Ear Piercing

M&RinTexas

Have any of you had your DD ears pierced? I'm thinking about doing it....but curious about others experiences and ages!  Thanks!

ibfloridagirl

i know some people are anti piercing, but if i have a girl i would be piercing her ears before 6 months.  I was 2 months old when mine were done and it wasn't an issue, my mother kept them clean and i didn't mess around with them while they healed.  When i got 2nd holes at age 12, i played with them constantly, always forgot to clean them and of course they got infected.  GL with whatever you decide! )

sars1202

Sydney's ears are pierced.  We were going to do Mack's but can't remember if it's the left ear or the right ear that means you are gay. 

daveshell1

I didn't do it until it was my dd's choice.  When she wanted them done I explained to her that it is like having a shot in each ear and that once she did one, she had to do the other.  She didn't care, she wanted them that bad.  She was almost 6 when she got hers.  We don't have any problems.

flyer23

I agree with daveshell. I'm not going to choose to put holes in someone else's body (for non-medical reasons) without their permission.

My dad made me hold out for years but finally let me have them done when I was 12. It was not bad at all, and I had no issues. I might not make DD wait THAT long if she's interested, but I definitely want it to be her choice.

Those are just my feelings. Not flaming anyone who chooses to do it younger

dec05gurl

I'm so torn on this one.  On one hand, I want to get DD's done around 1 year, but then again, want to wait until she can decide.  I don't see an issue with it, it's preference and parents' decision IMHO.  I have one friend who did it as young as 3 months, another who did it around 1yr, and a couple more that are waiting until age 3-4 or until they can decide.

This is one issue that I can see all sides, so I say do whatever you feel is right for you & DD 

caroline:)

We had DD's done at her 9 month appt. She hasn't had any problems with them, no infections, for the past 3 months. She doesn't even notice them. That was my main reason for wanting to do them early. I didn't want her to have the scary memory (that I had at 6) or the care and maintenance necessary.

It's your choice, but it worked well for us. :-)

labellagirl

we did Sydney's at La Lobe when she was around 5 months (i think) - the lady that does them is AWESOME - she's been doing it for about 100 years (she's old!) and is great - she pierces them with a needle, not a gun - she took a lot of time to explain all the ins and outs and we've been very happy with them - i wasn't thrilled about the idea of having some teenager pierce them at Claire's plus the idea of that loud gun at that age freaked me out - it freaked me out when i got my second hole when i was 18!

 

Sydney went through a period where she was pulling the earrings out but i finally found a pair with a more secure back and now she never touches them

Twin_Stones_in_the_Oven

I remember my 10 birthday... my mom took me to our local jewler and let me pick out my first pair of pierced earrings. They were cute pink cubi hearts (which I lost 2 weeks later while swimming at the ocean ) and I got my ears pierced. I felt so much more grown up LOL.

Anywho, it's a memory I would like to create with my DD. So that's what we, DH and I, have planned.

MrsTotty

Twin_Stones_in_the_Oven:

I remember my 10 birthday... my mom took me to our local jewler and let me pick out my first pair of pierced earrings. They were cute pink cubi hearts (which I lost 2 weeks later while swimming at the ocean ) and I got my ears pierced. I felt so much more grown up LOL.

Anywho, it's a memory I would like to create with my DD. So that's what we, DH and I, have planned.

Thats my memory too!!!  My dad said I had to wait until I was 'double digits' ... lol.

For those of you who frequented the tri/month bump boards ... who am I?

"We do not cosmetically alter our children"

LOLZ/::gigglesnort::

Ludenbelle

Thank you for this post!  The only thing holding us back is finding a place to pierce DD's ears that I will be comfortable with that isn't Claire's.  Thanks, labellagirl for that link!

 

CreamyMonster

MrsTotty:

Twin_Stones_in_the_Oven:

I remember my 10 birthday... my mom took me to our local jewler and let me pick out my first pair of pierced earrings. They were cute pink cubi hearts (which I lost 2 weeks later while swimming at the ocean ) and I got my ears pierced. I felt so much more grown up LOL.

Anywho, it's a memory I would like to create with my DD. So that's what we, DH and I, have planned.

Thats my memory too!!!  My dad said I had to wait until I was 'double digits' ... lol.

For those of you who frequented the tri/month bump boards ... who am I?

