open for discussion.

[thornedrose203]

what are your opinions about circumcisions?

[Eva_Mom1]

I think it should be done to all baby boys but my mom and other cultures think different. See my mom is a haitain and in ther country they dont believe in that stuff so its all in how you feel or where you come from

[Corina728]

Just yesterday I asked my daughter's pediatrician on his opinion about it & all he said was "you will never see an American Dr let a newborn boy leave the hospital without one" I was kinda disappointed in his response.  I was looking for pro's and con's about the whole issue :/
Guess I'll just have to ask some other Dr...

[Yoshii_93]

thankfully I'm having a daughter. I have a son he was circumcised. well I'm married now different father from first n he doesn't want one if we have a son because he is uncircumcised which is not a valid reason but I respect his decision so if we have a son he will b uncircumcised I guess. not my first choice though.

[Miss_P88]

I'm due in July and we will not be circumcision.. It's in his father culture to not circumcise their boys so I agreed.. I know I have to teach my son how to clean himself good.. But my sons father is very clean.. It's not something that is mandatory and I read that a lot of males are doing the reverse circumcision because they feel like they didn't have a choice as children

[knufrio]

If I have a son I will be ciscumcising him. My husband is which made him easy to convince but even if he wasn't I'd still do it. I have seen too many little boys have problems with being uncircumcised and I know people will tell me "the science shows there is no difference" but after working in PEDs for 7 years I believe what I see.

[shib181]

I am all for them! My baby's dad is all for them too. We are having a girl though lol. It is way cleaner than not doing it I work in daycare and have had to treat many little boys infections down there. I left it up to my fiancee though as he's not and if he wanted his son to match him then Id have a hard time saying no to that

[UTnewmom24]

I work in a hospital and it's better in my opinion to do it.  I've seen many people have to come in later to get it done do to infection and I have seen two men yes they were older but they had theirs apputated.  It is up to the parents but in my professional opinion I'd have it done

[hsh_taj]

If i have a son i will not. It was how God made them , if you clean it well and teach your son how to there will never be infections . Circumcised boys get infections , so it has nothing to do with that . I just feel like if they were suppose to be circumcised thats how they would have been made .

[collegeMarriedpregnant]

I think unless you have religious reasons not to then snip it. ... I'm having a baby boy and had the same question and have found circumcision is preventive
It can save your boy from future infections

[Sadiee18]

My boyfriend and I are definitely going to get our son circumcised..  Most kids as teens feel embarrassed and in the locker room I just couldn't imagine the words people would say to him. There's no question about it for us. It's a for sure yes. I don't care about anything. I think K about how he's going to be treated when he gets older. Teens now a days don't know how to stop being mean. I don't want my son to go through that.

[cassidy_]

This is a very argumentative subject. I'm having a boy and we will be having him circumcised. Everyone has different opinions on it. I've done my research and I feel it's the best. Just like being uncircumcised, things such as infections can occur. I understand this but it's just a personal preference.

[calico236]

As someone going into the nursing field and having a baby boy, we will be having it done. There definitely is a difference, and if something does happen later on to an uncircumcised boy and it HAS to be done it is much more serious than right after birth.

[paytonmunhollandd]

I'm having my boy in November and we will be getting him circumcised. My husband isn't. And he totally hates his mom for her not getting his cut. TMI but he flat out said he wants our son to be.

[mwinder]

Im having a son his dad is  and we talked about it we decided yes we will get it done

[jalainalparks]

I dont like it all. I already have a son and his circumcision is all messed up. I wish I wouldnt have let ppl pressure me into doing it by sayin hes gonna be dirty or girls will think hes nasty so his self esteem will be hurt. If this new baby is a boy im leaving his penis the way it was made. I dont get it, if this was a question about doing it to a girl ppl would freak out.

[mcraewilcox]

I agree with the last girl. We chose to circumsize our first because of peer pressure. Worst mistake we ever made. The chances of infection are so small. I feel a lot of mothers use that as a justification. only 40% of boys are circumsized in the northern united states last year. my son screamed everytime he peed for two weeks. We regreted it the second it happened. Circumsision is not a bad thing... It just isnt necessary. Look up all the facts from both sides before you make your decision. My son came out perfect... personally i feel like a bad mom for not giving him a choice.. It is his penis after all. again, i dont ever judge a mother who has, i just personally and deeply regret my choice.

[oct3014]

Me personally I am going to have my son circumsized and that's just because of my own personal beliefs and research on the topic. Ppl say they do it because of the girls and what other ppl will say but I dnt pay that any mind it's just their opinions. I like the point about if it was a girl even tho in some countries it's normal. My roommate she was circumsized because they believe only the husband should give them sensation.

[agladding]

If I was to ever have a son, he will be circumsized. For if nothing else cleanliness reasons. I have friends who did and who decided to not circumsized their sons. Some people say they will not do it due to it being painful for the baby, but my nephew didn't even cry when he got his done. Not to mention in my personal opinion, I would rather be with someone who is circumsized rather than someone who isn't. It's more common now days to see kids be uncircumsized, however you have to take in consideration that later in life they may be teased about it. I think it's all a personal opinion, if your not doing it to follow a religion. I would research it and make the decision on your own. No one should pressure you into doing something that has to do with your child.

[TurnOnTheLight]

Very much against it

[Estherrr]

Thank god I didn't know about this with my first boy so I wouldn't even think about it! I'm having another boy n I will NOT be doing it on him!

[Dessypoobear]

I'm getting my son circumsized

[KatieDallas36]

Think about it. You are cutting an intimate  part of your son's body off. Why would the foreskin be there if it didn't serve a purpose and function? The teasing and cleanliness argument is one of fear and laziness. Boys can be taught to keep themselves clean. Teasing can be dealt with when and if it happens.

[TurnOnTheLight]

It really makes me laugh how many people are so quick to say it's unclean to not have a piece of your body to be cut off.  It's very much a cultural and religious thing so its completely ignorant to say assume everyone who isnt cut is clean and gross... how childish do you want to be? Here in the UK it's not a common procedure and we are perfectly clean thank you. It's sending a terrible example to young people to think they are weird for being natural, if someone doesn't like them because of a piece of skin then they are not worth being with anyway..  how appalling.

[hsh_taj]

Yes agree 1000000% with TurnOnTheLight and KatieDallas36