What do you think about piercing baby's ears?

Mommy2Ciara2007 · February 2012

pixieprincss:
We don't believe in imposing purely cosmetic body modifications on others. If DS or a DD wants to choose body modification at some point in their life--be it circumcision for DS or piercing or hair dying or whatever else for for either--we can talk about it then. But, until they drive the conversation, a health issue comes up that requires modification, etc. we will let their little bodies be.

EXACTLY my thoughts. God made my babies just the way they are meant to be and if or when an individual chooses to modify their bodies for themselves, then so be it.

My daughter wanted her ears pierced right before her baby brother was born when she was 4. She was geared up to be a big girl (and was a better helper to me than my husband, my mom, and my MIL combined) and since she saw me get my ears pierced the year before and had been fascinated with my earrings, she wanted to know how old she had to be to do it. I told her that she could do it at any age, as long as she was going to be responsible for them. The only conditions were that she made the decision knowing what it meant (watch a piercing and listen to the care instructions a week before making her decision) and then asking permission of both myself and husband. If my son decides he wants to be circumcised, then we'll treat the situation the exact same way. He'll have to listen to what the procedure entails and what the care will be.

In my opinion, body modification is a personal choice for the individual to make, not their parents. I realize that circumcision and ear piercing is "minor" to most people, but I am a very black and white kind of moralist. If it would be wrong for me to get a nose job for my child because I think they would look better, then it would be wrong for me to pierce or circumcise my child simply because to me, they would look better.

With all that said, I completely respect that other people have different opinions on the matter and I don't think it's a bit wrong for someone else to act on that opinion. They see nothing wrong with it, and it's just one of the privileges of being a parent to make choices on behalf of your children. Just happens that my choice is to not make the choice. :-)

DolphinLover2002 · February 2012

Justsummie:

I used to be a "professional ear-piercer" which means I was a 16 year old kid working in the mall who had practiced on a tiny piece of foam. I have pierced my share of infants....some screamed bloody murder, others slept through the whole thing. On occasion we would even have baby boys in there to get a piercing on one side.

I am very much "pro-choice" when it comes to not judging people for the parenting choices they make but personally....I would wait until my child is old enough to ask for it and to take care of it to some degree.

I agree completely! I pierce ears right now and have for over 4 years. We have tons of babies and infants come in. Some scream bloody murder and some don't cry at all. One thing I do notice though is as they grow, they can grow crooked because of how their ears grow. I've had to redo a lot of children who had their ears done as babies because they grow out crooked. Once their ears have scar tissue built up, you cannot pierce them in that spot again. I had to wait until I was 12 and if I have a girl my daughter will wait until then too!

crashbaptiste · February 2012

At 25y/o mine still aren't pierced. I get upset enough when my boy screams about getting his vaccinations and when they had to snip his tongue tie and both of those are/were medically necessary! He's not even circumcised because we didn't want him going through any unneeded stress or pain so early in his life. I couldn't imagine having a little girl and putting her through that for purely cosmetic reasons. If its a cultural norm, then by all means go ahead, but just to change her looks? Put her in pink or use those velcro bows.

hailie220 · February 2012

It's your right as a parent to make that decision. I got a hard time from friends and family about this topic with my daughter, so I decided to wait. She ended up begging me to get her ears pierced around her third birthday; so I explained the slight pain and that it would go away, made her wait a couple weeks to be sure, and we made the decision together to get it done. It was fun in the end to take her when she was "old enough" to want it and to be excited about having earrings like mommy

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ellekae · February 2012

cloud9climber:
What if she doesn't want pierced ears? Let her decide when she's old enough to know what it means and how to take care of the piercing. I always think little babies with earrings looked bizarre.
I got mine pierced on my 10th Birthday and it was a special treat!

This.

I was 13 when I got mine done, and it was like a rite of passage into my teens.

HollyBee013 · February 2012

I think it looks so incredibly adorable! With that being said, I would never actually pierce my babies ears, ever. I used to pierce ears, and its awful to watch those little babies cry, I cant imagine doing it to my own kid, I would start crying for sure. Also, if it is not done correctly (and lets face it, a lot of places you have a 16 year old doing it), the baby can grow and the piercings can warp and grow lopsided or crooked. I am going to wait till my daughter gets older and asks for it, then make a day out of it with her.

stacyrekow · February 2012

I think it's weird to see babies with pierced ears. I think you should wait until they're a little older to decide whether or not she wants them. My daughter had hers pierced for her 4th birthday. We made a special day out of it. I just don't get why you'd do it on a baby.

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