How many of you actually circumcised your boys?

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Just curious to know how many mamas actually went through with actually doing it and what do you think so far?

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I’m the only one who didn’t circumcise I guess. I felt that my son was perfect as is and, although my SO is circumcised, we didn’t want to continue on with the tradition just for the sake of “maiming” our LO.
I’ve gotten much backlash for my decision from family - all arguments like my son will have infections to he’ll feel pissed off he looks different down there from other lil boys. But we did a fair amount of our own research before we came to the decision not to circumcise. My SO said emphatically that he wished he hadn’t had his own removed without his consent and I’ve read other stories from grown men expressing the same sentiment. 
I felt it wasn’t my decision to make for him and I’ll stand by that.

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Ours were super easy. They were healed in less than a week. My peds said my youngest never even cried.

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My son was done the day he was born he didn’t cry during it and was perfectly content after. It really wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.

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In the US it is very common but where I live in the uk it is not something that is even spoken about, there is no need for it, as long as you clean his bits properly and the foreskin is not medically too tight ect it isn’t done (apart from religious reasons of course)

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We did a ton of research and decided to do it for his benefit medically. I didn't want him to have to have it done later in life and I felt the pros outweighed the cons. I feel like ever since, I've gotten nothing but shame for it. I live in the northwest so may be it's just because people are more progressive and liberal here but it makes me feel like I damaged him. I constantly worry that it was botched or healed wrong because I don't have any experience with other baby boys and how it should look. our pediatrician said it looks great and nothing to worry about but I still feel like I damaged him and I hate that you can't do anything about it now, even though there's really nothing to do. it makes me feel better that others here have and feel good about it. I get the opposite from others around me.

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Yes, we got our son circumcised and it was horrible. It healed good and there were no issues after but from the moment they strapped him down until about an hour after we got home he screamed. I hated it.

How many of you actually circumcised your boys?

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