Circumcision the myth!

When I have a baby boy I am not circumcising him. I refuse. I think it is unnecessary and painful. Here is why I have decided this.

1. There is not one medical organization that supports it.
2. It is not healthier.
3. Circumcision can actually affect bonding, breastfeeding and even sleep.
4. You are born with it there for a reason!! It protects the glands from infection!! The same infections that people are circumcising to prevent!
5. The foreskin is there naturally and has a self-cleaning “mechanism”, much like a female’s vagina does. You should not retract the skin (especially infants and children) until it is easily retractable. All children need is a good warm bath to keep it clean
6. Circumcision actually reduces sexual function!
7. Has risks!!

• meatal stenosis
• infection (often resulting from contact between the raw wound and urine and feces)
• very tight circumcisions in which a lot of tissue is removed, leading to painful erections later in life
• phimosis
• hemorrhage
  
• degloved penis
• numbness from scarring
• erectile curvature

8. There are no medical benefits!!!! None what so ever!!!
9. Decreased risk of STDs!! False!! I repeat false!!!!
10.Decreased risk of penile cancer! False again. Misinformation simply not true!
11. I refuse to mutilate my son without his permission. I feel it is a violation of his rights. If he wants it done he can do it at a later date. My husband wishes it was never done to him. He chafes down there and has to use baby powder.
12. Imagine having your private place raw and against a rough diaper. Who could do that to their child these days? Especially with all the education and medical information out there?
13. Would you do that to your girls? They have a foreskin too!
14. Infant circumcision interrupts natural penile development
15. There is no pain medication given during the process because there is none that is safe.
16. Cost. I am not paying for something that has no benefit to my child. Medical is expensive enough.
17. I have seen it done on Penn and Teller and I have to say that made me cry. There is no way I can do this to my child for cosmetic reasons. And that is all it would be considering I am not religious and I do not believe in god.
18. The baby can go into shock because of the pain. I am not willing to take that risk either
19. Not my decision to make.
20. Lastly, and I am going to say this again it is unnecessary!! There is no medical reason for it!!! There is not one medical organization that supports it