Circumcision

[goldilocks]

Tegan,

This is obviously a very sensitive subject and everyone seems to have strong opinions on it!

I was very saddened to read that you've been made to feel like you're a bad mother for wanting to get it done. You are the mother of your child and you will know what's best for him.

That having been said, my DH and I are likely to have our baby circumsised if we have a boy. DH is not circumcised but always wished that he had been. It's something that we've discussed often and he's even made enquiries into having it done sometime in the near future (he's 30 this year)...that's how strongly he feels about it. He doesn't want our boy to go through the same troubles he's had so it's easier to have it done at an early age rather than in later years. It's our decision and we don't care what anyone else thinks about it.

And as to gentle parenting, what does having your child circumcised have anything to do with not being a gentle parent? Is there a book of rules which states what you can and cannot do?

BTW, congratulations on finding out you're having a little boy. How lovely for you to have one of each

Love
Goldilocks
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