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those of us having boys...
here's something that my cousin brought to my attention when i told her we are having a boy; circumcision. she said that her son is not circumcised and that there is a new trend now toward not doing it. she gave me a link as well with reasons not to do it (ethical, medical and the such). we just found out yesterday we're having a boy so i have not put any thought into it. anyone have thoughts, advice, feelings toward this matter?
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Re: those of us having boys...
if i have aboy i WILL have him circumsized...
A. its healthier.
B. I dont want to have him to have to grow up with a different one than all the rest of the boys in the locker room.
DH and I decided to go forward with a circumcision.
We did not circumcise DS and I would make that same decision all over again if I had to.
Several reasons:
1. DH is not.
2. It's an unnecessary medical procedure (for those that argue it reduces risk of STDs, we will teach STD prevention other ways)
3. Growing trend in US towards not circumcising
4. It's not unhealthy/unclean if you teach proper hygeine. DH has never had any issues with his, I trust he can teach our boy (and myself) how to properly care for it.
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Eeek, there's people who are extreeeeemely against it. It's a very hot topic if you get people going on it. As I said in my pp, we did not circumcise but I am not one of those that is up in arms over people who choose to do it.
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we will be. i dont want him to have problems when hes old and some poor CNA has to clean it.
Same here. My DH and my DS are not circumcized. Must not be a common choice locally, though, because everyone at the hospital looked at us like we were crazy, even though there are more and more boys out there that aren't getting circumcized.
Ditto
I left that one up to my DH, since he's a guy and obviously knows more of those details about male anatomy than I would. DH isn't circumcised, but decided that our son will be. His reasons were that it was easier to take care of, cleaner, and he wishes he had been circumcised when he was a baby.
On a side note, as a woman, I find the foreskin to be annoying because it gets in the way and I have to worry about accidentally pulling the skin too far back whenever DH & I are intimate. I don't think I want my son's future wife to deal with that either.
This is such a culturally determined issue. I know that in the US it is/was standard practice to circumcise, while in the Netherlands, where I am from, only (practicing) Jews and Muslims will have their sons circumcised.
The instances of poor infection as a result of poor hygiene, and the instances of STDs in men, are not higher in the Netherlands than in the US. It's just a question of what you teach your son in relation to hygiene and safe sex.
I've also been with both circumcised and uncircumcised men, and in that department, it makes no difference at all.
What it really comes down to is personal choice and cultural precedent. If you want to circumcise, make sure you have a good reason to, even if the only reason is that you want him to fit in with dad and future friends. If you can't come up with a good reason, then don't do it :-)
It was not even a second thought for me - I did not care if my DH was for or againgst it - I wanted my DS circ'd - My sister is an MD and has seen many done - THis was her advice to me - be sure to ask which method the OB or Pediatrican are going to use - I can't remember but one method is less painful than the other and be sure they will use local aneshetic and give the baby a sugar water pacifier to keep them soothed. If all that is in place the baby won't even cry. But for the record DH is circ'd too.
We were just told in our baby class on Monday that in Oregon 60% of baby boys are not circumcised. I'm sure those stats are different for other states, cities, and areas of the country, but here in Oregon, more and more people are not having their boys circumcised.So, I guess the locker room concern really shouldn't factor in, at least out here.
We are having a boy and he will be circumcised because DH is and it was his choice.
Ditto all of these. I've also been told that uncircumcised men find sex more pleasurable. I know it's weird to think about my son's sex life, but he might thank me for it someday.
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Exactly my position. I've heard of way too many horror stories of men having to have it done as adults....*shudder*
We also plan to circumcise if we have a boy for many of the above reasons
This was a topic that DH and were talking about before we conceived and later found out that we have a little guy on the way.
I admit that I was on the fence about it having done some research, family members in medicine, and having friends who have opted to circumcise as well as those that have not. My DH on the other hand has been insistant that his son(s) would be circumcised.
I ultimately gave into DH as he has been so passionate about it, plus I have his reassurance that he will be with our son for the procedure to ensure anesthesia, etc.
We did not circ our first son and will make the same decision with our second little guy on the way. I mainly left this up to dh (he is not circ'd either) and I agree that this really is a cultural issue. My husband was born in the US but raised in Argentina. His parent's lived in Argentina most of their lives and back there only Jews circ their baby boys. A non-Jewish person would NEVER circ their sons. It's unheard of. I've never had an issue with DH or DS not being circ'd and DS is 4 years old now. I'm glad we made the decision we did.
well, it's actually not proven to be healthier at all.
the circumcision rate in the US has dropped a lot...it's about 40% NOT cut these days, so he really wouldn't be a freak.
Many feel it is a unnecessary surgery to have on a newborn. I don't feel that strongly, I am not really sold on either yet.
It's not healthier, per se, actually.
And you could teach him to say something along the lines of "why are you looking at my junk anyway?" if someone says something.
We didn't circ. Do some research. Watch a circ online. If god intended baby boys to be circed, they would come out that way.
Nope, we have no plans to circumcise our little boy.