Genuine Baby is going under the knife. Major surgery if you ask me, but we have two other boys that have undergone the same procedure. We never really considered not circumsising I guess, because we assumed the boys would wanna look like Daddy (okay get it over with...I'll wait). I hope they don't do it just before pictures like they did with Genuine Toddler! I don't think I would be real photogenic following that little bit of fun.
I'm not sure any of us that have been circumsised, unless of course it was done later in life for religious purposes, remembers the procedure, but I can assure you knowing now what I didn't know then, I'm sure any doc coming near me with a knife would have to fight me....and bring help.
Oh wait, there is that little snipping procedure I have scheduled. Maybe we could get a two-for-one?
You're asking for trouble, G, revealing that little bit of info. There are lots of strong feelings about the big C! Not from me of course. We snipped our boys before we brought them home. Hope all goes well. With both of the Genuines' snips. ;)
Oy, get ready for flames!! I hope that all goes well!! I got both of my boys done too. Good luck with yours when you get it done too. LOL!
See they start us off at a young age to not like doctors, that is why when we get older we don't like to go. We had all our boys done and then two of them had to have it redone a couple years later. Shitty hospital job. I remember when the first one had his done. They brought him back and the wife cried more then he did. I guess she was upset to inflict so much pain to her new baby. 8 years later its a different story. Now there are days that I think she would like to do it herself.
you are inviting a fire fight, but Kudos! for doing what works for your family...
Sugar Mommy sent me over here to check out your new sweet bebe!
Having not had a child...I shall remain mum on my comment on the big C....
but CONGRATS AGAIN
Colton looks sweet. HI MRS. G....and hey Genuine---get snipped. Bwahahah
COCK MUTILATOR!!!
That's what The Internet called me when I said my boys got the snip.
Oh, and? "Someone" who was against circumcision sent me a nice little email asking me what I had against foreskin and was SO TOTALLY KIND and sent me a picture of his juicy penis to show me how great it looks WITH foreskin! HOW AWESOME IS THAT?
COngratulations. :-)
What a wonderful place to come and get caught up after a week away! Congratulations Genunine family! He's beautiful-ah, I want a baby snuffle so badly. Lovely, lovely new life.
Research says he will have abnormal brain waves for the next 48 hours so the "no brain, no pain" theory is down the drain. But unless you put him through 7 years of psychoanalysis beginning at age 20 he'll not remember it or blame you.
I'm happy for you all, good work Mrs. G and all our best wishes from Ann Arbor.
luckily since I had a girl we wouldn't even have to consider circumcision- unless we were part of some obscure african tribe.
holy crap i'm horrible.
anyway, I read an article the other day that relayed all the "cons" in case you wanna read em.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/8/4/11376/28612
My husband is, but Noah isn't. We just decided not to since it wasn't medically necessary. See being surrounded by all this crunchy granola in Seattle is wearin' off on me ;)
That said, I think it's a very personal decison and one that each family has the right to make for themselves.
Beautiful morning picture below too. Colton is adorable!
G., I think you read my looongg post on circumcision a while back. We didn't, but I think as long as you're making an informed decision...
Heady days, these, of new life.
My son couldn't be circumcised when he was born as he has born with hypospadias http://www.duj.com/hypospadias.html
and he didn't have much of a foreskin to begin with.
It was strongly recommended that we refrain from having circumcision done because of this.
One year later, although he had been court ordered not to have him circumcised, my ex presented to me after his visitation over Christmas with a one year old child who had been circumcised. This child was very unhappy and in a great deal of discomfort.
Yet another thing I will never forgive the ex for.
I was all for circumcision, but because of a medical condition, and on the advice of a uroligst (sp) I didn't have it done. The ex thought he knew better. Yet, he has a foreskin.
My best fantasy of hurting the ex, is having him circumcised with only a drop of wine and an elderly Rabbi holding the knife over his nether regions.
Other than that, I think it's a personal choice.
CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of your son! He's beautiful. But let's face it, Mrs. G did all the work and gets all the praise.
look daddy.......he now looks like every other kid in gym class.........*that was my quote when i assisted in an office circ on a 4 day old! Momma couldnt go in the room and daddy was sweating bullets. All was well and i honestly dont think the lil guy remembered it at all
oh honey congratulations ... hope new baby G and mom are doing fine. snipping is OK - makes for good hygiene :))
You know it never really occurred to me NOT to get my boys snipped. All six of them.
And gosh Y, why do some people get all the luck, a photo of a juicy penis? Lucky you. (Kidding)
We didn't snip my son because it just sounded too traumatizing. I wonder now though if we did the right thing. He hasn't complained or anything but he won't change in front of other guys either...
Okay, I am totally grabbing on to the minor details here, but they still take hospital pics where you are? When I had my second son last October, I waited and waited for the photo gal to come by. Finally, I asked a nurse when to expect her, and she said they did away with that service about a year prior due to the fact that most people were bringing in their own equipment and it wasn't cost effective (read profitable) for them anymore. I'll be sooooo jealous if you guys get a pic!
your child your choice...
we opted for no, you can always take it off, you'll never be able to put it back on again.
I figure if mike wants to have it done later in life, we'll spring for it, but it's his body...he should make that call!
They snipped my son just before his pictures also. You should have seen the claw mark on his little face. He was clawing his cheek in the picture.
I didn't circumcise my son. We decided that if we couldn't stand to see it done, we shouldn't put him through it. Frankly, I've never understood the "look like Daddy" thing. Do fathers and sons really stand around comparing penises? As children they don't look like Daddy anyway (unless Daddy pissed God off SERIOUSLY).
Clearly this is a very personal decision, but for me... I couldn't imagine putting a newborn through this kind of trauma for no reason.
As far as changing in front of other guys when they're older, more and more people are NOT circ'ing their sons, so I don't think it will be an issue. Just my 2 cents.
panthergirl very true comments, many men are now starting to hate the fact that they never had a choice ih the matter. i ant cut, and really glad i wasnt. If i ever have kids, it will be up to them later in life if they want to get snipped, thouh i doubt they would want to.