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circumcision depends on religion,and also on the decision of u and the babys father it should be a mutual agreement.as for me i circumcised my son.I think it looks better and neater when done,and it will make the child feel comfortable amongst peer.

I watched it being done on a newborn while my daughter was in NICU and when our son was born I told my husband if you want him circumcised then you hold his hand and talk to him while theu are doing it, needless to say my son isn't circumcised, I also don't think that God made a mistake when he created us.

Y'all have made some great arguments, pro and con. Now consider this ...
My husband was circumsized at birth. Sadly, the doc was a little over zealous or maybe lacked proper experience, the fact remains the same, he cut off too much! Everything still worked but it was extremely painful for him to get a full erection as there was not enough loose skin to accomodate. We at one time consulted a Dr. about a remedy ... it involves a skin transplant, doesn't always take, long healing time and very, very painful! N ot to mention, expensive as most insurance will not pay as it is considered elective/cosmetic.
This is maybe a 1 in a million consequence but is it really worth the risk? To the mom in article speaking of future convo with son ... how will you respond if this happened to him and he wants to know why you mutilated him?
Now, I will add that my husband is now well into his forties and it isn't quite as painful as it once was but even I can see when he is, uh, particularily friskie that he is hurting! Not worth it, no matter what. I taught my son proper hygiene, explained the consequence if he failed himself. He's now 30 and I can't tell you if he has ever been careless but I can tell you all it would take is one bout with a std for him or any other man to be very diligent!

I did not. I must admit that he did have hygiene issues that I can only assume would not have happened had he been circumcised. For me the issue was bringing my boy into this world as gently as possible. Cutting him down there and then painful urination until it heals was not part of that plan. He is grown now and I asked him if he had regrets. He says he is glad I did not have it done.

I did not permit my son to be circumcised! I even worked with the obstetrician who delivered me and he certainly knew my views, but when he made rounds he stated "You forgot to sign the circ permit"! That's how common place it is in this area. There was no way in h__l I would have subjected my newborn son to an elective procedure, especially without anesthesia. It is a barbaric practice and is taken for granted. One "oops" with the knife and a child's life is ruined!

I have three teenaged boys. Did I have any of them circumcized? He!! to the NO! It is a barbaric practice that began in this country in a rediculous attempt to curb masterbation by Dr. Kellogg (the corn flakes guy). It is not a general practice anywhere else in the world. Last but not least, the fact that most are performed without anesthesia makes it even more barbaric.

No, in my country its not done unless for medical or religious reasons. There really is no good reason to cut a healthy, usefull part of your sons body off.

Has your husband considered doing some foreskin restoration? It would definately help as it involves the stretching of the skin. It can take a while, but would be worth it for him to not have pain.

Yes, we did. We struggled with the decision for months (even before finding out the sex), but came to the conclusion that this was the best for our family. My husband's brother was not as an infant and ended up getting the procedure when he was fifteen due to infection and genetics. We didn't want that for our son.