The Circumcision

 

Baby C had his circumcision procedure today.  It broke Mommy’s heart that he had to endure it.  They were absolutely great with him, but it is what it is.  Not the most fun a one month old can have, that’s for sure.  And waiting til he was a month old… made it a little worse I think.

I’m not sure how it works for others, but for us to have the circ done while still in the hospital, we would have had to sign the consent forms and pay prior to the delivery. Somehow, that was missed. We weren’t given the forms to sign nor asked to pay – but whether that responsibility lied with the OB or me for not specifically requesting it, the end result was the same.  We didn’t even realize it until after delivery when we found out it wouldn’t be done.  Once we were home, I checked with our Ped, who did not do circs, but referred us to someone that did.  It would be a couple of weeks before they could get us in, which pushed us up against the “less than a month old” deadline, which was today.

I was convinced following the procedure that it “looked good” but to me it just looks painful.  It might look the way it should following the procedure and on its way in the healing process, but to a Mommy, it was just a reminder of the pain.  The next 2-3 weeks are not going to be easy for us.  I canot wait til it is all healed and this experience behind us. Sometimes he whimpers – a sound he never previously made – when he’s sleeping.

For now, we are keeping medication on it, medication in him, and for the first 24 hours we are double diapering.  So far today since we’ve been home, he’s only been awake long enough to nurse, get changed, and take meds before starting to doze off again.

 
 
 

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