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any one els having a baby boy?

Anyone els having a boy an why should I circumsize?
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8765505 tn?1399764936
I definitely won't circumcise my son...
I don't know anyone with it done except one little toddler who had it done because medical issues.

I live in Ireland and I know for a fact its unnecessary unless there is a valid medical reason.
Look up intactism on google - very interesting.  

America and Israel circumcise nowhere else.
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10150762 tn?1408281042
Good post
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Circumcision is a personal choice but I believe it is a personal choice only for the owner of the body part. It is not cleaner, it does not protect any better against STD's than a condom,  and there is not a single medical organization in the world that recommends infant circumcision.

America is one of the only countries who preforms infant circumcision and doctors from England don't recommend it for anything but medical necessity. Believe me, the benefits advertised in America are simply not as hyped up as they seem.

Somehow men in other countries can take care of their body without having any of it cut off at birth.

Obviously we will not be circumcising.  I haven't seen anything that shows it has significant benefits other than cosmetics to put a newborn in that kind of pain when they're only a couple days old.
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Im having my boy done when he here better to go them done when there babies
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Im having a boy in November and that was a big question for me because my bf isnt circumsized and he doesnt want our son to be but i read that it can be better in the long run and you just have to be careful bathing him in that area for about 10 days. So i've decided to get him circumsized and my bf is ultimately okay with ny decision.
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I would never circumsize my baby boy! Painful for them and completely unnecessary.. Under the foreskin is in most cases not hard to clean. No one I know is circumsized and none that I know of have any problems at all :)
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