October 2012 Moms
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Piercing ears, when?
cardiganmom
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Mobile: piercing ears, when?
Those that have girls, when are you planning on piercing your daughter's ears?
I want to do it when my LO is a baby, but not sure when I'm going to do. And I may make my husband take her haha. My sister and I both got ours pierced when we were babies with no problems. I could be totally making this up but I feel like when its done young, it's less likely to get infected or cause problems. I've had a couple friends that have either gotten their first hole pierced later on or their second hole, and they seem to get infected or can't wear costume jewelry, not everyone but many . Maybe I'm just trying to justify myself because I know many people are against it lol. I'd rather deal with cleaning and taking care of them while she's little than nagging her when she's older because lets face it, kids will be kids.
Those that have girls, when are you planning on piercing your daughter's ears?
I want to do it when my LO is a baby, but not sure when I'm going to do. And I may make my husband take her haha. My sister and I both got ours pierced when we were babies with no problems. I could be totally making this up but I feel like when its done young, it's less likely to get infected or cause problems. I've had a couple friends that have either gotten their first hole pierced later on or their second hole, and they seem to get infected or can't wear costume jewelry, not everyone but many . Maybe I'm just trying to justify myself because I know many people are against it lol. I'd rather deal with cleaning and taking care of them while she's little than nagging her when she's older because lets face it, kids will be kids.
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Agree. I don't have a girl but my friend's pedi told her to do it before six months. Like pp said they get grabby and start pulling at them. You can always ask your pedi I know line does them.
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this exactly. I will wait until she asks for them. Its what my mother did for my sisters and myself. When we were old enough to clean them ourselves, we asked and she brought us to our pediatrician and we picked out our studs. I want to say that we were each 8 years old when my mom took us. It was nice to have that special day with just me and my mom. She even took me to lunch afterwards
Old enough to ask. I think I was around 7 when my mom let me do it. My sisters waited until they were 16 and 15. I don't see a reason to make the decision for my daughter. Not about something as frivolous as getting her ears pierced.
Although if I had identical twin girls, I might do it just to make it easier to tell them apart. One with purple and one with pink.
I agree with this. That's what I'd do if I had a girl. I have a friend who at 30 has never had or wanted to have her ears pierced. I don't think it's necessary, so let the kid decide.
My mom did mine when I was 3 months old. If I had a girl, I would do the same!
Both are inappropriate I guess was my thought.
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Please keep this in mind when you decide to pierce baby's ears. DD1 got hers done when she was 7. She asked for them and we made a big deal out of getting them. She kept them clean (I watched her do this twice a day), turned them daily and did everything she was supposed to do. We bought her the more expensive hypoallergenic studs to avoid any issues.
Well, within 4 weeks, she began to have an allergic reaction to the studs. We took them out hoping that it would clear up. The skin peeled around her ears, both front and back. They would bleed and had blisters that would ooze. It was awful for her, they burned and itched at the same time for about 2 weeks despite seeing the pedi and a dermatologist. Needless to say, she is almost 13 and wants nothing to do with having her ears pierced ever again. Now imagine if that were to happen to your 3 month old because you wanted them to look cute.
this!
I think this can also be cultural. In my culture (Indian) we usually pierce baby girl's ears around 3 months. That's when I had mine done.
That being said, LO is 3 months old and MH and I are on the fence about it. If we don't decide to do it soon then we will wait until she's old enough to ask for it.
This. I got mine done in kindergarten and I still remember going to have it done. I dont want to make that decision for her
This exactly! My parents made me wait til I was 5 (I started asking about 6 mos before). They knew that I wanted it, and that I was old enough to not play with them. This is my stance on it too. If Clara decides she wants them done someday, she can...but I'm not going to make that decision for her.
Seriously? That's kind of a ridiculous statement.
Really?? How do you feel about circumcision?
And people who did choose it, did they abuse their child?
First of all, as I said earlier in the thread it could be CULTURAL. Second of all, who are you to judge why someone pierces their kid's ears? If it were "abuse" there would be an age limit and/or it would be illegal.
I got mine done as a baby and I'm happy my mom did it as I don't even remember pain and I would think it might hurt less? Also my holes never close even if I go years without wearing them which I attribute to getting it done early though I'm not sure if its true.
I would get dds done now not bc I want her to look cute but bc she won't have to do it later. Lets face it, there aren't many girls who don't want it. And besides, letting a child get them at age 5 to me does not constitute letting them choose. They are too young to understand, u wouldn't let them choose to get a tattoo at that age would u?
The only thing holding me back is I would be nervous she would choke on it!
I agree!
Its not a cultural thing for me, I guess since I got them done so young that its not a big deal for me. I don't think it's abuse or inappropriate, but that's just me. Yeah, I'll definitely feel bad when she's crying, but it doesn't last long and she'll never remember. And if she doesnt like them, nothing says she can't take them out! I think that's a cute idea that many of you are making a special day of it, I'm sure that'll be fun.
Haha good point! I completely agree!