Will/did you pierce your daughter's ears?

bravofrenchie wrote: And how do you feel about the whole piercing a baby girl's ears thing?

MomToJade&Jordan replied: I am going to let her choose whether she wants them done or not. That is what my Mom did for me.

TeagansMom609 replied: Ugh, I was just arguing with someone the other day about this. It really bothers me when people pierce their kids ears. For what?! Why do it? People feel bad when they have to take their baby to get a shot at the Dr. knowing it hurts but they take them to go get their ears pierced for vanity's sake knowing that will hurt too? Are you doing it so people stop saying "oh what a cute little boy, whats his name"? Dress them in pink if thats the case, rather then pierce their ears. I remember when I was about 8 I asked my mom if i could get my ears pierced and when I did, they hurt so bad to sleep on for a few days. Now why make your baby uncomfortable?

MomToMany replied: My girls will decide if and/or when to pierce their ears.

I hate seeing baby girls with their ears piereced. Mostly the parents do it so people know their child is a girl, which I think is totally wrong. Putting holes in one's body should be a decision that person gets to make.

DH is with me on this issue.

coasterqueen replied: We will let Kylie decide when she wants them.

5littleladies replied: We are letting them decide after they have their 5th birthday. When Maddie turned 5 we told her she could get hers pierced if she wanted to-she waited until she was 6. Megan just turned 5 and we told her she could get hers done if she wanted to but she doesn't want to yet.

Maddie&EthansMom replied:
Exactly! I will let Maddie decide after she turns 10. Only b/c I got mine done at age 7 and didn't take care of them properly. The earring grew thru my ear and my dad had to pull it out of the back. It was very traumatic. I had them re-pierced a few years later b/c I was so scared. My parents let me decide initially,but I was too young. Even if she decides at a young age that she wants them done I will make her wait until she is 10. DH wants her to wait longer. My best friend had hers pierced at age 14...that is a good age, too. I just think you know more about responsibility and taking care of your body at that age.

Kaitlin'smom replied: I will let Kaitlin decide if she wants hers pierced.

Mommy2BAK replied: I guess I am right along with the rest of you on this, I also hate to see little baby girls with their ears peirced. I saw a little baby at the mall a month ago that must have been about 3 months old and they were eircing her ears. She was screaming bloddy murder and the mom and g-ma were just chuckeling. And why add one more responsiblity to our lists, we are already so busy with our babies, why add one more chore such as cleaning their earings? And I think that peircing ears is a permanent thing that needs to be decided on their own. Just my 2 cents!

But no offense to those who have had this done. I respect everyone's opinion, this is just mine. It's your perogative.

A&A'smommy replied: I totally agree I am going to let Alyssa decide when she is much older! I coulld NEVER do that to my little girl (even though it didn't hurt me!)

Crayon replied: When either / Both of my girls ask to have their ears pierced I will do it, but not before then.

They are almost 2 now!

jolene555 replied: I'm also against baby girls having their ears pierced. My niece was 1 1/2 and went to her other grandma's house for a visitation and came back with her ears pierced. My entire family was livid for a varity of reasons, mostly because she had no right to have it done. ANYHOW, we left them in for almost a month and finally it became too much, between the infections and not being able to sleep how she liked and getting them caught on her blankie. It was ridiculous!!!

My mom always let us decide to have our ears pierced when we turned 13. I thought it was a little too late in life, but now I think it was the perfect age. But that was all we were allowed. Any other holes had to wait until 18.

smullin replied: I use to manage a Claire's store if any of you ladies heard of the store. We peirced ears all the time. Now for the little babies (state says no younger then three months in MN) I hated doing it. Babies ears change so much that if they get them peirced then it hard to tell if they will even look good later when they grow bigger. So I say no to little babies. If my little girl was 4-6 and she wanted them pierced I would let her. From all the girls that age I pierced there ears they were the best. You have the ladies do both ears at the same time and it hurts just for a second(little sting) and then it is over. I know alot of girls who wished there parents did that when they were young because they are scared to do them now because they have no idea how they feel. We recommended to all the mom's not to get any kind of earing peirced but 14k gold so they won't have any problems with the child being allergic to the earing. When I was litlte my mom pierced my ears and I was allergic to nickel so it was bad. The gold has no nickle on it. It is up to the mom and also up to the little girl. If she says yes then I will. Even at the store we would never pierce a little girls ears if she said no even if the mom said yes because that is just mean. Just my opinion and what I have seen from piercing plenty of ears in my lifetime.

Sarah

FroggyJK replied: Well I guess I am in the minority here!

I had my daughters ears done at 10 months. She was just fine. She cried for about 20 seconds (less than she does with shots). They did both ears at the same time. It was very quick. I think she was more upset about having to hold still. We have had NO infections and no other problems whatsoever.

~KARA~ replied: My girls have had thiers done since they were both 3 months old! I was tired of people telling me how cute my lil boys were!

MommyToAshley replied: Thanks Sarah for sharing your expertise with us.

I am going to let Ashley decide, but I haven't decided at what age.

