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babyGsmama
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Please aswer this for DH..
babyGsmama
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My Husband says that EVERYONE believes a circumcision is the smartest thing to do. I really don't have an opinion yet. Is anyone deciding not to do this? If I knew how to create a clicky poll I would.
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Re: Please aswer this for DH..
We're doing it. I left it totally up to DH and he was 100% in favor.
Ugh, I really dont' want to see or get into another circumcision debate. There are reasons behind both decisions. There are many people on this board who will not be circumcising, it is not common in other parts of the world & is considered purley cosmetic.
That beign said we will eb circumcision because DH was NOT and devlepoed a lot of problems, he was circumcised at 9 years old & remembers it & would rather have hsi son doen as a newborn then the possibility of that.
No right or wrong its very personal!
No no no, I will not circumsize my son and 40% of America agrees, it's not a taboo thing to keep your child intact anymore. Ppl realize it has no medical benefits and really why do that to your child if there is no need?
Tell your DH that it's not that weird to think this way, even my OB said that ppl are opting out more and more due to it doesn't have any real benefits.
Side note: I've known a couple people personally and heard stories about men who chose to get themselves circumcised as adults because their parents didn't do it when they were little.
I'll put it this way.... I've heard lots of uncircumcised men say they wish their parents had had it done when they were babies. I've never heard a circumcised man say he wished his parents hadn't had it done.
I don't really have a strong opinion either way, but I know uncut men tend to catch a lot of grief as teenagers.
It's personal preference...not everyone thinks it's the smartest thing to do. You'll find that a lot of people just do not think it's necessary or they want it to be their decision when they grow-up.
That being said, we're going to do it. WE believe it's easier to take care of, and won't be teased in the locker room/future girlfriends as it does tend to be the more popular method. Plus, DH is circumcised.
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO
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Read "The Joy of Uncircumsizing" or go look up UNCIRC and you'll read thousands of letters from men who wish they hadn't been circumsized, just because you haven't heard of it, doesn't mean it isn't true. And on my end I've known quite a few uncircumsized men and they can't imagine anyone cutting a viable peice of flesh off of child who can't make the decision for himself.
I'm having girls, but both of my boys were circumcized. While I agree that it is up to the parent, there are increased possibilities of medical problems down the line. I had a friend in college who had to get circumcized at the age of 20 due to infection, a nephew who couldn't get circumcized because my sister's insurance considered it cosmetic who now gets infections, and another friend in college who found that he had to wash that area a lot more frequently because the extra skin tends to trap urine when he uses the bathroom. To me, the benefit is avoiding those extra possibilities. It really pains me to hear my nephew screaming because every time he pees, it burns as a result of the infections.
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Definitely NOT everyone!
In Europe, where we come from, almost nobody does, except for religious reasons! And we are not doing it as we find it medically unnecessary.?
Who is EVERYONE?
LOL... good question!
His mom? I'm confused.
I am guessing everyone he grew up with.
Whoa... easy there. I'm sure there are plenty of men who have that perspective. I just haven't personally talked to any of them. My post clearly says that I don't have a strong personal preference. So back off a little will ya?
Ppl have told me that will happen and I just say if the girl hates him because he's the way nature intended and doesn't care about his personality, she wasn't worth it to begin with. :P
What's your random sampling and where did you come up with this number?
I wanna see your sources.
We're going to snip if we have a boy.?
Sorry I didn't mean to come off as crazy, I was just saying I had the opposite experience.
Hahaha. Fair enough.
It's in most of the pg books I've read, wikipedia, "the joy of uncircumsion", here's a quote I found online from the Circumcision News Library:
"Nationally, the figure for infant circumcision declined from 65 percent in 1980 to about 56 percent in 1997 and has been relatively stable since."
Link: https://www.cirp.org/news/theoregonian2008-07-17A/
I'm not making this *** up, thank god it's declining in popularity.
i know someone who got circumcised at 18 and said it was awful bc when his penis would get slightly erect while he was sleeping it would rip stitches..OUCH. Dh, however, sometimes says he wishes he wasnt bc it takes away some sensation supposedly.
Oh and a random side-note, if you're thinking it "looks funny", if he just retracts his foreskin (it stays back until he puts it back over the head) it looks exactly the same when "happy". LOL!
*not aimed at anyone in particular
Actually I had to look it up for a PP and it's actually 46%, so it's relatively even.
I had no qualms about circumcising my LO but left the ultimate decision up to DH. He wasn't circumsized at birth but was at 7 y/o due to medical issues. We would much rather have the procedure done at birth.
Yea, because Wikpedia is a great source. Sorry, I don't believe 40% for one second. My SIL is a maternity RN and she said it is very rare for a boy to not be circ. And there are easily 40 babies born every day. I call bullshiit.
To each their own, but if we have a boy it's not even a question. We will snip.