Circumcisions

[Bella_1993]

Hi, I am 29 weeks pregnant with my 3rd. I am expecting my 2nd son. My first born son is with a different father and at the time I was a teenager (8 years ago). My sons grandmother took him to get circumcised. I have been with my current boyfriend for 5 years now and we have a beautiful 3 year old girl. This is his first blood son and we aren't sure about if we should get him circumcised or not. My bf is circumcised but as studies shown its not necessary and we don't know if we should just do it since my first son and bf are both circumcised or just keep him uncircumcised to avoid our newborn son from pain.. Any thoughts??? Advice?? Thank you!! ☺

[shelbytherese]

Studies show there is NO reason to have your child circumcised unless for religious reasons. It is purely cosmetic!  teach your child to properly wash themselves. If God for bid they have problems later in life then they can have it removed, just like a breast reduction. Don't chop parts of your child off!!!! Please don't do it!!!

[pogali]

Get your son circumcised if your culture or religion aren't against it. It prevent infections and if you not gonna do it be ready to teach your son how to fold the foreskin and wash it real good to prevent builds up. And babies forget about pain once they on those boobs! Or they can get general anesthesia when they older to remove the foreskin. But again kids heal faster and their body adapts easily than adult. I'm 27 weeks preggo and a Nurse. For me it's not a question of whether or not to get my son circumcised, I am def circumcizing him

[eminem87]

I have 4 boys and had all them circumcised just cuz if u dont there is higher chances of them getting infections

[Shawnau1990]

I'm 19 weeks pregnant with a boy and my husband and I are going to get him circumcised. I've looked into the subject and they're are benefits, such as a lower cancer risk and less likely to get infections.

[college_mami]

Its a personal decision and culturally American men are circumsized so many women expects it. However it takes a lot of care to avoid bacterial infections. You are always suppose to pull the skin back to clean to ensure that they don't get an infection. But when he grows up its a great protector from infections or being exposed to sexual feelings because the head of his penis is covered in which hinders the simulation of his glan. It doesn't mean that he will lose feelings just means that he won't be simulated just because his pants are rubbing against his penis. However later in life he might get it and its painful.

[Milf1993]

From my personal experience my son was not circumcised at first either but he started to have bacteria grow from the inside even tho i cleaned the outside and everything also pushed the meat back but he had got an infection which caused him to be hospitalized for 2weeks after that i got him circumcised because i didnt want anything else lime that occurring!!

[teksbrat]

It is a personal choice, there are a lot of different views on both sides.  I do know that it is not covered by most insurances as it is an elective surgery.

[12do01]

My son wasn't circumsized keeps getting infectons so he has to have it done now but he gets sick every time we schedule surgery. Get it done it saves on medical bills .

[margueritebrayden]

It is healthier for a circumcision. Even if you teach ur son to clean themselves the right way, what young boy is actually going to do that? My brother I law got a. Infection even when he cleaned it right, my cousins all got infections because they maybe missed a little.. um, my husband is circumcised and he has never had an infection..

It's your choice.. there isn't a reason to cut the peepee besides hygiene. Do what's best for you and your family.

[gauguste]

I think it's a personal decision. However, I've seen people in their 30's even in their 80's getting circumcised due to infection. Getting circumcised at a later age is much more painful.

[babyboo2013]

Honestly everyone is going to bash it or agree with it. Personally I would for my son but again it's no one's business cuz all it will do is stir the pot. There's no right or wrong answer its someone's preference.  Do what you feel is right to your child and don't let someone influence you. It's not like many people are going to see his penis and say omg he has his foreskin still or say why would you do that to him when you don't need to. It's a private place for people to be snooping too. Like I said there's no right or wrong answer. Do what you feel is right. Happy pregnancy

[MzWilson95]

I have two sons and I'm going to tell all babies are different some need it some don't so ask the doctor does your baby look okay with out it or just make that motherly choice

[midgetkat]

Think about it, did you circumcise your girl? Probably not,even though women and girls are prone to infections in that region, but modern medicine provides medication to take care of such things.
Also what if they screw up the circumcision? Don't think it happens WRONG, i personally have 2 friends whose sons got jacked up circumcisions,one took to much and the scar tissue has made it painful when they get a erection the other didn't take enough soooo it's a partial,also the one with the partial it didn't heal for 4 months. I know another lady who her son had to be circumcised twice because they messed up the first time. Soooo that's 3 women 3 different hospitals.
Foreskin serves a purpose, it protects the glands, by removing it you cause nerve damage.
My boyfriend wanted to cut our son, I said absolutely not and pulled up the instrument they use to force the skin away from the glands. After that and reading to him the procedure in which they strap our newborn innocent baby down and remove the equivalent of 50sq inches of skin on an adult make body from his newborn penis. He agreed to no circumcision. He also questioned his mother's choices for him.
My brother whose 30 and uncut has never had a bladder infection, where as I have had more than I care to count.
Do the research, the majority of boys in Europe are not circumcised and they don't have high rates of infection. The majority of the world male population is not cut.
At the end of the day though it's your decision to permanently alter your son's penis.

[RockRose]

This is an interesting question,  and it continues for decades.  

I have grown sons,  and circumcised them at birth because my husband was circumcised,  so they would "look like him" and not feel weird.  Well,  really,  my kids didn't get up close and personal looks at my husband's penis,  so that was off the table.  If they looked different from him,  they wouldn't have known it,  at all.  

I think what you need to do is find out within your community whether boys are  circumcised or not.  That's the answer.  In some communities, it's not done,  and in some it is - to the point I've seen girls on facebook saying GROSS! about having a sexual encounter with a high school  boy who still has a foreskin.  

Best wishes figuring this out.  Ask your neighbors.