Circumcision Update

Reid is now approaching 4 weeks old. He had his checkup with the urologist a couple weeks ago. When I got into the patient room, a PA cam in and checked him first and said that she didn't think he had hypospadias. She left the room and brought in the regular doctor and he said the same thing. I don't know if they were planning on having 2 people check him but that's what happened. They told me that they would still have to do his circumcision under general anesthesia at 3 months because of his age and half circumcision that he already has. I left feeling so annoyed and frustrated. The hospital misdiagnosed him and now I was being faced with having no choice but to put him under anesthesia for a circumcision that should have been done in a much simpler, less risky way. 

Fast forward to his next pediatrician appointment a couple days ago.  I relayed all that information to my pediatrician and he said he could do the circumcision in office as they would normally when they are a newborn- without general anesthesia. He let me know that there is a slight risk for more bleeding but nothing to be concerned about as long as we did it before 1 month old. I was so relieved that we could finish this up soon and easily. So I made sure to give him a bath when he woke up and that's what we did this morning. He definitely seemed more sad and sensative than I remember Damon being when his was done within the first week or so of his life.  It's still day 1 and he has calmed down since the office visit, but I still feel bad. Diaper changes aren't pleasant.  I take him back to be checked again next Friday to make sure it's healing right and otherwise is the same aftercare instruction as if he would have had at a regular circumcision. I even had a thought in the hospital that maybe we shouldn't circumcise him at all (that was before their mess of a job), but decided to do it anyway. Makes me paranoid about doing it to any other potential baby boys I could have. Poor Reid. Mom guilt is so real.