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Was it a religious choice? Because dh was done or not done? Because it is the norm?
Both of our boys are done for all the above reasons, but we know several people who chose not to do it with their own sons.
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None of my 5 sons are curcumcized. It is not a medically necessary procedure, so I see no reason to do it. I do not wish to put my son's through any medical procedures that they do not need. Also, my dh did not want it done. He says that he wishes his mom had never done it.
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Originally Posted by blessed_with_6
Was it a religious choice? Because dh was done or not done? Because it is the norm?
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Never even occurred to me not to with my oldest. Now my youngest came out partially naturally circumcised, thankfully his little pee pee hole was opened up. He had to have surgery on it when he was 6 months old. Yes it was necessary.
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Bless his little heart...and "part".
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A couple months ago, when I was still pregnant, my clinic made me sign a special form saying that I would pay for the circumcision if my insurance didn't cover it. I guess starting in 06, a lot of insurances no longer cover it, because it is a cosmetic procedure. I thought, huh, that's wierd. The procedure costs around $800 dollars! So,I think there's going to be a whole generation of men out there, who were born around this time, who are all "uncut!"
We didn't think we were going to have a boy, but did some research online about it. My DH and ten year old son are both circumcised. My sister kept talking to me about her uncut swedish boyfriend, and how different "it" behaved. This had been my experience in the past as well, with a different boyfriend. When they cut it off, they cut off some glands and stuff too that are supposed to lubricate when a man is aroused. Sorry if its too graphic.
So, we decided not to have it done, mainly because it is usually unecessary. I figure if he wants it done when he gets older, he can make that decision on his own.
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I don't have boys, but if we do have a boy in the future, he will NOT be circumcised. DH is not, and it's an unnecessary, painful, and expensive elective surgery. There are some great resources and opinions on the subject online. Our ped. didn't think it was necessary either, when we brought it up during both pregnancies~I didn't know what I was having.
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my firt dh wasn't & he wanted our 2 sons too, he hated that he wasn't, he said you have to be sure to really stay cleaned due to infections
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We didn't have ds circumcisized - I left that decision up to dh because I don't really think i can judge very well! Dh is German - Europeans don't generally circumcize - and it was a clear decision for him.
I'm glad to hear that if we ever move to the US, he won't be the only one with an anteater in the locker room, though - sounds like a whole generation of them is coming up! (no pun intended, it just happened!)
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DS is. I was teetering on the issue and read up on the pro's / con's about it. And there were a lot of articles around the time he was born stating that research shows that circumsized men have a much lower chance of contracting some STD's than uncircumsized. That was enough to tip the scales. Plus the whole "like father like son" thing.....
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We had my son Circumsized. I figure it is better to have it done when he won't remember it. Plus, it would be a matter of convience for him when he gets older, he won't have to explain to anyone why he did not have it done or be embaresed since the majority of the American culture does have it done. I could not think of any reasons NOT to do it. I have never known of anyone who wished that their parents did not have it done to them as a baby. I would think that the opposite would hold true.