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My little one is intact. April is right, pulling the skin back can be bad news, do not do it. At this point he is prone to LESS UTIs due to the skin protection, so do not mess with it. In a couple of years it will start naturally pulling back, then you will have to clean the creases. Like many ladies have suggested, read about it, educate yourself so you can have a more informed conversation with Doctors and anyone about this subject and decide for yourself what is right and what is wrong to do to an intact p___s. Good Luck!

May I slightly hijack this tgread just a little? How many of you that posted on here who have left your little boy intact are from the states? I am quite pleased to see so many of these responses as I;ve seen a lot of other people bring up the circ_mcision issue on this board and have seen a lot of really false misconceptions by women in the US. My only concern with leaving my son intact is the "locker room" issue (though I certainly am not cutting anything just because of that). It's nice to see so many people aren;t doing it. Maybe there is hope :)

P.S. To:Amy. I know it's a hard thing to understand. But for most people over here it is all they have ever known. Most women fromt he US are really grossed out at the thought of an uncirc_mcised p___s and most falsely think it's way more healthier to have it done to prevent UTIs (even though the American Academy of Pediatrics no longer recommends it). It's partially being uneducated about the subject and a__suming what they've "heard" is right, and partially because they grew up with all men being circ_mcised. Hoonestly it took me a loooonggg time to adapt to my hubby being uncirc_mcised (he is from Scotland). Your DH will probably be far more comfortable staying circ_mcised as that is how he grew up, what he is used to, etc. So I wouldn't be too upset if he isn't keen on the idea ;) The good news is that at least people are coming around over here. Most boys are still circ_mcised but the number is dropping way down. Good luck!

unfortunately WE women from the US have different reasons for why ww have our sons circ_msized-they may not be the best in others eyes and some may do it just because they think that it is the thing to do. I personally have a step brother who got tired of the foreskin (cleaning and what not) that he had it done at 18 years old and said that it was the best thing that he ever did- so I guess it just depends on what you're use to but please don't claim that we are "uneducated" about this subject-there are personal reasons for having this done. I guess it would be easier to not have it done if I were apart of a family that has uncirc_msized men. But I don' t.

Sorry but I still stand by what I said. Most of us are uneducated on the subject. All you have to do is look back a few pages to previous discussions about this issue on this board and all you will read is comments about how sick it is to not circ_mcise a boy, how unclean and unhealthy it is...and that is just not true. It all comes down to what we have "heard" from other people and what we grew up seeing. I would definately count myself in with that group until I met my DH. And of course because he is so against it and we are due to have a boy, I had to do a lot of reading to put my mind at ease. Even the AAP does not recommend it. I can certainly understand why people have it done so much over here, it is hard to change what you grew up with. And of course some people are educated on this subject, but most by far are not. And there are of course certain instances that make sense, i.e. religous reasons and there are certain times where it is medically necessary (when determined by a doctor). I do not agree with personal reasons (i.e. wanting him to look like daddy), though I can still understand and not judge too much when people choose this as you do what you grew up with, but it doesn't make it right. Luckily the numbers are dropping as people do become more educated.

I don't understand all this cleaning business either. To clean a retractile p___s all the boy/man needs to do is retract the foreskin, rinse in warm water whilst in the shower/bath and replace the foreskin, it's literally a couple of seconds, they're not like women with all kinds of folds, nooks and crannies. Why would someone find that so onerous that he has it cut off? What on earth is he doing to it that he gets tired of it? I'm told it's actually quite pleasurable, it doesn't make sense. Has no-one told him that circ_mcised men have to wash too?

My son is not circ_msized and I was told not to pull the foreskin back. I don't think you are supposed to until they are older, like two or something.

I should have read through before responding. :) I had a tough time deciding whether or not to circ my son. My ex-husband was not circed and it didn't bother me, although I did think it was uglier then a circed p___s (they are all ugly in my opinion- LOL!) My parents are from Hungary and were dead-set against circ_mcism. My DH's parents had no opinion. Most of our friends thought we should leave it alone. I am from the States (Ohio specifically, which is a pretty traditional/ "red" state) and per my informal polling of doctors and nurses, about 75-90% of boys around where I live are still being circed. Anyway, when it came time to decide, I could not justify doing it, even though my dh is snipped- LOL. :) We both thought it was needless to put the baby through such a procedure when there is no clear benefit and some risk of complication. Our son may be a little different compared to the other boys when he is older and I worry about how women may regard him when he is of age, but if someone is going to ostrasize him over something like that, then he's probably better off not having such a person in his life. I still wonder if I did the right thing, but at this point, we are not changing our minds . I just hope he won't be mad about it when he is older.

Thank you for the responses.I have no regrets about not circimsizing my son.Eventhough I had already set my mind on not doing it I did read about it and I could not find any reason to do it.I had read about how to take care of his p___s and all this time I never pulled his foreskin back.I had read that until they are 2 years old the skin is still attached.4weeks ago he started having an irritation on his p___s and at the ER thay had to pull it back b/c of that reason and I got a cream prescribed.I always clean it real good,I am one of those germ freaks.Well, our own doc was not in so I got this old geezer to replace her friday,I told him about the ER happening and thats when he looked at it,told me I had to pull it back and used a tool to stretch it.I am not a doctor,but my motherly instincts kicked in and for some reason it is setting heavy on me,I also did not like this guy so my trust in him is just very small.I will make an appointment with our doctor when she gets back,ask her opinion and have her take a look at him.So far Jesse seems to be doing fine.BTW, to "duh",do me a favor and READ< Lisa asked me "how old is your baby?", my answer was 17 weeks,so what is your remark about "duh" she means in the future.Thats stupid.!! I am here with a serious question,and I am giving answers to other questions,I am really not in the mood for stupid,out of place remarks.If you don't have any valuable information just don't post nothing.There is planty of threads where you can do that.

I ment "plenty" not planty.

Shelly - I reported that duh was in poor taste for being so rude to you when you were obviously answering someones question about your sons age. When you see you regular doctor if you find out that the doctor that streatched your sons foreskin was in the wrong. If he was you should report it. Don't doctors ever get retrained on the lastest information? It's scary to think that a doctor could be basing all his advice/skills on things he learned 30-40 years ago.

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