Piercing baby girl's ears?

[9876511!]

I used to pierce ears. The recommendation was that it's better to wait until your child is about 12 years old before piercing their ears because their ears will grow (obviously), and as she ages, the piercing may no longer be centered correctly on her ears.

It's true, I got my ears pierced when I was about a month old. You can't really tell though, but earrings look so cute on little baby girls. Especially 'cause they're really tiny!

[allgoodgirlsarepagan]

I seem to be in the minority, but I wouldn't pierce a baby's ears. It's her body and she should get to say whether or not someone puts a hole in it. Also, babies tend to pull on things, I'd be worried about a baby possibly hurting her ear.

[bella-lou-ghostie]

I seem to be in the minority, but I wouldn't pierce a baby's ears. It's her body and she should get to say whether or not someone puts a hole in it. Also, babies tend to pull on things, I'd be worried about a baby possibly hurting her ear.

yep.. i think any sort of needle in a baby unless dispensing meds is seriously fucked up, and looks chavvy as hell too. diffrent strokes and all that BUT im my opinion, its hideous, pointless and tasteless.

[Inky Fingers]

I seem to be in the minority, but I wouldn't pierce a baby's ears. It's her body and she should get to say whether or not someone puts a hole in it. Also, babies tend to pull on things, I'd be worried about a baby possibly hurting her ear.

yep.. i think any sort of needle in a baby unless dispensing meds is seriously fucked up, and looks chavvy as hell too. diffrent strokes and all that BUT im my opinion, its hideous, pointless and tasteless.

Gotta agree. You could see it as deliberately injuring a child! I'm not saying that why people do it but why not wait til she's old enough to make her own decision?

[lafemme cojones]

i have heard (i could be wrong) that it will pinch her a tiny bit, but it will be better healing when shes so young, because she hasnt fully discovered her features yet, so she wont really mess with them while they're healing....

That makes alot of sense to me.

My parents pierced my ears like right after I was born like when I was 2 days old. I was completely fine. they pierced my sisters ears pretty early too. We've both been fine. that was almost eighteen years ago. I'm not recommending that really but I thought I'd put my two cents in. I'm hispanic and it seems like most hispanic people pierce their kids ears when their babies really early.

Its up to you. I also like the way it looks. your babies so cute.

[ell]

I seem to be in the minority, but I wouldn't pierce a baby's ears. It's her body and she should get to say whether or not someone puts a hole in it. Also, babies tend to pull on things, I'd be worried about a baby possibly hurting her ear.

yep.. i think any sort of needle in a baby unless dispensing meds is seriously fucked up, and looks chavvy as hell too. diffrent strokes and all that BUT im my opinion, its hideous, pointless and tasteless.

Gotta agree. You could see it as deliberately injuring a child! I'm not saying that why people do it but why not wait til she's old enough to make her own decision?

yeah i agree. and at that age, think how tiny her ears are. when they grow they might be wonky as hell!

[Slinks]

Aside from the fact that i do believe that it would hurt my little baby doll to pierce her ears (shes about 11 months), it should be her decison, when she's old enough. I have a few visible tattoos and piercings and people are always asking me 'when are you going to pierce her ears?' they always seem shocked when i say i'm not. its like they assume i would get my kid pierced because i am (? weird.)

my mom brought up a good point that made me laugh... when my babys old enough to want her ears pierced, i can use it as a bargaining chip , as in , keep your room clean for a year first, or only straight A students get rewards like body modification ! i dont know if i would actually do that but i still got a laugh

also, if anyone decides to get their kids ears pierced, or even their own ears pierced, please skip the mall and go to a real piercer who knows what he or she is doing! piercing guns should be banned!!! even a medical doctor with a piercing gun is a bad idea.

[ell]

yeah i got my done on my 10th birthday. like wow im in double digits and a grown up haha. it also is good because gave me responsibility of cleaning them myself and stuff.
and because i wanted them for like a year, it made it feel like such an exciting treat and the best birhtday present

[sweet.sarcasm]

Some pediatricians will do it. I asked ours today and he said I could take her to the mall to have them done.
I think that if you want to make the decision for her (which I plan on doing too) then earlier is better because they aren't at the age where they touch them or remember having them done.

