Have you pierced your baby's ears?

jennahkross · June 2016

I saw a ltitle girl at my library baby story time who was the same age as my LO and she had her ears pierced. We are planning on leaving it up to LO to decide, but I am curios if others have pierced ears already?

anamvicc · June 2016

Did it at 3months

vibarra27 · June 2016

With DD we pierced her ears @ 2 months old. She'll be 6 in August & loves earrings/jewelry. I think its nice you're giving your LO the choice. & i thank God my DD loves her earrings or I would be screwed lol.

aharders89 · June 2016

We pierced them at 7.5 months and she did great. She cried for maybe two minutes and was back to her smiley self. They did them at the same time, so two separate people did them and her right one is a little off-centered on her lobe. So there are positives and negatives about doing them at the same time. It's not noticeable to everyone, but I do notice it frequently. I'm trying to decide if I want to have it fixed or just leave it, but I'd say we'll go ahead and have it fixed. I just haven't been back to do it yet l, but I need to soon. This pic was literally 5 minutes after they did them

BrandiLaw87 · June 2016

We did ours at 3 months as well. My parents did mine as an infant and I'm happy they did.

momofsweetps · June 2016

We waited with our first dd and she got them done for her 5th birthday. I'm so glad we waited because she can only wear certain jewelry or her ears break out. It was a special day and she remembers it and smiles fondly when she talks about it. We will wait again with our 2 year old dd, it's just our preference.

Growingapepper · June 2016

I would have already had DD's ears pierced but DH says absolutely not. He believes that has to be something she chooses on her own. I feel like if she asks to have them done at a young age he might put up a fight lol but we'll see!

tlc11934 · June 2016

We waited until DD1 asked for them at age 4 1/2. I didn't want one more thing to have to worry about or take care of when she was a baby. DD2 was 2 1/2 and decided she wanted them done on the same day.

I have a friend who is 35 and very afraid of blood, needles, medical procedures, etc. She never got her ears pierced and there are plenty of cute clip on options nowadays.

hmburchell · June 2016

I will wait until DD is Old enough to take care of them herself (with supervision). 8 was the age in my family growing up so that's probably what we will go with.

ellenlroberts · June 2016

I am letting my DD decide for herself. I know people who love their earrings (myself included), but I also know people who would never want their ears done. Plus my older sisters were done as a baby and she had constant problems over the years with them moving and has since had to get them redone. The originals from when she was 5 months are now at the bottom of the lobe more towards where an adults 2nd to 3rd ear piercing would be. I had mine done at 10 (She is my half sister so that's why our mothers did it so differently).

chelseajeanene · June 2016

I have a son but I would get them done if he was a girl. I think they're just precious. I also love the idea of letting them decide but I don't think there's anything wrong with getting the first holes done as a baby. My mother let me decide on my second holes when I was about 12 or so and that was still a special day together, so I don't think having them done as a baby took that away

jenboston22 · June 2016

I have a son but I would not get them done if I had a girl -- I'd wait until she asked for them herself. I don't feel it's right to modify children's bodies for cosmetic reasons without their consent.

yellow1daisy · June 2016

jenboston22 said:

I have a son but I would not get them done if I had a girl -- I'd wait until she asked for them herself. I don't feel it's right to modify children's bodies for cosmetic reasons without their consent.

Pretty much this for me. Except I do have a girl.

Mine were pierced as a baby and the placement was off. I ended up needing to get a second hole below it so it wouldn't look silly. I did get 2 more after that because I like piercings but I'm not going to assume my daughter will just because I do.

Her body her choice.

LoveLee85 · June 2016

I have a son, but I feel like any extra holes in her body would be up to her. Lol.

mel0601 · June 2016

I have my daughters ears pierced and they are perfect. Like her lol
Honestly saying your modifying their body is a little bit of a stretch and a bit dramatic...
They are ear lobes, it's not a tattoo. It's not even permanent! If she wants to take them out (which I highly doubt lol) they will close up and we will love on with our lives.

AndieTessie · June 2016

I orginally wanted them done but decided to wait until she's older now. LO is a very fussy baby on her own so I'm not willing to add one more reason on the list of what makes her cry. If she was easygoing I'd probably do it now, but I think at this point I'll wait until she can ask.

LoveLee85 · June 2016

mel0601 said:

I have my daughters ears pierced and they are perfect. Like her lol
Honestly saying your modifying their body is a little bit of a stretch and a bit dramatic...
They are ear lobes, it's not a tattoo. It's not even permanent! If she wants to take them out (which I highly doubt lol) they will close up and we will love on with our lives.

Not trying to start anything just how I'm sure you aren't....BUT the can be permanent!!!!! I had my second hole done in high school and haven't worn them in over 15 years...and they are still there and noticeable!! I hate them. I WISH they would go away.

jen83mn · June 2016

I have a son, but if I had a daughter I wouldn't get her ears pierced as a baby. To me it just looks unnatural and I'd worry about her trying to pull at them or them getting infected. I would let her decide when she was older and make it a fun mommy/daughter event. I wouldn't go as far as my mom though; she was completely against ear piercing for fear of infections and never let me get mine pierced. Finally when I turned 16 I just went with a friend and got them done without telling her. She wasn't very happy, but at 16, it was pretty ridiculous she still wouldn't let me!

CEW225 · June 2016

We will probably let her decide. I have an allergy to nickel and I don't know if I've passed that on to our LO. It's not as bad as it used to be, but I had problems with my ears after I got them pierced in middle school. I had what I thought were hypoallergenic earrings (nickel-free), but one of my ear lobes swelled up a little bit, causing my hope to get a little larger and the back of my earring ended up inside of the hole. Had to go have it taken out at the ER because there were no Dr's offices open that day. I let them grow back and haven't gotten them re-pierced and it's been 12 or 13 years probably.

I don't want to get her ears pierced at such a young age because I don't want her to have similar problems if she does have an allergy. I hated dealing with it at 12 years old, much less at 9 months.

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