Piercing baby ears...

lilitaliangirl · March 2015

I just read an article debating whether to pierce baby's ears or not. The interviewed pediatrician recommends after 6 months. It made me curious enough to ask mommies having girls (or already who have girls) what your plans are? I have a boy and expecting another so no plans of any piercing for us. Lol However, I assume IF I did have a girl I would consider piercing her ears around the age of 2.

KonaCoffeeBean · March 2015

I hate seeing babies/little children with pierced ears. It seems far too grown up. I feel the same way when I see a little girl wearing heels. Yuck. I would wait on earrings until 9 or 10.

taboullio84 · March 2015

My daughter asked for them at 3. She wanted diamonds like momma. So that is what we did for her birthday .

Katerina&Baby · March 2015

Team Green but if baby is a girl, I won't let her get her ears pierced until middle school (when she can take responsibility to clean them herself). I don't really understand the desire to pierce baby ears (it doesn't hurt that much that I would be like "but then they won't remember the pain!" and post-ear piercing care is not difficult) PLUS what is the center of baby's earlobe might not be the center when they are older so you could end up with an off-center piercing.

MamaBish · March 2015

We will wait until she asks for them herself. I worry about the baby getting them out and choking or otherwise hurting herself. I realize this may be overprotective but I just can't do it.

lilitaliangirl · March 2015

After reading these responses so far, I actually don't think I would pierce unless she (my fictitious daughter) asks for them. And my be hesitant then because of possible allergy. Thinking back I remembered my mom had mine done at 4 or 5 years old. My sister and I were playing around a couple days later and one was ripped out of my ear by her hair. Apparently, it hurt bad enough that I wouldn't let my mom put it back in so she took the other out too. I had them redone when I was 9 or so. But, it turns out I'm allergic to practically every metal so I don't even wear earrings now.

MCRM14 · March 2015

My parents did all of ours at 2 months old...did the article state medical reasons for not piercing until 6 months? Honestly haven't gave much thought to it but would probably do the same as what my parents did we never choked or where harmed by our ears pierced at a young age.

ngaines27 · March 2015

I did both of my girls at 12 weeks. The backs have a lock on them, so not a choking hazard (wth?). And since babies can't really mess with them at a young age there's less chance of infection.

lilitaliangirl · March 2015

MCRM14 said:
My parents did all of ours at 2 months old...did the article state medical reasons for not piercing until 6 months? Honestly haven't gave much thought to it but would probably do the same as what my parents did we never choked or where harmed by our ears pierced at a young age.

The quoted pediatrician said to wait til at least 6 months for vaccinations.
The article was on yahoo

Knottie45355413 · March 2015

I had mine pierced as a toddler and wish my mom hadn't done it. I never choked on the earrings but I don't wear them and now I have these useless holes in my ears. I won't be piercing my daughter's.

mamahawk12 · March 2015

Very much not a fan of the pierced ears on baby look (although I understand it is a part of some cultures.) If #3 is a girl, she can get them pierced as soon as she asks - not a day sooner.

klkonwi · March 2015

My mother claims I begged for them at 2 1/2 because my cousin had them.

devyns2nd · March 2015

Mine were done when I was 2 months old. Now I have enough space to put an earring in front of them if I wanted. My daughter is going on five and hasn't asked for hers to be done. I'm happy with just waiting until she's ready.

MrsCaliRN · March 2015

I had mine professionally pierced at 6 weeks old (which is seriously young) but it was important to my mother in a loosely-associated cultural way. I think it's an easy way to increase identifiable femininity in a female child, so you don't have to explain to every passerby, "No, no, SHE is so cute," if heaven-forbid, you put your daughter in a blue t-shirt. I believe that the majority of girls make the decision to have their ears pierced at some point, which is why I plan to pierce my daughter's (if I have a daughter) ears before 12-months.

karaelaine1991 · March 2015

I'll wait my daughter is middle school age. I don't want to pierce hers as an infant because I believe it should be her decision (our family has no cultural attachment to piercings), and I think that by middle school, she'd be able to be responsible enough to take care of cleaning the piercings on her own. I'd be worried about infection with a younger kid and wouldn't want to deal with fights that might happen if she doesn't want to deal with cleaning them.

