Can anyone tell me what they learned about circumcising?

I did because it’s personally disgusting to constantly pull that skin back and a lot of bacteria can pile up in the foreskin

We are considering it. Not sure yet. Most places consider it cosmetic now

@Driia they've found you're actually NOT supposed to pull the skin back and that pulling back the skin can actually lead to a higher chance of infection.

I did with my son and plan on doing it with my soon to be baby. It’s a lot to take care of if you don’t and increases the chance of infection if they don’t and yes most places do consider it cosmetic and some insurance won’t cover it

I did bc they usually say match dad so his dad chose and I wasn’t against it bc I know there’s a lot of grown men who get it done older

@Arielle well if u don’t when they are young it causes a lot of pain when older my sons dad wasn’t circumcised and always complained about tearing

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My husband wants to for "cleanliness " and I want to for aesthetics. Shame me all you want, but I know every woman I grew up with and still those I am friends with now prefer men who are cut.

I decided not to circumcise because I never liked the thought of cutting my son for no reason. And the more I thought about it the more nervous I became about aftercare with a newborn. I honestly couldn't trust myself to care for the area and I knew I would constantly be second guessing and stressing about it. Plus, if he decides he wants to be circumcised later in life he can but they can't undo it for him

We circumcised our son because my partner is circumcised. We don't want him to see his dad and think there's something wrong with him. We could teach him about the foreskin hygiene but we'd rather not have to

@Driia you're legit not supposed to retract the skin.. it causes issues and can cause infections.... Doctors will tell you not to retract.. I have family that did what their supposed to and never have issues..

I personally didn't want to because you destroy so many nerves.. my thoughts was you leave it how it was created.. my husband threw a fit about getting it done so we ended up doing it but I was never happy with the choice

@Lorna nope my doctor said if u don’t he could get and infection

I also have babysat a lot of little boys my aunty son stayed in the hospital cause she never pulled for forskin back the amount of poop built up caused him great irritation and infections I never wanted to risk it for my own sons

I’m getting it done for my baby

Around 40% of men worldwide are circumcised and over half those men are American. So I did not with my son. If he needs to in the future for medical reasons or decides he wants to then cool, but I didn’t see it as necessary and it not any less sanitary. I think some women should focus less on whether or not their partner is circumcised. Does not change the efficacy of it. How much time do you actually spend looking at it when you’re engaged in sexual activity anyway? And beyond that it’s a weird thing to base me mutilating my child off of whether or not someone will want to have sex with them in the future. I don’t want my son with somebody so vain so I don’t mind it being a deterrent if that’s the case. I did my research and the surgery isn’t full proof in the first place and I know several men that had the skin grow back, either fully or partially or some other defect. Not worth it to me.

I prefer not to. Reduces pleasure for the future n most importantly for me it's a consent/bodily autonomy issue bc the baby didn't agree to have it done they had no say and it's a permanent modification to their body... if they wanted it done they can have it done when they're old wniugh to decide bc it can't be undone once it is

We don’t believe in removing functioning parts of our kids bodies.

Definitely circumcision for us, much cleaner, glad we did it. He healed super fast and was never in any pain.

If you want pm me I have 5 boys. Some not some are I know the pros and cons!!! Lol

I'm currently pregnant with a boy and we are not doing circumcision. I let my husband choose because i figured hes the male and would have more to say about it since he is circumsiced. He actually likes to look into stuff and learn new things so he did and opted for not doing it for multiple reasons. It decreases sensitivity. We think it should be his choice when he's grown. And at the end of the day it's just genital mutilation with no real purpose since they have disproved the hygiene aspect. Because let's be real, cleaning your sons genitals is just as invasive as cleaning your daughters. And I already have a girl so I know all about that one. My husband does feel lucky though because his healed right and others don't and can come out looking terrible, so keep that in mind too.

@Akasha why get some and then leave some ?

I was stressed out with the decision for both my boys. But ultimately let my husband decide. He has it done so he went with yes for both. There's two ways they do it so look into that and ask the doc. My first son had the plastic bell thing and my second didn't. I felt like the one without healed faster and was less concerning. Also do your research on if they will do it in the hospital after he's born or if it'll be don't by the pediatrician. And ask at what age. Some won't do it past the age of 2 weeks because there's higher risk of bleeding. The older they get the riskier it is. And older kids and men have an extremely painful recovery and are more likely to have complications. Again, talk to the doctor about that if your concerned. My first baby didn't cry but my second did.

We chose not to because it can cause issues later on. Also, you’re not supposed to retract it until it starts to retract on it’s own because if you do so before then you can cause major issues.

Never even considered it for my son, my partner only had it done as a child because he had to for medical reasons x

We had our boys circumcised for both health and religious reasons because of my husband's religion, our boys are circumcised and it's the best decision ever. Plus my husband is circumcised and in fact it's part of his culture too. Why I like it is because it keeps their privates clean(dry and not smelly) at all times and it's great for their manhood too, more pleasure(speaking from experience as a woman)and when they're grown men(and no dirt sticking in the foreskin). Having to pull their foreskin to clean it is what I don't have to do.

I left it up to my H and he was all for it. My H is not circumcised and his foreskin doesn’t pull back so it actually is uncomfortable and painful for him sometimes during sex. He didn’t want our boys to go through the same thing.

Did it for my son