Circumcision

I would really do your own research because there’s a tons of cons and pros. It just depends on who you ask. I personally circumcised our son because it helped with smegma (baby’s get smegma too), it can be cleaner in terms of infections, and overall it felt like the best choice for us after talking to my husband. Hearing a personal opinion from circumcised men have gave me a bit of insight of how it affected them.

Not doing it - partner isn’t circumcised. I personally believe it’s child mutilation and what we are born with is how we are supposed to be. (Again, this is my opinion and I would never push this onto anyone or argue a different opinion). It’s not hard to teach and educate them on how to take care of themselves and be hygienic. But do whatever you feel is right for your child. You are his mother. :)

I had my first born in October 2019, we didn’t circumcise him. Hubby wasn’t circumcised and we just came to a conclusion/mutual agreement we wouldn’t do it. I’m now pregnant with baby #2 due in December (another boy) and won’t be getting him circumcised either.

Had my son a week ago got him circumcised on day 2. his penis has healed He is exactly one week today. Truly people chose not to do it out of fear, but also in my culture and religion, it’s frowned upon to not have a boy circumcised. Really do as you please with your child.

when i found out i was having a son, i first thought i wanted to circumcise him because i thought the typical things, that it would help stop infections etc. then i looked into it after my partner disagreed, and my whole perspective on it changed, i genuinely see it as a form of mutiliation now, teaching proper hygiene reduces the risk of infections, unless there is a medical necessity, i would never. honestly the risks outweigh any possible positives. i would never let anyone do anything to my daughters private areas as a woman, why should my son be any different! i am also muslim, and thought it was a compulsory thing within the religion but its not 💕

My personal opinion, I’d do it! I did do it. It absolutely hurt me and I was crying however, I know too many men who had to get it done as adults. I’d rather him not remember it than have something happen when he’s an adult and have to feel and remember the pain. I knew guys in high school who had to do it, and then my husband has told me about countless men he knows that had to get it done in there 30-40 which is just painful. Imagine waking up with morning wood bc of your dreams and then just being in excruciating pain.. so yeah we did it

His body, his decision

I also did not circumcise and I’m so glad I held through even when others doubt it! I feel that it’s actually cleaner and safer and also I just think it’s wrong because it’s a serious wound to heal from. It is not painless to say the least.

I used to date a guy who was considering adult circumcision (🫣😵). I guess it was really painful during sex for him. I have also never had more UTIs in my life than when I dated him. So for all those people out there that say there is no medical reason to circumcise I beg to differ. Our first was a boy and we had him circumcised. Our second due in April is also a boy and we will also have him circumcised.

I did research and came across botched circumcisions, and decided against it immediately.

We didn’t as none of the men in our family have ever had any problems with hygiene and they aren’t circumcised. As long as they have good hygiene and clean the area there really is no issue here

Disclaimer: The following is not meant to scare you, just my own experience. We plan to circumcise my second son at birth. I wanted to circumcise my oldest, but due to birth complications he could not have it done. I was okay with the situation until we discovered his foreskin would not retract, and became tighter as his body grew. He developed severe UTIs and was hospitalized at 6 months old. Three opinions with specialists, many non-invasive treatments, but still nothing worked. The situation became so bad that we decided upon a surgical circumcision at 18 months old to protect his kidneys and bodily functions. The recovery was rough on him and it broke my heart.

I don’t know if my opinion is such because I grew up in a culture where it’s not the norm, but I completely disagree with circumcising unless it’s for a medical reason. Why on earth would you cut off skin that EVERY male baby grows? It protects their penis as the tip is very sensitive. You wouldn’t cut off a girl’s labia. It just seems very strange to me, that someone saw a baby’s genitalia and decided it’s ‘cleaner’ or ‘more hygienic’ to literally cut off a piece of skin that isn’t abnormal or hurting the baby.

I'm from Europe so there we don't do it and men there are perfectly fine. I've dated several guys who had sexual difficulties due to being circumcised and not being sensitive anymore. I also know someone who's foreskin was removed too far and now has pain during intercourse. All this and my own research showed me early on that I wouldn't consider circumcision for my son. I think it's a form of genital mutilation and should be up to him if he wants it in the future, the same way I see girls with ear holes personally. Not my body, not my choice.

Oh and I live in the US so here obviously it's more common but I stood my ground.

