For mamas-to-be of boys (circumsicion ment.)

nina&matt

Anyone else nervous about circumsion(sp?)? The more I think about it the more I nervous I get. I'm afraid to mess "it" up. :-/

shaysmom05

We still don't know what this LO is, but if it's a boy, he will be. I think what we'll do is have the pedi do it. I've heard different stories about it being done in the hospital, and I think the pedi thing just calms my nerves a bit more.

WormandElizabeth

My mom is a NICU nurse, so she assists with circumsions from time to time. She says that really the only risk is if there is an earthquake that would make the doctor's hand slip, but still they have to go over all the possible situations as a precaution. I would say if you trust your OB, then you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

kilissa

I'm not nervous about it.  They do them all of the time, and rarely do you hear of it going wrong.  

MrsGo4Hockeychick

we won't circ if we have a boy. But the posters who believe nothing can or does go wrong...please do some research. Things go wrong with circumcisions all the time. Up to and including death. It is not a risk free cosmetic procedure. 

schenkertobe

As a med student, I saw quite a few circumcisions on my OB rotation. They have a pretty nifty tool they use that makes it really hard to mess it up. And they give the little guys some sweets to take their mind off it:)

nina&matt

MrsGo4Hockeychick:

we won't circ if we have a boy. But the posters who believe nothing can or does go wrong...please do some research. Things go wrong with circumcisions all the time. Up to and including death. It is not a risk free cosmetic procedure. 

Yea I've heard some horror stories, and some happy endings .. I need do some more research on how its done in my hospital. I'm also worried about home care.. I'm just nervous all around lol.

Jessicaanne_1@yahoo.com

MrsGo4Hockeychick:

we won't circ if we have a boy. But the posters who believe nothing can or does go wrong...please do some research. Things go wrong with circumcisions all the time. Up to and including death. It is not a risk free cosmetic procedure. 

I'm having a girl, so I don't know if my vote even counts. I actually know IRL someone who's sons circumcision was messed up requiring it to be fixed later. There are risk. I don't know that it would prevent me from doing it, but it is worth weighing the odds.  

Elisa Kay

DS had a Bris and I was there for the Circ. It wasn't terrible and he didn't even cry.  There are horror stories with every procedure but it is up to you to weight the pros and cons for your beliefs. If this one is a boy we are having another Bris.

MrsGo4Hockeychick

nina&matt:

MrsGo4Hockeychick:

we won't circ if we have a boy. But the posters who believe nothing can or does go wrong...please do some research. Things go wrong with circumcisions all the time. Up to and including death. It is not a risk free cosmetic procedure. 

 

Yea I've heard some horror stories, and some happy endings .. I need do some more research on how its done in my hospital. I'm also worried about home care.. I'm just nervous all around lol.

you don't have to do it, you know. I know here, the rate is less than 50%, and we have a large Jewish population. I don't know where you live, but in some areas of the US, the circ rate is less than 33% now.  

 

Ernie52408

MrsGo4Hockeychick:

we won't circ if we have a boy. But the posters who believe nothing can or does go wrong...please do some research. Things go wrong with circumcisions all the time. Up to and including death. It is not a risk free cosmetic procedure. 

Yes please do research. I am on a local non-Bump board and I've heard stories from two of the moms that their son's circumsicion was not done correctly. Fortunately for them the damage was only cosmetic. Mistakes do happen.

This is a controversial topic, and this is just my opinion, but to us it's not worth the chance- especially for a procedure that is purely cosmetic.

Galena99

DS had a bris and all went well.  I stayed outside in the driveway because I was too nervous to watch.  DH said with the next one he will have it done in the hospital which is fine with me. 

Everything has risks, so I am not making that my deciding factor. 

sevenonesix

our OB (which was actually an on call doc) performed a flawless circ. and i mean flawless, it healed well, it didnt bleed much, and we were talked through the whole process. 

