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moms of girls...
1) Are your daughter's ears pierced?
2) If yes, how old was she when you had them done?
3) If yes, why did you decide to do them?
4) If no, why haven't you done them?
Emma is supposed to get her ears pierced on Thursday at her 3 month appointment and for the first time ever, I am having some doubts. I'm still 99% sure that I'm going to do it, but I can't believe I'm actually having 2nd thoughts now when this is something that I always planned to do...
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Re: moms of girls...
I don't have a girl but I can tell you what my answers would have/will be!
1) No
4) I'm going to get any future daughter's ears pierced the moment she asks for it. I'm not against doing it before so I never judge.. I just think it would be a fun mommy/daughter outing one day when she is all excited about it so that's my reasoning
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1) Are your daughter's ears pierced? No
2) If yes, how old was she when you had them done?
3) If yes, why did you decide to do them?
4) If no, why haven't you done them? We want her to be able to say she would like to have them done. Both of us agreed that the first time she asks we'll allow her to have it done, we just want it to come from her that it's something she wants - not something we made her do.
1) Are your daughter's ears pierced? Yes
2) If yes, how old was she when you had them done? It was at her 2 mos appt I believe.
3) If yes, why did you decide to do them? I wasn't sure if I wanted them. DH did really mind if I did them. It was really up to me. I always knew I wanted her to have her ears pierced but then the thought of the Dr doing it freaked me out. But when I went to the Drs office, I said, if the Dr says yes, then I will do them. He said yes. Also, my boss didn't have his daughters ear pierced when she was a baby, then when she did wanted them pierced, she really freaked out at the mall. She was about 12. She didn't have her ears pierced till she was 17 and brave enough to do them.
Since I could remember I always loved having my earings. I don't know if I would be brave enough to do them now.
4) If no, why haven't you done them?
This exactly!! Before she was born i intended to have them done when she was very young, but once i had her i felt bad inflicting pain upon her that wasn't neccessary. If she wants them, she can have them, but i didn't want to decide for her!
1) Yes
2) 8 weeks old, with her shots
3) For many reasons. Tradition, I wanted to, I like baby girls with earrings, I did not want her to remember getting them done and I wanted her to be young enough that she does not mess with them... And not in that order.
Nope! And Sarah's won't, either.
I always thought getting your ears pierced was a BIG deal... like a "big girl" step- maybe b/c that's how my mom treated it. But I wanted the girls to remember it like I did. I felt like such a big kid, gettign to pick the earrings I wanted, the excitement of getting it done, etc... It was a big milestone in my childhood and I want to share that with both my girls
Plus, I know for a fact abby would rip them out of her ears. The child doesn't like stuff on her body, she would definitely tear them out lol
All of this exactly. She has never once messed with them. I think they look adorable. And she did not remember getting it done at all, she cried for like 3 seconds and it was over. I think it would be much worse on her to do it now.
1) Are your daughter's ears pierced? yes
2) If yes, how old was she when you had them done? 12 weeks
3) If yes, why did you decide to do them? There's a lot of reasons. I like how little girls look with earrings. I wanted her to be young enough so that I could clean them. She doesn't know where her ears are yet, so there's no possibility of her tugging at her ears to pull them out. I didn't want her to remember the pain.
4) If no, why haven't you done them?
FWIW, I almost chickened out when we took Carley to get her ears pierced. I was super nervous about the whole thing, but to be honest she didn't even cry. Actually, she cried when they swabbed her ear to clean it before the piercing, but that's about it. It happened so fast that she didn't even have a chance to react. She got them done and then I carried her and she fell asleep within minutes. I was also worried about her ear getting "smooshed" when she sleeps since she sleeps with her head to the side or when she nurses, but we haven't had any issues at all. She lets me clean them without a problem and doesn't even notice when I twist them around. Good luck!!
PS: I love the new siggy pictures of Emma! I really hope you bring her to the GTG
Yes - we had C ears pierced when she was 3 months. I just love the look of earrings on little girls. She looks so cute!
Graciela's ears were pierced at her 2 month checkup when she got her tetanus shot. I wanted to wait for that shot, just in case. I did it at the doctor b/c they have the sterile medical grade earrings. It was $60. I go to Erdmann, and I think you go to the same practice. I wanted it done as soon as possible (they offered at the 1 month checkup!) after her tetanus shot. I wanted her to get used to them before she could mess with them, and for them to heal while she was still an infant. I don't know any woman who is sorry to have pierced ears, so I was not worried about her not wanting them. Also important is that infants heal faster and better than children or adults, so the sooner the better for me.
Tania
This! For me, it was a big deal and I remember all the details of getting them done. I loved it and even though it hurt a little, it didn't matter because it was what I wanted. I don't think I'll ever forget how grown up I felt after having my ears pierced