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Circumcision???
Last question/post tonight... Is it up to the mother or her doc(ob) to have the baby boy circumcised??? My ob made a comment about circumcising my baby and I'm thinking like she can't decide that for me. So do I have a say so on if he gets circumcised and is it usually good to get the boy circumcised?
Like the others said it is only up to you. You can listen to their input if you want to. Now I have the same dilemma of whether I want it to happen. In my eyes its not necessary but to societies eyes it normal to be circumcised. I encourage you to do some research and ask some men you trust how they feel about it. My brother said that he would do it. not only because it's easier to clean but he wouldn't want his son to get made fun of . Boys already are sensitive of that area. But I'm still on the fence as well.
Like the others said it is only up to you. You can listen to their input if you want to. Now I have the same dilemma of whether I want it to happen. In my eyes its not necessary but to societies eyes it normal to be circumcised. I encourage you to do some research and ask some men you trust how they feel about it. My brother said that he would not only because it's easier to clean but he wouldn't want his son to get made fun of . Boys already are sensitive of that area. But I'm still on the fence as well.
She might have mentioned it just to get you thinking about it because you know it's s boy, but it isn't her place to make judgements one way or another for your son.
My ob made a comment to me as well.. I felt as if she is on the don't circumsise my son side. She told me all the negitives and nothing positive. I told her that I was going to circumsise him because of the fact that there could be many problems with it not and I don't think he will want to do it when he is older.
Oh ok I thought so, so next time I see her my ob if she say anything about circumcising him after I came to my conclusion. I'll let her know she doesn't have a say so
Your ob won't even be the one to do it. When the pediatrician comes in to check on your baby they will ask what you want. If you choose circumcision they will do it then at the hospital. Circumcision is definitely a personal decision. And you will want to do research to make your decision.
Thank ya ma'am I will most def do more research then make it as clear as ever whatever my decision be. I just don't want them hurting my baby weener ya know or hurting him at all.
It isn't up to your ob in any way. It's up to you to decide and the pediatrician to perform or not perform.
You have the say so make it really clear about what you want they can not do it with out your premission..
You do have say so and you should make it clear what you want them to do. There are people in both sides of the fence about circumcision... I looked into it a bit when I didn't know I was having a girl. I'd say do some research, talk to some people and see what you think about it. One thing that was mentioned to me was that sometimes men who are in jobs like the military, have a harder time with hygiene when they're out in the field for long periods of time and don't have access to regular cleaning etc. That was a significant consideration in my mind, but there are other things to think about too.
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