My Experience Having A Boy
So last year my partner and I decided it was time to try and start a family, and shortly thereafter I got pregnant. We found out we were having a boy. We were both very happy, however in the back of my mind I was worried about the delivery and how vigilant we would have to be to prevent him from getting circumcised. I’ve read some horror stories.
Recently I gave birth. My OB had given me a form to fill out with my birth preferences, and I documented that we did not want a circumcision. When I was admitted the labor nurse looked at it and asked “so we’re not doing a circumcision?” I said no. She documented that and moved on.
Later it was time to push, and after I had our little boy and had some time to recover and hold him, the OB who delivered asked if we wanted a circ. My partner and I both said no. She smiled and said “ok, then we wont do that.”
A few hours later in the recovery room, my personal OB came to see us. I’m not sure if she was on call or just checking in, but she also asked about the circumcision. I said no, and that was that.
Finally, we were moved to the mother-baby unit. That nurse also asked about circumcision. We said no. Then the pediatrician came, she also asked about circumcising, we again said no.
I should note that I do work in the medical field and we are taught to obtain our own histories to avoid missing things, so Im sure they were all just asking their standard questions and not trying to convince us one way or the other. But in the end we got out of the hospital with our perfect little guy intact. So I guess my advice to new parents is to relax and just stay firm with your decision!