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To circumcise or not to circumcise?

jenniferreed741jenniferreed741 member
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My baby boy was not able to be circumcised at birth because his foreskin was too short on one side. The urologist told me they couldn't just do the "quick snip" and he would have to wait until he was 6 months old to have it done under anesthesia. The doctor said if we chose not to circumcise, our baby would be just fine. I'm wondering if anyone out there went through the same situation or chose not to circumcise? I am concerned with making my child undergo unnecessary surgery just so he can look like most other boys. Thank you for your thoughts!

Jennifer
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Re: To circumcise or not to circumcise?

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  • skr1619skr1619 member
    Me and my fiance decided not to circumcise during the last week of my pregnancy. It's becoming more common and it isn't medically necessary for the most part. Besides, boys don't really pay attention to each other's junk like that contrary to popular belief.

    At the end of the day though, you will decide what you think is best for your son. We decided that although he wouldn't remember the procedure or any pain associated with it, it is his body and he can make that decision for himself when he's older.

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  • jenniferreed741jenniferreed741 member
    Thanks for your response!
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  • seellsseells member
    We left our son intact. It's culturally normal for us not to circumcise.
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  • hab83hab83 member
    We also chose to leave our son intact. There just wasn't a good enough reason to do it. We got a few raised eyebrows from family members, but I don't care. It's just not necessary, so I didn't want to put him through it.
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  • coffee89coffee89 member
    We left our son intact, I couldn't find a reason to do it and neither could DH. The only "reason" we could find to get it done was aesthetics and that wasn't a good reason for us to put LO through it. I couldn't imagine doing it now that he is older, but you have to do what you think is right for your family.
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  • nicolemcmnicolemcm member
    We also chose not to as we didn't feel it was required and didn't want to put him through an unnecessary procedure.

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  • KatWAGKatWAG member
    edited September 2014
    I left the decision up to my husband. He chose to have it done. 
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  • jenn43jenn43 member
    The only thing I have to add to this is that if you get it done at 6 months of age, it will probably still be covered by insurance.  If you wait until he is older, it may not be.  I don't know if that would affect your decision or not.  We had a circ done at birth, but I probably would have skipped it if it required general anesthesia and a trip to the OR.
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  • 526SadieSadie526SadieSadie member

    I left the decision up to DH, and he wants to circumcise if this baby is a boy.  If we had to wait like that and put an infant under anesthesia it would be a much more difficult decision and I'm leaning towards "No".

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  • jenniferreed741jenniferreed741 member
    Thank you all for your advice. I was all for circumcision at birth but doing it 6 months later under anesthesia has really made me question my previous decision. Right now I am leaning towards "no" because of the risks that any surgery poses, and what if I choose to do it for "aesthetic" reasons and it ends up being a botched circumcision? I just couldn't live with myself if that happened. I think I will wait until he can make his own decision, even though the older he gets, the more painful the surgery and recovery will be.
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  • 2010dcbride2010dcbride member
    We chose to circ.  I largely left it up to DH, and that's what he wanted.  I will say, though, that my father was from a generation where most men were not circumcised.  He and all of his friends had to be circumcised for medical reasons (not infection, but rather due to how the penis ages) in their 60s-70s. Knowing this, if it had been up to me, I would have made the same decision as DH.  But if it wasn't able to be done at birth and required a second trip at 6 mos., I would have skipped it out of sheer laziness if nothing else.
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  • aehl14aehl14 member
    I work at a daycare changing diapers all day. Honestly most of the toddlers and 2 yr olds aren't circumsised. Someone posted that it was probably 50/50 but from what I've seen it seems closer to 70/30. No significant difference with changing diapers at that age either.
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