To circumcise?

[Rhi315]

I'm having a baby boy in June and I'm already finding it very difficult to make the decision to circumcise him. =/ The paper I got from my Dr. said that the benefits and the risks are both too small to swing the vote either way, that the decision is a parental one NOT a medical one. I just don't want to put him through any sort of agonizing pain, what is everyone's take on this? Did you have your son circumcised and do you know how he reacted to it?

[mamaof4410]

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.

[sweetpea03]

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.

[krichar]

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!

[Ashelen]

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.

[Ashelen]

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.

[Mandleine]

I am not sure what I am having yet, but if it's a boy I will definitely have him circumcised. I just think it looks better and is cleaner. Little boys don't always have the best hygiene even if you try and teach them to. Also a friend of my brother in laws was not circumcised and he was so embarrassed all through high school that he had it done at 18. At that point it's not just an easy in-office procedure it's a surgery. I'm not sure why his parents chose not to, but he wishes they had.