to be circumsized or not to be?

Question

Did u or are u planning on circumsizing your son? My son who is 1 1/2 is not circumsized and im pregnant with another boy and my hubby wants to circumsize him. i dont know what i should do..what is your belief? thanks

Answer 1

It hurts and is unnecessary. There is a lot of misinformation saying it is better. Why would humans have evolved to have a foreskin if it was unnecessary ? Rarely it is required for medical reasons. The only thing you must do is teach your son to wash properly by pulling the foreskin back, but NOT before he is 5 or 6 years old as it can cause damage before this age. Your husband is letting his ego rule his common sense. Having said all that, in nearly all cases there is little complication or known long term effect., but as there is little benefit, why do it ? You will also be depriving your sons of maximum pleasure when they are men.

Answer 2

American females have a tendency to love a circumsized penis more advantageous because it truly is what they are used to and are conditioned to verify. maximum individuals in the international, the position circumsion isn't executed, women individuals ought to for sure favor a noncircumsized one as it truly is what they are used to seeing.

Answer 3

I am happy to share my beliefs and I'm sure that at the end of the day you will make your own choice.

This is a hard choice to make and in your case, with one son not circumcised, you need to take this into account.

So, bearing in mind that you will make your own decision and as your first son is not circumcised, here is what I would do.

I'd have both your older son (now 1 1/2 years old) and your newborn son circumcised! Why?
First, it is something your husband wants - it is a matter that is important for him.
Second, circumcision for your sons now is much easier and unremembered which will not be the case if either of them has problems later.
Third, my personal experience in having a little brother who required a circumcision later and having him tell me that he wished our Mom had had him done as a baby, makes me think this way.
Anyway, you asked about our beliefs and I've given you mine. Now it is back to you to decide on the basis of your own thoughts and experiences. Best wishes.

Answer 4

My husband and I went back and forth on this issue during my pregnancy as well. I didn't want to circumcise our son and he wanted the baby to 'look like Dad'. We did quite a bit of research, asked our doctor a lot of questions and both amicably decided not to have the procedure done. We both realized how pointless it is.

Contrary to popular belief, and many flawed and unverified studies (there are studies that prove that uncircumcised penises are healthier too!) being circumcised does not protect one from STD's. Not being promiscuous and using protection does. I'll just teach my son to have morals and to use protection when/if he has sex instead of having 1/3 of the skin on his penis removed, thank you very much.

Answer 5

My son is not cut. I figured it's HIS penis... so it should be HIS decision. I have no regrets. If your other son isn't circumcised than I would not circumcise your next. I wouldn't ever circumcise a baby regardless of whether or not older sibling were or Dad was or not. It's no longer the norm. It's about 50/50 in the US to my understanding... and more and more people aren't doing it every year. People are wising up!

Answer 6

My son will be circumsized definitely. besides the fact that a circumsized penis looks better, there are health benefits to it as well. An uncircumsized penis has a higher rate of infection and after sexual activity begins at an older age, the chances of contracting STDs are higher in uncircumsized penises.
The choice is completely up to you... AND your husband.

Answer 7

I say go with what you feel is right. My hubby didn't have an opinion on the subject. He is done. My son though? I planned on getting a boy done if I had a boy(I didn't know what I was having until he was born) but then I changed my mind. He seemed so innocent and small, I couldn't go through with it. If your other son isn't done, why do this one?

Answer 8

don't do it. there is nothing wrong with what he's going to have. I saw a documentary once that a baby boy got circumsized, the doctors accidentally made a mistake and cut too much off. =( They ended up making him a girl, but that didn't work out either because he eventually found out. it ruined him for most of his life. he turned himself back into a male in his 20's. this can cause some emotional trauma.

my mom had five sons, when she first came to America, she just did what the doctors told her because she didn't understand it all. so one of my younger brothers got circumsized. she said that if she could go back she wouldn't have done it.

good luck on what ever decision you make and congratulations on your baby!

Answer 9

I don't believe in circumcision. I think it's something that we Americans are just used to doing without much thought. The reason men have foreskins is because they're supposed to have foreskins. There are all kinds of issues with circumcised penises that people don't commonly know about. The foreskin is meant to protect the sensitive glans. American men have more problems with impotence in later life than any other culture because their glans have been desensitized and rubbed numb, basically, by years of exposure to clothing.

Answer 10

My son isn't. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I felt in my gut that it was wrong, so that's the decision that I made. It wasn't even offered by my son's pediatrician. You have to request it now. I agree that it's his penis and it should be his decision. I think the American public is just brainwashed into thinking that the natural penis is somehow flawed and likely to have 'problems' or 'infections', etc. But, men have had uncircumcised penises for thousands of years... if it ain't broke, don't fix it.