JessHeppell · March 2015

team green here, i got mine done at 3 years old at a claire's boutique. and i will say now. DO NOT get your childs ears pierced at a little mall boutique, please go to an actual tattoo/piercing shop. at 16 i decided to stretch my ears to a 00g(regular earrings are a 16g) and because of having them done with a gun, they are not straight through. the guns just push a sharp earring through the skin, which moves the skin leaving more possibilty of it growing over (at one point mine grew over one of the bell shaped backings.. not fun) where as piercing needles are hollow to remove the skin to fit jewelry.
please dont do it at that kind of place.

kelseyharrell22 · March 2015

I think little girls look adorable with pierced ears. I want to get our daughters done as soon as we safely can but daddy doesn't want to

Emilywooddesign · March 2015

I think it looks terrible when small babies have their ears pierced, I find it trashy- That being said...to each their own. I got my ears pierced when I was 4 or 5, my mum took me for my birthday and I was sooo excited. I'm having boy/girl twins and I will wait to pierce my daughters ears until she wants its done and make it a special occasion for her. She was can those little stick ons if she wants to when she's playing dress up.

amabarne · March 2015

I am very against piercing a baby's ears. I have a cousin who has never pierced hers and is perfectly happy. My rule with DD was when she was old enough to take care of them herself. SD's mom let her when she was six so of course my DD wanted it too. We did it to celebrate finishing 1st grade last summer. I made her watch videos for a couple months before we went. I also had a few problems with getting them to heal. Little girls just don't care about being careful with earrings so she would rip her shirts off and catch them on the fabric, etc.

BabyList · March 2015

I will not let my daughter get her ears pierced until she is old enough to want them done, and care for them. I am not a fan of little girls having their ears pierced.

aliciaspinnet · March 2015

I feel weird about piercing a baby's ears - it just seems like an adult shouldn't be punching holes (even tiny ones) in a very young childs ears for pure aesthetic reasons when they're too young to even want it done. I had my ears pierced when I was in primary school and I ended up taking them out and letting them heal up because they got infected - I got them pierced again in my late teens and it wasn't particularly painful.

sschwege · March 2015

I don't like the look of them on babies in general, so I wouldn't do it for that reason along. Plus, what if she decides she doesn't want pierced ears?

But when I look back I remember how special it was to get my ears pierced, I was 7. I remember being all excited and my mom took me. I remember picking out the earrings and then feeling so proud when I looked in the mirror. We walked around the mall afterward and I imagined everyone was looking at me and thinking, "Look at her pierced ears!" Then when we got home I remember my next door neighbor and the neighbor across the street saw our car pulling up and came running to see my earrings. I felt so proud and big showing them off to everyone. I wouldn't want to take that away from my daughter, I guess I see it as a rite of passage.

thepalindromicone · March 2015

Probably 8ish or when they ask...whichever is later

finchfeeder80 · March 2015

I was around 12 and able to care for them myself. If this kid's a girl I will probably follow suite.

valeriemarie24 · March 2015

I got mine done in grade 4 and I know the entire time leading up to it I was really excited. I think it's something for them to look forward to and want on their own. As well as being able to take care of them on their own.
So personally I wouldn't pierce the ears of any daughter until she was old enough to want/look forward to it

Emilywooddesign · March 2015

sschwege said:
I don't like the look of them on babies in general, so I wouldn't do it for that reason along. Plus, what if she decides she doesn't want pierced ears?

But when I look back I remember how special it was to get my ears pierced, I was 7. I remember being all excited and my mom took me. I remember picking out the earrings and then feeling so proud when I looked in the mirror. We walked around the mall afterward and I imagined everyone was looking at me and thinking, "Look at her pierced ears!" Then when we got home I remember my next door neighbor and the neighbor across the street saw our car pulling up and came running to see my earrings. I felt so proud and big showing them off to everyone. I wouldn't want to take that away from my daughter, I guess I see it as a rite of passage.

