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Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 3:49pm On Nov 25, 2016
PaperLace:
Lol.
I'm surprised this question is coming from you o.
'but then, there can never be too much awareness.

There has been ongoing sensitization on the adverse effects of 'dusting powder'.
Maybe you should read that up for a start.

I will advise you watch closely whenever someone else is bathing your LO. Our mothers do some of these things with good mind_ sometimes ignorance, not knowing they could be harmful.

My MIL has talent of using hot water that can comfortably skin okuko. Her own is story for another day...

By the way thank God it's Friday. I am in the mood of dancing grin
Then let's dancegrin
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by SalomonKane: 4:46pm On Nov 25, 2016
What amazes me, and yet, doesn't seem to baffle me is that a so called 'educated mind' can still think, in this 21st century, that not circumcising the female child could make her promiscuous. undecided
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by SalomonKane: 4:50pm On Nov 25, 2016
5minsmadness:
People are promiscuous for various reasons.
To think people still believe a woman having her clitoris intact makes her promiscuous makes me wanna laugh, then again, I read about the dusting powder, and I really felt insulted. angry
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by toyeem(f): 5:16pm On Nov 25, 2016
5minsmadness:
Hot water is not harmful as long as its not scalding hot. You can let them do that i.e press the vagina.

But i'm in support with someone who said u should watch your aunt, some women use excuse of pressing the vagina to try and crush the clit0ris between thier fingers.
Now this is really scary. I'm sure I will be a lioness for a moment if any one tries this with me oo. All I just need to remember is those hours spent in the labour and delivery room,lol.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by Nobody: 5:21pm On Nov 25, 2016
MizMyColi:
Then let's dancegrin
Can you twerk?
It is good for you oo...fitness exercise things... tongue

Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by AlphaHandMaiden(f): 5:26pm On Nov 25, 2016
babythug:
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Come and see something here oh!!!!!
Babythug!
Do you really want me to start on this matter?
No be only dusting powder! Na abestos powder!

MizMyColi:

Carry your baby and run from that aunty!
As one or two people have mentioned prosmiscuity is a matter of choice, based on the values and training given to an individual .

Do bear in mind that there are other erogenous zones on the body, including ni.pples, ears and neck to name a few that can cause arrousal! So do you want to cut all of them off, because you dont to deal with promiscuity? Its like cutting of a baby's finger so that he doesnt become a thief when he grows up. ...... food for thought.


Dont go and do anything that will cause problems for your dd later in life......
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by porshuch: 5:51pm On Nov 25, 2016
Pls don't believe them, circumcision has nothing do with promiscuity, pls don't listen ti those old mama tales
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 5:54pm On Nov 25, 2016
PaperLace:
Can you twerk?
It is good for you oo...fitness exercise things... tongue
See you in two months timegrin
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 6:18pm On Nov 25, 2016
AlphaHandMaiden:
Babythug!
Do you really want me to start on this matter?
No be only dusting powder! Na abestos powder!

MizMyColi:

Carry your baby and run from that aunty!
As one or two people have mentioned prosmiscuity is a matter of choice, based on the values and training given to an individual .

Do bear in mind that there are other erogenous zones on the body, including ni.pples, ears and neck to name a few that can cause arrousal! So do you want to cut all of them off, because you dont to deal with promiscuity? Its like cutting of a baby's finger so that he doesnt become a thief when he grows up. ...... food for thought.


Dont go and do anything that will cause problems for your dd later in life......
I would never do that.
God help us.

Thank you for your input ma'am.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by Nobody: 6:29pm On Nov 25, 2016
MizMyColi:
Mindfulnesskiss
I am surprised you would actually consider doing anything to hinder your daughter from enjoying s.ex for the rest of her life.

There are plenty of ways to raise a girl to respect her body, mutilating their va.ginas is definitely not one of them.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by Nobody: 6:29pm On Nov 25, 2016
DarkRebel101:
You named her Melania, right? (Mindfulness would be aflutter with joy if you did grin)
grin
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 6:52pm On Nov 25, 2016
Mindfulness:
I am surprised you would actually consider doing anything to hinder your daughter from enjoying s.ex for the rest of her life.

