I've been trying to figure a way to bring up the circ topic with my DH as the birth of our second son is upon us (any day now!!
) DS1 was circ'd (due to our lack of knowledge) but once I found out this one was a boy I really started to delve into the information you lovely ladies have compiled here.
Last night we were watching the Birth As We Know it DVD (my lovely MW let us borow her copy!) and the segment about circ started (didn't expect it I had to close my eyes because...well you know what it looks like yikes!!) DH brought up that we needed to talk to the ped. about when/where/how much to circ this one "because it's important to me." I said "Ok, but it's not the end of the world if he stays intact (trying not to put him on the defensive.)" I then asked him his reasons for circing and he brought up it has nothing to do with the health things but had to do with the biblical principals. Well thank God I had found the info on that topic from the circumstitions website and I let him read it and actually left him with this board and all the info to research for hisself.
This morning we talked about it and he told me "This baby will NOT be circumsized!" We then talked about some of the stuff he learned
Yay! It was actually really easy once I knew he was open to discussion and research and I think the best thing I could have done was left him to look at everything without me breathing down his neck.
He did however warn me that just because I won this battle not to think I can get my way with everything all the time (he was mostly joking
)
I just wanted to thank you ladies for all the time and effort you've put in here to compile all of this wonderful information! It's helped save another foreskin
) DS1 was circ'd (due to our lack of knowledge) but once I found out this one was a boy I really started to delve into the information you lovely ladies have compiled here.Last night we were watching the Birth As We Know it DVD (my lovely MW let us borow her copy!) and the segment about circ started (didn't expect it I had to close my eyes because...well you know what it looks like yikes!!) DH brought up that we needed to talk to the ped. about when/where/how much to circ this one "because it's important to me." I said "Ok, but it's not the end of the world if he stays intact (trying not to put him on the defensive.)" I then asked him his reasons for circing and he brought up it has nothing to do with the health things but had to do with the biblical principals. Well thank God I had found the info on that topic from the circumstitions website and I let him read it and actually left him with this board and all the info to research for hisself.
This morning we talked about it and he told me "This baby will NOT be circumsized!" We then talked about some of the stuff he learned
Yay! It was actually really easy once I knew he was open to discussion and research and I think the best thing I could have done was left him to look at everything without me breathing down his neck.
He did however warn me that just because I won this battle not to think I can get my way with everything all the time (he was mostly joking
)I just wanted to thank you ladies for all the time and effort you've put in here to compile all of this wonderful information! It's helped save another foreskin
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