Foreskin Support

I hope this isn't too rambling but I just found out that my niece RIC'd her son last week(first born and almost died at birth, had to have an emergency c-sec under general because they lost the heartbeat and the cord prolapsed with thick meconium) was also IUGR and only weighed 6lbs (which is also what he weighed at his ultrasound 5 weeks previous to birth) so he should have been closer to 8 lbs.  Geez, don't you think he's been through enough??  Then she had the gall to tell me he slept through it.  I asked her if her or Dh was in there with him and she said no - so she was either lied to (probably) or he phased out during (also probably).  She said he had the ring so it probably didn't hurt at all.  I just didn't have the heart to tell her what I really thought so I changed the subject.  I was talking to her on the phone so it was easy enough....I won't see her until Christmas.  It really hurts because I am closer to her than I am with my sister (her mom) as we are closer in age.  I love her to death and her and her Dh tried for many years to have this baby.  She knows my feelings on RIC and that my boys weren't done and her MOM is against RIC (Her dh is intact and she is a L&D nurse for 25 yrs) and was there for the birth and still couldn't talk them out of it...We live in different states now (for about 6 mths) or I would have been there with them as well to try and talk them out of it in person. 

I just don't get some people's thinking.  I don't think she looked at any of the info that I sent her and her Dh said we are doing it so she went along with him.  I think some people put more thought into buying a toaster.....I just prayed that he doesn't have any complications from it and has to have it redone or anything.  I am just beside myself because the thought of someone taking away my 1 day old baby to be circumcised makes me want to vomit.  I would literally hurt someone if they tried and these people willingly hand him over.  

Sorry, rant over....I just had to get it out to some people who would understand....

I am so sorry for your nephew and for you.  I think I would feel very similarly if I were in your position.  I feel dread when I know one of my friends/family is having a boy, because I know their penises will be skinned at birth - very, very sad.

All you can do is continue to educate and speak about it when you have the opportunity.  We have to change the minds of our culture before our boys will be saved from this indignity.  HUGS!