Circumcision vs. Not

[EleanoirRigby]

Thank you ladies for all your stories & inputs. More importantly for keeping this civil. I was curious on what other mom's have done, I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of you.

 

[jlw617]

If you would have asked me 5 years ago I would have probably circumcised but honestly it's just because I didn't know better and it's just something people do here and everyone tells you "it's better for hygiene purposes" and "you don't want him to be embarrassed because he'll be the only one like that" really it's just a load...more and more are not circumcised and hygiene wise is a bunch of Bologna too, my husband and I have talked about it well before we even got pregnant again and I wanted it to be his choice, he is circumcised but wishes he wasn't, the extra skin they cut off is extremely sensitive and even if it's kind of a weird topic, From my beliefs I believe that God wants us to enjoy sex with our spouse and besides the pain and possible complications that can come from circumcision, We wouldn't want to take that extra enjoyment from my son when he's married one day...

 

[bathbabe]

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Not my body to hack away at
No health benefits
A fully intact penis takes no extra care!!!!
I bet iv spent less time worrying and cleaning my sons penis than somebody who has their sons done because its 'cleaner'

 

[sue_88]

The rule I go by:

Not my penis, not my decision. Simples.

 

[bitethebullet]

I wouldn't circumcise a boy. Circumcision is very rarely beneficial (there's very rarely a good medical reason to do it) and as far as I'm concerned, I think it's a form of genital mutilation which has become commonplace and accepted. We shouldn't be removing parts of a child's body unless there's a really good medical reason.

 

[oneill614]

I'm in the US and am having a boy. Baby's father is circumcised. I am not having it done to the baby even though men in my family have been circumcised. I will give my son the choice to have it done when he is old enough to decide whether he wants to undergo pain for whatever slight benefits there might be. I'm not going to put him through the pain.

 

[Mississippi03]

It just baffles me how opinionated people can be as to what people should and should not do to their child in the best interest of their child. There are medical benefits to doing it. Some might say the benefits outweigh the risks. Regardless, I'm doing it for my child but don't feel compelled to tell women who choose not to that they're wrong for not. I choose not to watch labor videos, I guess I probably shouldn't do that either.

I dont think anyone is telling anyone what to do. The original poster asked for peoples opinions and people have given them.. Whatever it may be! Everyone is entitled to their opinion even if it doesnt jive with yours. The thing is, anyone could find medical evidence to back up anything in life.. Its just what research you choose to look at. But at the end of the day, as long as people feel they have made an educated decision for thmselves.. Then thats all that matters!

 

[macydarling]

Definitely not. My husband isn't and my son won't be either. I can't see the reason for it since it isn't medically necessary. My midwife said it's becoming less common. About 40% of people in my area (Maryland) are circumcised. In California, only about 10% of people are circumcised.
ETA: No disrespect or judgement meant towards those who choose differently. Had my husband been circumcised, I may have thought otherwise only because I didn't know any different. It was the fact that dh isn't that prompted my research which really educated me on something that I was quite uninformed about.

 

[Hit Girl]

My little DS goes to swimming lessons every weekend and interestingly, I can honestly say that I haven't seen one other little boy there who's been circumcised.

 

[mrshan]

I was honestly hoping to have a girl just to avoid this decision. However, Team Blue it is, so I did a lot of research for and against (I couldn't being myself to watch a video- just reading it described made me shudder). I'm not against circumcision, but I am against it in babies. If they did the same numbing shots to babies that they do to adults, I probably wouldn't care as much. But to perform a surgery, no matter how minor, without any kind of pain relief sounds horrible to me. I just wouldn't be able to inflict that on my baby, even though he wouldn't remember it.

My DH is circumcised, and would prefer that the baby be too, but just for "not looking different" reasons. Since it's fallen to about 50% here in the States, I'm okay with kiddo being one of the ones that's still intact. He can always have it removed later if he wants, but it can never be put back. There's a lot of nerve tissues there.

My SIL's reaction was "Okay. But ew." Lol. It'll be interesting- I've also never seen an uncircumcised penis in real life.

 

[pinkpassion]

If they did the same numbing shots to babies that they do to adults, I probably wouldn't care as much. But to perform a surgery, no matter how minor, without any kind of pain relief sounds horrible to me. I just wouldn't be able to inflict that on my baby, even though he wouldn't remember it.

