[blParent] To circumcise or not to circumcise.

[Sirena Carroll]

Hi, everyone.

My apologies for bringing what can be a fairly controversial topic to the table as one of my first posts in years, but I could really use some advice on the topic of circumcision.

I know there are many factors that go into a parent's ultimate choice so far as this is concerned. I'm concerned mainly with the pros and cons of caring for a circumcized or uncircumcised penis. 

Did those of you with sons find that circumcising was easier? Did you find caring for an uncircumcised infant and boy more challenging? I'll be single momming it this time, completely, and I'm just not sure what to choose. As a blind mother, I'll have to clean it for years before he can, and I'm just not sure if taking that extra time with foreskin might make things seem inappropriate with bathing. I don't know if foreskin would be an extra challenge or just another thing to find a way of doing without sight. 

There is so much about having a boy that terrifies me. I'm a girl mom and have no idea what to do with a boy. This is just the first of many struggles, but it is one that must be made.

Thank you for any and all support here. I really do appreciate it.

Sirena