My2Beauties replied: OK I'm sort of indifferent. I think it's cute when little babies have their ears pierced (except in the case of my friend's little girl, the earrings are too big for her ears and look heavy on her) but I haven't done it to Hanna. I would do it when she was around 2-3 years old if she wanted to. I couldn't do it to her when she was a baby baby though. Brian wanted them done when she was 6 months and I said no I thought that was too young, his mom and them told me I was a sissy for not letting her get them done! Oh well, my daughter, my daughter's ears and I own them until she is 18. I personally couldn't put her through the initial pain of it as a baby but I know it does only hurt for a second and I don't look down upon those that do.

jcc64 replied: I think I'll give her the option only when she's old enough to accept the responsibility of taking care of them.
For those who pierce their babies' ears- aren't you worried about them pulling the earrings out and/or choking on them (in the crib at night for example)? One time, when ds was an infant, I had put him down for a nap in his crib and later realized I had lost an earring. I ran up to his room and sure enough, there it was laying right next to him in the crib. I shudder to think what would have happened had I not realized where it was before he woke up.
Seems like an unnecessary risk to me.

My2Beauties replied:
That is exactly what I am afraid of!!! Brian says well they have the ones that screw on and I'm thinking she's 1, her job is to unscrew things and undo them

FroggyJK replied:
Megan doesn't even know they are there. She doesn't try to take them out and even IF she did, I don't think her little fingers are coordinated enough to manipulate something so small, let alone something on the side of her head that she can't even see. I would be more worried about necklaces or bracelets. They can be taken off very easily. That's why I chose earing's instead.

Lollie replied: Hi...

Like most of the mommies who voted,I will let Bri and Caityln decide for themselves if they want to have their ears pierced.

My mum waited until I was old enough to choose whether I wanted my ears pierced or not.

aspenblue1 replied:
Well actually I did Isabella's when I did because it hurst less at that age. I remember getting my ears pierced screaming an crying I was so stressed she wasn't and didn't even shed a tear also I know that I would take care of her ears and she never bothered them. I was not worried about anyone calling my little girl a boy!

3xsthefun replied: I will let my girls decide if and when they want their ears pierced.

loveydad replied: HOnestly? IT bugs the crap out of me when people do that! im with most of you,it just seems unncessary- I mean I've got my own piercing (shudders) and my son has his (but he got them done without me). UGH yuck. It's just like- so unncessary. It is though, so cute and adorable, but I just .. It's hard to put into words. I guess I just think its uncessary.

My son however is thinking about doing both Andriana's ears but Peter's ear too! UGH! I was like "uh, no, these are my grandbabies!" but *shrugs* its not my decision.

And those of you who do pierce- I respect you. I think if you thought it was a good thing to do, then it must have been.

I will let my kids decide if they want their ears peirced but they'll be at least 10. I hope.

kit_kats_mom replied: I got mine done for my 13th birthday as my "entrance to teenagehood". The women in my family made a huge deal about it and we spent the day shopping, eating, getting my ears pierced and buying new earrings. It was great! I'd like to do that with K too.

maestra replied: I had to fight my dh's family about not piercing Jaci's eyes. He and I agree- she can have them done when she's older and can choose it for herself. I had mine done at 5, it barely hurt, and I was so proud of them. The inlaws threatened to take her to have them done while they were watching her. So, (and for other reasons) they have never been allowed to watch her.

But I also had to fight with them about wanting to put jewelry on her (like bracelets)

ctymom replied: I guess I'd have to check two answers. I'll let her decide but she can't have it done until at least 8 years old and able to take care of them herself. I had to wait until I was 8. I cant really wear them now unless special occasions b/c one of my ears gets sore. So much for having them pierced.

Pamela

Josie83 replied: Cassie an have hers done when she understands what it means maybe about five or six if she wants them then. I wouldn't pierce her ears now, I don't see the point. She wouldn't want them in anyway. But like Vig said, I undersand it is everyone's personal decision xx

3_call_me_mama replied: We actually had Kathleen's done last weekend. Call me a terribel; mommy if you want but it was quick and painless, she never even made a peep. But getting shots.. well that's another story. It was done by 2 women who have been piercing ears for over 10 years each, and it was done so quick tha tshe never even flinched. I remember having mine done at 5 and it was a loud click adn a pinch but i didn't cry or remember any pain for it. Earrings don't get infected if they are cared for properly. Also we wanted to have her's done when she was young becuase she wouldn't play with them when they healed... Also as far as her taking them out \, the original sets that they are pierced with are VERY difficult to remove, They ar enotched onthe back so they cannot just fall off. And I intend to keep these in her ears for the next year. And as someone mentioned it is just as easy for them to find one adn put it in their mouths as it is to take one off themselves (actually easier becasue of coordination etc). Also by having them done now, i can take care of them adn not worry about her cleaning them properly. Dh and I discussed it the night she was born actually, he brought it up adn we asked the DR at what age you can have them done adn he said after her first shots.
But like everyone else... I am entitled to my opinion and I respect yours even if it may be different:)

MomofJandB replied: My DD had her's done last year on her 7th birthday. Her godmother took her. I actually had to meet up with them to sign the forms, so I got to see her get them done. She, too, was so proud of them. I wanted to wait until she was able to take care of them herself. She's done a good job! No infections, no problems. They did make a day of it too, but that's what her godmother always does for her birthday. My dd was excited. I could never bring myself to do it when she was a baby. Didn't even think of it, really. I, personally, am glad I waited. It was a special day for my DD!

MotherForever2043 replied: With my girls i pierced their ears at the hospital when they were just two days old. I think that they look cute with earrings when they are a baby and it's just easier to get it over with. Later on they won't even remember. but fo rmy new baby I will do it when she is a year old.