This is an odd question. My 3.5 yo son is not circumcised. We chose not to have it done when he was born (though his dad is) b/c we didn't see a good reason for it. We were in North Carolina then and it seemed like the national statistic of 50% are and 50% aren't circed was true. Now that we moved it seems like he's the only kid we know that isn't circumcised. Now we're second-guessing our choice for fear that he may be teased or singled out in the locker room, etc when he gets older. So, just an informal poll here, is your Ohio son circed? (Please no debates here, we made our choice and we aren't interested in putting him through the surgery now, I'm just curious to see how different Ohio is from NC compared to the national stats on circumcision). Thanks!
Thanks ladies for so many responses. I got a total of 31 responses to my circumcision question. Of those, 20 were circed, 11 weren't. That's 66% are and 34% aren't, pretty close to what one of the Mamasource mom's ped quoted her. So though the stats aren't so close to the 50/50 national average, it's better than I thought. Thanks again!
My son is age 5 and he is.
I don't know any of my friends who have boy sons who did not circumcise (who live here in the area).
Good Luck!
My son is not circumcised, I have heard ( from my ped.) the stat here in 2005 (when my son was born) was 65% are and 35% are not, with trend moving towards not performing the circ. since it is unnecessary.
My son is 1 and he is not and neither is his cousin.
Columbus area, and we opted not to. Little baby I babysit also is not, as well as some other friends' boys that are around my son's age. I think you made the right choice, if your family is happy with it!
Yes, we had our son circumcised and we live in Ohio. All of my friends, and both of my sisters here had it done when their sons were born, too.
Yes, our son is, he'll be2 in April. I let my husband decide this one because of the emotional reasons. Because of the "being different", he said definitely yes. Hindsight, it was probably a good choice for us because he was diagnosed with Hemophilia shortly after, something we may not have known for sometime.
My son is 2 and he was born in ohio and is circ. my husband is too and i left the decision to him. my brother is not and he too was born in ohio (i only know this b/c my mother told me after my son was born and we had him done). my mom said that she just taught him how to take care of it and that he never seemed to be bothered about it. i work in a hospital and find that most of the boys are circ. i still think overall there is a 50/50 but it does seem like the trend in central ohio is to be circ. just educate him on differences and tell him it is okay to be different. he can always make the decision for himself as an adult to have it done if he really feels the need.
we had our son circumsized.
Yes, both of my boys are. Left it up to my husband, but we also asked our ped and he recommended it as well. He said the stats in OH were more like 85% were circed. We're pregnant now and if it's a boy, I'm sure we'll go the same route. However, to each their own, right?
Yes my son is circumcised. Good luck to you!
My seven year old isn't circumcised.
My son is and if I have another son he will be also. I only met one person in my lifetime that I was intimate with that was not and that is my ex-husband. Based on that knowledge alone I would circ any future children.
Yes. Both of our sons are circumcised...and everyone that we know that has little boys (friends and family-around 14 or so) they are all circumcised
Yes - he's 2.5 years old
My brothers (ages 35 and 25) are not circumcised. The oldest grew up in Ohio, the younger one was here in Ohio until age 14. The oldest never had any problems with it and it was never an issue. The younger one was teased after he moved to Michigan - apparently another student was not circumcised and would tease my brother about it so that no one would notice he wasn't. It seemed like a pretty random event, but it was difficult for my brother at the time.
Both are now married and did not opt to be circumcised later in life.
No mine is not and he is almost 5.............I had him overseas and believe it or not Christians DO NOT circumcise only muslims and the Jewish religions do! I wouldn't have done it here either...my Dad was born in a house in the mountains and no one did it there either!
cathy
I have four children, three of whom are boys. Only my youngest was born in Ohio, but they are all circumsized. My oldest sons dad was actually the one who wanted it done, he wasn't circumsized and did feel teased and singled out in the locker room. If you are concerned you could start talking about it now, telling your son that everybody is different-just like he is different from daddy, he might be different than other boys when he gets older and that is what makes ppl special, wouldn't it be boring if we were all alike?.
My son is. I went the route that Dad got to make that decision. But, even though I don't plan on any more kids, if I were to have another boy, he would not. It is a completely unneccesary surgery.
hi there!!!!
all 3 of my sons (2 born in columbus) are not circed. partially because my husband is not, and because he is not i didnt see any need for it. i know some people say it is easier to keep clean if they are circed, but we've never had a problem. in my opinion, it is completely unnecessary. as for being made fun of, my husband says he never had a problem with that, but we are also a hispanic family and where he went to school, most boys his age were not circed because most of peers were hispanic, and in most latino families the boys are not circed.
3 boys all circumcised
