In premature boys, for example, the procedure is usually delayed until the baby weighs about 6 pounds. Babies born with birth defects of the penis, such as hypospadias, usually should not have circumcision done until the time that corrective surgery is planned. If your baby is hospitalized or requires special care after birth, your doctor will advise you as to when circumcision might be done. A paragraph or more about why a baby's penis might be left alone could go in here. Very few ever have any trouble with their foreskins.
Many men say their foreskins enhance their sexual pleasure.
Giving newborn babies anaesthetics should be avoided. Even with anaesthetic, circumcision subjects a newborn baby to trauma, whose effects are known to be long-lasting. An intact penis requires no special care, in fact most problems are caused by meddling with it. Making your decision . In deciding whether to have your son circumcised, it may help to talk to other parents of boys about what they decided and why.