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Anyone who's ever seen an infant get a shot or be circumcised should know that this is complete bunk. Babies don't cry for no reason.
by explorigin 8y ago
Anyone who's ever seen an infant get a shot or be circumcised should know that this is complete bunk. Babies don't cry for no reason.
- fatnoah 8y agoI reportedly slept through my own circumcision and never seemed to even notice getting shots. My own son never reacted to shots as a baby. I'm not saying it didn't hurt, but I do think very young babies may feel pain differently and/or that "feeling pain" also includes anticipation and other factors. This is all MHO and anecdotal, so please don't think I'm trying to state anything as fact or an educated opinion.
- isomorph 8y agoThanks for the addition to the discussion. Just wondering - was a family member in the room when you were circumcised? I’m just trying to figure out if the report of you sleeping through the circumcision was initially given by a doctor/nurse and then repeated by family, or if a family member witnessed it firsthand. (Simply because, anecdotally, even when the baby has screamed their head off, the doctor/nurse will tell the parents that they slept through it, so as not to distress the parents) I’ve also heard the hypothesis that babies will go into shock much earlier than adults and will therefore be silent, or start choking / having a seizure silently, during traumatic surgery.