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Circumcision
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Re: Circumcision
Oh, these posts are always the most fun! It should be a personal decision between you and DH. It's not something you should get done just because the majority of other Bumpies are/aren't. And supposedly, it's pretty much a 50/50 thing either way now. DH and I made a decision about whether or not we were going to if LO was a boy, but she's a girl, so at least this is one decision DH and I don't have to worry about!
Other people's life choices aren't yours to accept or not accept. It's no skin off your nose either way. I doubt when you give birth a nurse is going to say "Sorry, your decision to not to circ isn't something I accept. Your reasons don't float my boat!" and haul your kid off to circumsize. Calling someone idiotic because they don't share your views is closed-minded and rude.
Well, gee, thanks for sharing what you think is stupid. Since we're sharing our personal opinions, you know what doesn't float my boat? Smoking while going through IVF and continuing to do so even after your BFP.
Ooh I hope we are going to get more stories of amputated penises!
Routine infant circ is not necessary. You could argue that studies have found certain benefits to it, but it's still an unnecessary procedure when done routinely. That is not an idiotic statement.
Agreed. The OP asked if people are having it done not for their opinions on it. To each's own with their decisions.
I have 2 sons that are not and in our family and gourp of friends my sons are the only ones who are not. And I have a whole boat load of reasons and if you really asked my opinion I would sure give you and ear full. BUT that is not fair. Everyone is allowed to have thier own opinion and as long as all the pro-circ women keep their opinions to there selfs I will keep my anti-cir opinions to myself.
For the mom who was wonderign the botched rates in other countries... they really arent any since the U.S is the only county still continuing to practice circ's.
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I meant the rates of penile amputation in the elderly. I know that we are one of the only countries that still does routine infant circ. so there probably aren't many stats from elsewhere on that part.
Oh that makes sense.
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I find out what we are expecting next thursday but we circumcised our son and if this one his a boy then he will be too
We will be circumcising our son.We're both Jewish and have witnessed it done so that no pain was caused to the infant. My nephew did not cry or even flinch. We will probably have a Bris as well. I find it completely insulting to hear that it is barbaric or tortuous. This country surely IS NOT the only one that routinely circumcises. Here is some data:
Africa
Less than 20%
Rwanda,[5]Burundi,[5]Zambia,[5]Zimbabwe,[5]Malawi,[5]Botswana,[5]Namibia,[5]Swaziland,[5]Canary,Is. (Spain).[5]
Between 20 and 80%
[5]Central African Republic,[5]Sudan,[5]Uganda,[5]Tanzania,[5]Mozambique,[5]South Africa,[5]Lesotho.[5]
80% or more
Algeria,[5]Morocco,[5]Mauritania,[5]Tunisia,[5]Libya,[5]Egypt,[5]Mali,[5]Senegal,[5]Gambia,[5]Guinea-Bissau,[5]Guinea,[5]Liberia,[5]Sierra Leone,[5]Ghana,[5]Togo,[5]Benin,[5]Burkina Faso,[5]Niger,[5]Nigeria,[5]Chad,[5]Cameroon,[5]Equatorial Guinea,[5]Gabon,[5]Republic of the Congo,[5]Democratic Republic of the Congo,[5]Eritrea,[5]Ethiopia,[5]Djibouti,[5]Somalia,[5]Kenya,[5]Angola,[5]Mauritius,[5]Madagascar.[5]C?te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).[5]
Asia
Less than 20%
Russia,[5]Mongolia,[5]China,[5]Taiwan,[5]North Korea,[5]India,[5]Sri Lanka,[5]Nepal,[5]Bhutan,[5]Burma,[5]Thailand,[5]Laos,[5]Vietnam,[5]Cambodia,[5]Japan,[5]Papua New Guinea.[5]
The overall prevalence of circumcision in Thailand is reportedly 13.3%.[9] The Irish government estimates that fewer than one percent of males are circumcised in China and Japan.[30]
Between 20 and 80%
Kazakhstan.[5]
80% or more
Israel,[5][31]South Korea,[5]Bangladesh,[5]Pakistan,[5]Afghanistan,[5]Azerbaijan,[5]Bahrain,[5]Brunei,[5]Tajikistan,[5]Kyrgyzstan,[5]Uzbekistan,[5]Turkmenistan,[5]Iran,[5]Iraq,[5]Kuwait,[5]Syria,[5]Lebanon,[5]Jordan,[5]Saudi Arabia,[5]Yemen,[5]Oman,[5]United Arab Emirates,[5]Qatar,[5]Malaysia,[5]Turkey,[5]Philippines.[9]Indonesia,[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevalence_of_circumcision#80.25_or_morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevalence_of_circumcision#80.25_or_more
On the May 2011 board when this issue was brought up, one mother mentioned that her DS slept through his. Apparently the doctors of the babies who scream/struggle/what-not need a better education.
