Should I circumcise my son?

Hi! I am the mother of 3 boys and they all were circumcised! I strongly believe that this is a decision you and your wife have to make and be comfortable with! Just think of it from the stand point of your son and you’ll know the right answer!!! Think of him as he gets older and talk to your friends or family that have boys, his friends at school, etc…! But, I do have to tell you that the decision and procedure itself will ignite a lot of feelings. What was even worse, at least for me, was knowing that it is very painful for the!!! I had this guilty feeling with all 3 boys, not to mention taking care of the wound afterwards!! Of course you get over it in a couple days and you forget about it, but those few days you really have to survive! Hope this helps!

All of the social reasons are valid, and yes, a LOT of uncut boys go through that horrible experience. Just look on any of the boys puberty forums, it is a common topic of discussion. Many of those boys want to get cut. The ones that do are happy with the result, and the ones that don't continue to suffer and do not change their minds until they get what they need and want.
However, there is some school of thought that starting school age or on around puberty might be a better time, when the boy can participate in his own decision and process, and when pain management may be better.

Hello there!

I wouldn't go into social reasons of having or not your children circumsized as I don't live in a society where circumsation is an often procedure. But I ran on the net into something interesting for this topic and maybe you already know all about this but still...here it is: Circumcision performed in the newborn period traumatically interrupts the natural separation of the foreskin from the glans that normally occurs somewhere between birth and age 18.

The "normal" time for complete separation of latent childhood adhesions is age 3 - 5, in 90% of boys of normal development. Another 9% separate by about age 10, leaving a tiny 1% minority after that. Obviously, normal erections and sexual development and related activities begin about the age of puberty, so that a fully functional penis is important long before age 18.
Having said all that, let me step back to a very important issue you raise. If the majority of foreskins are NOT fully and easily retractable right at birth, then circumcision does in fact require a forcible separation of the adhered skin from the penis head. No question about it. However, notice that 99% of circumcisons do not leave the penis head in any way damaged, which leads to the conclusion, I think, that premature separation is not necessarily traumatic, and may not even be painful. But it may be one of a number of reasons why studies of circumcisions performed at various ages find different results, and many believe that the time somewhere between starting school age and about age of puberty MAY be the best time. A boy can then get some grasp of thie issue and participate in the decision himself; quite often, boys have already formed firm opinions and preferences about it by then too. Also, pain management and other options are better.
I would attempt to educate any son of mine, before he starts school and has to face this issue in the restrooms and elsewhere with his peers, and support him in his feelings about his own body, and respect his wishes.

umm I did not get that done in my life and I was never teased about it. I dont see a big deal about it and if people do get teased just get a ruler as even without that done to me I am a bit bigger then normal.

I was the only one in my pe class at school that had a foreskin. I felt very different. Finally when I got old enough, I had myself circumcised. Tome, being circumcised is so much better. It is much easier to keep clean, feels great and now there is growing evidence that it is healthier. I think all boys should be circumcised at birth.

I'm not sure whether my father was circumcised or not (probably not), but I'm very glad to be intact. My four male cousins were born in Australia and are all circumcised, but the five sons of all my cousins are all intact. This might be a year too late, but I don't see any reason not to let people decide for themselves. It's not there's a rush. There are only two countries in the world where over 50% of baby boys are circumcised - the USA (at 55%) and Israel. Other countries circumcise, but typically anywhere from the age of 7 to puberty or adolescence.

My friend gets teased a lot about it and he tells me he feels in secure about it. But once they have all had their laugh its fine. Plus he says that when he gets a bit older people will take it more seriously and not tease him anyways.

Absolutely not! Circumcision is an injurious painful operation that he does not need.

Urine is a sterile substance that flushes out the foreskin every time a child urinates and keeps the penis and foreskin clean.