Babies Tale

If your baby is a boy, you will decide to have him circumcised or not. In hospitals it is usually done in the second day of life, and parents do need to use special care in diaper changes and keeping the area clean for a week or two after surgery. If you decide not to circumcise, there is no special care of the penis. The one thing to remember is that at birth the foreskin of the penis is usually not separate from the end of the penis, as it is in an older uncircumcised boy. Therefore, you should not try to pull the foreskin back. To do so could cause tearing of the skin and scarring, which could be a real problem later in life. The best care for an uncircumcised penis is to leave it alone except to wash and rinse it whenever the baby has a bath.

Some researchers conclude that there are significant health benefits to both the circumcised male and his future spouse-other investigators disagree. Although most men and boys in the United States are circumcised, the practice of non-religious circumcision remains controversial.

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