Exactly this!! I remember feeling the same way, I picked little gold hearts!!

malgosia21s · March 2015

I will let them decide so I will wait until they are little older. I did my when I was 6 and it was my dec

ElRuby · March 2015

I totally judge parents who pierce baby's ears.... Sorry not sorry but that is just awful to do to a baby.... I really don't get the point.... I will happily get my daughter's ears pierced when she is old enough to ask.

CateOfChicago · March 2015

I know several people with Los with pierced ears. It's very European. I think it is super cute but personally can't do it with my dd. I can barely handle her getting shots. She has received both diamond and pearl earrings, which she'll use when she is old enough to ask.

KaLikeAWind · March 2015

Team Green, and I'll wait until she, or he, asks for it. If they are young when they ask, I will walk them thru post care for 2 weeks (since normal post care would be 7-10 days) to make sure they know how to do it and can be reliable in the care, then go do it. Why not. I have tattoos and have had piercings (I currently don't wear earrings at all), DH has ear piercings (he wears his sometimes), I feel that when my kid wants to express themselves that way then I want to let them. But I want them to want it, and yes, get that sense of anticipation and joy and rite of passage stuff, but also to earn it by proving they are able to care for it, just like mommy / daddy. Tattoos will have to wait till legal age tho, lol.

nicnnatesmom · March 2015

Well I'm on the total opposite of everyone. We pierced my DDs ears at 2 months. And will be doing the same with this next little girl. I just think it's cute. And adds to the girlyness. And makes her more identifiable as a girl. To each their own.

dancingram · March 2015

We will definitely be waiting to pierce our little girls ears until she is ready/wants it done, we want it to be her choice.

HoosOnFirst · March 2015

nicnnatesmom said:
Well I'm on the total opposite of everyone. We pierced my DDs ears at 2 months. And will be doing the same with this next little girl. I just think it's cute. And adds to the girlyness. And makes her more identifiable as a girl. To each their own.

Yes to each their own, but is your daughter being "identified as a girl" really so important that you'll put holes in her ears to achieve that? Because it's purely aesthetic, I'll be letting my girl decide/ask for that on her own timeline.

Believe me, I'm certain there will be times when I put my baby in frills and headbands just to avoid gritting my teeth and saying "she's a girl" to strangers who get it wrong, but it feels like a different ballgame to pierce ears for the same outcome since its permanent and the child can't undo the procedure. We know the sex of our children now, but I don't want to presume either their gender or even just their personal aesthetic on their behalf.

lachanelcherie3 · March 2015

My mom had mine pierced at 3 months, and I had my daughter's pierced at 6 months. Very easy to take care of when they are too little to mess with them.

ElRuby · March 2015

nicnnatesmom said:
Well I'm on the total opposite of everyone. We pierced my DDs ears at 2 months. And will be doing the same with this next little girl. I just think it's cute. And adds to the girlyness. And makes her more identifiable as a girl. To each their own.

If the girl thing is so important have you considered bows? That gives you the same result without the holes....

nicnnatesmom · March 2015

Yep. I've already dropped a fortune on bows. And I just love the way babies look with pierced ears. And it's so to take care of b/c baby is too little to mess with them. So. My baby. My choice. And her getting two small holes is really no more pain then when she gets shots.

Lilybum29 · March 2015

Nope nope nope. My daughter can have them when and if she asks for them. I'm not going to put holes in her ears, it's not my choice to make. I got mine pierced when I was 7 and I had made the decision myself

Ana0927 · March 2015

We are Hispanic and all the girls (my generation and older) left the hospital with pierced ears. My girls are the only ones who do not have pierced ears and will not get them until they ask for them. My family keeps bugging me to do it but I just do like it and don't want to do it.

mlindzz · March 2015

I already know I will be a complete wreck watching our little one get needles... So ear piercing will definitely not be in the near future.

rolson8947 · March 2015

My mom wouldn't let me get mine pierced until I was in middle school, but the only problem was I played sports so at a basketball game the ref made me take them out and after a couple of hours of not having them in we had to force them back in and it was excruciating because they weren't healed yet. But now I never wear earrings so I'm not sure what I would do. Who knows

to each their own I suppose.

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