To circumsize or not to circumsize????

[purplepoet20]

No dr says you have to be in the room.... I chose it because I wanted my boys to stay boys!

[gossie]

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[lindi]

Its very tough. I just came from a bris. I do regret having my son circumcised, but at the time after so much research, I was so against it, my DH convinced me to change my mind after a beautiful letter he wrote to our unborn son. I felt family pressure too a bit. At the time I felt like I was doing the right thing, but as time has gone on I do regret it. It is actually one small piece of the puzzle of why I don't want another boy, because I feel we would have to circumcise him too, and I know it would be incredibly traumatic for me now given how my mind has changed.
I guess it's hard to know how you will feel in the future.

[fourwildones]

Both of my boys are not circumcised, (they are 6 and 16 months) even though their father is. I just couldn't imagine cutting a little baby, especially when I heard the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) was no longer routinely recommending it. My Dad is a Urologist and was not keen on the idea of my not doing it, but it just seemed so unnecessary. My sister's two boys are also not circumcised (they are 19 and 11) -no one has had an issue with health/cleanliness so far!

[DoulaMama]

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/exhibition...ves_his_fo.php

Here's an article written recently. There is some harsh language...just a warning. I think more and more people across the United States and Canada are becoming increasingly aware that circ is just not needed at all, for any reason.
xo

[DoulaMama]

Its very tough. I just came from a bris. I do regret having my son circumcised, but at the time after so much research, I was so against it, my DH convinced me to change my mind after a beautiful letter he wrote to our unborn son. I felt family pressure too a bit. At the time I felt like I was doing the right thing, but as time has gone on I do regret it. It is actually one small piece of the puzzle of why I don't want another boy, because I feel we would have to circumcise him too, and I know it would be incredibly traumatic for me now given how my mind has changed.
I guess it's hard to know how you will feel in the future.

(((HUGS))) I'm sorry Lindi. Maybe, if you're comfortable with it, tell your sons how you feel/felt about it when they're older and hopefully they'll keep their own sons intact
xo

[DoulaMama]

Both my boys are circumcised. I really, really regret it.

With the first, we were so undecided. I did my research and could not really come up with a good reason to do it. DH was slightly in favor of it. Right around the time I delivered a study (now refuted) came out about circumcision reducing transmission of STDs. That seemed like a good reason to us, so we went for it.

When we found out that DS2 was another boy, we debated but in the end felt like we "had" to do it again so that he and DS1 would look the same. I know there are people who say this doesn't matter, but I just felt that siblings have enough reasons to make fun of each other/cut each other down without giving them another, very personal, reason.

I had DS2 at home, so his circumcision was not done until he was one week old. Having a week to get to know him beforehand really drove home to me how much it DOES hurt them afterward. With DS1 it was done on day 2, so although he was fussy I had nothing to compare it to. The change in DS2 was just incredibly obvious to us, he cried much much more in the day or 2 after the procedure.

My DH was in the room with him for the procedure and said that he cried only when they gave him the shot to numb the area. However, DH was green and shaky when he came out.

In my area, it is very common for boys to be uncircumcised. In fact, from what I have seen among my friends/the locker room at swim class, we are in the minority for his age group.

I think that everyone should do what is right for their family, but please please PLEASE think long and hard about this issue and make sure you are 100% sure about your decision. I don't think my boys are traumatized or anything and I rarely think about it, but it's definitely something that makes me feel regretful when I do.

(((HUGS))) Mama Thank you for sharing your story with us. xo

[TTC5]

Don't beat yourself up Lindi xx

[DoulaMama]

http://www.4eric.org/

Wanted to put a link on here of a great site dedicated to getting the truth about circumcision out to the masses. It has tons of info and is well laid out. They look at the studies done and see if there is any truth behind them. There is also a video on the site that every parent should watch if they plan on circing - not for the faint of heart.

[gossie]

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