Are you piercing baby's ears?

rosalie12 · January 2015

There has been some discussion lately regarding ear piercing for LO. I have a daughter and want to pierce her ears eventually but have been debating about when is the best time. Now or later when she asks? As of now, I'm thinking maybe this summer.

So, are you piercing your baby's ears? Discussion welcomed.

Emerald27 · January 2015

I voted no because I have sons and won't be piercing their ears. If we have a daughter, she can have her ears pierced when she turns 10 or some arbitrary age we'll decide, if she wants them.

cmac6186 · January 2015

I had to wait until I was 10 and they ended up closing and had to get them redone at 13 or 14 I can't remember. I think dd will have to be of an age that she can take care of them

ajh1230 · January 2015

My moms friend took me on my 8th birthday. When her daughters turned 8 I took them. They are now 15 and 10 and have already said they can't wait until LO is 8 to take her as tradition.

savicke2009 · January 2015

We'll take her when she asks..

I got mine done the first time around 10

angeltennis3 · January 2015

DD can get her ears pierced when she is old enough to ask and properly take care of them (I am hoping at least 9-10 years old).

I am not going to judge a mom for piercing her baby's ears, but in general I am not a fan of the look.

staryb · January 2015

I'm a little torn on this. My parents waited until I asked, I think I was around 7 or 8. I was very excited to finally get my ears pierced but when we got there I panicked. It took a couple of hours and multiple laps around the mall before I finally went through with it. When I was younger I always wished my parents had done it when I was a baby so I wouldn't have had to go through that. Now though I'm worried about caring for dd's ears and I'm afraid she'll tear her earrings out. So I guess we're waiting until she asks after all. Hopefully she'll be braver than I was!

AppleGrapeMSTK · January 2015

This LO is a son, so he can pierce his ears when he can pay for them himself and drive himself to the parlor. Whatevs.

DD got her ears pierced when she was 9 for her birthday. She asked when she was 8, but we made her show us that she could be responsible for her body first (we defined this as remembering to shower and brush her hair). She wants additional ear piercings, and she, too, can get them when she can pay for them and drive herself. Again, whatevs.

Thus, I chose SS.

bumpuser10309732 · January 2015

I said no!! I was feeling so righteous that I didn't even read the options. Lmao anyway if she asks I'm cool with it.

vrj0522 · January 2015

DD is getting hers pierced at her next pedi appt. We've already scheduled it. I had my ears pierced when I was a few weeks old and it's cultural thing for us.

DreadGamerWife · January 2015

This is currently a debate. I would allow C to get them pierced once she is 10 but DH is against it. My Mom did the same for me and by the time I was ten, I had a bit if a needle phobia so I didn't get them pierced until I was 20.

chicitygirl7 · January 2015

vrj0522 said:

DD is getting hers pierced at her next pedi appt. We've already scheduled it. I had my ears pierced when I was a few weeks old and it's cultural thing for us.

Same here. I got mine pierced when I was a few months old. All of the girls in our families get it done as an infant. If our pedi didn't do it, I don't know that I'd get it done though. Something about letting a random teenager at Claire's near my baby with a piercing gun just doesn't sit right with me.

AppleGrapeMSTK · January 2015

Kaylajade8911 said:

AppleGrapeMSTK said:
This LO is a son, so he can pierce his ears when he can pay for them himself and drive himself to the parlor. Whatevs.

DD got her ears pierced when she was 9 for her birthday. She asked when she was 8, but we made her show us that she could be responsible for her body first (we defined this as remembering to shower and brush her hair). She wants additional ear piercings, and she, too, can get them when she can pay for them and drive herself. Again, whatevs.

Thus, I chose SS.
Can I ask why you wouldn't do your son's ears for a birthday, like with your DD?

Edit : words

You know, I was thinking that as I typed it out. I guess I am not as above social norms as I tell myself and others. If I am completely honest, I would worry that my parents would assume I did it to force some sort of liberal agenda on my sons.

I just asked DH if he would take the boys to get their ears pierced, and he said absolutely. DD had been wanting to get her ears pierced for years before she asked for it as her birthday gift. DH says if the boys are that adamant about it for that long, then it's something they actually want, and the same rules would apply to them.

Dani0329 · January 2015

Once she asks and understands the pan/care required.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

When she can ask and when she's allowed by the tattoo place's rules (8 or 10, I think). I had mine done 11 times with a gun. 3 times with needles. The needles were by far the least painful and healed beautifully. They were almost done when I got pregnant and the hormones made me reject them. I was so sad. I might get them redone and hope they will be so healed by the time my next baby comes that it will be ok.

pnwlover12 · January 2015

I find it interesting how many here are concerned with what their parents would think/feel about it.

Isn't the beauty of having your own kids is that you get to make the rules?

AppleGrapeMSTK · January 2015

pnwlover12 said:

I find it interesting how many here are concerned with what their parents would think/feel about it. Isn't the beauty of having your own kids is that you get to make the rules?

My husband always gives me crap about this. I try very hard to hide the fact that I drink coffee and alcohol from my parents (I grew up LDS/Mormon, so these are no-nos). I am nearly 30, have my own family, and live in an entirely different state from my parents, so you would think I would be able to get over it. My mom already talks about me behind my back; I don't need to give her any more ammunition.

slsl509 · January 2015

angeltennis3 said:

DD can get her ears pierced when she is old enough to ask and properly take care of them (I am hoping at least 9-10 years old). I am not going to judge a mom for piercing her baby's ears, but in general I am not a fan of the look.

Same. Well, I might judge a little.

I had absolutely NO idea that you can get your kid's ears pierced by some pediatricians? Am I reading that right?

angeltennis3 · January 2015

slsl509 said:

angeltennis3 said:

DD can get her ears pierced when she is old enough to ask and properly take care of them (I am hoping at least 9-10 years old).

I am not going to judge a mom for piercing her baby's ears, but in general I am not a fan of the look.

Same. Well, I might judge a little.

I had absolutely NO idea that you can get your kid's ears pierced by some pediatricians? Am I reading that right?

My pedi did mine as a kid. It seems weird though now that I think about it more. I wonder how the trend of pedis piercing ears started.

BreandMikewedding · January 2015

@AppleGrapeMSTK‌ my mom talks about me behind my back too. I hear all kinds of crazy stories from my family of what my mom has said.

I voted no since I had a boy. I guess if he really wanted it we would talk about it. Dh and I try to encourage our kids to think of how things can affect you long term. Like if you get some crazy tattoo on your face, will it limit the jobs you can get in the future?

With my dd I got her ears pierced when she was two. She was old enough to leave them alone but young enough to not be afraid and remember the pain.

I have never heard of a pedi piercing ears in our area. I also didn't know tattoo places did them. I guess it makes sense but I always think those places are only for 18 and older. Good to know for hopefully future dd.

slsl509 · January 2015

weird duplicate ghost post for some reason. WTF

imagine7696030614 · January 2015

I had both of my older DDs ears' pierced at only a few month old. I used to be all judgey about it but then the idea grew on me. I told myself that they'd more likely than not end up wanting piercings when they're older so I'd just get it over with before they can remember the pain. My DD2 ended up having skin sensitivities and the skin would kind of crust over in the back, and because of that, I decided not to get LO's pierced should she have the same skin issues. But, I have no regrets. They love their pierced ears. Totally wouldn't blame someone for judging though...

RockyNFrankie · January 2015

I said no cause I have DS. Not sure if I would if I had a DD. Mine were done when I was a few months old.

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