2007-01-29 14:29:37 · 11 answers · asked by Geoff 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
No! he's been through enough. An intact penis is very easy to care for, just wipe the outside like a finger. There is no need to retract (peel back)his foreskin, as it is fused to the glans like a fingernail to the nailbed. When he is older the natural adhesions will disolve over time and he can learn to retract if he wishes and rinse with water. There is no truth to the "harder to clean" theory. A bloody wound sitting in feces is fare harder to care for!
As for STDs. Most grown men in the US were cirumcised and it hasn't lowered or eliminated the STD rate in THIS country! Amputative surgery is not nearly as easy as simply using a condom.
It should be your son's choice, as an adult, whether or not to have cosmetic surgery to remove a functional and highly sensitive part of his body.
80% of the men in the wolrd live their whole lives happily intact. Let your son keep his whole penis. The foreskin is not a birth defect!
2007-01-29 15:08:33 · answer #1 · answered by Terrible Threes 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
My husband and I had this debate my WHOLE pregnancy and we didn't know it was a boy until a month before he was born. Then the argument heated up and we didn't stop until my son was wheeled away to have it done.
BUT, we did have it done.
My biggest factor was the circumsizing they are doing now in Africa. It's become a government sponsored event there. And, not only infants are being circumsized. The evidance is that it prevents UTIs and other STDs mainly AIDS/HIV. If you look at countries that are booming with STDs and AIDS you'll find that cultrally circumsizion is not done. This is the case with India and the rising levels of AIDS and other STDs.
That was what did it for me...and I'd do it again if this baby is a boy.
But, I'd definately research it and make sure it's right for your family. ALSO, there are different types of circumsizion. The older days they took the whole skin off. These days that is not the norm. I talked to my doctor to understand the process and what he routinely did. He said he never takes the whole skin, but leaves a good portion of the skin in tact. This way feeling and nerve ending remain in tact.
2007-01-29 22:42:28 · answer #2 · answered by Baby #3 due 10/13/09 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
There is absoloutely no reason for it to be removed. Nature put it there, why do the parents get to decide what looks asthetically better for an innocent boy that has no choice?
I would never put my son through that pain for no reason whatsoever.
Do you think it's cleaner? Ever heard of anyone having an infection in their penis because it was un-circumsised? I never have.
Do you want it to be the same as Dad's? Ever hear of a son and Dad dropping their willy's out to compare? No.
Why don't you let him make the decision himself when he gets older?
2007-01-30 23:01:59 · answer #3 · answered by Kylie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know there are a lot of arguments for and against it, but ultimately it is up to you.
My son was born 6 weeks premature also, but he was circumcised when he was 12 days old while still in NICU. My husband and I agreed that it was best, and also the fact that daddy is circumcised, we didn't want him to think something was wrong with his...
2007-01-29 22:45:30 · answer #4 · answered by edkolover 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
We have heard form all you women who have no way to know what it means. Ask yourself if you would like to have the hood of your clitoris removed. So it would be rubbed by clothing and such until it became numb. That is what happens to baby boys. There are no medical reason for circumcision.
2007-01-29 23:16:38 · answer #5 · answered by ARTHUR R 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
There's advantages and disadvantages both ways. But most important difference is that being circumcised somehow reduces the risk of STDs later in life
2007-01-29 22:38:11 · answer #6 · answered by Erika 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
I would consult the doctor before making a decision, but I would do it as soon as the Dr. thinks it would be safe to do so.
2007-01-29 22:38:16 · answer #7 · answered by john h 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
There are lots of good arguments for and against. You can't really go wrong either way. We chose to get it done and are happy with our decision.
Good luck!
2007-01-29 22:35:52 · answer #8 · answered by Wendy S 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
please wait until he is old enough to decide for himself. as long as you keep it clean(easy to do at this age) there should be no problems. it is an unneccesary cosmetic surgery.
2007-01-29 23:43:27 · answer #9 · answered by jennifer 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you ever want it done and the doctor will do it then go ahead....as long as the doctors say he's ok.
2007-01-29 22:36:20 · answer #10 · answered by crazylady 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