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October 2012 Moms
CraftyKayla
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Would you pierce your daughter's ears? At what age?
CraftyKayla
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SO and I just talked about this and I thought it was a good question for everyone...
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Re: Would you pierce your daughter's ears? At what age?
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It drives me banana sandwich when I see infant baby girls with earrings and those overly huge flower headbands on their heads. I feel like the mom is just playing dress up. Besides, getting my ears pierced with my mom and sisters when I was younger was such a memorable experience for me - I would hate to steal that from my little girl.
Yes! I got my DD's done at 4 1/2 mo's. Every other girl in my family has gotten it done around that time also.
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I don't have or see a problem with infant ear piercing. My neice got here done last week at 7.5 months and after my sister did a ton of researching learned that the best infant time frame is 4-6 mos.
I had mine done when I was older. They ended up crooked because I was a kid that couldn't sit still. Now I'm 30 years old with 2 holes in one ear (I had second holes done in college) and another ear with 3 holes because the first one never closed up and I routinely use it on accident and then can't tell if it's the right one or the crooked one.
Word. This is a good policy. I think I was 16. Maybe older. My little sister got hers pierced at 13 because she begged, and my mom asked if I wanted to get mine pierced too. I had never thought about it, but did it anyway. So I'd wait until they asked, and weigh that against whether or not they were mature enough to take care of their own ears.
If it's a girl I am taking her when she is a baby, about 5 months or so.
I remember dying to have them when my friends did (like kindergarten). My mom took me, and I cried and cried because I was so scared. Also, I was old enough to take care of them, and I didn't; The back of my earring grew into the back of my ear. In hindsight, I don't know why my mom didn't check, I'm sure I lied and told her I was or was apparently doing it wrong. And then I tried to hid it from her because I thought she would be mad at me. Ahhh to be 6yo again
My mom asked me if I wanted to get my ears pierced when I was 4 (I remember this entire conversation including setting, dialogue, etc.) I didn't even know what she was talking about, but I did say yes. I remember hearing the earring gun when they pulled the trigger, but the only thing I felt (probably cause it was cold & wet) was the rubbing alcohol they used beforehand. My mom used my ears being pierced as a way to teach me about taking care of things. If I wanted my ears pieced I had to take care of them or my mom would take the earrings out.
I have no daughters -yet- so I have not experienced this as the parent. I will however probably ask my daughter around age 4. And I will explain the process to her if necessary. I think I'll also use it as a teaching tool for taking care of things just like my mom did.
This and adding I did my daughters when she was 5months, because she was little she didnt bother with them and I was able to take care of them correctly. She recently wanted another hole in her ear and she was awful with looking after it, I had to push her to take care of it everyday, she ended up taking it out....
The only thing I'd caution you on is the ear lobe growth... my friend got her ears pierced when she was six months old and now her holes are really uneven. They are both really low and kind of askew. I also know someone else that had their daughter's done when she was really young and now her her holes are way too HIGH on her ears. I guess when their lobes are that tiny it's kind of a crapshoot as to how they'll look on full-sized adult ears.
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Personally, I am not going to pierce my daughter's ears when she's a baby. What if when she's 16 she hates piercings of any kind? She would be mad at me and mh.
I got my ears pierced for the first time when I turned 12. I wish I had waited a little longer, as my ears didn't take well to the piercings themselves and the backings grew into my ear....
I wish I had never pierced my ears. I never wear earrings, and now I have 5 permanent holes (I double pierced my lobes and one cartilage).
I am very against piercing a child's (10 and under) ears.
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We got DD's ears pierced at 3 months and I wouldn't change a thing.
It was super quick, and she was young enough that she never bothered them. I liked the fact that I could take care of them myself and not worry about her messing around and getting them infected.
No. I think it's wrong to modify someone else's body for your own personal reasons. If it were me I would want a choice, not someone deciding for me to put holes in my body. If my daughter wanted her ears pierced fine, but I just don't think it's fair to not give her the choice.
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LOL....at 16 I'm sure she will be mad at the both of you for reasons that are far beyond that of ear piercing.
Reason??
How sad
yes! in my culture, we pierce baby girls' ears when they are 4-6 months old. I love the look, I love that they can wear the gold that they receive for their baptism and I love that the little girls, actually start looking like little girls. If they don't like it when they are older, they can take it out!
my 2 sisters and I, and everyone in my family, for that matter, have had them pierced at a young age, and if anything, we've gone to get another one...to each their own
I'm actually very against tattoos and piercing in general (my ears aren't pierced!), and I would have been livid if my parents did something like that to me before I was old enough to consent. I have a friend who had her ears pierced as an infant and they never closed up when she got older. She hated the nasty slits in her ears left from her parents stupidity.
I wouldn't let my daughter get her ears pierced until age 10 and only if she REALLY wanted it. I'm hoping she doesn't though..
If she wants to one day it can be a birthday present. I remember doing that with my Mom and Grandma for my birthday.
I think it is super cute on babies who have their pierced. I have really sensitive skin and can only wear the real stuff with jewelry and still my ears hurt after I wear earrings. I was afraid LO would have those issues too and I didn't want to deal with infection in ears with a new baby.
I haven't read through the responses yet, but I'm thinking I'll be in the minority here. The OB that delivered me was a friend of my mom's, and he pierced my ears the day I was born, as a present to her. (Although I have two older brothers, she lost five babies before me, and had to have a hysterectomy right after I was delivered. So, he wanted to give her something special.)
My mom and I both always thought it was wonderful, and now, with all my struggles, I'm going to ask if my OB will do the same if I have a girl. My OB is great and has struggled herself. I think if she can, she will.
I would probably pierce them at 3-6 months. Honestly, sometimes when babies are that young, it's not always easy to tell a little boy from a girl (for strangers anyway) and I like the look of little studs in a babies ear. I think it's adorable. Plus, it's easier to take care of at that age when they're not fussing with them.
I had mine pierced at about 2 years old.