I love Miles's pediatrician!
He came highly recommended through online reviews and also my friend Lauren (who also happened to recommend my wonderful OB), and I'm glad I listened. He is so kind and easy going, and he is just exactly what I wanted in my baby's doctor.
We went in one week after Miles was born for a weight check and a general once over. I took my mom with me since she was here, and Cameron had to go back to work. As the nurse (who is also the Dr's mom...its a family practice-his dad is the other Dr) took him to weigh him, she let me know that it is normal for babies to lose weight in the first week. Well, not this baby! he weighed 8lbs 14oz! And that's AFTER losing 7oz in the hospital. So in the matter of a week, he had not only gained back those lost ounces, but gained and extra 7oz! He's a good eater, and I was proud of him!
Then, last Thursday we went in for another checkup and his circumcision. Cameron was supposed to come since I did NOT want to be there alone for that visit, but he got a work call just before the appt. and had to go. I wish he hadn't.
The nurse weighed him, and He was 9lbs 10 oz!!!!! After his check-up, the Dr took him for the snip, and I went out to the waiting room. Too bad my baby has healthy lungs! That was hard, but it was fast and went well...AND they took off the umbilical cord since it was hanging on by a string and I told the Dr that Cameron and I were having to hold back from picking at it.
So he went through a rough day and night, but he's doing great now, and I am proud to say that he's been pretty much sleeping through the night! Two nights ago, he slept from 11 to 5, last night it was 10 to 4:45! We are so lucky to have such a good sleeper, and that he has his Dad's laid back easy going personality!!
Just read your blog congrats on having a little boy and smart choice circumcising, it is cleaner and healthier.
ReplyDeleteI know if boys aren't done at birth its pretty common for them to need to be circumcised later in life. My brother needed to be circumcised later in life and I don't want to risk putting my son through that. Plus, I have yet to meet a single man that wasn't happy to be circumcised, but a lot of uncircumcised guys seem to wish they had been snipped.
I have done a lot of research on circumcision and thought you might find these links helpful:
general health:
http://www.modern-psychiatry.com/circumcision.htm
http://www.circinfo.com/parents_guide/gfp.html
http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/video/-/watch/13629907/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlk_cPPqTAM
STD's
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=56849737
http://www.physorg.com/news86339340.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15593753/
Sexual effects/sensitivity
http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/?ItemID=26068
http://discusshiv.com/tag/orgasm/
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/07/27/circumcision-sensation.html
Cervical Cancer:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/fishman/2006/circumcision.html
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1141513
trends:
http://www.jurology.com/article/PIIS0022534705604193/abstract
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/12/23/circumcision-rates-too-low.html
Discussion groups:
http://community.babycenter.com/groups/a1236385/choosing_to_circumcise
http://www.cafemom.com/group/13109
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-ppnoforeskin
Even the World Health Organization is recommending it now:
http://www.who.int/hiv/mediacentre/news68/en/index.html
http://www.who.int/entity/hiv/mediacentre/MCrecommendations_en.pdf
As well as the CDC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/32537110#32537110
Hope it was okay to pass that on to you?
Sara
sarr115@hotmail.com