Do you regret not circumcising your baby?

Nope not at all! I think if there’s a medical necessity then it should be done, but otherwise leave as nature intended! It also has immune system functions

No because it’s a truly an unnecessary mutilation. I feel it should be his choice. We’ll pay for it if he wants it.
It’s not harder to clean. Teach your son early about hygiene. Wiping the tip after he pees.

Sometimes I regret it BUT ONLY because of people acting as if it’s the “end of the world” like you said. But when it comes down to me personally Nope !! I didn’t want to circumcise him and still don’t, if he wants to when he’s older I’ll support him with that 100%. Don’t let other people’s opinions influence your decision or sway your mind, because then you only regret it because of what people are saying and you’ve only made that decision because of what people are saying.

I was nervous saying no to a circumcision bc everyone says it's hard to clean but after talking to the doctors, they reassured me there's no benefits to circumcising and it's purely cosmetic. I've been changing his diapers for 2 months now and not seeing any difference in circumcised and uncircumcised. I was a nanny to 2 boys before having my own so I've changed both diapers

yes! I surprised my family with a FT when I had my son. The first thing my mom said to me was "I pray to God you circumcised him". She's not going to be allowed to change his diapers ever. You're not going to body shame my son at 1 day old!

i know this post is for those who did not do a circumcision, but!

No need to regret it, if you dont have it done, it is fine, really. The person (your son) just needs to be careful in life.
People normally see regret in this when their kid has an issue like diabetes or yeast... or men when they are much, much older (Like 80+). There is no need to even stress it if you decide not to do it.

You know what’s so crazy?? Why do so many friends and family members feel entitled to know about our children’s genitals. I think that’s the real problem here 🤦🏻‍♀️😤 I’m going to start looking at people crazy when they ask about if my husband and I are going to circumcise our son and be like “why are you so interested in his penis?”

no way ! My mum did the same when my son was 4 months old.. she was like it should’ve been done ages ago. My son’s 3 now, when they find out he’s still not circumcised they’ll lose their minds Lool
I remember my little brother getting circumcised and I could hear him scream crying from upstairs it was horrible ! He was only about 2 months

Definitely not. I wouldn't do it unless it was medically necessary.

Idk why it’s a discussion for anyone outside of the parents and Dr! My partners mom asked me if our son had been circumcised yet (he was in the NICU). I didn’t respond and told him to let her know that our son’s penis wasn’t going to be a topic of conversation and it wasn’t her business if he was or wasn’t.

Mines the opposite I regret circumcising…

Our families tried to do the same! My grandad (who my son is named after) tried to talk us into and it was literally all based on oh ppl will tease him in school, girls won’t want to be with him, cleaning, etc. His gf even went so far as to say my bf needed to “man up” as if we didn’t discuss it together.

We knew better and and haven’t had any regrets. Even the doctors say it’s not necessary

Nope, no regrets here 🤷🏻‍♀️ I mean, if my son really wants to, he can always do it in the future, but I don't think I could put my son through the pain unless medically necessary ofc, and the horror stories I've heard ahh 😭
I also don't believe it makes anything "cleaner" the whole controversy (I feel) is based on religion rather than science.

To add; I’m in the UK and most men/boys here are not circumcised, unless religious, as it’s not the societal norm as it is in the US, and they don’t seem to have any issues with cleanliness!

My son is turning 1 on the 12th and I do not regret it one bit. What I can’t stand is people trying to “scare” me about my decision to not unnecessarily mutilate my son. And it’s made me realize how weird adults are. His brother that’s due in June will not be circumcised either. My first son was born at home and neither my midwife nor pediatrician even mentioned circumcision.

Following...having my first as well and still undecided.

Not at all

I guess I’ll be the odd ball here lol my husband was uncut and had to have a circumcision later in life and it was absolutely horrific so he felt strongly about our son having it done early. We had a
It done a week after birth my son didn’t even cry. It took three days to heal that that was that🤷🏼‍♀️ and there was no complications honestly nothing really changed other then putting Vaseline on at diaper changes for a couple days.

