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Please rec some pro/con circumcision articles!
Obviously, I will talk with our Pedi and DH about this, but I want to do my own research too. We had some issues with DS #1's circumcision, and now we're considering what to do about #2.
If anyone could post some links to articles for or against circumcising, I would really appreciate it. I will google too, but if you've already bookmarked something good it would help me. TIA!
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Re: Please rec some pro/con circumcision articles!
https://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;103/3/686
https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/pregnancybabies/Circumcision.htm
That's by the Canadian Pediatrics Society, and is fairly neutral and science based.
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I'm the same way! We had our first son circumcised and he did have some issues, even though I think they would be considered minor. I am definitely considering not doing it this time with my second son.
We've been discussing it here:
Not circumsising 2nd son?Thanks, both great articles and I'm still reading up. I'm torn on this issue. I feel like there aren't enough really good reasons to circ, and we had some very minor issues with DS #1's circ, so why do it? But I also think it could be a good idea because UTI's and similar infections run in my family and that seems to be the only true positive for having it done. DS #1 has never had a UTI, but that could be luck, cleanliness, breastfeeding or other factors at play.
I saw your discussion! It prompted me to ask for links and more info about the health stuff. I don't have any concerns about my 2 boys being different though. I'm sure that's a hurdle we could get past.
This seems like an interesting article:
https://www.details.com/style-advice/grooming-and-health/200809/gimme-some-skin
I was watching a programme recently about the function of the foreskin in sexual pleasure - it was about a man who was trying to reverse the process because of loss of sensitivity during coitus. I had never considered it. I guess I think that if he wants to have it done he can have it done later but reversing it seems like a pretty arduous process.
Here are a couple (mostly) non-bias, but CON opinions.
https://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/go/index.php/15/12-no-to-circumcision
https://www.askdrsears.com/html/1/t012000.asp
https://www.foreskin.org/fleiss.htm
Here are 2 articles that I came across yesterday. They are both pretty controversial and one sided. However, I am glad to have read them. It shone a new light on the topic, imo.
WARNING: the second link posted made me cry.
https://babiesboobsandblasphemy.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-son-was-born-perfect-no-disassembly.html?spref=fb
https://guggiedaly.blogspot.com/2011/04/confessions-of-circumcised-baby.html
Hi- I want you to know that there is a facebook group called "2nd son 2nd chance (parents who say never again to circumcision") and you can find parents there who have also changed their mind about circumcision. You are not alone.
I'd also like to invite you to visit my blog (click picture)
As for articles- If you want to know reasons why not to circumcise- Paul Fleiss has a good one called "The case against circumcision" that explains lots of the key points. once you decide to keep your baby intact- it's important that you also get information on how to care for him and protect him- because there is a lot of bad info out there and what you don't know can hurt him- "Protect your uncircumcised son" is a good overview about how to care for an intact boy- and also goes over one by one- every possible thing that could go wrong- and explains how to deal with it in a conservative way. In his very long career as a pediatrician- Dr. Fleiss has never had a patient who had to be circumcised for medical reasons.
To bolster your courage- I think this memo from a Canadian surgeon's group is fantastic- https://www.courtchallenge.com/letters/skcoll2.html
There is a good article by Dr. Christine Northrup about the sexual function of the foreskin:
https://mensightmagazine.com/Articles/Northrup/lovecirc.htm
And just yesterday I found this excellent blog written by a man about the difficulty of coming to terms with your own circumcision when you think about not circumcising your own child- great for dads:
https://shouldicircumcise.blogspot.com/2011/04/ouch-you-motherfer.html#comment-form
For laughs- this article was written as a parody of another article (How to write about Africa) But it's an instructional article for people who are going to write about circumcision... if you are planning to do lots of reading online- read this first so you will be sure to know the classic patterns as you encounter then (over and over)
https://www.circumstitions.com/write.html
I don't know if you check this thread anymore, but I was reading some more and I came across this and it seemed to have a lot of information in one place on the con side.
https://circumcisiondecisionmaker.com/