"We do not cosmetically alter our children"

LOLZ/::gigglesnort::

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!    So freakin' hilarious!

Mrs.Bible

Umm I think I got Katie's ears pierce when she was like 3 months?  If she was even that old.  I had her ears done at Claire's - and it was an experience piercing on staff and not some teenager...and there was no issues...she cried for maybe 2 minutes....I cried for like 5 minutes...lol...

She was looking at me like whats wrong with you!!!!! HA

SarahandAlex2010

We pierced my daughters ears at 4 months. I cried before, during and after. She cried for less than a minute and has forgotten all about them. They have not got infected or anything. I think as long as you keep them clean. If you get them pierced....I would have a bottle ready so when she is done. Thats what we did and it worked.

christim73

SarahandAlex2010:

We pierced my daughters ears at 4 months. I cried before, during and after. She cried for less than a minute and has forgotten all about them. They have not got infected or anything. I think as long as you keep them clean. If you get them pierced....I would have a bottle ready so when she is done. Thats what we did and it worked.

Similar situation but our LO was  2 1/2 months old.  We had hers done at Icing (similar to Claires), my sister works there part time and would only let her manager do them.  She was great w/ Sophia!

lizzyjames

CreamyMonster:

MrsTotty:

Twin_Stones_in_the_Oven:

I remember my 10 birthday... my mom took me to our local jewler and let me pick out my first pair of pierced earrings. They were cute pink cubi hearts (which I lost 2 weeks later while swimming at the ocean ) and I got my ears pierced. I felt so much more grown up LOL.

Anywho, it's a memory I would like to create with my DD. So that's what we, DH and I, have planned.

Thats my memory too!!!  My dad said I had to wait until I was 'double digits' ... lol.

For those of you who frequented the tri/month bump boards ... who am I?

"We do not cosmetically alter our children"

LOLZ/::gigglesnort::

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!    So freakin' hilarious!

::snort::  "Babies are not meant for bedazzling."  

 I want to wait not because I'm against it or anything at a young age, but because I want it to be her decisiona and a fun mommy daughter thing to do. 

nybride0705

labellagirl:

we did Sydney's at La Lobe when she was around 5 months (i think) - the lady that does them is AWESOME - she's been doing it for about 100 years (she's old!) and is great - she pierces them with a needle, not a gun - she took a lot of time to explain all the ins and outs and we've been very happy with them - i wasn't thrilled about the idea of having some teenager pierce them at Claire's plus the idea of that loud gun at that age freaked me out - it freaked me out when i got my second hole when i was 18!

 

Sydney went through a period where she was pulling the earrings out but i finally found a pair with a more secure back and now she never touches them

 

Leah had her done's at La Lobe too at 6 months.  She hasn't had any problems.   

PreggoMeggo09

I got my daughters ears peirced on the day that she turned 3 months. We thought that if we did it while she was younger that it would be easier for us to take care of and she won't be able to take them out as easy. If she decides that she doesn't want them later on then she can take them, if she does then great. I got my ears peirced when I was about 12 and had to get them repeirced 3 times because I kept taking them out, and so my fiance and I decided that the younger the better.

CreamyMonster

lizzyjames:

 ::snort::  "Babies are not meant for bedazzling."  

 I want to wait not because I'm against it or anything at a young age, but because I want it to be her decisiona and a fun mommy daughter thing to do. 

Now that one is from darling Kateysomething, I'll have to remind her of that one, hee!

I'm like Lizzy - we're waiting for a mommy/daughter day to do it, just because I think it will be fun and she's my only daughter to do this with.  I just have to keep reminding her grandmother (MIL) of that fact, or I swear she'll take her to have them done.

Twin_Stones_in_the_Oven

CreamyMonster:

lizzyjames:

 ::snort::  "Babies are not meant for bedazzling."  

 I want to wait not because I'm against it or anything at a young age, but because I want it to be her decisiona and a fun mommy daughter thing to do. 

Now that one is from darling Kateysomething, I'll have to remind her of that one, hee!

I'm like Lizzy - we're waiting for a mommy/daughter day to do it, just because I think it will be fun and she's my only daughter to do this with.  I just have to keep reminding her grandmother (MIL) of that fact, or I swear she'll take her to have them done.

I would be both disappointed and LIVID if my MIL did that LOL. And the only reason I don't think she would is because she doesn't have her ears pierced.