For the girl mommies...

Mrs.EMommy

Are you planning to pierce your babys ears?  If so when?  Hubby is against it and I'm for it....I guess it's a cultural thing for me.

Bellisimo

Noooooo, not until she's old enough to ask for it.

grettaz

Not until she asks to get them pierced!  I think pierced ears on babies just looks a little odd, plus I think it's so sad when I see little babies crying while they're getting their ears pierced.  I got mine done when I was 6, and while it hurt, I was so excited to have pierced ears that it made it not so bad.

thenewmrsrussell

DH and I talked about it. We'll probably do it when she is older. 5 maybe? Maybe older..

aprilmama410

I'm not sure. I'm not against it, neither is DH.  I had them pierced when I was like a year and a half and think it looked cute!

hugoboogie

The plan we have now is to have her wait until she 14 so that she can choose to have it done (or not, I guess...but whoever chooses not to?)

PlannedChaos

We will wait until she's older.  I don't care for pierced ears on babies.

DNK777

I'm against it.  DH is for it (cultural thing).  Our pedi doesn't do it, so we let that be the tie breaker.  When she's old enough to ask for it, then we will let her have them done.

jen_and_scott

Not until she wants it.

Mrs.EMommy

DNK777:

I'm against it.  DH is for it (cultural thing).  Our pedi doesn't do it, so we let that be the tie breaker.  When she's old enough to ask for it, then we will let her have them done.

That's probably going to be the tie breaker for us too.  Thanks for all the input ladies...I was just curious! 

laura&dan05

I would like to when she is about 1 but DH is against it.  He said we should wait until she is old enough to ask for herself.  

DM1908

We are getting our little girl's ears pierced. Possibly around 5 months. Our pediatrician's office does it, but sometimes they recommend getting it done in a jewelry store that does it more often.

I got mine pierced around the same time and had no issues.

They are less likely to get infected if they are doing younger, because they don't fool around with them.

 

 

achickylala

Yes, we will.

I had mine done at 4 yrs old because my mom chickened out when I was a baby. I played with them all the time and constantly had infections! It was awful. You're too young to know how to take of them on your own and resist the urge to just leave em alone.

I figure if we do it when she's an infant, she wont know any different. I'll have control over how they are cared for in the time being.

Gretchen kiolbasa

i have always wanted to, but DH says no. ?i think one of the main reasons i want to is because when i was 6 months old my parents took me to mexico, my ears werent pierced (there they do it in the hospital) and even though i was wearing a pink bathing suit ,everyone kept asking my parents how old their baby boy was haha

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so i think it scarred me a little?

icyblueeyez19

Yes, we will have her was pierced when she is around 5 months. I had my ears pierced when I was a baby and I never had an infection or anything like that.

Aprilynn0206

absolutely- i had mine! i think it looks so cute and she won't look like a boy! lol if she doesn't like them she can take them out

bchlvnmom09

Yes, DH and I agreed to get it done as soon as she has had her first shots and the dr. gives the ok. DH's daughter was 4 when we took her to get hers done and here it is 1 year later and it was a waste of money...at the end of the first week, they had fallen out because she wouldnt stop touching and pulling them. DH was actually the one to bring it up...he wants them done so I can clean them and she wont play with them!

AZ_Erica

No.  I have VERY sensitive skin and I want her to be old enough to tell me if they hurt or anything.  I got mine done when I was 10, that was a good age.  I could even go younger maybe 5 or 6.

PrncesWife

Nope, not until she's old enough to take care of them herself.

renebean319

dh and i are in agreement that we want her ears pierced when she's a baby.

KimmyB111304

No, we will wait until she's old enough to ask for them herself. I think I got mine done when I was 4 or 5 and never had any problems.

britti<3

Nope. I already have one DD and she can get it done when she wants them done. She's 4 and still doesn't want the "pokey earrings". I also have really sensitive skin and don't even have my ears pierced anymore so I'm a little nervous the same thing will happen to my DD's.

emaria

i had mine done when i was 6 months by a surgeon (i'm part mexican so it's a cultural tradition).  i'm not necessarily opposed to having my little girl's ears pierced but i think we'll probably wait until she's older and she can learn to take care of them herself.  i think it will be a good lesson in personal responsibility but otherwise i've never had a problem with the concept. 

MrsAlliP

Not until she wants them pierced.  I'm guessing it will be at least after she starts school.

2bejunebride06

Yes.  DH is from Sri Lanka and they pierce ears there when little girls are babies (for the most part).  I told him that I don't care either way, but if he is going to insist then he must be there to hold her while it is done.

starlight_24

Yes! I had mine done when I was a baby. All the girls in my family did. It's cultural for us too. DH doesn't care. I can't wait to have her wear my baby bracelet too!

his4evr04

If she asks for it when she is older, then yes.

yardley

I'm having a boy, but I would not get my baby's ears pierced if he were a girl. Why would you cause your baby any pain (however brief) just for cosmetic reasons? I think it's selfish and tacky. If it's a cultural tradition for you, then I can understand it a bit more.

 

mjmaycrew

heck no, that is just messed up when parents get their babies ears pierced, it should be the childs decision when they are older

kada626

I was pierced at 10 months, I had my dd's pierced at 9 months and I will probably do this dd's ears around the same age. My dd didn't cry and she never played with them so it seemed to go well. I see no problem with little studs. I think they look great!

sunnyday016

Yep! And I can't wait to see how cute she looks