Circumcision

First time mom here. I feel like if it’s not medically necessary I’m not doing it. I’ll just teach him proper hygiene etc…..

I was back and fourth on it too. We ended up circumcising and I don’t have any regrets. Totally your decision.

I just didn’t want to inflict pain unnecessarily. Didn’t really have to think twice about it. It’s there for a reason 🤷🏻‍♀️

I don't understand why you'd circumcise?! It's his body, don't be chopping parts off of it without his consent! There's literally no reason to do it unless medically necessary

Since I do not have a penis, I let my husband decide. We circumcised. We have not had any problems.

We circumcised. It's easier, it stops problems that may happen in the future. 🤷🏼‍♀️ My family supports it.

I didn’t feel like it was necessary but also don’t know how to handle anything different myself (cleaning during diaper changes etc). I don’t have a penis so I let my husband decide. We circumcised and have had no issues or regrets. We didn’t want him to question why he looked different than dad, if we had left him uncircumcised. It was a quick procedure, he didn’t cry and healing only took a few days. I was happy overall with everything.

Our decision for our son was simple- there was no reason to mutilate his perfect body. You wouldn't scalp a baby girl's labia; same difference.

The one thing that got me is the cancers that come with uncircumcised. There’s really pros and cons to both. I talked to the surgeon that did my baby’s and he gave us a pamphlet with the pros and cons. I truly left it up to my husband because he had the parts and I don’t. It really depends on how you feel. Don’t let people sway you one way or the other.

I fully believe that circumcision is genital mutilation and there is no evidence to suggest that it is beneficial in any way, so it seemed unnecessary. I was present for my brother’s circumcision because of religion and it’s brutal. The strapped table alone gave me nightmares for so long. Ugh.

Do it 100% prevents issues in the future my friend husband is 30 and very religious (waited till marriage) when he and her started to be intimate he was tearing and had to have a circumcision he has been in pain for a month it’s less painful to do it now then to wait and have to do it anyway! Not to mention it lowers baby’s risk of cancer and hiv

I’m not sure either. If he needs it for medical reasons then yeah I’ll definitely do it. His dad is circumcised due to medical reasons when he was little. I don’t want him questioning why his is different. So, I’m still undecided. I’ll have to talk to my partner about it and go from there I think.

My husband and his family felt strongly against it so we didn’t circumcise

I left my son uncircumcised because I didn’t want him to go through such a painful procedure.

I wasn’t going to say anything else because it is entirely up to you as a parent. But please do more research than just reading the AI overview off of google. I would ask a trusted pediatrician or family doctor for advice.

Definitely up to you. We did not circumcise, because it's not medically necessary. It's also considered "cosmetic" for insurance purposes. The US is one of the only countries that routinely circumcises for reasons other than religion. To me, it seemed more appropriate to teach him to clean his body and get him the appropriate (HPV) vaccines to prevent cancer/infections that can still occur even if circumcised than to lop off a part of his body.

Thank you all for your input. I have done the research and talked to multiple pediatricians. I wanted to hear about how other boy mom’s came to make their decisions. I truly appreciate you all taking the time to respond.

@Brianna can’t believe everything you see on google js the forskin is there for a reason. I don’t believe in genital militating my son 🤷🏽‍♀️

@Cierra you can believe that all you want. That's just a little bit, and everything that's on that has been proven. I've talked to peds, I've talked to my sister who works in hospital and specializes in cases where older kids had to have circumcisions bc its causing them harm. And I don't believe it's genital mutilation so im going do it for my next son. I posted that to state that you can say there are all these cons about getting it done but there is indeed alot of pros to getting it done also. Just cause you don't believe in it doesn't mean one way is right and one way is wrong. The penis still works just as fine whether it's circumcised or not. It should be up to parents to decide and not be ridiculed or judged about their decision like so many anti circumcision ppl do. You realize most hate comments and judgments come from ppl who don't believe in it? Like there was no reason for you to come after me yet you did. You have your belief i have mine. Leave it at that.

Sorry you feel that way like I said i was just saying. I’ve done my research it’s there for a reason…

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.

It’s a cultural thing for us. Every Ghanaian man is circumcised so was very necessary

I feel it’s just a cultural decision in the end. I don’t want to cause my baby pain. As someone said: it’s there for a reason and in my culture it’s not s thing we do.

@Brianna We’re not spreading misinformation though. Circumcision just really has little to no benefit. It’s just always been done so people continue to do it going by the same old guidance that was given back in the day for reasons that are not really an issue now. At least in the US. In other poorer countries the guidance might still be useful.

“Circumcision became prevalent in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for a mix of medical, social, and even moral reasons. Here’s a breakdown: • Medical theories: Doctors at the time believed circumcision could prevent a wide range of diseases — everything from infections to epilepsy to cancer. These ideas weren’t always based on good evidence, but medicine was still developing. • Hygiene movement: As ideas about cleanliness and germ theory spread, circumcision was promoted as a way to keep the body “cleaner” and reduce infections, especially in an era before antibiotics. • Anti-masturbation: Some influential doctors (like Dr. John Harvey Kellogg) believed circumcision would discourage boys from masturbating, which was falsely seen as harmful or immoral back then.

• Cultural norms: By the mid-20th century, circumcision became a standard part of hospital births in the U.S., especially among white, middle-class families. It was seen as modern and respectable, and people often continued it simply because it was what everyone else was doing. Today, medical organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics say circumcision has some health benefits (like lower risks of urinary tract infections and some STDs), but they don’t recommend it universally — it’s left up to parents.”

@MJ_xo she’s not spreading misinformation. I was given pages of pros and cons to both and all of that information on the internet was on there. But the way that I see it is it’s your baby. You do what feels right for your little one

Well circumcised or not you can still catch HIV 😂 that study was done in Africa by the way I believe