Circumcision and death go hand in hand

I am only 5 weeks pregnant. I have not officially announced but I have to get this off my chest. I just have to because it has been eating away at me all day. I have been bleeding steadily since early this morning. I may lose my unborn child for no reason while some parents willingly offer up their sons to have part of their penises cut off. Circumcision takes MORE lives than suffocation and auto accidents. Yep. That's right. Approximately 117 boys die a year in the United States from circumcision and yet some parents are still willing to risk their newborn's life so a penis that does not belong to them can look how they want it to. Why take the risk at all especially if you know it's there? I don't understand how you can know your son could die and still go through with it. I have a friend who knew exactly that and did it anyway. I don't understand that mindset. I just don't. I hope and pray I am lucky enough to meet my unborn child and yet so many parents take it for granted. Love your child the way he is born. He is perfect.

www.circumstitions.com/death.html
www.drmomma.org/2010/05/death-from-circumcision.html
www.examiner.com/family-health-in-washington-dc/new-study-estimates-neonatal-circumcision-death-rate-higher-than-suffocation-and-auto-accidents

UPDATE: I lost my baby today. It hurts even more knowing that many mothers are blessed with a completely healthy baby boy and then choose to have the most sensitive part of his penis removed against his will...a surgery that could end his life. It's time to stop and think about what you are doing. Circumcision is unnecessary and harmful and a killer...

Deceived (Dedicated to the misinformed parents of circumcised boys)

Moms and dads of circumcised boys this is for you
It is easy to forget that you have been deceived too
When your son was born you held him in your arms
You fell in love instantly and wanted to do him no harm
Then the doctor came in and asked, "Do you want to circumcise?"
He told you it was for the best and fed you nothing but lies
"It won't get infected." He promised. "He won't get teased."
"It's cleaner." He insisted. "If he stays whole he will be displeased!
"It's a decision you must make as parents," the doctor explains.
"Do it now while you can. He's a baby. Babies feel very little pain.
"If you don't do it now he'll grow up and have to have it done.
"It's very painful for an adult. Doing it now would be best in the long run."

You only wanted what was best for your perfect baby boy
You hadn't the slightest idea what the doctors were going to destroy
He called it a mere flap of skin, he promised it was just a snip.
If you had known the truth you never would have gone through with it.
The foreskin which is 15 square inches is gone, the soft ridges of the frenar band,
More than 20,000 nerve endings are lost, more things than you can count on your hand,
Several feet of blood vessels are no longer there, and that is by far not all
He will be reminded of it every day when he steps into the shower stall.

The truth eventually found its way to you and you are horrified by what you found.
"What have I done to my baby?" You ask yourself. In your guilt you feel you may drown
Know this, it takes a strong person to admit when you've done something wrong
This lets you begin to heal, even though it feels like it may be taking too long.
You can't change the past but you can work to make the future bright.
If we all stand up together against this horrible practice we can start to make it right.
Talking about what was done to your son is hard to do but can help the healing start.
Stop blaming yourself for trusting someone who is supposed to have your best interests at heart.

Let your son know that you are sorry and explain. It's okay to cry. It's okay to grieve.
You only wanted what was best for your child but instead you were deceived.

Written by: Yours Truly

Circumcision: Oh yeah, I'm going there...

I live in the midwest where most people don't think twice about circumcision as it applies to little boys. It is considered normal and no big deal. In fact the text books used in my sex education class in junior high depicted circumcised penises as the norm. I will admit I was one of those individuals who thought intact penises were "gross" because I didn't know any better. I remained ignorant of the horrors of circumcision until I became pregnant with my son. I was pretty sure my husband would want to circumcise because that's what was done to him so I dove in, completely open-minded and willing to learn. What I uncovered opened my eyes to the truth...the truth being that circumcision is unnecessary, unnatural and cruel.

When I saw those innocent little baby boys strapped down to the circumstraint (yes, that horrible device does in fact have a name), crying so hard for someone to comfort them, it made my motherly instincts scream. They hadn't even got to the cutting part yet and I couldn't take it. How can we let this happen to our baby boys? We protect our girls, why not our boys? Then the crushing and cutting and tearing begins and I almost threw up. Circumcision is not just a quick snip like people would have you believe. It is anything but routine in my book. If you haven't seen one done, click on the link below. Just know that you will be horrified by the time it is over or you should be horrified...


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6584757516627632617

The second I held my son in my arms and stared into his face I knew he was perfect and I didn't want to change a thing about him. When I told him he was born perfect, I meant it. How many times does a mother tell her beautiful baby boy how perfect he is and then opt to have a part of his penis cut off? I guess he wasn't born perfect after all. I understand not knowing better. My in-laws circumcised my husband back when there wasn't information readily available to them but nowadays, in my humble opinion, there is no excuse to circumcise your son. Nothing justifies slicing a healthy part of your baby's body off. Nothing. I don't care if you think it looks better or you want him to match his daddy or you think it will decrease STDs...it's not your penis so it should not be your choice!

I have lost friends on Facebook from my stance on circumcision but will that stop me from speaking for those who cannot speak? No. I will continue to take a stand against circumcision until I have no voice left. Love me or leave me but I'm an intactivist, and I'm here to stay.

Circumcision ends with me.

Here are some great websites that may interest you.

www.savingpenises.org
www.drmomma.org 
www.4eric.org