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Thoughts on piercing baby's ears.
I do not intend to have our baby's ears pierced until she is AT LEAST old enough to ask to have them pierced. I didn't get mine pierced until I was 7 and it was SO exciting for me. Every little girl in DH's family has their ears pierced while they are infants. I don't have a problem with others doing it, but personally, I don't think babies need jewelry and I plan on waiting until she is older. Many people in DH's family think this I am silly for feeling this way. Trust me, I will not be changing my mind on this, but was just wondering what others think about the topic.
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Re: Thoughts on piercing baby's ears.
Here we go...
I think it's awful.
Carter Robert 7.18.08 | Brynn Sophia 5.24.10 | Reid Joseph 9.10.12 | Emerson Mae 1.27.14
I have threatened my MIL's life if she does this to my baby. They always pierce their ears as infants in his family as well.
Personally I am not a baby ear piercer, but I don't care what others decide for their own babies.
My parents made me wait until I was 10, which is too long IMO. And I had to beg to get it done for my birthday. I just plan to do it once the child asks & is at least 5, but DH may have other thoughts. I don't even know if we are having a girl though.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
We are doing it ::Gasp:: Next week actually.
It is hardly child abuse. It is very common practice for a lot of people. I think they will heal better because she won't be able to play with them.
Let the accusations of neglect roll in...
My baby is two!!! Baby girl 9/17/09
My other baby is still a baby! Baby Boy 11-30-11
THIS::: I feel that it is terrible especially after seeing a maybe 6 month old little girl in Claire's and she had big crocodile tears and was so upset...
I will so it when she asks.
If I have a little girl I'm going to let her make the decision. I think it looks so cute to see a baby girl with little studs, but I worry when she is moving around and learning to crawl she will get them caught on something and get them pulled out.
I remember my parents let it be my choice and I was SO excited to get to pick my studs and be a "big girl" and I didn't cry.
I was a firm beleiver in waiting till my DD was 5. She asked me EVERYDAY for 2 weeks when she was 3. I finally gave in, lol.
I REFUSED to get them done when she was an infant though.
My 2 year old DD does not have hers done yet either. When she asks for it she can have it done.
Ew, getting ears pierced at Claire's is gross no matter the age of the piercee.
I think babies with earring are adorable, but I just can't make a cosmetic alteration to my daughter without her permission or will. What's to say when she gets older she'll want to be the girl without pierced ears? I'd rather let her make that choice herself.
I should clarify. I would NEVER take my infant daughter to Claires to have some 15 year old do them. My mom always had her pedi do them and I am going to ask mine to do the same.
Well, I'm having a boy, but around here people pierce infant's ears as a general rule and I don't think I'd have a problem doing it that way, if it were the case.
Mine were pierced when I was about 6.
I would hope no one called this child abuse. I don't want to do that for my girls, but if others want to and properly take care of them, whatever. If people feel bad because the babies cry when it happens, well...I cried and almost fainted when mine were done and I was in 5th grade!
The rule in our house is that until you can successfully and repeatedly take care of the holes in your body that you entered the world with I am not signing off on adding additional responsibilities to mommies day. Wipe your own vag, butt and nose and perhaps we will talk about it until then I want nothing of it.
That being said my mom literally sat on me in Claire's when I was little so they could pierce my ears only to have to re-do it later because they closed. I have pierced ears but honestly couldn't tell you the last time I had earrings in them. I have extremely sensitive ears and even the best metals cause me problems so I just avoid them all together.
That is hilarious. And true.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
I had mine pierced when I was 2 (and other relatives had theirs done younger). The only upside I can see having it done that young is I don't remember the pain very much. My mom said my ears got infected for about a week... it's nice to forget something like that.
What's even weirder is when I got older and my friends started piercing their ears, I was tired of earrings. I would only wear them maybe once a year to special occasions.
This. When she asks, we'll go. I dont care how old she is, as long as it's her decision. I went at age 4 and was SO excited.
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I don't care what other people do but honestly, I'll be too lazy to do it if we have girl. It'll be one of those things that I won't worry about until she asks to have it done.
At the same time, it wasn't really an enjoyable experience for me. I begged and begged and then cried for hours afterwards because it hurt. I think I was 8 or 9.
It was so fun when I got to get my ears pierced at 9. It was a privilege in my family and a reward for demonstrating responsibility for taking care of myself and my belongings. I want to do the same thing with my DD but I might let her get it done a few years before if she wants to. It's her body not mine.
If that's the case, a girl wouldn't get it pierced until she's 16, and then she'll ask for the belly button at the same time!
If that's the case, a girl wouldn't get it pierced until she's 16, and then she'll ask for the belly button at the same time!
I got mine pierced at 6, when I asked for it. That's what I would do if I had a girl.
DH's cousin got their baby boy's ear pierced at 6 months. He's had a little ring in his ear ever since. I personally think that is so uber awful...
Steal my kids picture or pretend they are yours, I will find where you live and ship all of their dirty diapers to your doorstep. Promise.
Its NMS and DH and I already decided we will not get DDs ears pierced as an infant. When shes old enough to really want them & be able to help care for them, we will take her.
I just cant see putting her through that as an infant when she has no idea whats going on.
My mom pierced my ears when I was 3 months old because I had no hair and she was tired of people calling me a boy.
When I got to the age where all my friends were asking their moms for pierced ears I was sick of mine and wanted them out.
I took my earings out at about 10 and haven't put any back in since. I now have dents in my ears where they were pierced. People assume I have pierced ears b/c of these dents. But really, it's where my ears grew around the holes as I was growing up.
It sucks and I wish my parents would have waited until I was old enough to make the decision myself. I'm not a jewlerly wearing kind of girl.
If I have a girl and I feel that she is old enough when she asks, then I will take her to get them done.
I'm sure you have, but I thought I'd check just in case....
Have you tried nickel-free earrings? I also have extremely sensitive ears and I can't wear gold, silver, etc... but I can wear nickel-free earrings with no problem. Obviously (duh) my ears are allergic to nickel.
Wal-mart sells nickel-free earrings for very cheap. In fact, now, most of the earrings Wal-mart sells are nickel-free. It will literally say "nickel-free" on the packaging.
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