Who didn't circumcise?

mbear511

My husband and I decided not to circumcise our son after speaking to the pediatrician and doing a bit more research on the subject. About one in three babies boys are not circumcised now. What were your reasons for not doing it (or doing it?)

eSynergy

Our little boy is in the NICU and he's been through a lot, so we didn't want to put him through any more discomfort/pain. We did a lot of research, and the drs in our NICU said it's mainly a cosmetic thing. Unless you're at high risk for HIV (ie. if you live in certain parts of Africa), it's not necessary.

Everyone has their own reasons, but those are ours.

Edit: My DH isn't circumcised either (he's from the UK and most men in europe arent).

amykins1283

We did not circumcise because my husband isn't circumcised and we felt that it was not a medically necessary procedure.  DH has lived his whole life without any issues so we figured it was definitely okay for our son to not have the procedure done. 

lil_rhody

It wasn't medically necessary, and we didn't feel we needed to cause our son any discomfort for cosmetic reasons. Globally, circumcision is very uncommon.

PammyG08

amykins1283:

We did not circumcise because my husband isn't circumcised and we felt that it was not a medically necessary procedure.  DH has lived his whole life without any issues so we figured it was definitely okay for our son to not have the procedure done. 

this exactly

sarahwoodworth

My DH isn't circumcised and he hasn't had any issues so we didn't see the point in doing what, in our opinion, is an un-needed procedure to our son.

FutureMrsNAH

Primarily because it's not medically necessary.

hikerbeth

We decided it was cosmetic/unnecessary.  My DH *is* circumcised and he was still against it.

daintie

We didn't circumcise either.  My husband isn't and it seemed like an unnecessary medical procedure.

katie9136

We didn't. My DH is not and I wanted my son to be like his daddy. But that is not the main reason. There really is no medical need for it to be done. People always think it's more sanitary but really it's not if you keep it clean like you would any other body part. I mean girls don't get circumcised, they just clean in between the folds too. Same idea. The US is the only country in the world who regularly circs for nonreligious reasons. And there is no medical group that even recommends it.

altreu

Ditto to all the above.  DH is not circ'ed, and we thought it would be a lot easier if this little boy looks like his daddy.  And DH was taught how to clean and care for himself without any problems, so we know we can do the same for out son.  And aside from that, just being born is hard enough on most little ones, so why would we put him through more discomfort when there's no real medical need??

LyndsayQ

We already decided not to circumcise.  The reasons behind circumcision weren't persuading enough to me and all the risks mentioned for not doing it are very, very low.  DH is also not circumsized and he never had an issue w/ his (i.e. keeping it clean, STD's, etc.). 

yourmomwreckedmybike

I left the decision up to DH. He was for circumsion, but when it came down to the time, he decided NO.

kate1011

lil_rhody:

It wasn't medically necessary, and we didn't feel we needed to cause our son any discomfort for cosmetic reasons. Globally, circumcision is very uncommon.

Same here

blissfully_caffeinated

If the decision were solely up to me I wouldn't have circ'd. However, it was a joint decision between me and SO. Since he actually has a penis I felt like he should get more say than me (not that I think everyone should do it that way - that's just what worked for us). I don't really see the point in circ's any more. Either way you have to keep it clean.

sabriena

hikerbeth:

We decided it was cosmetic/unnecessary.  My DH *is* circumcised and he was still against it.

 This is the same as us.

muffie1303

We didn't because we didn't think it was medically necessary. DH is not circumcised either, and he's never had any problems with hygiene or STDs.