News, stories, and information about making the circumcision decision for your baby. Cut through the myths and learn why foreskin is normal and healthy. Read experiences from parents just like you and become your child's No. 1 advocate!
Should I circumcise after birthing at home? You’ve spent time learning about unnecessary birth interventions like episiotomies, premature cord clamping, and immediate bathing; avoiding risks associated with these practices is high on your list for protecting your and your baby’s physical and emotional safety. Learn how circumcising fits in, or doesn’t, when you’re planning your birth outside the hospital.
Read MoreMy heart races, my face flushes. I can feel the adrenaline pouring into my system, typing into my phone the words, “You don’t have to do it.” My shoulders are tense and my thumbs poised, waiting for the reply:
“It’s cleaner tho. What about infections?”
HOW to talk to the people you love about circumcision, and WHY you should.
Read MoreOne completely avoidable obstacle that often stands in the way of new baby bliss — and feeding success in particular — is circumcision. Individual babies can react differently to the trauma of genital surgery. Many have problems in the hours, days, and even months afterward, and these problems have the potential to derail a nursing relationship.
Read MoreI took my newborn in for a nose job . . . and his pediatrician flipped out on me. Can you believe it?!
I told her that his nose looked different than my husband’s, and I’d like them to look the same. This should avoid any awkward questions when he’s older. The doc looked at me like I was insane and told me that was no reason to perform elective surgery on a neonate.
I told her that the girls would probably like him better when he started dating if he had a nose job…
Read MoreThe first thing I said to my husband was, “If it is a boy I don’t want him circumcised and if it is a girl she can’t get her ears pierced until she asks for them after she starts elementary school.” My husband was fine with the ear piercing but thought if we had a son he should be circumcised. His reasoning was primarily that since he was, so should his son be, and because he felt his son would get made fun of if he stayed whole.
Read MoreWe don’t have many circumcised people, maybe 1 or 2 percent, and mostly for medical reasons. No partner has ever turned me down for sex due to the appearance of my genitals.
Reading about circumcised genitals made me understand that I was quite lucky with my sexual life. I totally don’t need lubricant. It’s optional; if I want I can use it, but there’s little difference for me. I never keep any lube on hand because is not something I need. If I ever have a son I would never consider circumcision . . .
Read MoreWe believe, if you have the information necessary to see circumcision in a new light, free from cultural blinders, you will not choose it for your son. Your protective instincts will scream NO as far as the ear can hear.
Gently providing education on care of the intact penis, functions of the foreskin, and the lifelong harms of circumcision in an effort to end infant genital cutting.
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