I didn't get a chance to read much, but we did circumcise my son. it was hard to watch, but I don't regret the choice for a second and will do it again if we have another son.
oh, how he reacted....he cried like the dickens for about 2 minutes. by the time we got him dressed and up to the front to make my appointment for my 6wk post-partum check-up (my OB is the one who circumcised him) he was done crying and was leaning on my shoulder snoozing...he was sore the first few diaper changes, but he never cried when we put the antibiotic cream on it and after a few days it looked completely healed, not raw at all.
like I said, the actual procedure was tough for me to watch, but it was over SO fast, and I'm not kidding when I say he cried for like 2 minutes.
I am having a boy and will NOT do it! I didn't do it to my first son and won't donut to this one. It is for cosmetic purposes only and if I didn't like my babies nose I wouldn't get them a nose job... That is just my thinking! I would never judge someones choice but to for me to do it to my son it is just cruel, and inwiuldnt be able to live with myself!
You are going to get a lot of opinions and personal experiences, though you need to make a decision you can live with. Either way is fine. The pain experienced by a baby for circumcision is much less than if he were to need it years later(some do need it for UTI problems). I don't think I would circumcise any son I have because their dad is not circumcised and I wouldn't want them to be different. As long as you can teach them good hygiene, it's fine to leave it alone. My fiance is not circumcised and is a very clean man. It's just what you want to do. Maybe write down reasons for or against it on paper and then talk about it, and decide from there.
I had both my boys circumcised, my first was done at the hospital and he was taken to have it done. But my second son, because of the pediatrician i chose he didnt do it at the hospital. so i had to take my little boy back 2 weeks after he was born to have it done at the office. But it was terrible! I could hear him screaming and crying and when they brought him back to me he was so scared and he was still screaming. If i go with the same ped doctor i will not have my baby done that im carrying now. It was horrible for my son, but mostly because i could hear him screaming from the next room. Its a personal choice basically.
I had a baby boy recently and did NOT get him circumcised. There is no medical need for it and his penis looks the way it was intended to look. It is very easy to clean because you dont have to do anything special to it. Just wash with a wash cloth and that is it. I do not understand why people feel the need to mutilate their sons. Boys were born with foreskin for a reason. We hear of girls getting their clitoris cut off in other countries and we gasp in horror but some routinely cut off the foreskin (which does serve a purpose) because they think the uncircumcised penis looks "gross/weird" I mean come on people that is how a penis is SUPPOSED to look!!! My husband is circumcised and I did not for one second think that my sons penis should look like his dads.
Watch this video and tell me if you still think it is a good idea to circumcise.
http://www.veoh.com/collection/Circumcision/watch/e 176471PJGJ6FGQ
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