Circumcision

I've noticed more than one mention of whether the father was circumcised or not. Is this a large part of how people make this decision? My husband isn't, and my son isn't. Originally we had mentioned possibly doing it because of locker-room teasing my husband got over being different from other boys, but after consulting with the doctor we had chosen for a child, found out that he wouldn't likely be the only uncircumcised boy in his school, or even his class. And since this was the only reason we had considered it, we didn't have it done.

I didn't get mine circumsized. I just didn't see the need for it. My religion says nothing on the subject. I can't really think of any reason to cut off something that is naturally a part of the body unless there's already something wrong with it.

the boy will have to go through it even if he grows up.. it should be given right away when he was born and not wait when he gets older/.

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I said no. I don't think it's medically necessary. My sons should be the one to make that decision for themselves.

I got my son circumcised at birth for perhaps the wrong reasons...aesthetic ones. Plus, my husband was. It just seemed that almost every male of my generation had been circumcised. It just wasn't even a question for me. Then, later I realized that circumcision wasn't exactly something I needed to do. I don't know, but somewhere along the way growing up I must have read something to lead me to believe that it would get nasty and get infected if it were uncut. You just have to teach them at a young age how to clean themselves well down there. I felt really guilty for a while afterward for putting my son through that, by the way.

I got my son circumsized. Not because of my religion or my beliefs but simply to make his life easier later on. One less thing on his body to have to clean.

As muslims and Jews follow this as a religious command they have to do it.Where as other religious people should be left to their choice.As medically it is better most of them do it.But doing at older age is a bit painful and will take much time to heal where as when small it will heal soon.

When my mother had her children, at least her first son, she wasn't even asked... they just did it. When I was pregnant my husband and I argued about this. I refused to have it done to my son. When I was in labour my doctor circumcized a baby not 20 feet from me. I heard that baby screaming. It was awful. I have been with both circumcized and non-circumcized men. I prefer non. My husband wishes he had had it done. I think they made fun of him in the locker room. On the other hand, a friend's son had to have his done at the age of 4 or 5 and it was brutally painful for the kid. But then so does breaking a leg or getting your appendix out. It is painful for a parent to watch their child in pain, it is harder when it is a wee baby.

I have both of my boys circumsized because of the cleanliness and also for looks, so they follow after their father. I would never wait and have the child decide when they are older, I feel it is best to get it over with when they would not even remember the procedure

I don't beleive in routine circumcision. Do we remove a child's tonsils at birth just because there's a chance they would need to have them out later? Of course not.

Circumcision is the right thing to do, cleanliness is a good thing, and hey, it is in the old testament Genesis chapter 17. If i am the parent i will be the one to decide, for i know that it will be a good benefit for my son when he grows old.