well, i've read through the previous thread that Natalie set up a link to - gee it was LOOOONNGG!!!!

i was interested to read that some men (who have been c'd) report decreased sensitivity during intercourse - do you think i'd be able to trick my DH into having his c'd at the age of 27? might stop him chasing me around the bedroom so often!! ha ha ha!!

i was also interested to note that some of the women who are strongly opposed to circumcision are opposed because of the pain they think that the baby goes through.. that would not be of too much concern to me (not that i'd WISH my baby to go through pain, but because i believe that with modern medicine the pain would be temporary, and not absolutely debilitating), but for me, it's more that there just isn't any reason i can think of (for us) to have it done in the first place...

my heart goes out to those whose sons have developed infections later in life and needed a late circumcision - it must be a painful and traumatic experience for all (esp the little boys involved). of course if i KNEW that my son was going to develop a debilitating infection later on in life then i'd choose to have him c'd straight away after birth, but unfortunately i won't be equipped with that knowledge at the time! it's a bit like the elective c-section debate - if i knew that i was going to suffer terrible tearing and leave myself incontinent then i would definitely go for an elective c-section.. but i won't know until it's too late!! i've decided that i'm just going to leave both decisions to nature, cross my fingers, and hope for the best!!

i might raise the whole circumcision question with my DH tonight out of interest, but suspect he will be a definite "no"...