>From: Nikki Lee <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: circumcision >I have wondered when another major trauma is added in the first day or two >after birth, such as circumcision, the baby turns into a complete turtle >and won't come out. "This world is too painful", thinks the baby. "I'll >just go away for a while until things get better." >"Perhaps breastfeeding isn't going well as the result of some birth >trauma, such as vacuum or suctioning. <snip> Nikki, When I get a call from a new mother about her new baby boy, I usually ask "was he circumcised?" I agree with you and Pat Gima that this is a traumatic event for boy and it will be a factor for feeding difficulties in the early days. I don't know Nikki, even if circumcision is the ONLY trauma, that's a pretty big "piece of skin" to be traumitized by... Frances Coss LLL leader *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html