Babies Don't Feel Pain?:
- While circumcision is a relatively quick procedure, it is extremely painful for the infant.
- The initial part of the process involves a forced separation of the foreskin, which is fused to the glans in much the same way as a fingernail is joined to the finger.
- Although many say anesthesia solves that problem, it doesn't.
- There are risks associated with anesthesia, including death.
- It is never 100% effective and the needle stick itself is painful.
- The AAP says the following about EMLA cream, one of the most common pain relief methods, “The analgesic effect is limited during the phases associated with extensive tissue trauma…” .
- Although most cannot remember the pain as adults, circumcised male infants have increased pain response in vaccinations 4 to 6 months later.
- Circumcision appears to lower the pain threshold.
- Is it okay to slap a baby just because they won't remember it?
- In hospitals back in 2009, the babies were given "sugar water and baby tylenol" to manage their pain.
- This is still common practice in spite of numerous professional association and college recommendations to the contrary.
- No local anesthetic was used; likely this is still the case.
- If you google search some circumcision consent forms, you will sometimes see what the pain management measures are in that particular facility.
- Even if local anesthetic is injected, there is no way to tell if a baby is completely frozen.
- When an adult is frozen for surgery, staff poke them hard with the sharp end of an orange stick and make sure they can't feel sharp sensation.
- When a nerve is severed, there is no way to prevent it from hurting.
- When the circumcision is performed, cutaneous nerves are severed.
- In addition, local anesthetic does not work on the post-operative pain, especially that caused by urinating on an open wound in a diaper.
- There is NO pain free circumcision.
- Babies in Shock
- Circumcision Trauma (Video)
- Circumcision Video Intended to Educate Medical Professionals (not an anti-circumcision video)
- Circumcision and Pain
- Response to circumcision with anesthesia
- Is the pain truly brief?
- Dr. Chamberlain babies do feel pain
- How much does it hurt? Studies show lower pain threshold for circumcised males compared to girls and intact males
- Circumcision and anesthesia
- Is anesthesia really effective?
- Baby boy goes into shock when circumcised (Video)
- EMLA topical anesthetic for neonatal circumcision