Comments on: The GREAT Debate! http://onescrappymom.com/2010/02/the-great-debate/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: OneScrappyMom http://onescrappymom.com/2010/02/the-great-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-596 OneScrappyMom Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:58:22 +0000 http://onescrappymom.com/?p=647#comment-596 Janice, I TOTALLY understand where you are coming from. It is each family personal choice!! Even though I am all for keeping your boys INTACT, I do not feel it is MY choice to make that choice for ANYONE except my family. I do hope that people DO take the time to make an educated decision either way though. I guess that was MORE the point of my post ;) I do believe they are less likely to remember it as a baby and of course they have no embarassment at that age because the aren't a social player (meaning school, friends, jobs, etc) at that point, but for me it was more like making a cosmetic decision to my child. I wouldn't put them for a nose job because it was a little "off center" so why would I do this. But again to each their own ;) We are going through something similar right now with my son's belly button. The cord never fell off so they removed it at the DR with a safe procedure in which he slept through. However, because of that he has this little "knot" that is not on a normal belly button. As he's gotten to be 6 now it's grown, a TINY TINY bit. The DR wasn't concerned but sent us to a pediatric surgeon to be sure. They drew samples and things and determined it is not filled with anything. He's in no danger. However if we remove it, it will alter his belly button appearance. So we've opted to have regular visits 1x a year because even though it's a belly button I don't want to alter his appearance. It was a diffuicult choice but what he were thinking was best for NOW. It's possible as he gets bigger it may grow out too, but none the less, I don't want to give him "plastic surgery" at 6... I didn't as a newborn, why would I now :) Janice, I TOTALLY understand where you are coming from. It is each family personal choice!! Even though I am all for keeping your boys INTACT, I do not feel it is MY choice to make that choice for ANYONE except my family. I do hope that people DO take the time to make an educated decision either way though. I guess that was MORE the point of my post ;)

I do believe they are less likely to remember it as a baby and of course they have no embarassment at that age because the aren’t a social player (meaning school, friends, jobs, etc) at that point, but for me it was more like making a cosmetic decision to my child. I wouldn’t put them for a nose job because it was a little “off center” so why would I do this. But again to each their own ;)

We are going through something similar right now with my son’s belly button. The cord never fell off so they removed it at the DR with a safe procedure in which he slept through. However, because of that he has this little “knot” that is not on a normal belly button. As he’s gotten to be 6 now it’s grown, a TINY TINY bit. The DR wasn’t concerned but sent us to a pediatric surgeon to be sure. They drew samples and things and determined it is not filled with anything. He’s in no danger. However if we remove it, it will alter his belly button appearance. So we’ve opted to have regular visits 1x a year because even though it’s a belly button I don’t want to alter his appearance. It was a diffuicult choice but what he were thinking was best for NOW. It’s possible as he gets bigger it may grow out too, but none the less, I don’t want to give him “plastic surgery” at 6… I didn’t as a newborn, why would I now :)

]]> By: Janice http://onescrappymom.com/2010/02/the-great-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Janice Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:47:03 +0000 http://onescrappymom.com/?p=647#comment-595 I had a brother my mom didn't have cirumcised and when he was 13, he had it done. I can't remember the details that surrounded WHY he did it - whether it was necessary or what (because I didn't live with them), but I do know he felt embarrassment and pain. While I don't know the statistics between doing it or not, I feel that doing it when they are little, they aren't going to remember it and/or possibly be embarrassed later in life should they make the decision to do it themselves. To each their own... ;) I had a brother my mom didn’t have cirumcised and when he was 13, he had it done. I can’t remember the details that surrounded WHY he did it – whether it was necessary or what (because I didn’t live with them), but I do know he felt embarrassment and pain. While I don’t know the statistics between doing it or not, I feel that doing it when they are little, they aren’t going to remember it and/or possibly be embarrassed later in life should they make the decision to do it themselves.

To each their own… ;)

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