I am suspicious about early circumcision interfering with successful early
latch-on and nursing. So, when a fmily comes to me as a consult for me to
be the pediatrician, I often discuss (if they want a circ) timing of circs.
I have done the majority of circs in my office, at 3-8 days of age. I try
to encourage parents to at least wait until the baby is nursing well and
the milk is in.In some senses, I think the trend to eary discharges with 24
hours from the hospital may encourage doctors, or sometimes force them, to
do the circs in their office, due to their own schedules!
        I think as LCs, if we also have the opportunity to communicate with
pregnant women, this issue of timing of the circ could be raised with them,
so that they can ask their doctors to do the circumcision a few days later.
        One other note is that doing a circ in the office is calmer for me,
and the room is quieter....I have my own nurse who is nurturing and not in
a hurry, and the parents can go take a walk or go get ice cream or whatever
for 20 minutes.                                      Anne Eglash