There are plenty of ways to raise a girl to respect her body, mutilating their va.ginas is definitely not one of them.
I wouldn't.
All I want is for my Daughter to have life's best.

I had already read the dangers of dusting powder on google before creating this thread.
I decided to open it to help others become aware too....

[quote][/quote]Even though I have read up on the dangers, I guess that belief that circumcision helps the hoohaa look finer when baby grows up still has its hold, albeit unconsciously.

It became more pronounced today because I want what's best for her.

I assumed a position of cluelessness because I wanted to re-get the facts right, despite being aware...just incase I missed something earlier.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by HaneefahRN(f): 6:53pm On Nov 25, 2016
MizMyColi:
Experienced Papas Mamas and Doctors, please help me chook mouth inside this matter o.

So an aunt saw mum bathing my daughter and started asking why we didn't cut off that thing in her hoohaa.
I started wailing that it is not even something any mom in this age should consider.

Then she said there is an alternative.
That leaving it like that will make her too "active"
That alternative is dusting powder.
Dusting powder!!!

She says it will kill some cells that cause the need for too much pleasure.

Please don't read and waka pass o.
Let us deal with this matter.
People need to be aware.

I am concerned because I wouldn't want to my girl to grow up and start being promiscuous. I heard a story of one waka waka lady who claimed that it was because nothing was done to her hoohaa...

Is there even any truth in that?
If there is, are there ways one can prevent such?

Should the hoohaa of our female infants be left just as they are? Any risks.

Help please embarassed
Darkrebel, just got your mention

Seriously don't mind those old mamas o, my mum went through same she was pestered by the older women around her then till I was circumcised ( Yes, I was). All these BS about the girl turning out to be promiscuous, plus low exposure and knowledge back then, she knew better with the next girl and actually stood her ground.

Not circumcising a girl child has nothing to do with promiscuity contrary to what they say, it's the values ingrained in the Child while growing up that'll guide her life choices and decisions.
Doing anything to affect the natural form is doing more harm than good, I don't have to talk much, I know you must have read about the side effects of these practices.
Actually hearing the dusting powder stuff for the first time, these mamas ehn. Can you imagine putting dusting powder in a baby's vagina!


Leave the baby girl be, just thank the mama, whenever she asks you about it, tell her you are applying it well. Don't leave your baby alone with such people o.
Just bring up your child the right way ( trust you, and may God make it easy). Allow her enjoy her sex life as much as possible when the time comes.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by Nobody: 7:02pm On Nov 25, 2016
MizMyColi:
I wouldn't.
All I want is for my Daughter to have life's best.

I had already read the dangers of dusting powder on google before creating this thread.
I decided to open it to help others become aware too....



Even though I have read up on the dangers, I guess that belief that circumcision helps the hoohaa look finer when baby grows up still has its hold, albeit unconsciously.

It became more pronounced today because I want what's best for her.

I assumed a position of cluelessness because I wanted to re-get the facts right, despite being aware...just incase I missed something earlier.
That's where mothers - even though well-meaning - begin to teach their daughters how to disrespect their bodies, don't you think?
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 7:05pm On Nov 25, 2016
HaneefahRN:
Darkrebel, just got your mention

Seriously don't mind those old mamas o, my mum went through same she was pestered by the older women around her then till I was circumcised ( Yes, I was). All these BS about the girl turning out to be promiscuous, plus low exposure and knowledge back then, she knew better with the next girl and actually stood her ground.

Not circumcising a girl child has nothing to do with promiscuity contrary to what they say, it's the values ingrained in the Child while growing up that'll guide her life choices and decisions.
Doing anything to affect the natural form is doing more harm than good, I don't have to talk much, I know you must have read about the side effects of these practices.
Actually hearing the dusting powder stuff for the first time, these mamas ehn. Can you imagine putting dusting powder in a baby's vagina!


