Just before we get any further I want to remind everyone to play nice LOL. That is all.
My two boys are not done and we've had no problems at all. My eldest is nearly 8 and he washes it every night in the bath since he was about 6 (when he could retract it) and knows how important it is to clean it - nothing special, just pull it back and give it a splash with the bath water. Even if you do get it done, that doesn't absolve him of any responsibility to clean it - they can still get cheesy if they are done so that sort of 'busts' that myth doesn't it? At the end of the day, it is a 100% personal choice between you and your DH - it's great to hear of positive results from both sides of the fence, but only you two know what is right for your son. If you were to write a list of all the pros and cons for each side, I think it would be pretty much even, which does make it harder to make a decision.
That said though, my DH wishes that we had gotten our eldest done (in hindsight mind you LOL) but we just couldn't come up with a good enough reason to do it. We are not religious so that isn't a factor and I think your DH might have to do a bit of soul searching too if his reason isn't a religious one when he is Jewish himself kwim? If he is adamant and you are kind of leaning that way, then maybe a Dr would be best if you feel bubs would be traumatised to have it done traditionally.
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