until the level began to go down and then stopped it at once. Infants CAN feel pain and it is sad that anyone can fool themselves into thinking differently! <br />I too have heard both sides of the nursing through the pain debate. Here in Colorado I can't seem to find anyone that allows it. In Indiana I did it regularly. I am sad that this isn't allowed here. The doctor's here do seem to agree with the gasping and inhaling theory which I HATE! <br /><br />It isn't fair, should be up to the mother and angers me that the mother does not have the right to choose!newincshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739040472599224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-66325049380318606462010-03-23T03:10:26.854-07:002010-03-23T03:10:26.854-07:00Kathy, My heart hurts from the information you sha...Kathy, My heart hurts from the information you shared. I can't believe it. I don't WANT to believe it. How incredibly awful! I look at my innocent little man laying here beside me, snoring softly and can't imagine him going through a surgery awake and able to feel. My stomach turns! <br />I think it is completely obvious an infant can feel pain. To anyone who doesn't believe that an infant can, they must only be present at a vaccine visit or while an infant's blood is drawn for state mandated tests or for checking bilirubin! My sons were both early and had horrible jaundice. Mikey was given blood draws daily until three weeks. At that point hubby and I demanded that the draws stop. He was going down, not up. That was established. The daily draws were no longer necessary> We simply couldn't witness him being in pain on a daily basis anymore! With Aiden we allowed the sticks until the level began to go down and then stopped it at once. Infants CAN feel pain and it is sad that anyone can fool themselves into thinking differently! <br />I too have heard both sides of the nursing through the pain debate. Here in Colorado I can't seem to find anyone that allows it. In Indiana I did it regularly. I am sad that this isn't allowed here. The doctor's here do seem to agree with the gasping and inhaling theory which I HATE! <br /><br />It isn't fair, should be up to the mother and angers me that the mother does not have the right to choose!newincshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739040472599224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-45970082166200188612010-02-07T17:35:05.477-08:002010-02-07T17:35:05.477-08:00Loved this post. Reading those articles made me sa...Loved this post. Reading those articles made me say to myself, "no sh*t, Sherlock!" How can people not think that circumcision is excruciating and traumatic for a baby? good grief, it makes me sick. So glad I was given information by friends who cared enough about me and my little guy, who is intact :)mandy_moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257283041554673410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-80987269736519504812010-02-04T09:04:39.688-08:002010-02-04T09:04:39.688-08:00I recently saw a pro-circumcision justification th...I recently saw a pro-circumcision justification that "I want to have it done when he's a baby because it will hurt SO MUCH when he's older!"<br /><br />Ignoring the fact that 99.99% of intact men never need to be circumcised anyway, why do people believe that circumcision doesn't hurt babies? Just because they don't remember it? Because they can't tell you how much it hurts? Rediculous.<br /><br />It should be MANDATORY that parents be present for any circumcision procedure. You'd see the number of circumcisions decrease massively overnight. To do this to an infant is horrific, but to make him suffer alone takes it to a whole new level.<br /><br />~ErinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-68589100229018703382010-01-30T18:31:35.336-08:002010-01-30T18:31:35.336-08:00Accidentally Mommy, I don't get the rudeness.....Accidentally Mommy, I don't get the rudeness... rolling your eyes at another commenter and sharing that with everyone? This post was about babies feeling pain, so therefore that previous comment had relevance, since this post was about babies feeling pain and how some people actually think they don't. How anyone describing that babies feel pain very early on in life is "pushing an agenda" is beyond me... it is just a fact. <br /><br />Anyway, the reason I came to the comments in the first place was to say I totally agree and to express appreciation for citing some studies here. I have gone in-depth on the circumcision issue on my blog, and there is are so many different aspects that have to be covered when trying to convince somebody not to circ their newborn: that they feel pain, that it is not medically needed, that it is okay if they don't look like their father, that it is not unclean, etc., and then all the reasons why it became a popular procedure in the first place, and the benefits of leaving the boy as he is at birth... When I did a comprehensive post on circumcision, it was very, very long! It is an issue that seems to be more divisive that breastfeeding, co-sleeping, nursing in public... I would love to explore the reasons as to *why* it is so divisive. Is it because it deals with altering somebody's genitals? Is it because of society's perception of what "normal" is?Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029296444906951529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-75391570767009912912010-01-30T05:52:37.794-08:002010-01-30T05:52:37.794-08:00Fantastic as usual girl! :)