Leave the baby girl be, just thank the mama, whenever she asks you about it, tell her you are applying it well. Don't leave your baby alone with such people o.
Just bring up your child the right way ( trust you, and may God make it easy). Allow her enjoy her sex life as much as possible when the time comes.
It was so new to me too.
The dusting powder I mean.
When I searched Google, I found that there was little mention of it, so I decided to create the thread to get more opinions and hopefully, it will be indexed on Google.

In all honesty, for a moment there, I considered it, but mainly for aesthetic purposes, and then maybe to avoid too much pleasure, cos a close friend told me a story of a friend's friend who was so promiscuous.

That her friend took her into an empty office and showed her her hoohaa, the c.lit. It was abnormally big and shooting out like a small preek and she said the place was always scratching her, hence her whorish nature.

When that woman talked about the waka waka lady, my mind flashed to the story I just told and I was scared for my DD.

Because I know I will never circumcise her, I was scared her c.lit might turn out that way and be scratching her too.

That was even why I searched Google till I saw the results, and even then, there was little reference to dusting powder.

So I thought to bring it here to know if talcum is different from dusting powder and in the event it is, is it actually dangerous?

I thank everyone of you for your inputs. I am more enlightened now.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by Onegai(f): 7:08pm On Nov 25, 2016
MizMyColi:
Ifyalways Onegai
smiley
Almost all the girls in Lagos, PH and Abuja are doing runs. 80% of them are circumcised. Make what you will of that. However, talc in powder constantly applied to the privates is related to developing Ovarian Cancer with time. Your friend with a friend with an itchy hoohaa has an STI, that is why it is itching her. Tell her to get tested.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 7:08pm On Nov 25, 2016
Mindfulness:
That's where mothers - even though well-meaning - begin to teach their daughters how to disrespect their bodies, don't you think?
It's a whole new experience for me.
I haven't looked at it from this angle, but you have a fine point and I get it.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 7:09pm On Nov 25, 2016
Onegai:
Almost all the girls in Lagos, PH and Abuja are doing runs. 80% of them are circumcised. Make what you will of that. However, talc in powder constantly applied to the privates is related to developing Ovarian Cancer with time.
So I've learned.
Thank you.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by Onegai(f): 7:14pm On Nov 25, 2016
One of my sisters nearly died from an infection after she was mutiliated. A lot of babies died from it but my dad said "Hell no" after her case. I love culture but there is a lot of crazy stuff we can do away with. In my area, they used to try sweating out a fever in a baby by wrapping it up and placing it near a fire. That's how my cousin lost her only sibling 2 months after her mother died.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by Ishilove: 7:54pm On Nov 25, 2016
MizMyColi:
Yes.
But then I have seen the hoohaa of some ladies and it looks so tattered.
I don't know if it is lack of circumcision or due to too much sex.
Are you a nurse? How come you've seen other women's _clitoris?
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by Nobody: 7:58pm On Nov 25, 2016
Ishilove:
Are you a nurse? How come you've seen other women's _clitoris?
cheesy grin cheesy grin cheesy grin cheesy grin
With the help of cucumber all the looking is possible.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by eyinjuege:
MizMyColi:
Thank yousmiley
She says Hi

She sounded so sure of the dusting powder ish.
Do you know there's an inconclusive link between powders containing talc and ovarian cancer? This is in women who have a history of application around the genital area. I don't know though if your dusting powder has talc in it.
Anyways, try and raise your child well. Let her have confidence in herself.
We do have female prostitutes who are circumcised, BTW. That certainly didn't help them (and not all prostitutes start the trade from dire financial circumstance, some are just greedy n lazy)
Many girls who act up and are promiscuous do it NOT because they actually enjoy the sex (we have very few nymphomaniacs) but for deeper psychological reasons.
Watch your girl child like a hawk (even male children are not excluded these times we're in ).
Don't leave them (boy and girl ) alone with any uncle/aunt. You and your spouse must be actively involved in raising them.
Teach them from a young age to confide in you, to know nobody is allowed to touch them around their privates. Believe them when they tell you things, and be there for them always
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by eyinjuege: 8:14pm On Nov 25, 2016
MizMyColi:
Yes.
But then I have seen the hoohaa of some ladies and it looks so tattered.
I don't know if it is lack of circumcision or due to too much sex.
To you, it looks tattered. To some men (I'm tempted to say most, but nothing to back it up with), it looks beautiful and they love it like that.
That's how its supposed to look anyway, and it's definitely not tattered.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by eyinjuege: 8:19pm On Nov 25, 2016
thorpido:
She's sure in her ignorance.
On the flip side,there are some chemicals in talcum powder that has been linked to cervical cancer.

