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To those having boys
Are you going to have your little man circumcized? I have one who is and one who isn't. I don't think I'm going to have this one done.
Having a son circumcized isn't nature. They are born with foreskin, and should remain, unless of course there is some sort of health issue! Sex in the future, for that boy, will not be as pleasureable as a penis with foreskin! My dad, his dad and my two brothers have been circumcized, i aint got a clue why. No medical reason for it...just something thats gone on in the family. I have a son, whom still has his foreskin. No way would i circumcize him, unless NEEDED And i do believe is it wrong to take that away, its the same as taking a clitorous from a female! In my opinion....its there for a reason, and to take it away is just wrong! Its cosmetic like someone said....arn't we supposed to embrace life the way god made us?!
I'm having a boy and i'm getting him circumcized. I did think about it briefly if i was or wasn't going to do it then decided yes. I never thought about it in the "he will be made fun of way" it's just a choice i'm making personally.
Im having a girl but if I was having a boy I definitely would not have it done. Like another person said its completely cosmetic, and in no way medically necessary. More people today are not having it done. Someone said you have to clean it all the time which is definitely not true and saying that implies that you don't need to clean a circumsized penis, thats just kind of gross. Good hygiene is a must no matter whether it is done or not. I think that boys need to stay the way they were created, just as girls are. No need to change the way we are meant to be.
My In-laws were up in arms when we didn't circ. our 2nd son. They thought he'd get an infection and his penis would fall off. LOL. But seriously, my son was in a lot of pain after his circumcision. He would scream when he peed. I just couldn't convince myself to put my other son's through that without a medical reason.
Karen,
That's exactly what the pediatrician told me. My husband isn't circ'd and has never had any issues with it. My dad isn't.....none of my family member are....and they are just fine.
My child’s pediatrician performs circumcision all the time, and he explained how the procedure goes. I swear I could see my son going through that and it HURT me. There is something people tend to believe, he said, and it is that babies don't feel pain because they go into deep sleep right after. Then he said that that was a form of retrieval from something too painful. I am explaining this with my own words, of course. The pain they feel is so big. They don't know how to react other than cry and sleep as a natural reaction of the body to heal faster in the presence of pain. Most mothers do this thinking of hygiene and others do it because it supposedly looks better. Although I respect those decisions, none of these two reasons are enough to convince me that my son should be circumcised. If you teach them how to clean that area they shouldn’t have any problems.
I have heard of men needing to be circumcised for medical reasons but in my opinion that isn’t enough to just go ahead and circumcise my child. I relate it to breast cancer. Just because some women develop breast cancer in their 30s or 40s doesn’t mean that we should go ahead and cut off our babies breasts.
That’s my point of view on this topic. Bottom line…my baby will not be circumcised, unless there is a medical condition which would require such form of surgery, of course.
That's exactly what the pediatrician told me. My husband isn't circ'd and has never had any issues with it. My dad isn't.....none of my family member are....and they are just fine.
My child’s pediatrician performs circumcision all the time, and he explained how the procedure goes. I swear I could see my son going through that and it HURT me. There is something people tend to believe, he said, and it is that babies don't feel pain because they go into deep sleep right after. Then he said that that was a form of retrieval from something too painful. I am explaining this with my own words, of course. The pain they feel is so big. They don't know how to react other than cry and sleep as a natural reaction of the body to heal faster in the presence of pain. Most mothers do this thinking of hygiene and others do it because it supposedly looks better. Although I respect those decisions, none of these two reasons are enough to convince me that my son should be circumcised. If you teach them how to clean that area they shouldn’t have any problems.
I have heard of men needing to be circumcised for medical reasons but in my opinion that isn’t enough to just go ahead and circumcise my child. I relate it to breast cancer. Just because some women develop breast cancer in their 30s or 40s doesn’t mean that we should go ahead and cut off our babies breasts.
That’s my point of view on this topic. Bottom line…my baby will not be circumcised, unless there is a medical condition which would require such form of surgery, of course.
I want to point out that you do not have to clean it all the time. The foreskin can not even be retracted until they are a few years old and by that point, they can clean it themselves in the bath if you show them how. I'm actually very surprised by how many of you are worried about teasing. That was really my last consideration in deciding whether or not to circ. my boys. Anyway, I talked it over with my hubby, and we're still on the same page. Liam will not be circ'd. either.
I am not having a boy this time but I did get my son circumsized and if I did have another boy I would do it again.
I'm not going to get it done. After much reading and listening....I have decided I will keep my boy unaltered. When he grows up, if he wants to get it done it will be his decision. I am not making those kinds of decisions for him. Don't see the need.
this is my second boy and we are definately getting it done...
it only hurts them for a little bit and its worth it in the end, like heather said i dont want my little man growing up getting made fun of cuz he looks different and its alot more work to not have it done, u have to clean it all the time and i dont want to do that!
it only hurts them for a little bit and its worth it in the end, like heather said i dont want my little man growing up getting made fun of cuz he looks different and its alot more work to not have it done, u have to clean it all the time and i dont want to do that!
Thanks ladies. You've given me food for thought. I had my first son circ'd because I didn't know anything about it and my hubby wanted it. I have 4 younger brothers who aren't circ'd so I wasn't quite prepared. You can imagine my face when they brought him to me afterward. :O. My father was circ'd around 5 years old and I think it traumatized him. He refused to have my brothers done. So, when we had our 2nd son I did my research and had my hubby come with me to talk to the pediatrician, midwife and L&D nursees. They all told him it was purely cosmetic and there can be complications so we decided against it. I hadn't given a lot of thought to the social norms. My brothers never reported having problems and 2 of them were in the military. My boys have noticed the difference in each other but that's about it. I did look up percentages though. It varies depending on where you live. The national average is 65%.
im not having a boy, but if i was i would get it done.
i think that boys will feel different if they dont have it done, and may be self consious about it later on.
i think that boys will feel different if they dont have it done, and may be self consious about it later on.
When I was deciding if I was going to or not I posted a poll in the pregnancy forum for different opinions I got so many responses!
In the end I decided I am going to get the procedure done.
It took me a while to decide, then I spoke to my husband's friend who didn't have it done when he was a baby. He had some issues during his early teenage years, and had to get cicumcised then at about 13-14. He said it was the most awful experience and he wished his mom would have done it when he was a baby. All of the other guys have told me they would make fun of men in the locker room ect if they were not cicumcised and if they were not it was very embarrassing for them. I really didn't want to put the baby for the pain, and it's not medically necessary so I didn't want to at all. But, I listened more to the men because they are the ones that have to live with it and can give me some insight on what he will go through in the long run as a teenager/adult. Tough choice for me and I still can't bear the thought of hurting my poor little baby! =(
In the end I decided I am going to get the procedure done.
It took me a while to decide, then I spoke to my husband's friend who didn't have it done when he was a baby. He had some issues during his early teenage years, and had to get cicumcised then at about 13-14. He said it was the most awful experience and he wished his mom would have done it when he was a baby. All of the other guys have told me they would make fun of men in the locker room ect if they were not cicumcised and if they were not it was very embarrassing for them. I really didn't want to put the baby for the pain, and it's not medically necessary so I didn't want to at all. But, I listened more to the men because they are the ones that have to live with it and can give me some insight on what he will go through in the long run as a teenager/adult. Tough choice for me and I still can't bear the thought of hurting my poor little baby! =(
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