|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| Raising Boys |
| Public online group |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Hi Guys! My son is already 19 months & me & my husband still haven't really decided if we should have our baby circumcised or not. Are there really any health benefits or if it really just for aesthetic purposes like what my doctor told me before? |
| Posted by April on 07/24/2008 12:58 PM
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| Pediatricabout.com put in circum...in the search box. I always heard it would be easier within the first few weeks of life, hopefully it won't be too painful for him. |
| posted by amy on 07/24/2008 01:30 PM
|
|
|
|
|
| If you have not done it by now, either do it right away or never. It will be very painful to do it now! My son is 16 months old and my dad is a doctor and he told me to is also for cleanse purposes! |
| posted by Michelle on 07/24/2008 01:53 PM
|
|
|
|
|
| my husband was born in Germany and is of Greek heritage, he is not circumcised. Many Europeans are not...and they are fine. However, I did have my 3 sons circumcised here in the states because I thought it was the "thing" to do. I have no regrets...but if I had it to do all over, I probabley would not have. Good luck on your decision. |
| posted by Anna on 07/24/2008 02:16 PM
|
|
|
|
|
| Everyone has to stand by their convictions and what they ultimately want to do for their children! There are debates about everything but you all are the parents, and know your son the best and know what is best FOR HIM! It is very much a culture thing! |
| posted by Michelle on 07/24/2008 02:19 PM
|
|
|
|
|
| I believe it is entirely a personal decision. All 3 of our boys (7, 5, 22mos) are uncircumcised and we have had no problems at all. I made sure to keep them clean as babies and as they got older their dad showed them how to retract the foreskin and keep themselves clean. So far so good :) |
| posted by Tammy on 07/24/2008 03:14 PM
|
|
|
|
|
To circumcise now, most doctors actually put your son completely out in order to perform the operation. You're talking surgery and that in it's self has risks.
We did not circumcise our son because Daddy is not. We wanted them to look the "same".
We did have problems when my son was just born but not due to not circumcising him. He had a dilated ureter (tube between his kidney and bladder) which caused his kidneys to empty at a slower rate, ultimately he had an extremely bad infection and we almost lost him.
However, the infection had nothing to do with the fact that he wasn't circumcised but it made the process of treating him a bit more touchy as the doctors really wanted to be sure there would not be a reoccurance of infection. Being uncircumcised put him at greater risk for reinfection, according to our urologist. He made a full recovery, no reoccurrences, and is now 3 and 1/2 doing fine.
All that being said, if you haven't had any problems up until now, chances are you won't. Believe it or not the majority of the boys in the world are NOT circumcised. In the US the numbers are dropping. Other than the US the next largest population of circumcised boys are Muslim and Jewish, both for religious reasons.
With proper instruction on how to keep yourself clean the boys should be fine. Ultimately, it's your choice and either choice is fine. You just have to be comfortable with whatever you choose and be there for questions and support for your son as he gets older.
Good luck.
|
| posted by Michelle on 07/24/2008 03:46 PM
|
|
|
|
|
| All three of our sons are uncircumcised. I was told and also researched for myself and found that it really is just a culture thing. As long as they are taught how to clean themselves properly, it is fine. I was infact told by my mid-wife (with my first son) that there are actually more cases of "problems" when a boy IS circumcised than when he is not. My friend's son was proof of that. He was circumcised and ended up with a bad infection, part of the urethra closed up and he had not only a bladder infection but a topical infection as well. They ended up having to go back and have it REcircumcised. It really is up to you and what you feel is best for your son. Every parent does what they feel is the best for their child based on the information that they have at that time. You're going to find good points and bad points on either side of the arguement. Do what you feel is best and everything will work out just fine! Good luck! |
| posted by Amy on 07/24/2008 05:08 PM
|
|
|
|
|
| wait, they can re-circumcise the penis?? That is soo weird. I thought that once the skin was cut off, then there was no going back. I had my little guy done and I now am regretting it, because I thought that was what you did to boys. That is very interesting to know. If only I could afford it, I would change him back. |
| posted by Lisa on 07/26/2008 01:05 AM
|
|
|
|
|
| No, you can't go back. What Amy is saying is that there are times when a boy is circumcised and it doesn't really "work" because there is a problem and skin heals improperly. In those cases, the boys need to be recircumcised to avoid problems in the future. Basically going through the procedure again to "fix" the botched circumcision. |
| posted by Michelle on 07/26/2008 08:15 AM
|
|
|
|
|
| ouch! My bad |
| posted by Lisa on 07/26/2008 09:19 AM
|
|
|
|
|
| THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your inputs. Most probably we'll just leave our son be because I really think it would be much more painful now if we have it done... I mean, when he was barely a few days old & we were asked about it, that was my main concern already. we'll just let him decide on his own when he's old enough if he'd want the procedure or not. ps: actually in our culture, (I came from the Philippines) boys are normally circumcised when they are about 12 years old or so... Ouch! Thank you so much again for all your help :) |
| posted by April on 07/26/2008 04:20 PM
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
| |  |
| |
|
|
|