Mrs.Leah.Maria

MrsGo4Hockeychick:

But the posters who believe nothing can or does go wrong...please do some research. Things go wrong with circumcisions all the time. Up to and including death. It is not a risk free cosmetic procedure. 

We did circ, and then did our research. Verdicts still out due to DH's opinion what we will do with LO, but I agree with the above.

Strunella

I'm not really worried at all.  I trust my doctor's snipping skills! 

katie9136

MrsGo4Hockeychick:

we won't circ if we have a boy. But the posters who believe nothing can or does go wrong...please do some research. Things go wrong with circumcisions all the time. Up to and including death. It is not a risk free cosmetic procedure. 

This.

And page Kelzinboston if you want a real life bumpie horror story. I did not circ my son. It's his penis, not mine. If he wants to snip it later on, then so be it. But the AAP doesn't even recommend them anymore. The US is the only country in the world that performs this regularly with no religious meaning. It's a cosmetic surgery with no real medical need. People always play the cleanliness card, but it's just as easy to keep an uncirced ween clean. Just sayin...

kazpin

I am planning on it but I have to say it is hard to find someone who will do it.  My OB office (Perinatal office) Does not do them.  In two of the local hospitals they do not do them, and most Pedi's dont anymore because they tend to be family practice doctors.... I found an OB office near my house that does them so that is where I am planning to go...(The hospital where I am delivering does allow them, but it is over an hour away, so if I cannot get it done there then I will have to use the OB office)

vlewis515

Strunella:

I'm not really worried at all.  I trust my doctor's snipping skills! 

This and we had no issues. And it's not done always for "purely cosmetic" reasons, so definitely do your research for both sides of the argument and make the best decision for you and your boys! P.S. Haven't talked to you in awhile hope the boys are still doing good and they quit trying to race to the finish line...so to speak!!

leneae10

We've decided we're ONLY going to circ Isaac if he's in absolute perfect, full-term health.  If he's more than 2 weeks early, or has a sniffle that day, the chance is over.  We won't take him back and have it done later.  We're basically up in the air until he's born!!! 

Winter*Mommy

vlewis515:

Strunella:

I'm not really worried at all.  I trust my doctor's snipping skills! 

This and we had no issues. And it's not done always for "purely cosmetic" reasons, so definitely do your research for both sides of the argument and make the best decision for you and your boys!

This.  We had DS circ'd and we're glad we did.  And the home care part was really easy - just put a bunch of vaseline on some gauze and put it over the tip before you re-diaper.  And when you change a diaper, make sure its all clean (as you would anyway) and then check to see if there's a ring around it - it took no additional effort from normally changing a diaper and DS never cried during the home care process or even at the pedi when they checked it.

cekelly11

we will be having it done at the hospital, DH is Jewish and his parents are pushing for a bris but DH and I feel more comfortable having it done in the hosptial. I let DH make the call since he is the one with more experience in this area.

sakura

Winter*Mommy:

This.  We had DS circ'd and we're glad we did.  And the home care part was really easy - just put a bunch of vaseline on some gauze and put it over the tip before you re-diaper.  And when you change a diaper, make sure its all clean (as you would anyway) and then check to see if there's a ring around it - it took no additional effort from normally changing a diaper and DS never cried during the home care process or even at the pedi when they checked it.

 DS was Cir'd at the hospital the day after he was born.  Everything went fine, yes, it made me so sad to have him get it done and seeing his red, little penis afterwards.  I left the decision whether to get it done or not to my DH.    We did exactly what *Winter*Mommy said for aftercare and DS was completely healed within a week or so.

jbd1020

As an OB nurse, I assist with them. That makes me not want to have it done if we ever have a boy. Some doctors are definitely better than others. One of our docs is notorious for complications. Even the docs that are known to be very good at them can make mistakes every now and then. Some will use lidocaine and numb the penis first, and some don't do anything, which seems cruel. I hate assisting. The crying babies make me want to cry too, what with my hormones these days.