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Bonnie - posted on 06/14/2010

Little boys do not keep themselves clean enough for their penis to stay clean, if they were not circumcised. I know a lady who's husband is not circumcised and every time they are intimate, she ends up with a very painful yeast infection...I personally think they look weird uncircumcised, but I don't feel it is my place to tell someone whether or not they should or shouldn't do this for their son. If I was asked, of course I would state that, I believe that it is best to go ahead and get it done at birth, because they can heal and get over it faster than at an older age.
Plus honestly, do all guys wash their hands after using the bathroom?
So, how can we expect that they will keep themselves clean having the foreskin in tact.

Cindy - posted on 05/16/2010

To be honest, I don't know if they pay attention to his hygene. I found out he is still eating babyfood from a jar.
Yes his hair was clean, face washed, etc. But, below the belt I just don't know.

Sara - posted on 05/16/2010

Make sure to tell his parents, that infection under the foreskin can quickly become a UTI and and spread to the kidneys, where it can become very serious. Do you know if they have been cleaning him properly down there?

Yah, one of my son's play group friends isn't circumcised and all the boys were worried that there was something wrong with his penis. Trying to explain circumcision to a four year isn't easy. lol's Its amazing how even little kids can notice that.

Cindy - posted on 05/15/2010

We just helped potty train an uncirc'd boy. I think he had a infection - he screamed bloody murder when he peed.
And... my two boys who are circ'd looked at the uncirc'd "Mr. Winkie" and then they both looked at their "Mr. Winkies" and (I had to stifle the giggle from their puzzled looks) I explained to my boys that they had surgery on their "Mr. Winkies" so that they look like their daddy. And the other "Mr. Winkie" is exaclty what it's supposed to look like. It was so funny, I can't wait for school.

Heather - posted on 04/28/2010

all i can say is whats done is done and its not like we can change it....

Sammantha - posted on 04/06/2010

No one has really given me an issue about it too much but its nice to know that I'm not alone.. Im new at having a boy so this group is going to help me so much with all the questions that I am going to have in the future..

Laura Zoey - posted on 04/01/2010

I feel like alot of the moms i fit in with are so anti circ! it frustrates me because i chose circumcision for all the reasons that are out there promoting it and i also am a breastfeedinng mom and i support slings and carriers and i nurse my son to sleep and i plan to bf for 2 years and all the moms i find that do these things are like "circumcision is torture" im so sick of people making me question my decision!

Rebecca - posted on 03/29/2010

Im glad there is finally a support group for this topic, thank you for creating it.

Heather - posted on 03/18/2010

my son is 3 months old and i had him circumcised at 3 weeks old, no one has really given me a hard time about it. but i think that's because my family is Jewish. my only problem with my family is they thought i waited to long to have it done. Not to mention it killed me to hear my son crying when it was done.

Alex - posted on 03/09/2010

Well I haven't done it yet... pregnant with my first kiddo. He's due May 7th :) but Im getting it done.

Cynthia - posted on 03/03/2010

I had my 4 boys done and I am always getting slack about it especially from my parents. It's gotten to the point that I've begun to tune them out. Nothing I have said or info that I have given them has helped in their understanding (my boys are 12 yrs, 9yrs, 7yrs, 6yrs. now) you'd think that they'd quite by now, it can't be undone so I'm not sure what it is that they want from me. Sorry I needed to vent.....could you tell?!