I'm not sure what information you read, buy they actually do use a local anesthetic ... the usually use lidocaine 1% without epinephrine ... which if you've ever had lidocaine , it burns but once it numbs it works !!!! (Again, I'm not for or against circumcision .. I just wanted to make sure people knew they DO use a local anesthetic !!!)

 

[Mississippi03]

I know we are talking about our children here but as we are all comparing to our husbands and leaning on society/the norm ..

Just throwing it out there... They all look the same when they are hard.

 

[pinkpassion]

I know we are talking about our children here but as we are all comparing to our husbands and leaning on society/the norm ..

Just throwing it out there... They all look the same when they are hard.

I don't know that... I've honestly never seen an uncircumcised penis....not soft, not hard lol

 

[PurpleIvy44]

I'm having another girl but should I have had a boy I would most likely have it done. Never seen one that wasn't but at a day old he wouldn't remember. My DD was born tongue tied and had to get that snipped, she cried for 1 min and it was done.

It's just an opinion, to each their own.

 

[Mississippi03]

I know we are talking about our children here but as we are all comparing to our husbands and leaning on society/the norm ..

Just throwing it out there... They all look the same when they are hard.

I don't know that... I've honestly never seen an uncircumcised penis....not soft, not hard lol

Well speaking from experience, and doing so honestly, ive been with both.
Circumsized is prettier all of the time.. But when hard they have all looked the same to me!

In terms of pleasure, not sure if it has just been coincidence but ive only ever gotten off from sex alone (no hands no oral etc etc) with men that have NOT been circumsized

In terms of for the guys, typically in men the area that would be under the foreskin naturally is highest in nerve endings because its left unexposed. Men, especially not curcumsized find more pleasure in this area! Again, speaking from past experience only.. Not looking to be judged lol but no i havent only been with my husband!

They say uncircumsized is not cleanly because if left unexposed, the area under the foreskin is like another mucous membrane (like the vagina) which would insinuate that vaginas arent cleanly? Hha i dont know.

This is why i told dh its his call. I dont have a penis i dont nor could i ever understand.. So he can decide! I just like to look at the funny facts of it!

 

[Mississippi03]

https://www.google.ca/search?q=circ...3sYOwBw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#imgrc=UOJ3gpOLKtGfOM:

FYI the link is a picture of a circumsized vs uncircumsized penis when erect

I dont know if i can post the actual image on here lol but look at the link to see for yourself.. They are pretty darn similar to me

 

[mybbyboo]

I'm a medical assistant and worked in a nicu and help preform circumcisions and the blood curdling scream Is heartbreaking. They feel all of it. In my opinion the only medical benefit is when its medically nessacary to have it removed. And even tho I prefer to not think about my son having sex lol but being uncircumcised is more enjoyable for both parties. But again just my opinion and expierence. Like I mentioned before watch a video and see if its something that you think is OK to have done to your baby. That way you know exactly what happens

 

[CarolinDallas]

My boy won't be circumcised. I've read plenty of medical articles from reputable sources online that show risk of infections and things going wrong from that procedure compared to risks of UTI and other conditions from leaving him intact. I don't have religious reasons to do it, cosmetic reasons seem silly to me, and higiene can be taught. DH agrees with me.

I had the opportunity to see circumcision done by my OBGYN when I was a volunteer at the local hospital and the poor boy screamed horribly for a long time in spite of the lidocaine. My boy is not going through that.

 

[mummy2o]

I know we are talking about our children here but as we are all comparing to our husbands and leaning on society/the norm ..

Just throwing it out there... They all look the same when they are hard.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=circ...3sYOwBw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#imgrc=UOJ3gpOLKtGfOM:

FYI the link is a picture of a circumsized vs uncircumsized penis when erect

I dont know if i can post the actual image on here lol but look at the link to see for yourself.. They are pretty darn similar to me

Some look similar, some don't. It depends how much foreskin the man has. My OH has tons of it so it doesn't expose anything when fully erect, which was different as I've never seen one before his doing that.

 

[IsabellaJayne]

Absolutely not. Not my penis for a start. It's not common here in the UK, I've never heard of it being done. It's unnecessary unless medical reasons arise. If my mum had something done to my body for vanity reasons when I was a baby I would not be happy about it now. Big no no.