Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wanting to cut your son's penis so he "matches" is one of the lamest, most uneducated reasons to do a circ. Seriously?! Your son will not grow up thinking he must have a similar penis to his father or brother - in fact, it won't be very long before he (like most of us) is thoroughly repulsed by the idea of his fathers penis. I wonder how often your husband contemplates his parents and siblings genitals and just basks in the glory that they are so alike.

And, you are seriously going to drag a newborn around the world just to have him cut? Get a grip. Why not ask the pediatrician in the country you are living how they feel about your plans? No matter what, your son can get circed at any age should he need or want it -- and frankly, going under general when he is over a year is the more humane way to do it despite the slightly increased risk from the anesthesia.

I had a boyfriend who had a circ at 3. He was very traumatized by it many, many years later. It's better to have it done when you can't remember. Besides, you don't go under anesthesia. It's local anesthesia.

You forgot to mention that it was an UNNECESSARY circumcision. Doctors in this country are woefully uninformed about the normal foreskin. They give bad advice, manipulate it which causes more problems, and then tell you it needs to be cut off. Shame on them for not educating themselves and the families that choose to leave their sons intact.

Actually, I didn't mention that because he had his foreskin, he was getting infections so they decided to do it then. However, I am sure you will find a reason for that to be the wrong reason to do it as well. All I was saying is that he was traumatized by it being done when he was older.

Anonymous wrote:Why stop the circumcision train if the baby is a girl? I mean...there are some people who absolutely rave about removing the labia or the clitoris. Why should your baby miss out just because she is female?

Hey...you can tell her that you didn't want her to feel out of place in the family, because after all, her brothers went through it.

Riiiiiight?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wanting to cut your son's penis so he "matches" is one of the lamest, most uneducated reasons to do a circ. Seriously?! Your son will not grow up thinking he must have a similar penis to his father or brother - in fact, it won't be very long before he (like most of us) is thoroughly repulsed by the idea of his fathers penis. I wonder how often your husband contemplates his parents and siblings genitals and just basks in the glory that they are so alike.

And, you are seriously going to drag a newborn around the world just to have him cut? Get a grip. Why not ask the pediatrician in the country you are living how they feel about your plans? No matter what, your son can get circed at any age should he need or want it -- and frankly, going under general when he is over a year is the more humane way to do it despite the slightly increased risk from the anesthesia.

I had a boyfriend who had a circ at 3. He was very traumatized by it many, many years later. It's better to have it done when you can't remember. Besides, you don't go under anesthesia. It's local anesthesia.

You forgot to mention that it was an UNNECESSARY circumcision. Doctors in this country are woefully uninformed about the normal foreskin. They give bad advice, manipulate it which causes more problems, and then tell you it needs to be cut off. Shame on them for not educating themselves and the families that choose to leave their sons intact.

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Anonymous wrote:

hhgust wrote:YOU PEOPLE ARE SO MEAN. There is no reason to be disrespectful and rude to someone just because they have their own opinions and wishes about circumcision. What is it about this website that makes people think they can be so snarky and rude? I am incredibly offended just reading this. How about giving the original poster a little common-sense advice and letting her make up her own mind instead of brow-beating?

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Wow, some of these PPs are amazingly rude.

OP, I agree that you should be able to find someone there who can do this for you. Especially if you're willing to pay out of pocket. Find reputable doc and ask around.

Anonymous wrote:

hhgust wrote:YOU PEOPLE ARE SO MEAN. There is no reason to be disrespectful and rude to someone just because they have their own opinions and wishes about circumcision. What is it about this website that makes people think they can be so snarky and rude? I am incredibly offended just reading this. How about giving the original poster a little common-sense advice and letting her make up her own mind instead of brow-beating?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wanting to cut your son's penis so he "matches" is one of the lamest, most uneducated reasons to do a circ. Seriously?! Your son will not grow up thinking he must have a similar penis to his father or brother - in fact, it won't be very long before he (like most of us) is thoroughly repulsed by the idea of his fathers penis. I wonder how often your husband contemplates his parents and siblings genitals and just basks in the glory that they are so alike.

And, you are seriously going to drag a newborn around the world just to have him cut? Get a grip. Why not ask the pediatrician in the country you are living how they feel about your plans? No matter what, your son can get circed at any age should he need or want it -- and frankly, going under general when he is over a year is the more humane way to do it despite the slightly increased risk from the anesthesia.

I had a boyfriend who had a circ at 3. He was very traumatized by it many, many years later. It's better to have it done when you can't remember. Besides, you don't go under anesthesia. It's local anesthesia.

Anonymous wrote:Wanting to cut your son's penis so he "matches" is one of the lamest, most uneducated reasons to do a circ. Seriously?! Your son will not grow up thinking he must have a similar penis to his father or brother - in fact, it won't be very long before he (like most of us) is thoroughly repulsed by the idea of his fathers penis. I wonder how often your husband contemplates his parents and siblings genitals and just basks in the glory that they are so alike.

And, you are seriously going to drag a newborn around the world just to have him cut? Get a grip. Why not ask the pediatrician in the country you are living how they feel about your plans? No matter what, your son can get circed at any age should he need or want it -- and frankly, going under general when he is over a year is the more humane way to do it despite the slightly increased risk from the anesthesia.