[Chaosbean]

I think its tacky and I know its dangerous.

and the justification that "my parents did it and I'm fine" is useless. Our parents did a lot of things to us that just aren't done anymore. They let us sleep with stuffed animals in our cribs, they let us sleep on our backs or our bellies, they hit us in public blah blah blah.

and my parents pierced my ears when I was younger, the were infected all the time, and the old holes are so off center its unreal... and they are making stretching the new holes problematic now...

and if sonya were here, she'd have a boatload of at least a metric fuckton of science on why you shouldn't do it.

[theCutestPinCushion]

Aside from the fact that i do believe that it would hurt my little baby doll to pierce her ears (shes about 11 months), it should be her decison, when she's old enough. I have a few visible tattoos and piercings and people are always asking me 'when are you going to pierce her ears?' they always seem shocked when i say i'm not. its like they assume i would get my kid pierced because i am (? weird.)

my mom brought up a good point that made me laugh... when my babys old enough to want her ears pierced, i can use it as a bargaining chip , as in , keep your room clean for a year first, or only straight A students get rewards like body modification ! i dont know if i would actually do that but i still got a laugh...

its so funny that i read that.. i was at my sister in law's house yesterday and she was shocked that i wouldnt get my future babies' ears pierced. i told her that when they are old enough to want it i'll do it. she was shocked.

and i agree on the rewards thing.. i'm going to let my kids get piercings when they are 15-16 WITHIN REASON lol but they have to deserve it and prove to me that they know how to take care of it.

[Suzette]

I personally wouldn't want to make such a decision for my child, even though it only seems to be a minor thing. I had my ears pierced when I was around 8, and I had saved up my pocket money to have it done. My sister was older than I was, she was maybe ten. I'm glad my mum gave me the choice - she couldn't know beforehand if I wanted them or not.

Also, I did grow and my earrings got off-centered. (And as I said, I was 8, not exactly a baby!) One was 4 mm lower than the other. I've also had my earring ripped out 2 or 3 times, because the hole was so low. To fix this, I had to stop wearing earrings for about a year (I did this when I was around 15, because I couldn't wear any earrings anymore because it looked so stupid) then have one pierced half a cm above the original hole. The original hole is closed up now, but I'm still too afraid to wear any kind of heavy jewelry in case they will rip out.

Usually, I do not wear earrings, only occasionally, a couple of times every year. Most of the time I do have two quite visible scars. It was my own choice and I don't mind these scars..but what if your daughter grows up hating them?

[sarahXedge]

I used to pierce ears. The recommendation was that it's better to wait until your child is about 12 years old before piercing their ears because their ears will grow (obviously), and as she ages, the piercing may no longer be centered correctly on her ears.

I would wait on piercing her ears.

I was going to ad this. i remember sonya saying chances are they will end up off center. I had mine done at 5 and one is off a bit. also like bean mine have massive infection problems. I also know a girl who's sister went into Toxic shock from her ears being peirced. she was 8 and she barely survived imagine a younger child?

[Cherry Darling]

Personally I really wouldn't get my child's ears pierced at such a young age. I'd wait until they were old enough to ask for them.
I used to pierce ears at Claire's and piercing baby ears was the worst. It was impossible to mark on the dots where the studs would go because they're so inquisitive, they want to know what that is that you're putting on their ears. Even if you show them they still move and try to look at what you're doing.
Then the actual piercing... Oh that's the reason I quit my job at Claire's. The baby's would scream like you've never heard before (though as a mother I'm sure you have heard it before). That scream would cut me right in the heart.
Also, in 90% of cases, the baby would put her hand right up to her ears and start tugging on the studs to try and find out what had just happened and why it was hurting.

I would wait until she's old enough to understand that it's going to sting a little and she's not to touch them for a while. But of course, it is personal preference. Plenty of mothers DO get their kids pierced at a very young age and they seem fine with it.

[Max]

While I'm in the camp of no piercing, I do understand how in some cultures that's just how it's done. So, I'm not going to rant about it, or anything. But, I'm not particularly keen on it because I know that for most of the cultures that practice it, it's related to dowry concepts. You literally pin wealth to your daughters to make them a more attractive prize, especially for arranged marriages. Make of that what you will.
As for the little girl in question, I would think that all of us shouldn't get a vote. This should be between mother and father.