Here is my story, and why I will reccomend no one get thier child circ'd.
When we had my son, we had talked alot about getting him circumcised. I didnt want to, my husband did. I said I didnt want them cutting on my newborn, he said he wanted him to look like his daddy, and that the "girls" would like it better when he was older. I thought I could win this battle, until my 61 year old father had to get circumcised. He found it terrible, he had alot of bleeding, and just made his case on why our baby needed it done as a newborn, rather than going thru it later in life for medical reasons. So he had me. If it was something that was going to better for him in the long run, I'd do it. So the day came and the nurse came in and said "Is he gonna be circ'd?" and I said no, and hubby said "yes." and he signed the form. I noticed after he was about 2 months that there were a couple of spots that didnt seem right. Our pedi had told me not to touch it, leave it alone, and had me out cream on it for 2 months. Yesterday, we went to a urinologist, and 60% of it had readheared onto the head. Its odd to explain, but regardless he has to have surgery to fix it. I am furious, and freaking out that they are going to out him to sleep to fix something I thought was needless to begin with. If he doesnt get it fixed, it will cause pain when he gets erections and will look deformed. Anyone else who has a son, I will tell my story, and hopefully, they will not get thier child circ'd. I made a mistake, i should have went with my instinct, and feel horribly guilty for putting my son thru pain. The best I can do is tell my story, and hope it leads others not to make the same decision. Do your research, be informed, and then make your decision. Know your pros and cons. Know that he will be normal if he is not whacked on. And above all, dont listen to other men.
When we had my son, we had talked alot about getting him circumcised. I didnt want to, my husband did. I said I didnt want them cutting on my newborn, he said he wanted him to look like his daddy, and that the "girls" would like it better when he was older. I thought I could win this battle, until my 61 year old father had to get circumcised. He found it terrible, he had alot of bleeding, and just made his case on why our baby needed it done as a newborn, rather than going thru it later in life for medical reasons. So he had me. If it was something that was going to better for him in the long run, I'd do it. So the day came and the nurse came in and said "Is he gonna be circ'd?" and I said no, and hubby said "yes." and he signed the form. I noticed after he was about 2 months that there were a couple of spots that didnt seem right. Our pedi had told me not to touch it, leave it alone, and had me out cream on it for 2 months. Yesterday, we went to a urinologist, and 60% of it had readheared onto the head. Its odd to explain, but regardless he has to have surgery to fix it. I am furious, and freaking out that they are going to out him to sleep to fix something I thought was needless to begin with. If he doesnt get it fixed, it will cause pain when he gets erections and will look deformed. Anyone else who has a son, I will tell my story, and hopefully, they will not get thier child circ'd. I made a mistake, i should have went with my instinct, and feel horribly guilty for putting my son thru pain. The best I can do is tell my story, and hope it leads others not to make the same decision. Do your research, be informed, and then make your decision. Know your pros and cons. Know that he will be normal if he is not whacked on. And above all, dont listen to other men.
Thanks for sharing your story.
