Moms of girls - ear piercing?

sanae78 · June 2010

Are you planning to have their ears pierced? And at what age? I'm kinda leaning towards waiting until she wants it done because I don't want to hear her cry. I didn't get mine done until I was about 6 and asked my mom to let me get them. Just wondering what others are doing.

MrsZiz · June 2010

DH really wanted to get it done and I wanted to wait until she was old enough to decide to do it and take care of them mostly on her own. So, we've opted to wait. DH would still love to have it done but I'd be the one taking care of them and I don't want that responsibility! Also, what if she doesn't want them done? I mean she likely will BUT it's a permanent hole in her body and we decided to put it there and I don't think that's fair. Just my opinion though.

sanae78 · June 2010

MrsZiz:
I'd be the one taking care of them and I don't want that responsibility!

I was gonna say this too. It's just another thing to do...as if I don't already have my hands full.

Hawaiian Honey · June 2010

Just my 2 cents here but we got both of our girls done when they hit 6 months. I was terrified standing and waiting for them to get all the equipment ready just dreading they shrieks of pain to come. Then...NOTHING! Not even a peep. When they did Tia's ears she just closed her eyes like the noise startled her. Hani let out a tiny yelp on the 2nd ear and had one small tear on her cheek. That was it. And it's so not hard to take care of. Just a couple of swipes of the solution(we used alcohol...which is not recommended but, eh) a couple times a day and in a couple of weeks you're good to go. My niece waited until she was 6 and OMG... disaster. She freaked out! Then 6 year olds are way more active and have much more hair to get tangled in them. Poor thing...ears got infected. I am SO glad we decided to do it early. And just as a sidebar, I have never known anyone to have ever said they wish their parents didn't do it. On the contrary. I've had a few friends wish their folks had done it when they were babies so they didn't have to deal with it!

myday1708 · June 2010

We are waiting until she's older. DH wants to wait until she's 18. I think we'll wait until she's old enough to take care of them herself, maybe 9 or 10. We'll see when we feel is the appropriate age. I got mine pierced when I was 12. It didn't hurt, I could take care of it, I don't wish I had gotten it earlier.

Personally, and I don't mean to offend anyone, so I apologize in advance, but I think it's gross when babies have their ears pierced. To each their own, but to me, it's not cute, it's overkill. Like JonBenet Ramsey.

I also don't want to take care of them right now. I have too many things to take care of!?And, honestly, she pulls and reaches for everything -- including MY earrings! -- so I'd be afraid that she'd pull at them and try to pull them out. And if she did, maybe she'd swallow an earring? Too many things to worry about for something that is not medically necessary.

Married2MrWright · June 2010

sanae78:
Are you planning to have their ears pierced? And at what age? I'm kinda leaning towards waiting until she wants it done because I don't want to hear her cry. I didn't get mine done until I was about 6 and asked my mom to let me get them. Just wondering what others are doing.

We're planning to wait until she asks...not because we don't want to hear her cry (I'm sure she still will...it hurts!) but because it's her body and her decision, not ours, to make. I asked for pierced ears at 5 and still remeber the day I got them. I anticipate that if she wants them it will be around age 6-8 that she asks.

SanHawaii08 · June 2010

jaime makes a good point, but if we have a girl, i would wait until she's old enough to decide for herself, and care for them herself. I talk about my own experience briefly in a poll I just posted on TN - it hurt like h*ll, i had one that kept getting infected, but in the end, it was my decision and I had to deal with the consequences.

as a total aside though (and i think we've talked about this before?) - i would consider going to a tattoo/piercing shop instead of a mall store/kiosk thing. one of my holes is crooked, which made it much harder to get earrings in at first, when I wanted to change them all the time. i was anxious to be able to wear different earrings, and kept irritating it by not being able to get the earring in, which didn't help the healing process.

eacerna · June 2010

i do want to have our LO's ears pierced but have not thought about when we'll do it. that said, i had my ears pierced when i was a baby (i think?! i gotta as my mom to be sure). our course, i don't remember getting it so i can't vouch for how much it hurt :-P.

mrspresley · June 2010

we are waiting and letting her make the choice. I know it'll hurt more when she gets it when she is older but I remember getting my ears pierced... I cried but the pain was over almost immediately. even now I don't wear earrings that often, even though i begged my parents for the piercings when i was younger. i think it's a nice rite of passage as she is growing up, something for her to look forward to. yes, it'll hurt more, but only for a second and this way she can decide if she wants 'em or not.

mrsnickandnora · June 2010

Married2MrWright:

We're planning to wait until she asks...not because we don't want to hear her cry (I'm sure she still will...it hurts!) but because it's her body and her decision, not ours, to make.

Same here. Of course my mom wouldn't let me get my pierced until I was 12! Which I liked. I will always remember it too, and I was old enough to take care of them.

redshoegirl · June 2010

I know I don't have girls, but my mother waited until I turned 10 and then told me I could get it done if I wanted to - I did, and although I remember the pain (which didn't last that long), I think it was a good decision to wait until then. That way I could make the choice, and care for them myself, etc. If we had girls, I'd do the same thing.

mie · June 2010

I will consider it when they are old enough to ask and take care of them.

vanilla15 · June 2010

I would definitely wait for a few reasons but mainly b/c I am allergic to nickel so I have always had a really hard time with earrings & even if they are not infected at the moment, they always hurt when I wear them & a little baby couldn't tell you that (not in words, I am sure she would find other ways) but still it does seem like an unnecessary worry to me.

debbiezoey · June 2010

I had to wait until I was 13 and thought it was ridiculous! I was SO mad at my mom. Therefore, I had my daughter Ellie's ears pierced at 5 months and I thought it looked adorable. They had me hold her and marked both of her lobes then two ladies pulled the trigger at the same time so only 1 ouchie. She screamed for awhile and then it was over.

Never had any issues with keeping them clean, pulling them out, etc. She's 8 now and hardly EVER thinks to wears earrings. She's gone as long as a year before and the holes never close up!

redshoegirl · June 2010

vanilla15:
I would definitely wait for a few reasons but mainly b/c I am allergic to nickel so I have always had a really hard time with earrings & even if they are not infected at the moment, they always hurt when I wear them & a little baby couldn't tell you that (not in words, I am sure she would find other ways) but still it does seem like an unnecessary worry to me.

This is a good point too. I can only wear gold and silver in my ears (no nickel, so I can't buy cheapy earrings) or they get infected. That would have been icky to deal with if I was a baby. Sad

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