I couldn't believe my ears
Although I skip it as often as I watch it (because sometimes the cesareans and procedures are just too maddening), on "A Baby Story" yesterday, these exact words came out of the mouth of a man about to do a circumcision on a newborn:
"Up to six months he didn't develop any nerve endings. He has no pain. So I don't want you to really think "Why, he's crying because he's in pain."
My jaw dropped. And not in a good way.
"Up to six months he didn't develop any nerve endings. He has no pain. So I don't want you to really think "Why, he's crying because he's in pain."
My jaw dropped. And not in a good way.
posted by Sarahthedoula @ 4:06 PM
8 Comments:
At 6:10 PM,
Anonymous said…
Oh, how very scary!
And sad.
-Vanessa
At 8:44 AM,
kris said…
what's also scary is that parents believe that. not that i haven't been in that place where i wanted to believe what the dr. was telling me even when my gut was twisting telling me something isn't right here.
At 9:57 AM,
Molly said…
That makes me SO ANGRY. Ugh. (And why does he think all the babies cry, then--because they're terrified? How is that better?)
At 10:26 AM,
kris said…
i still can't believe this, and up to 6 months! what? at 6 months their nerve endings just magically turn up?
At 5:35 PM,
Anonymous said…
Does that mean that he did it with no anesthesia? That would be truly terrifying.
At 6:09 PM,
Sarahthedoula said…
I don't know if anesthesia was used, as they didn't show all the details (being mid-day tv and all).
I certainly hope so though!
At 6:35 PM,
TO Doula said…
Unbelievable. [headdesk] How old was this doctor? Clearly he hasn't kept up on his reading - this one's more than 10 years old: http://tinyurl.com/qyalmx
At 4:36 PM,
Sarahthedoula said…
It was an older man..... but not a doctor - it was a religious circumcision. **sigh**
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