I'd rather not. DH wants it done so we're getting baby boy circumcised..
If he's born early, it ain't happening though!
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We haven't decided. We were talking about this last night. I don't think it's necessary.
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If we have a boy we won't be circumcising. It seems like a really personal and private decision for our future son to make for himself.
And TBH DH isn't and I prefer it to past boyfriends. -
Yup, we planned on it if we had a boy.
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We did. I left the decision up to my husband.
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We probably would if we had a boy.
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DH wanted to, I didn't. I don't think it's necessary.
I was (grudgingly) going to, but then he was born & there was just no way that was happening. -
We have three boys and we had it done with all three.
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We did. DH was all for it and he's the one who has lived with the results of said procedure. The AAP recently stated that the health benefits outweigh the risks, for what that's worth.
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We're team green, and after talking about it several times, we probably won't circ a son. DH doesn't think "looking like dad/the boys in the locker room" will actually matter, so his only concern is hygiene.
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watching this thread closely since we're still on the fence about it.
@Schmei: is there a link that outlines the health benefits vs the risks? thx!
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While they say there are benefits, they stop short of recommending the procedure.
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Yes, but neither of us feel strongly about it at all. I left it up to DH, since you know, he has one.
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Yes. We never even considered not doing it *shrug* I left it up to DH since he's kinda the expert and he looked at me like he didn't even understand why I was asking.
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We did. Not for any particular reason though. My brother wasn't circ'd and he elected to get it done when he was 21! He told me it was horrible horrible procedure and wished that my mom had done it when he was a baby.
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I'm glad we have only had girls so far because we disagree on this. I imagine if we have a son I will let my husband have his way and then be bitter about it. (I know that's hopelessly immature, but it is kind of a big deal!)
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We are going to have it done. I questioned it for a while, but just like with @ladyfingers, DH couldn't grasp why I would even consider not doing it.
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We did and we think we made the right decision for us.
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Yes for sure. After DHs awful circumcision when he was a teenager I'd rather just get it done. Just a personal preference from Husbands experience.
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For the people whose spouses/brothers/whatever got circed as adults/teens, why did they? Just curious. My husband's grandfather got it done as an adult due to cancer. I'm wondering what other reasons there would be.
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We didn't. We didn't feel strongly either way, and had no real reason to do it.
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We had DS circumcised a few days after birth.
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I left this decision up to DH and so he was circumcised.
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I say no, but hubby says yes so it's still up in the air...
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We will. I just let Hubs decide since I didn't have an opinion on it either way.
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We did for religious reasons. DS didn't even cry. Hardly a traumatic experience.
or maybe he just has his mama's high pain tolerance.
ETA: I DO think circumcision should happen when a boy is an infant and NOT a teenager/adult. I think later in life this is something that would be very traumatic for a young boy- I imagine most make the decision to become circumcised because they are bullied for not being circumcised, which is mentally traumatic, and then any pain associated with the procedure would of course be remembered, vs a baby who won't remember a thing. -
We didn't. DH isn't & we researched it but couldn't come up with reasons that convinced us to do it.
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I don't know what to do!! I'm torn. I keep reading pros and cons of both sides, but I really don't know. DH doesn't want to (which surprised me), but I'm leaning towards yes.
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We won't be. The "clean vs. cut" line really sealed the deal for me. I see no reason to do it.
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@Mrs. High Heels: my big thing about it was - we would NEVER have this conversation if we had a girl, why are we having it because he's a boy ? Maybe just something to think about.
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We did it and don't regret it. Like @ladyfingers, we never considered not doing it.
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Definitely not. But we're English and it's not common to do it for us.
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We will if we have a DS someday.
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We will do it for religious reasons.
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I don't have a pref and.lefr the decision up to dh. It:s still.common practice in our area and dh wanted it. So we jad it done. Thankfully we had no complications and Lo is healed one week later!
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@mrsjyw: ooh awesome. How soon after he was born did they do it?
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@chopsuey119: 24 hrs, a.few hrs before we were discharged. We had to gauze/vaseline it for just about a week which made dipe changes a lil.more complex but healed really well and I'm glad he didn't feel the pain.. (local anesthetic)
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yes. i didn't care either way and my husband very much wanted it done.
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Nope. There's no real reason to. I've watched a circ done and it's traumatized me.
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DH said yes, so I'm leaving the decision up to him, I think.
or maybe he just has his mama's high pain tolerance.Subscribe to our newsletter
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