That poor little baby sounds like he was in so much pain!!

I had my two sons circumcised using the 'plastibel' method. The procedure these days (obviously different from the traditional jewish circumcision) is very quick, easy and PAIN FREE!

First of all you are given some anesthetic cream to apply 2 hours prior to your appointment.. you then wrap the penis in glad wrap allowing an opening at the end for the pee..and put the nappy back on.. this prevents the cream rubbing off and hence the penis not being fully anesthetised. The plastic ring is then placed over the baby boys penis under the foreskin, and a string tied over the top.. cutting the circulation to the foreskin... which is then trimmed off once the circulation has been cut and there is no feeling left in the foreskin. The plastic ring and string then fall off naturally within 3-10 days. It does swell up more until the ring falls off, and is slightly uncomfortable for them.. but no crying at all. Both my boys fed and slept straight after and there was never a problem or any irratibility over the following week etc.

I am very glad I got my boys done.. and any more boys I have will also definitely be getting circumcised. That's just what works for us, but everyone is different and I don't feel strongly for or against.

Hope you and your partner can come to an agreement whichever way you choose. It isn't an easy decision or something to be taken lightly, but there are definitely pain free ways to circumcise these days.

Kindest Regards
Mel x