Did you or didnt you?

**Mischief** · 22-05-2006 13:41

I'm just curious to see if circumcision is done much anymore...if so why did you choose to do it?

We didnt, neither myself or my hubby see any point in it for the discomfort it causes to the little baby, and since we didnt have any religious reasons for wanting to do it there was no question.

I'd like to keep the post friendly. I'm not into objecting to others views. I'd just like to know....a few years ago it was routine pretty much!

**BlessedWithBlue** · 29-06-2006 16:45

We didn't with either of our boys, my df wanted to have them circ'd but he never mentioned anything about it when they were born so i didn't either. I didn't think it was necessary for us so i didn't have it done.

**Jem** · 29-06-2006 16:47

we didnt with our boys!

**Mister Noodle** · 29-06-2006 17:00

No way in hell.

**JeSsIkA** · 29-06-2006 17:07

i told my partner it was up to him as he has had it done....he said he didnt want it done cos it would hurt too much..we left it at that and i havnt thought about it since.

**~Emmylou~** · 30-06-2006 09:17

We're having a boy and have already agreed he won't be circumcised even though hubby is. He sees no reason why he and his son need to be "the same". It's not like they will be comparing equipment on a daily basis. And on the odd occasion when the question is asked, which we're sure he will, it is not difficult to explain that "yes daddy looks different, but things were done differently when he was born".
That's how we plan to deal with it anyway.

**Sarie** · 30-06-2006 09:20

Yes twice already and if #3 is a boy he will also be done.

**damien's mum** · 30-06-2006 09:32

I had a VERY hard time, trying to come to the decision wether to do this with my DS or not.. 1st there is a huge limit on Dr's in WA that will acutally perform such an operation on babies, I was all for this, and my DH wasn't. I was more so, for when he reaches high school, and i have a 17yo old sister, and her and her friends, make fun of males that arent.. and etc, But after reading up on the internet about it, and some stories, from males that their parents had made the decision for the, i came to the same thoughts as my Dh, Who has the right to make the decision? The owner of the penis does... Alot of males had resented their parents from taking that right away from them...

**FourAngelKisses** · 30-06-2006 09:35

We didn't even think about it, it never ever crossed our minds. They are born with it there, so it is meant to be there. If it is cleaned properly, they will never have a problem.

**the_queen** · 30-06-2006 09:44

We didn't. I did lots of research, on both sides, and then realised that basically I couldn't do that to my bubby. I wouldn't circumcise my girls, so I won't circumcise my boys.

My hubby, on the other hand, had a much more.... uninformed...... basis for his opinion. I said "Dear, if the baby is a boy, what is your opinion on circumcision?" and his response was "oh my GOD no way!! That makes your penis SMALLER!! I'm not doing that to my son!!!!!"