https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 15:31:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692999 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:18:20 +0000 KissMeCait 692999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I have discussed this and agreed to circumcise if we ever have to make that decision. He's cut and he never experienced any issues so we'd like for any hypothetical sons that we have to follow suit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692947 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:53:59 +0000 mrsjyw 692947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I left it up to DH and he said he wanted it done. They did it the morning after he was born. And we haven't had any issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692850 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:11:31 +0000 immabeetoo 692850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope our LO isn't. After researching we doing no compelling reasons to do it. Our pedi said if she were having boys now she wouldn't either, when she had he sons it was just expected and done without question. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692822 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:01:19 +0000 Charm54 692822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy @tysonja: I was surprised by this too. There was a recent Globe and Mail article about it, actually and the doctor who wrote it was from the next town over from me. He said that it varies widely by region, even within the same province. In his town, it is the norm and routine. 2 hours down the road, it is rarely done and you have to search to find a doctor to do it. </p> <p>We don't have a decision made yet (we're team green) but I will probably ask around to my friends, doctors etc and see what the norm is since DH and I don't have strong feelings either way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692812 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:58:42 +0000 mrs. bird 692812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if we have sons, we will not be having them circ'ed. DH is, but wishes he had not been. we do not believe it is our place to physically alter our children in a permanent way unless there is a very good reason for it &amp; we do not see a very good reason for us to do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692796 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:52:41 +0000 prettylizy 692796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: I thought the same thing. Canada wide the circumcision rates are below 15% (if memory serves) right now. I was shocked. I just assumed everyone did it until I started researching it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692793 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:51:59 +0000 Alivoo01 692793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was against it because I didn't see the NEED for it, but the hubby is and he wants DS to be the same as him so as of right now, I think we will. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692787 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:50:15 +0000 MsMini 692787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>S is not circumcised. DH is.</p> <p>I researched the crap out of it (even though we were team green), and looked into things like infection rates, later in life circumcision rates, sexual satisfaction surveys, and body image studies of men. None of my research gave me any compelling reasons to consider circumcising, and my DH was not comfortable making the decision to slice pieces off of our baby, given what I found. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692745 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:36:46 +0000 iheartleopardprint 692745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, DS is. So is DH. It was I portent to both of us for it to be done, the procedure was super simple and DS didn't cry or was never unsettled afterwards. We are done having kids, but of we did have another boy, we would circumcise again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692726 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:28:06 +0000 Maysprout 692726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH isn't and it seems like the foreskin serves a good function both sexually (not much need for lube) and preventing dryness of the head so we will not be circumcising. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692710 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:21:02 +0000 KT326 692710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I left it up to DH because I don't have that body part so I feel like I don't have the kind of experience needed to make the decision. We did talk about it and DH felt strongly about getting him circumcised so we did it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692691 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:14:45 +0000 tysonja 692691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: i know!! i totally thought that was the case, here, too! i guess things changed here over the last few decades as we grew up? no idea!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692664 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:05:39 +0000 MrsTiz 692664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tysonja: how weird! I bet 98% of people here are circumcised. I don't know anyone who isnt or isnt getting their son snipped! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692663 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:05:08 +0000 hilsy85 692663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: I totally agree with this. I wouldn't leave any major decision solely up to dh, nor would I want to be solely responsible for making the decision. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692654 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:00:37 +0000 tysonja 692654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: dh is, but ds isn't.. :) we always assumed that we would get ds circumcised when he was born, but when we inquired about it at the ob's and also at the hospital, everyone (EVERYONE!) told us it is typically not done anymore, and that if we wanted to do it, there was only one or two doctors in vancouver (in our city region of 2 million people!) who circumcise, and that it would cost around 200$. we had no idea, as men in our generation typically were circumcised. we asked around with our friends and apparantly none of their ds's were circumcized either! so interesting, huh!! i totally learned something new.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692579 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:36:20 +0000 Mrsjets 692579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is not, DH is. It took a while for me to convince DH that it isn't something I wanted to do to our newborn, but he's fine with it now. I also won't pierce any future daughters ears until they are teenagers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692577 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:33:55 +0000 JessKas 692577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we have a boy we will not circumcise him. I think it is becoming more common and won't be so shocking for his future sexual partners, which was my husbands only concern. I think as long as we teach him to keep himself clean it will be a non issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692552 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:22:24 +0000 Kemma 692552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: I had no idea about the complication and connection with diabetes!</p> <p>@Penny Lane: I think it can only be done through the public health system if it is a medical necessity? I don't think I know anybody with a son who has been circ'ed </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692475 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:57:11 +0000 Revel 692475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are having a girl, but if we have a boy in the future, we will not circ. I don't find it objectionable if other people do, but I have no religious or other basis to have an elective procedure done on my newborn. Plus, FI is not, and he feels strongly about not doing so for any sons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692429 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:41:56 +0000 HLK208 692429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mole: same goes for us.</p> <p>DS is circumsized. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692361 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:14:36 +0000 LovelyPlum 692361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we have a son, we likely will be, because juvenile diabetes runs in my family. The research I've done says that it often needs to be done in children with diabetes, and the recovery is much harder when they are older. So, I think it would make sense as a precaution. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692331 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:59:49 +0000 BSB 692331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mole: I agree with you and your reasons behind it. For this particular situation, I don't really have a strong opinion. DH does. So I'll let him 'win' this one. ;) It doesn't happen often! Lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692327 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:58:54 +0000 ktgee04 692327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS is circumsized. It was never an option in our eyes. DH is and we both felt strongly about having DS as well. </p> <p>My mother works in the emergency medical field and cares of elderly men frequently. She has said on multiple occasions that uncircumsized penis' become harder to care for when men become very elderly and she has seen it become a very real hygene/health issue. Of course that is not every case, but I'll take her word for it. </p> <p> I won't lie, my son being circumsized after birth was by far the hardest time I had in the hospital. NO mother wants to see her child in any sort of pain but I feel we did the right thing for him in the long run. I can definitely see both arguments though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692326 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:58:20 +0000 Penny Lane 692326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is not. I left the decision up to DH because I had no opinion either way. Turns out it's a lot harder to do here than I thought? Doctors don't do it, as far as I can tell. So out of sheer laziness on both sides, he is not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692319 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:54:18 +0000 prettylizy 692319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a girl, but agreed if she was a boy, no circ for us. DH is circ'd but we still chose not to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692313 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:53:27 +0000 BananaPancakes 692313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is as is my husband. I was ok with both choices, so I let my husband decide because he felt strongly that we should. It seems to be the norm in the south and it seems the guys I knew who weren't circ were rather ashamed about it, at least in their teen years. My husband played football for 10 years and said almost noone wasn't circ. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692294 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:48:39 +0000 rachiecakes 692294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: same reasons as you </p> <p>DS is not </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692270 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:44:42 +0000 .twist. 692270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're having a boy and he will be circumcised. My husband is and so are his two sons so we'll continue on with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692262 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:43:28 +0000 Charm54 692262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mole: Agreed - I really don't have a strong opinion one way or the other - I would be fine with either choice - so I am fine with leaving it up to my DH as he feels more strongly about it than I do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-lo-circumcised/page/2#post-692256 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:42:30 +0000 mrskc 692256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had decided to do it before he was born. I wasn't opposed to it and DH wanted him circ'd. But after he was born, we both decided we just couldn't put him thru it. So nope, he's not circumcised. </p>