So while doing some FB stalking I saw pictures a wife of a friend just posted of their 5 week old with her new earrings. She had huge tears and was all red faced from crying. (Which is pretty much how I looked at 13 when I got mine pierced...not gonna lie)
DH says he never wants to get any holes stuck in our girls, because they are perfect. I don't see it happening anytime before they can take care of them themselves,
But it made me wonder what everyone else thought.
Re: For thoes having DD's...Ear peirceing?
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I have heard that too, I just hadn't even thought much about it because DH is so opposed to it. I know my cousin did her DD's at 2.5 because she asked for it, and she never had any troubles with them getting infected or closing up.
Some people get really worked up over this topic; I am not one of them. I think it's cute on some babies. We'll probably wait until she's old enough to take care of them herself though.
Not feeling it either. I still have vivid memories of being in the Dr's Office and screaming my bloody head off when I was a Toddler...I just remember the needle...not the pain...
So I haven't had the heart to put DD through it ...it's all personal preference though! I figure when she is ready she'll ask for earrings...and I'll be happy to take her...
My thoughts as well. Though I'm not having a girl, I'm with the mindset that waiting until the child wants them is best. I remember getting mine done at four and I had to take care of them myself, which made me appreciate it all the more. I'm just not a fan of babies with earrings.
We will be piercing DD's ears as soon as the pediatrician lets us. I don't really care for how girls look without earings on. It may also be a cultural thing because in our families and in our circle of friends it's very rare to see an older girl who doesn't have her ears pierced.
I know it will hurt, but it will hurt regardless of what age she is. I imagine the pain a baby boy must feel when he is circumcised is much worse, but then again what would I know.
H & I were just discussing this today! We're Team Green but agree we'd wait till she asks for it/wants it herself...probably around 4 or 5 as earliest we'd do...I was 6.
This exactly. Seems weird to me to do it on a baby before they even know what it is.
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I don't think earrings on babies is weird at all, but I'm going to wait until she's old enough to know whether she wants them. I'm not going to put her through it as a baby and then have her not even care for earrings.
I was somewhere between 6 and 8 when I had mine done, but was allowed to wear clip-ons before then to "practice" and see if I even wanted earrings. I wore them and TON as a kid and teen, but I never wear them now. I'll just see what she wants!
I have heard that it should not be done before 4 months or so, but we will not be doing it until the girls are in double digits (age 10)...at the very earliest.
Before that, it is for the parents and has nothing to do with the child and is, therefore, being done for the wrong reason Just my opinion, but no holes in my girls ears until they can tell me they want them AND take care of them responsibly.
Poor thing has had enough needles stuck in her already, and each one killed me (even though I know they are needed for her to survive).
When she's old enough to take care of the holes herself, and actually wants to get them done, then I'll take her to get them pierced.
Also, I HATE sleeping with earrings in. They poke the soft skin behind my ears on my head. I wouldn't want my baby to deal with that.
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hell no.
DD has never asked for them and she's 3, I'm glad I didn't decide for her. FWIW I rarely wear earrings, maybe 6 times a year.
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I have never liked seeing a baby with pierced ears (toddlers don't bug me as much) I would rather my daughter decide she wants her ears pierced and allow her to do it when she is old enough to take care of them, maybe 8 or 9.
I have very small ears and lobes that were pierced about 1/8 inch from the bottom when I was 6. Then I would wear things that stretched the hole very close to splitting my ear lobe. I had to stop wearing earings and had them redone when I was 13.
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I would like to get DD's done but honestly haven't given it much thought and I still need to talk to DH about it.
I have had mine done since I was 4 and never had any problems with them. When I was a teenager I would 6-12 months and not ever wear earrings and the holes never closed and never became infected when I did start wearing them again.
Holy judgemental batman.
I may, I haven't decided. For the record, my reasoning has nothing to do with cuteness. I have a ton of metal allergies and can hardly afford to wear earrings. I think peircing her ears her ears early would help build an immunity to such allergies and allow her more selection when she's older... unless we become miraculously rich b/c otherwise she'll probably have to share my 3 platinum earrings until she's employed.
On the other hand I'd rather her ask and take care of them herself. So I can't decided. I love the idea of helping her build an immunity to gold and silver b/c i really miss it but at the same time its a big permanant decision to make for your kid (those wholes won't close if she wants them too)
If baby is a girl Ill get them done as soon as the Dr gives me the ok.
I wanted to do the same with Brianna but her sperm donor wouldnt let me do it. Finally he left the picture & she got them done for her 4th Birthday because she wanted them so much, she'd been asking for them since she was 2.
well if you can admit you are judgemental about something that makes it ok and not something you should be working on in yourself. You know, like racists. Its bad to be a racist, but its totally ok if you can admit it... right?
Well, that's quite the leap. People are judgmental about all kinds of things - smoking, homeschooling, formula feeding... and I happen to judge people who hurt their kids out of their own vanity. I'm allowed my opinion. When someone makes a post about a polarizing topic, they realize they're going to get others' opinions. You might see piercing a baby's ears as a "personal choice," but to me, it goes beyond that. It's hurting a baby for no good reason.