Hi everyone

Last night I watched 60mins and was absolutely gob smacked! They had a story on there about circumcision and actually showed the procedure being done on a 10 week (I believe) old baby.

Let me just say right now..I dont like circumcising...my choice...u do what ever u like...your kid, your choice...

I must say tho, I never really knew what the procedure entailed apart from the foreskin being removed. I never knew exactly how..mind u i didnt really wanna know either lol. The surgeon sticks the prong/scissors under the forskin and opens them to then circle them around the head of the penis to push the skin away from the penis head. I have no idea what came next as I had my eyes shut...I couldnt look. The baby did cry but not as much as i had imagined it would. There was the ususal debate about uncut men passing on disease and even contributing to cervical cancer. I am sure there is data to back it up but I have not read it yet. I guess there are pros and cons in everything hey. People have said that it should be done to prevent all this in the future..but I am not going to get a mastectomy done just incase i get breast cancer. That theory seems silly to me.. and b4 anyone says...well what about immunisation...take a breath cos it is not even in the same boat! lol

As I have said before, we did not get my son done...never even entered our mind...it wasnt a issue UNTIL he was 8 and needed it done under a general. Although upsetting for all involved, I am still not sure what i would do if i had another son...(god forbid!!) I would certainly look into it more but to be honest, i still dont think i could do it. Not until there is a totally pain free method.

They said that only 10% of the boys are getting done at this time compared to pretty much all boys 20yrs ago. Maybe this is another one of those cycle things like baby sleeping positions..one year on their backs...another year on their sides. In another 20yrs, the boys will probably all be getting chopped once again!

Even tho I am pro choice (but leaning more to anti) regarding circumcising, I still found the story really interesting..well the parts i had my eyes open for anyhow!