I’m also pregnant with a boy due in March and circumcising didn’t even come to my mind, you just unlocked a new worry

There is actually NO reason why you need to do this !! (Unless medically necessary)) Women use the excuse it’s cleaner … which it isn’t. But really have done it for selfish cosmetic or “cultural” reasons. If you can’t clean your babies body parts you shouldn’t be having a baby. I have two boys , a husband and 3 brothers and NONE of them have ever had an infection from a dirty penis. Forskin is there for a reason. Stanford medical - children’s health There is no difference in health and cleanliness (hygiene) with or without circumcision, as long as a boy can handle cleaning and care

I'm in the UK and it's not a common thing here at all and is only really done if medically necessary. I have 2 boys and it never even crossed my mind, I really don't understand why anyone would want to to be honest. Cleanliness isn't an issue for a baby as the foreskin can't be pulled back until they are much older. When the time comes you just need to teach them how to keep it clean. It's very rare for them to have complications later on. If it wasn't meant to be there they wouldn't be born with it 🤷‍♀️

We circumcised our boy on day 2. My husband is circumcised but we did our own research and then even heard from the lady that performed the procedure and said it's mostly for cosmetic and religious views. My husband and I found like a reddit post or an article with a bunch of uncircumcised men (adults) that wish they would've been circumcised. So we went ahead and circumcised our boy. After the procedure the lady brought baby back in and he was asleep. She said 'I tell the parents exactly how the procedure went and how baby did. Even if they cried or whatever. He slept through the whole thing. '

hi we circumcised our boy, i previously worked in a daycare and heard horror stories of infections with uncircumcised kids whose fore skin wouldn’t retract to clean more than i heard horror stories of botched circumcisions, infact i don’t personally know of anybody who has had a bad circumcision experience. definitely up to your discretion. i will say to look into a lot. i didn’t know how the aftercare would be and didn’t expect to see my 2 day old baby so sad which was rough on me freshly postpartum but by a week after the procedure he was as happy and perfect as could be!

Don't do it. What goes on down there is none of your business and not your decision to make

I'm from the UK and know no male with a circumcision. My other half isn't and he's never had an infection. It's mutilation. I don't know why the US is obsessed with them, it's so weird. Over here we use them as a medical procedure if a male has an issue with his foreskin not being able to retract correctly which isn't very common

@Erin A lot of misinformation in a single response. 1. UTIs are not sexually transmitted. 2. Being uncircumcised does not cause pain during sex. I come from a country that no man ever circumcises, and sex does not hurt (unless you have some sort of anatomical issue I guess)

@Lily utis aren’t an std or sti but can be caused from disagreeing bacteria’s between the two participating, my doctors have told me that my whole life. Being uncircumcised can definitely hurt the person if medically they need removal. I had a partner as well that it hurt. Saying someone’s experience is invalid is not right. I think you should just stop trying to prove someone wrong that actually went through it.

@Huney. I suggest you speak to an actual urologist or doctor that you trust for that matter. UTIs can be initiated by sex but circumcision has nothing to do with it. UTIs are caused by bacteria typically in your colon or rectum area entering you urinary tract. Second, there is a small percentage of men having phimosis which is an anatomical issue and can hurt as you said, and might need circumcision, but this is an exception and the vast majority of men have no problem being uncircumcised. Again, as many others said before me, circumcision is a US thing so lets stop healthcare related misinformation.

@Lily saying I didn’t speak to an actual doctor when not only has my obgyn (which I’ve had 2) and doctors from age 14 to now (8 years) have told me I 100% can get them from sex, especially since I had chronic utis and we’re specifically going to doctors to find it out, is crazy work. But that’s okay, you can be wrong and spread misinformation and hopefully one day you won’t have to encounter being in a situation where you indeed get one from sexual relations. Lily I suggest you do some more reading and calling your “trusted” doctor. Thanks.

@Huney. I think you should read again what I said dear. UTIs CAN be initiated by sex we dont dissagree on that. What I said is that circumcision does not factor into it, which is the matter discussed here

I worked in urology the majority of men coming in with issues were all u circumcised. And many would come in to get the surgery done. We only saw adult patients. Some men never have issues but a lot do. Young boys and teens are gross and don’t have the meat hygiene so keep that in mind. I would do it because I’ve seen the issues it can cause. And as an adult to get that surgery hurts!!! They alls ay they wished they did it as a baby so they wouldn’t remember it and YES it’s numbed when it’s done as a baby. Yes they are awake but they are NUMBED since my mom worked peds and I had to ask her how it was done (medical research paper) and those saying it’s genital mutilation it’s not because FGM is a gruesome experience to surgically close up the vagina and remove female pleasure. Also religious reasons why we do it.