We used to think that circumcision was necessary for mens’ health, but now we know that it is purely a cultural choice. If you decide that you want your boy circumcised, then here are some tips: when you child is first circumcised, use vaseline or something like it to keep it clean and moist. If there’s a little lip around the tip of the penis, where the skin was removed, take a wet Q-tip and gently moisten and massage right were the skin touches the uncircumcised area.
If you don’t want your child to be circumcised, that’s totally fine and you can just leave things the way they are.
Either way, don’t use antibacterial soaps, choose gentle cleansers like an oatmeal soap.
