If you have a son,will you get him circumcised?

Answer 1

This is a very good question. I have girls but if I did have a boy it would be a hard choice to make they say its not that painful but imagine you at the age you are and someone did it to you. Thats the only reason i would not but it is more safer as far as deases. They also say boys dont clean themself to well. I am sure its a good reason, I just would not want my child to be in pain, good luck

Answer 2

Just had a baby boy and we didn't have him circumcised. A lot of people disagreed with us (although I don't know why we even told anyone).
There's a higher risk of STD/HIV infection. That's not good. We plan to explain this to him as he gets older and hopefully he will do the right thing and not diddle every stupid girl who comes along or if he does, he will at least use a condom. Also theres a chance he will be embarrassed later in the locker room or by a girl who is used to seeing circumcised penises (obviously I'm assuming he will not be gay). Again, hopefully he will wait to diddle a girl who loves him no matter what instead of dropping his pants at the drop of a hat. Also right now there are fewer people having it done, about 50-50, so we figure he won't be the only one in the locker room uncircumcised. He has a cousin who isn't so they can bond over the issue if they're traumatized about it. Ha.
We weren't afraid of the pain, if it was best in the long term we would have done it, but felt like WOW it really can't be "un-done" you know? My husband has a huge scar, like 3 inches across, because his MD slipped and sliced his poor newborn peepee. There's a huge movement right now of men who are angry that they were circumcised and are having procedures to develop foreskin again because it makes them more sensitive. If our son wants to have it done later when he's 14 or whatever, that'll be his choice and I'll be standing by with the ice and Vicodin afterwards.

Answer 3

I don't think I have the right to decide about HIS penis. This should be his decision, especially that the procedure cannot be reversed if he gets circumcised.
I actually know men who are circumcised, and they wish they weren’t.
Also:
-Circumcision and personal hygiene are two different things

-Circumcision desensitizes (guys, are you really happy about losing 40 % of your sensitivity?)

- 85% of the worlds male population is intact.

- I don't think that circumcising a baby boy just "because this way he will look like his daddy" is a good enough reason.

By the way, 209 baby boys die each year from circumcision and related complications

Please, check the following links. Some articles are heart-breaking.
http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/fleiss.html
http://www.noharmm.org/separated.htm

Answer 4

I am from australia and I have 2 boys, neither one of them is circumcised. I am also pregnant again and if this baby turns out to be a boy I will stick with no. I guess it depends on the father. Everyone says for hygiene, but honestly everyone in all shapes can still stay clean.

Answer 5

I didn't circumcise my daughters, why would I do it to my son?

The AAP actually recommends AGAINST routine infant circumcision. There is really no strong medical evidence that it needs to be done. Why in the heck would they be born with it if they didn't need it?

Teaching good hygeine and safe sex practices will prevent all the "potential problems" that people are so afraid of.

An intact penis is very easy to care for. It won't retract until around school age and requires no real special care.

"We want him to look like dad" is such a LAME excuse. Little girls don't have breasts or public hair like mom. Kids may have a different hair or eye color than one parent. Kids may even have different skin colors. Kids are SMART. They know that not all people look exactly the same. They won't be "confused" by the fact that their penis looks different than dads.

EDITED TO ADD:
Question for those who take the "it's better to do it now so they don't remember it because it *might* need to be done later in life if we don't" approach:
What about their appendix and tonsils? Those *might* need to come out later in life. Should we do that at birth as a preventative measure as well?

Answer 6

I have a 3 1/2yr old son and had him circumcised at 7 days old. Mainly cause of the fathers familys views and because there's no fuss with cleaning as they get older(fear of infection)
My brother inlaw was circumcised at 4yrs because of a infection OUCH. Better to do it when they're born. And come on ladies it sure looks better then the elephant trunk- LOL

Answer 7

I had my son a little over a year ago and he was circumcised at the hospital the day after he was born. If I have another son he will also be circumcised.

Answer 8

Hi Brotha M!! :o) NO - I would not. I would allow my son to make that choice for himself. A boy/man can choose to be circumcised later in life. [If need be] It's important to note that less and less North American boys are being circumcised. And as far as the world is concerned - the majority of boys/men are NOT circumcised. It's nice to know that you love your son enough [or would love him enough - when you have one] to care about something like this. Craig!! :o)

Answer 9

NO! I have a son and I did NOT get him circumcised. Let him make the choice when he's older.

Answer 10

Absolutely not, it's barbaric. Here's a link on debunking arguments for circumcision (sp?):

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/1/t012000.asp

And here's an article describing only the medical procedure (it made me cry when I read it, I cancelled my son's appointment that day):

http://www.webmd.com/hw/raising_a_family/ut1048.asp

My son is not circumcised, our family doctor is against the procedure - in many Canadian cities, 75% of boys are NOT circumcised. There was just no way I could do it to my little guy, even if his dad is.

Answer 11

My son is 8 and a half months old, he was circumcised the day after he was born, he didn't feel a thing. It is much better to do that early on, so you don't have to go through the trouble of doing it later on with general anesthesia, and have him suffer with the pains when he does. Also, he was tongue tied and that was also corrected at the same time, as this also would have required general anesthesia if done later..... so why have them suffer when you can do it without him suffering?