I've seen many ritual circ's, including my son's.  I've yet to see parents
who "did not do well".  Rather, we have a party to celebrate the covenant.
I can only visualize one position where BF might be possible:  If the mom's
breasts have enough movement range, she might be able to lean over the
baby's head and maneuver her breast into a position that allows baby to
latch on (I'm assuming the circ is being done the 8th day, after BF is well
established).

Jonathan in springtime Pennsylvania, where the expected high is down to 30
(86F) after 36 (97F) yesterday

At 00:03 4/16/02 -0400, Lori Peters wrote:
>Nursing a baby during a circumcision would not be feasible.  I can think of
>no way to get a mother close enough to the baby to nurse, without
>interfering with the procedure.  Also, it is a fairly brutal procedure to
>observe and the parents I have worked with that have been present to
>comfort the baby did not do well.

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