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My husband and I are for it.
It’s a no for me
we were on the fence but decided to have my first born circumcised because his dad is... after seeing our baby boy go through it, we agreed it was an unnecessary procedure that's becoming more and more uncommon anyways- my husband and i both agreed we wouldn't be doing it if we had another boy.
Nope. I would never. If he really wants that he can decide to when he's older. I know people who have had 2 sons and had the first circumcised and not the second. Cutting off your child's foreskin because it's the norm isn't a good enough reason for me. As a doctor myself I know the ins and outs of how medical procedures are performed, including on newborns and infants and that further informs my decision to never have my very young child undergo an elective surgical procedure that has risks and no real benefits.
We didn’t do it. My husband was against it and I don’t like the fact they don’t numb the pain. He can make the decision himself when he’s older.
I am a girl mom, but my husband and I talked about what our plan was before knowing the gender. We just planned to keep our potential son looking like his dad. We didn’t have a strong opinion either way so we figured keeping it looking the same as dad was the best option. So if we ever do have a son that’s what we will do.
There is no real benefit to doing it like there used to be. Just have to teach them how to keep it clean under the extra skin so they don't get infections or bacteria growth. I completely understand if it's a cultural or spiritual belief even if I myself don't agree with it, but just doing it because it's the norm isn't a good enough reason in my opinion.
With our first, I was against it but let my husband make the decision because he has a penis. I offered him articles to read, but he was 100% wanting to have our son circumcised. Our compromise was that we wait and have it performed a week or two after birth with a urologist instead of in the hospital immediately after delivery. Once our son was born, it was my husband’s responsibility to contact the doctor to make the appointment. My husband finally read through the articles and ultimately decided he couldn’t make the decision to cause our son pain (the first pain he would ever experience) for something cosmetic with no medical reason. He is now adamantly against it.
I let my husband decide since he has a penis and I don’t
With our son, I left it up to my husband since he has a penis. We decided to circumcise him. Our July baby is a girl BUT if it was another boy we’d circumcise again🤷🏻♀️
@Celi is it a cultural thing for you and the dad? It's becoming less the norm since there isn't any real benefit to cutting the foreskin off anymore. It used to be done back in the day because it was more sanitary and to prevent infections. But in today's society you just have to teach them to clean all the nooks and crannies so that doesn't happen. My husband is circumcised and he was against it for our son because why would you want to put your baby through the pain of mutilating their body when it's easy to keep it clean in the generation we live in with unlimited access to running water and soap.
I allowed my partner to make the decision since he has a penis. In his culture, they do not circumcise so we will not be.
@Jessica that's amazing that you were able to guide your husband in that way without damaging your relationship or your son
Depends on you and his daddy, but it just keeps your son healthy and avoid less sickness when he has partner, bc men usually don't really clean up their penises after sex, so if there is extra skin, things get stuck in there and not get cleaned up properly and he might get sick often, much easier for men to keep it clean when there is no extra skin in there. Do research it is recommended in most religions for health and hygiene reasons 🙏
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@Celi I did the same
I let my husband make that decision and he decided to have our son circumcised
I’m definitely doing it . But I’m most definitely also scared and sad about the whole thing . My cousin said she could hear her son crying from the other room and couldn’t do anything about it 😭😭 (as in couldn’t be in the room w him) she said they strap them down by their hands and feet .
Decisions like this should be evidence-based and decided between both of you not just genital based. Just because your husband/bf/bd has one doesn’t make them an expert. Like imagine if we used that logic for everything: Well, I’ve got teeth, so I’ll be doing your root canal today? Anyways my bd was circumcised. We decided collectively not to. Taking into consideration my bd wished he was never done, that you’re going to have to teach them how to clean it properly anyway and we couldn’t get past the child mutilation side of it “just because he’d look like dad”. My boys are 3 and 2 in April and we’ve not had any issues (no infections etc) *not from the US & I’m not religious* You do you 🤷🏻♀️
My first son is circumcised & this one will be too. I had an ex that wasn’t & had complications & it terrified me but I also asked my fiancé what he wanted to do & told him it was his decision & he wanted it done as well
i’m having my son circumcised. in the US, it’s the norm. ultimately, i let his dad decide - considering i don’t have a penis.