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[quote=Anonymous]I was strongly against it (in the "you will have to pry my baby from my arms against my will" camp) and DH was not adamantly for it but had just assumed it would be done.  He read the AAP position paper (which summarizes the research and concludes that it's not medically necessary or advisable, leaving it as a personal choice).  He also read some of the STD research referenced by the AAP and that was enough to ease his fears about the medical issues, especially since the strongest correlation is in contexts where other protection (like condoms) is not regularly used.  In terms of the "fitting in" element, DH was also reassured by the data that suggested the rates would be more 50-50 for DS's generation.  Finally, we both did some reading on care and function so that DH wouldn't feel like not being "the same" put him at a loss regarding talking to or taking care of his son.

For us, the dynamic was definitely one of DH coming to be comfortable with (rather than just resigned to) something I felt very strongly about.  He would not have circ'ed DS against my wishes, so he was willing to do the reading on the issue himself.  While I was sympathetic to his emotional concerns, they weren't enough for me to elect for the surgery.[/quote]

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