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.