I agree wholeheartedl...Fantastic as usual girl! :)<br />I agree wholeheartedly.<br />Regarding the heel stick, I made the corpsmen at the Navy hospital here leave a warm damp compress on C's heel for like 20 minutes, then nursed her while they took the blood. She didn't make a peep, just nursed until she fell asleep. They commented that it was so nice and gentle that way, and that they were used to stabbing a little heel and having the babies thrashing and wailing. :(Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-34990856968664928512010-01-29T16:17:46.457-08:002010-01-29T16:17:46.457-08:00I followed a link here to the post from earlier th...I followed a link here to the post from earlier this month about NIP - loved this MORE than I loved that one! Going to make DH read this for sure...don't understand why I am the one against it and he is still undecided.Karen Kossowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059186482903935694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-60785690498319629502010-01-28T23:47:17.485-08:002010-01-28T23:47:17.485-08:00I love your writing style,
You make such clear po...I love your writing style,<br /><br />You make such clear points and back it up with refutable resources!<br /><br />Thank you so much for taking on this issue of circumcision.<br /><br />You're the best!<br /><br />Here is a link to the largest group on facebook in support of ending infant circumcision:<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=2209115729<br /><br />please join! Lets make sure people know we exist!Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17167995922085558977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-33789575244840720092010-01-28T12:44:33.275-08:002010-01-28T12:44:33.275-08:00I love your writing and your perspective. Thank yo...I love your writing and your perspective. Thank you for putting this information 'out there'. I'm a midwife and so appreciate that you are spreading the word on so many topics that help women choose their path wisely - wisdom usually requires knowledge plus a willingness to trust your own feelings. The challenge for us in this day and age is that we are so habituated to only trusting someone else's opinion and therefore discount our own. For the woman who is worried about the association of B/F with pain when heel pricks and the like are done - I've found that talking to the baby, explaining what is being done and why helps the baby to feel more relaxed and accepting of the 'intervention' and breastfeeding does the magic it is able to do - babies are consciousness itself and explanations make all the difference. <br />Thanks again for your blog :-)Thinkbirthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813359204378047414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-58676813347650474222010-01-27T23:53:43.959-08:002010-01-27T23:53:43.959-08:00*is forced to roll her eyes at a comment above* A...*is forced to roll her eyes at a comment above* Ahem. Moving on from people pushing agendas not spoken of in this post.<br /><br />Bug was brought home whole. Every inch of him is intact. That said, he most certainly has PTSD from the sticks and blood draws necessary for establishing where he was at both immediately after birth (he was 36w5d, remember, with severe jaundice,) as well as our time in the hospital with Pertussis. That was WITH glucose when I was too ill, myself, to be with him, and breast when I wasn't.<br /><br />Christfuck. If a child can suffer that degree of PTSD WITH those analgesic efforts implemented, my heart breaks at the thought of the sheer hell that those infants experience who are being cut without analgesic/anesthetic measures. <br /><br />Even in indigenous cultures where MGM/FGM is culturally and religiously based you'll find mothers nursing their children through the ordeal.<br /><br />We truly do grow more barbaric the further advanced we become.AccidentallyMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519026987694586989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-34135565638940440302010-01-27T23:11:11.845-08:002010-01-27T23:11:11.845-08:00it is actually documented that dr's performing...it is actually documented that dr's performing abortions have seen baby's cringe and shrink away from the pain...even when they're tiny inside the womb! It makes me sick that I live in a country that won't admit that these little babies are human beings worth protecting while still inside the womb...that it is legal in Canada to abort babies up until their due dates....that's even sicker than circumcision in my books...and done a lot more! I am against circ' too though...lolLori-Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808774076360075864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-74723783592254285452010-01-27T22:27:05.368-08:002010-01-27T22:27:05.368-08:00I was also told about the nursing being associated...I was also told about the nursing being associated with pain, but have since dismissed, having watched as it fixed so many little pains.<br /><br />My middle child had cranio-facial reconstruction when she was 14 months old. I did a much better job nursing her (quit too early with older one), and was still nursing at the time of the surgery. Five days after the surgery, she was happily playing outside again and no one was the wiser. <br /> I am convinced the on demand nursing helped her heal faster and so glad I had not arbitrarily stopped before then. Even today with my son (23 months) not much stops him, but a quick sip from the 'na-nas' heals everything.