I got my sons done and truthfully it's been easier to keep him clean and knowing that when he's in that awkward stage in life he will also be able to keep himself cleaner. I use to date a guy a while ago who wasn't cut and he said he wishes his mom did it when he was a baby because it was hard for him to keep clean and most girls ended up not being with him long term because he wasn't cut (not the reason why we broke up). Being cut does help them keep clean and avoids utis better but ultimately it's up to you and your husband

We won’t be either, I feel like if there isn’t a reason then it’s barbaric and outdated operation

I did not choose to circumcise my son (even though i wanted to when I found out I was having a boy) because circumcision is quite literally genital mutilation. After doing my research, I strongly believe it should be my sons choice so I did not do it since I don’t have any religious reasoning as to why I’d need it done and it’s def not unhygienic to be uncircumcised. Just reach your son to be clean and you’re good. My man isn’t cut and he has never had an issue with UTI’s or being unclean down there. When your kid is old enough, make sure you teach them about how to clean it properly (please make sure you know what you’re talking about so he doesn’t end up hurting himself trying to pull skin back before it’s ready to come back🤦🏽‍♀️)

Nope definitely dont regret it. Ive seen how upset my baby cousins were from it. Some it only lasted hours but I had 2 cousins it was a whole week of just crying from being sore. To me it felt unnecessary to have the "extra" skin removed. I know people say now you need to teach them to clean it properly but I have to teach him how to wipe his butt and brush his teeth to so whats the difference. Plus my husband was a major factor, I let hik be the final say so (because he obviously has more experience in that area then me) and he was dead certain on not circumcising, so were my brothers and our friends. Every guy I talked to rather were happy they didnt get circumcised or regretted the fact they were. Saying that, if you want your baby circumcised do it. It is up to you and whatever you decide is the right answer for your baby.

yes. Health and family history play a role in decision too.. I’m sad to say I’ve seen many older, uncircumcised men with matted gunk holding their for-skin in place. I’ma nurse. Getting that cleaned off was so hard, painful for patients, and just awful experience all around. The people that are supposed to care for them, don’t do so properly… and then this happens… breaks my hearts.

@Sarah why on earth did they do it so late?
Honestly, if people don't do it in the first weeks, just don't! 2 months is crazy 🥲🥲🥲

Nope, don’t regret it. It’s really not common in my country any more.

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Im really indifferent but my husbands bestie got his done as an adult so it made him convinced it should be done for our son. It’s also religious reasons.

I have done it personally for my son, as my husband who is cut had a good experience and liked it for the cleaning.
BUT : mom are always saying “all person I know blabla bla” about litteraly everything!! You know better. Don’t care about people around, it is your son, your decision. You know what, my mom told me exactly that but the other way “I know so many that regret it to be cut” 😂😂
And I hear that “I know someone who bla-bla-bla” as an argument so so many times, it is no point wtf ! I mean look at studies, listen to doctors but knowing a maybe neighbor is really……. + even if it is true 🙄 there are always exceptions.
So trust yourselves ❤️ if your hubby is convinced then trust him ❤️

I have 2 boys. 2 different dads. My oldest dad was dead set on having it done because of 101 different reasons. My youngest does not have it and both are thriving in life. Personally I think you’re doing the right thing by respecting your husbands decision as I believe if the father is in the child’s life it should be his decision since as women we don’t understand.

I have now 4 boys not circumcized never a single issue

Nope no regret… husband is circumcised but we decided not to do that with our sons our oldest is 4 and knows how to pull back and clean but I will add don’t force the skin back we saw we could early on and he didn’t have discomfort… be sure he drinks water… it’s not much really just making sure to teach cleanliness

It's really uncommon in the UK, I've never met a circumcised penis! Its a myth that circumcised penises are cleaner or prevent UTIs, which are so uncommon anyway.

Why would our bodies be designed with something that needs to be surgically removed? That makes no sense.

I honestly think it amounts to genital mutilation and see no purpose, I can somewhat sympathise with religious reasons but still don't think it's right even in those circumstances

Absolutely not. My husband is circumcised and all 3 of our boys are intact.

Your Whole Baby website has evidence based & accurate information.

We will def be circumcising.

Not an American, but my two cents having lived in many countries around the world. Circumcision is more of an industry in the US than it is medically necessary, mainly because of your medical system. Or as some mentioned, purely an "asthetic" thing for some reason. Keep in mind that the US is the only country in the world that has such high rates of circumcision without them being for religious reasons. Canada, Australia, majority of Europe, etc... none of these places have routine non-religious circumcisions and yet they don't have any medical issues due to this - because it is NOT medically necessary. Actually, most people from countries in Europe would think you were crazy for even considering it. For people mentioning how later in life it has "gunk" stuck to it.. umm ewww? Those men just need to learn basic hygene honestly, like a shower for example. It's not that hard.

My son is almost four months old and we are very happy with our decision to leave him the way he was born. We didn't want to hurt him for an unnecessary reason, if he wants to have it done when he's older then that's a bridge we will cross when we come to it, if we come to it. We see it as mutilation, in our family. His father isn't, and that was also part of why we didn't. Feel strong in your decision, don't let people try and influence how you feel. 💙