The clitoris is the most sensitive part of a woman reproductive organs and is responsible for most women's orgasm.It's the reason some ethnic groups cut it to reduce a woman's sensitivity.
More like ovarian cancer...
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 8:42pm On Nov 25, 2016
eyinjuege:
To you, it looks tattered. To some men (I'm tempted to say most, but nothing to back it up with), it looks beautiful and they love it like that.
That's how its supposed to look anyway, and it's definitely not tattered.
Lol
I lived in a girls hostel with most roomies opting to sleep bare. You wake up and see some spread their legs and sometimes you stare for more than a sec because theirs look Wayy different from yours.

Maybe it's because they do "runs"

Well, I know better now.

And you're right.
Some guys I know like it when there's so much to "eat" in that areagrin
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 8:43pm On Nov 25, 2016
eyinjuege:
Do you know there's an inconclusive link between powders containing talc and ovarian cancer? This is in women who have a history of application around the genital area. I don't know though if your dusting powder has talc in it.
Anyways, try and raise your child well. Let her have confidence in herself.
We do have female prostitutes who are circumcised, BTW. That certainly didn't help them (and not all prostitutes start the trade from dire financial circumstance, some are just greedy n lazy)
Many girls who act up and are promiscuous do it NOT because they actually enjoy the sex (we have very few nymphomaniacs) but for deeper psychological reasons.
Watch your girl child like a hawk (even male children are not excluded these times we're in ).
Don't leave them (boy and girl ) alone with any uncle/aunt. You and your spouse must be actively involved in raising them.
Teach them from a young age to confide in you, to know nobody is allowed to touch them around their privates. Believe them when they tell you things, and be there dorbthem always
Thank you.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by Jslay1: 8:47pm On Nov 25, 2016
I'm against genital mutilation. Parents stop cheating the girl child.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by eyinjuege: 8:56pm On Nov 25, 2016
MizMyColi:
Lol

Some guys I know like it when there's so much to "eat" in that areagrin
wink

Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 8:59pm On Nov 25, 2016
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by EfemenaXY: 9:19pm On Nov 25, 2016
MizMyColi:
Efemenaxy
I'm disappointed you of all people would ask this question.

No, actually I'm annoyed with you. The fact that you even mention it and think circumcision would make her clitörïs look better means you must have considered it deep down in you and that's worrying.

Your aunt sounds very old school and I'll advise you NEVER to leave your daughter alone with her.

That abhorrent act was instigated by folks from the olden days to subdue the girl child. Apart from the numerous complications that ensue, it puts the child's life at risk.
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by Nobody: 9:54pm On Nov 25, 2016
I just can't stop laughing @hoohaa! Mizmycoli, really? grin
Re: Using Dusting Powder As An Alternative To Circumcision Of Female Infants by MizMyColi(op): 9:57pm On Nov 25, 2016
EfemenaXY:
I'm disappointed you of all people would ask this question.

No, actually I'm annoyed with you. The fact that you even mention it and think circumcision would make her clitörïs look better means you must have considered it deep down in you and that's worrying.

Your aunt sounds very old school and I'll advise you NEVER to leave your daughter alone with her.

That abhorrent act was instigated by folks from the olden days to subdue the girl child. Apart from the numerous complications that ensue, it puts the child's life at risk.
I have admitted that I did consider it as a result of the "not too fine" vjays I had seen.
Hearing aunt talk raised some uncool memories.

My considering it is the reason I checked Google to know if it's safe.

It's the reason for forums like this, it's the reason we need each other to survive.

I had my moment of doubt or do I say un-sure ess, so I brought it here.
Now I'm better educated/enlightened.

Thank you all.
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