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14545024934754374573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-33381873048128008492010-01-27T21:11:52.818-08:002010-01-27T21:11:52.818-08:00I can not, for the life of me, understand why anyo...I can not, for the life of me, understand why anyone would think babies don't have pain. I mean - aren't they people? People have pain. I mean, duh?!! I also can't understand why parents don't really really think about what they're doing - and the pain they'll cause - before they needlessly hack off their child's foreskin. GACK. I may have to post on circumcision soon myself.Momiosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623761303065395665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-86091819295700419432010-01-27T20:24:52.225-08:002010-01-27T20:24:52.225-08:00And yet again, another GREAT post! So true - Stop ...And yet again, another GREAT post! So true - Stop the insanity people!! I find it hard to believe that people can deny the facts, still get this cruel procedure done, and they are still too coward to watch!! If it weren't so bad, how can they not be there for their son?? Sounds contradictory to me. Sounds like people cannot take responsibility for their actions for the sake of following "social norms". BAH!Jessilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782781059956618905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-65585385746938942092010-01-27T16:50:36.828-08:002010-01-27T16:50:36.828-08:00Re: heel prick -- I nursed my firstborn during the...Re: heel prick -- I nursed my firstborn during the heel prick and he didn't even react one iota. But when my second-born got the heel prick and I suggested it, my mw said that she didn't like doing it that way because she either was afraid of or had seen babies gasp and inhale milk.<br /><br />Oh, and they used to perform surgery on newborns (usually preemies) without anesthesia, giving them only a drug to temporarily paralyze them, because they were too young and underdeveloped to "feel pain." This was up until even the mid-80s, when some parents finally found out that their preemie child had had heart surgery or something without pain medication, and went public. *THEN* they did studies and figured out that rather than being more harmful (because, of course general anesthesia *does* have complications, and newborns and preemies are more immature and may not be able to metabolize the medicine as well -- which is one excuse made for not giving babies anes. during circ.), more babies died in the unanesthetized group because *gasp* they could actually feel the horrendous pain of their bodies being cut into, and couldn't handle it!<br /><br />-KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-52145972196916248452010-01-27T15:39:53.662-08:002010-01-27T15:39:53.662-08:00anytime my little one cries (she's 26 days) I ...anytime my little one cries (she's 26 days) I offer my breast first. I felt inclined to do it from the beginning and after reading the article about moms in Mongolia I knew it was best.Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700383690878839987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-35388111843908097652010-01-27T15:31:04.184-08:002010-01-27T15:31:04.184-08:00About the heal prick aspect (I know it's sligh...About the heal prick aspect (I know it's slightly off topic), when I was researching heal prick requirements for the state we'll be moving to soon (we're expecting), I ran into a midwife's blog who said she didn't like it when moms breastfed during the heal prick because she didn't want the baby to associate nursing with pain. Maybe it's something on the lines of how, "I'm causing you pain, but I love you" is a confusing message- like in spanking.<br /><br />Anyway, it was a different perspective- what do you think of it? I think I'd rather be comforting my child with my breasts.TopHathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014761105792283513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-23778494669745825312010-01-27T14:45:31.006-08:002010-01-27T14:45:31.006-08:00When we did our firstborn's heel prick, my mid...When we did our firstborn's heel prick, my midwife said "Why don't you just breastfeed him while I do the prick; he'll love it and it will help with his pain." She was so right - it helped a TON, and he was easily soothed. <br /><br />I love your blog! Thanks for your writing! I've already linked to 2 of your articles, and I look forward to hearing what you have to say. I also love what you have to say about comment-leaving rules (only civil and polite comments) - I totally agree. It is possible to disagree completely while remaining civil and maintaining friendship. Love it!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301075330910381544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-42408005581140786932010-01-27T14:42:18.024-08:002010-01-27T14:42:18.024-08:00Thanks so much for talking about circumcision. &qu...Thanks so much for talking about circumcision. "Stop the Insanity" is pretty accurate! The more people learn about it, the better. Too many people just have no idea what circumcision actually is, or what it does to children.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466844710657574885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-70554604070012829592010-01-27T13:39:51.766-08:002010-01-27T13:39:51.766-08:00A boob always calms any "boo boo" pain a...A boob always calms any "boo boo" pain around here. That's the first thing she'll ask for after the initial cry and hug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com