All this Circ Talk...

marcuej · March 2011

Has me thanking my lucky stars I have 2 girls. To circ or not to circ is a decision that I also would not take lightly and am so happy I didn't have to make. I feel for you boy mama's and the hard decision you each had or have to make.

schmoodle · March 2011

I will say that while we chose to do it, it was not an easy decision for us and I'm grateful that as far as we know this one is a girl so we don't have to make it again.

LCB34 · March 2011

I was thinking the same thing!

marcuej · March 2011

schmoodle:
I will say that while we chose to do it, it was not an easy decision for us and I'm grateful that as far as we know this one is a girl so we don't have to make it again.

Yeah, we'll just have to deal with teenage girls and hormones...Gulp!! Not sure how I'm going to survive 2 at the same time.

LVBlvd · March 2011

Honestly, getting our sons circumcised wasn't even a "decision" for us. Besides on here, I do not know one person who isn't or didn't have their sons' done. Perhaps a regional thing? It was covered on our insurance just like everything else was during our hospital stay.

schmoodle · March 2011

LVBlvd:
Honestly, getting our sons circumcised wasn't even a "decision" for us. Besides on here, I do not know one person who isn't or didn't have their sons' done. Perhaps a regional thing? It was covered on our insurance just like everything else was during our hospital stay.

I definitely think it's true that it's regional - we also don't know anyone who didn't do it and my friends thought I was crazy for even considering not doing it (that was not what convinced us to do it though).

naflmj · March 2011

LVBlvd:
Honestly, getting our sons circumcised wasn't even a "decision" for us. Besides on here, I do not know one person who isn't or didn't have their sons' done. Perhaps a regional thing? It was covered on our insurance just like everything else was during our hospital stay.

I didn't think about it last time but if we have another boy, it's going to be hard to make the decision. If I could do it again, I wouldn't circ but at the same time I don't know what that would do to a new LO if they weren't like their brother and dad.

LVBlvd · March 2011

And my response made it sound like I didn't even think about it. That isn't the case. It just wasn't something we ever thought about NOT doing.

My husband was with them (I was still bed-ridden from my cesarian so I couldn't go). He said they didn't even cry. They only fussed when their shirt was pulled back over their head!

LVBlvd · March 2011

naflmj:
LVBlvd:
Honestly, getting our sons circumcised wasn't even a "decision" for us. Besides on here, I do not know one person who isn't or didn't have their sons' done. Perhaps a regional thing? It was covered on our insurance just like everything else was during our hospital stay.
I didn't think about it last time but if we have another boy, it's going to be hard to make the decision. If I could do it again, I wouldn't circ but at the same time I don't know what that would do to a new LO if they weren't like their brother and dad.

I'm curious why you don't want to this time? Did your son have a bad experience? Or you just regret it?

queenbone · March 2011

marcuej:
Has me thanking my lucky stars I have 2 girls. To circ or not to circ is a decision that I also would not take lightly and am so happy I didn't have to make. I feel for you boy mama's and the hard decision you each had or have to make.

Yes, but you have the 'to pierce baby's ears or not' debate. We all have our cross to bear

And for us it wasn't a hard decision to make. I didn't want to do it, DH didn't want to do it, easy peasy!

ejgballerina · March 2011

I'm not even going to go read the threads because DS is circ'ed and they make me feel like a horrible person when I read how strongly others feel about not circ'ing. I just can't do it. I already have guilt about being a fulltime working mom and I don't need more. Crying

JessandJeremy · March 2011

LVBlvd:
Honestly, getting our sons circumcised wasn't even a "decision" for us. Besides on here, I do not know one person who isn't or didn't have their sons' done. Perhaps a regional thing? It was covered on our insurance just like everything else was during our hospital stay.

This!

smilee · March 2011

We did- but it was not a decision we took lightly. There was much research and many conversations.

AlissaCell701 · March 2011

Honestly, I didn't reall think about it that much and I have a boy. I guess cause I am Jewish I didn't really have too. but I am surprised how many gave it a lot of thought...

marcuej · March 2011

queenbone:
marcuej:
Has me thanking my lucky stars I have 2 girls. To circ or not to circ is a decision that I also would not take lightly and am so happy I didn't have to make. I feel for you boy mama's and the hard decision you each had or have to make.
Yes, but you have the 'to pierce baby's ears or not' debate. We all have our cross to bear
And for us it wasn't a hard decision to make. I didn't want to do it, DH didn't want to do it, easy peasy!

Thankfully the ear piercing deal is an easy one for us. We're going to wait and see if the girls want them pierced. If so, they can get them done when they are old enough to take care of them on their own!

somethingchangd · March 2011

marcuej:
queenbone:
marcuej:
Has me thanking my lucky stars I have 2 girls. To circ or not to circ is a decision that I also would not take lightly and am so happy I didn't have to make. I feel for you boy mama's and the hard decision you each had or have to make.
Yes, but you have the 'to pierce baby's ears or not' debate. We all have our cross to bear
And for us it wasn't a hard decision to make. I didn't want to do it, DH didn't want to do it, easy peasy!
And arguably poking a tiny hole in an earlobe is a different conversation from cutting off a part of your infant's sex organ...
Thankfully the ear piercing deal is an easy one for us. We're going to wait and see if the girls want them pierced. If so, they can get them done when they are old enough to take care of them on their own!

PrincessShay80 · March 2011

LVBlvd:
Honestly, getting our sons circumcised wasn't even a "decision" for us. Besides on here, I do not know one person who isn't or didn't have their sons' done. Perhaps a regional thing? It was covered on our insurance just like everything else was during our hospital stay.

I'm definatly glad to have a girl and not to have to even deal with this, but I'm with LV on this- it wouldn't even be a decision any son of mine would be circumcised and I know DH would agree.

Temp848906437505510 · March 2011

I wish that I could have another baby and that it would be a boy. Having a bris for my son is a great joy that I'll never get to experience.

naflmj · March 2011

LVBlvd:
naflmj:
LVBlvd:
Honestly, getting our sons circumcised wasn't even a "decision" for us. Besides on here, I do not know one person who isn't or didn't have their sons' done. Perhaps a regional thing? It was covered on our insurance just like everything else was during our hospital stay.
I didn't think about it last time but if we have another boy, it's going to be hard to make the decision. If I could do it again, I wouldn't circ but at the same time I don't know what that would do to a new LO if they weren't like their brother and dad.
I'm curious why you don't want to this time? Did your son have a bad experience? Or you just regret it?

I hated seeing how out of it he was after the fact and I feel like it negatively affected the beginning of our bfing experience (though it all worked out). When I decided to circ, I just left it up to DH since he has the same "parts" but I've done more research and just wish I had thought more before doing it. Clearly he is fine and the next LO (if we have one and it's a boy) would be too but it will be a harder decision to make. I totally respect anyones decision one way or another.

LucyPevensie · March 2011

I think that's a great name for a new show:

Welcome to Circ Talk! Our focus today.. the foreskin (well what ELSE would it be?)

j11skate · March 2011

LCB34:
I was thinking the same thing!

Me too!

epphd · March 2011

ejgballerina:
I'm not even going to go read the threads because DS is circ'ed and they make me feel like a horrible person when I read how strongly others feel about not circ'ing. I just can't do it. I already have guilt about being a fulltime working mom and I don't need more.

This is my problem with some of the threads. You have no reason to feel guilty - your DS is just fine!

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