My son had a botched circumcision. At the age of 9 months he had to have surgery to have it corrected. He not only had to have extra skin removed they cut his penis from one end to the other so they move the urinary opening. He had a cathiter for a week after that which we had to go to the ER twice because he would move wrong and he would end up with blood in his urine.
Please do your research before deciding this very important decision. Don't just do it or not do it because your husband has one so he should know his way around penis. It is your and your SO's decision only, who cares what other people think about your son's penis? Do what you want pleae just make sure you are informed either way.
Don't a lot of them use the plastibell? We didn't circ but I have heard a few people talk about it.
Also aren't a lot of African countries now getting higher circ rate due to the fact that some believe AIDS is cured or prevented by circumcising? We did our research a long time ago, this is all fuzzy to me.
This exactly! If he wants to later there is plenty of stuff out there so it isnt painful.
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this, except I am late to the party.
Ooh I'm very late too but it's been sooo long since my last circumcision debate!
We did not circ my son and we won't for any future sons. Our pediatrician was VERY surprised and kept forgetting that we weren't doing it, which makes me think that this is not a common decision in these parts.
Anyway, the only thing that bothers me about these debates are the people that simply leave it up to their husbands. I don't understand how you can completely wash your hands of a decision like this? Furthermore, if any of your DH's are like mine, they will simply choose the easiest answer- to circ. No further research. I could not have left a decision like that for my husband to make alone.
I left it entirely up to DH because I don't know what it's like to have a penis one way or the other. Originally he was ant-circ because he kinda wished he had his foreskin, then he heard stories from a man at work who was un-circ and due to constant infections needed to be circumcized at 40. Then he changed his mind because at least he doesn't remember having it done- the other guy said it was crazy painful -plus all the infections beforehand weren't fun.
While it was his decision, I personally am somewhat relieved because I wasn't looking forward to moving the skin around to clean it (stupid reason I know- but that's why I didn't make the decision).
Also there is no "moving around of the skin" while they are infants. You just leave their penises alone.
Although later on in life, yes. You do have to teach them to take care of their penises- same as you would any child.
You said it better than I could've!
Our insurance isn't covering it (which is insane) but we're doing it anyway...
Yup - we know tha they now consider it "elective surgery"t. It's just amazing to me what thye choose to cover and not to cover. That's a whole other debate!
This!
I had both of my sons circumcised, but I didn't know the risks...I didn't do any research. If this one is a boy we will absolutely not circumcise! It is completely pointless (unless medically necessary) and it's pain our little boys don't need to experience.
I don't understand as to why it is a debate at all, if it is a cosmetic procedure. There are a lot of cosmetic procedures that can be covered (rhinoplasty for a deviated septum, etc.) if there are other issues, but foreskin is not a birth defect. There ARE conditions which necessitate circumcision but they are very rare. Pay for it or don't pay for it (OOP) but I don't see the debate. We will pay for it out of pocket if Jack ever decides he wants it.
obviously the choice is yours but my only concern with this is that the son that isn't circumcised might feel, i don't want to say left out cause that's a bad choice of word but different from his brothers. that's something you might want to consider. boys can be cruel, even to their own brothers so definitely think about this one
No. DS is not circumcised, although DH is. He had complications and repeat surgery for his when he was very young. It suprises me that his parents are still very pro-circumcision after what he went through. I agree with pp that it is not a necessary procedure, and I'm not the type of person to bend to a fading social norm at the expense of my child's health and comfort. That's really the nicest way I can put it.