Infant Earrings

FutureMrsW9 · April 2014

My mom took me when I was old enough to decide that I wanted them pierced and asked for it. That's what we'll do if we have a girl, as well. Piercings should be a choice you make about your own body, not even mommy and daddy should make that decision for you IMO.

PinkKEL9 · April 2014

I asked my mom to get mine done when I was 7. But I didn't really take care of them and they got infected. I ended up letting them close and then got them re-done when I was 12. I will wait until my daughter asks to get them done and I think she is responsible enough to take care of them.

snowpants · April 2014

I really hate the way pierced ears look on babies and I really love the memory of my mom taking me to get mine pierced when I was "old enough" (by her rules of course). I'll wait until DD (and baby if baby is another girl) is old enough to make the choice and take on the responsibility.

MrsCase1 · April 2014

Mine were done during infancy and are not crooked. We will be doing ours at the pedi's office when the time comes.

JujuB22 · April 2014

joules235 said:

I am not a fan of baby ear piercing. I remember going with my mom to have my ears pierced when I was about 7. I felt so grown up and remember it almost like a rite of passage. I picked out my own earrings, mini versions of my mom's diamond studs. Anyway I loved the bonding experience and will do the same with my daughter. I will also wait until she decides she would like them pierced and is responsible enough to take care of them.

Its not a huge deal when parents do this to babies but for me it falls under the category of body modification and I think that choice should be left up to the owner of the body.

This. My dd is 7 and she says she never wants her ears pierced. Her choice.

rastrau · April 2014

In my family we had to wait until we got our first period and then mom took us to get our ears pierced. That makes sense from a parental perspective since one would assume the girl is old enough to take care of them herself at that point. From my own multiple-piercing perspective (i have 3 holes in each ear) the tattoo shop/pediatrician is absolutely the way to go (my ped did my 2nd, tattoo shop the 3rd). Claire's is a traumatizing place to have them done.

I do like the look of babies with pierced ears, I think it's totally cute! If they're done young enough then cleaning isn't anything new or dramatic, it's just like brushing your hair or your teeth. My bff's family is Indian and it's a pretty standard thing in their culture - they had a surprise baby when we were in middle school and her ears were pierced pretty quick. As far as I know, they never got infected because maintenance was NBD - she has no memory of life without it.

Pepper6 · April 2014

rastrau said:

In my family we had to wait until we got our first period and then mom took us to get our ears pierced. That makes sense from a parental perspective since one would assume the girl is old enough to take care of them herself at that point. From my own multiple-piercing perspective (i have 3 holes in each ear) the tattoo shop/pediatrician is absolutely the way to go (my ped did my 2nd, tattoo shop the 3rd). Claire's is a traumatizing place to have them done.

I do like the look of babies with pierced ears, I think it's totally cute! If they're done young enough then cleaning isn't anything new or dramatic, it's just like brushing your hair or your teeth. My bff's family is Indian and it's a pretty standard thing in their culture - they had a surprise baby when we were in middle school and her ears were pierced pretty quick. As far as I know, they never got infected because maintenance was NBD - she has no memory of life without it.

I would kind of really hate this. Like you go to your first family gathering afterwards and everyone is all "Oh look, Pepper got her ears pierced...she must have started her period..."

rastrau · April 2014

Pepper6 said:

rastrau said:

In my family we had to wait until we got our first period and then mom took us to get our ears pierced. That makes sense from a parental perspective since one would assume the girl is old enough to take care of them herself at that point. From my own multiple-piercing perspective (i have 3 holes in each ear) the tattoo shop/pediatrician is absolutely the way to go (my ped did my 2nd, tattoo shop the 3rd). Claire's is a traumatizing place to have them done.

I do like the look of babies with pierced ears, I think it's totally cute! If they're done young enough then cleaning isn't anything new or dramatic, it's just like brushing your hair or your teeth. My bff's family is Indian and it's a pretty standard thing in their culture - they had a surprise baby when we were in middle school and her ears were pierced pretty quick. As far as I know, they never got infected because maintenance was NBD - she has no memory of life without it.

I would kind of really hate this. Like you go to your first family gathering afterwards and everyone is all "Oh look, Pepper got her ears pierced...she must have started her period..."

To be fair, I think the only people who actually knew the qualifications were my mom and my two sisters and I. I'm sure my dad didn't care one way or the other and that sort of stuff wasn't discussed amongst the wider family.

eta: and we weren't informed of the qualification until we met the criteria, actually. lol. ok, i guess it's still weird.

sarahlynnc317 · April 2014

DD got hers pierced at 10 weeks and we never had an issue. This one will be the same. Healing was easy and we have never had any other issues.

b48kate · April 2014

Never wanted to get my ears pierced...so I never did. Sometimes I feel like the only women in this country without them done - and I love it. At my sister's wedding she gave earrings to the entire bridal party, accept me. I got the groomsmen's gift bag (scotch and cigars). That scotch was delish! I vote for let the kid decide...

wimb01 · April 2014

The plan is to wait until she asks, and we'll do them at the pediatricians office.

RaeJ004 · April 2014

DH and I planned to wait until DD asked. We just had no idea it would be when she was 18 months old.. She just turned 2 last month and talks about getting her ears pierced every day even though she knows "it hurts jus a little bit". As soon as she poops on the potty regularly we're going to get them done.

tinyangel12 · April 2014

I got my DD pierced at 9 months. I also, had mine done very early in age...before I turned 1.

flerlgirl · April 2014

I honestly haven't thought about it yet. Mine were pierced when I was about four. It hasn't occurred to me so I guess right now the answer is no.

Cherylwang · April 2014

I got mine done when I was 5 and I still remember my mom bringing me. My 3 year old DD doesn't have hers done yet. I will take her when she starts asking for them.

ncbelle · April 2014

When she's old enough to ask and care for them, we'll do it - at a tattoo/piercing place.

LovetoLive614 · April 2014

I plan to wait until she is old enough to ask for them. I know some people pierce their babies ears so they won't remember it or the pain but I think its a fun experience to remember.

Mizoo · April 2014

I wasn't allowed to get mine pierced until I was 10, and I was so jealous of all the other girls in school who could wear beautiful ear rings!

We will take her to get them done if/when she asks for them on her own and we feel that she is responsible enough to care for them properly.

We definitely will not be going to Claire's or any place that uses piercing guns though, we'll either do it at a doctor's office (I actually didn't even know some pediatricians did that until this thread, so thanks!) or a reputable piercing artist in a clean shop.

fsumom · April 2014

We decided that it wasn't our choice and that DD could decide if she wanted her ears pierced when she was old enough to take care of them. She's 7 and they still aren't pierced. If she decides she wants them done, I'll take her to a reputable piercing place and not Claire's.

CrysW08 · April 2014

I think that's something that should be my daughter's decision (it IS her body, after all..) so we will wait until she is old enough to decide. That's what my mom did with me!

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