Ear Piercing and Baby's

[~Sparkly~Zoe]

I was 7 when I had mine done and that was by my cousin with a sewing needle thru the ear after I held an ice cube on it for 5 min! (I now have 9 holes)I was also thinking about getting the eyebrow pierced as well.

Mine had hers done when she was 5, I only did it after she asked me to get it done! It had to be her decision, not mine. SHe loves having thema nd she is now asking for a 2nd hole. If she really, really wants it, then yes she can get it. But once again only because she asked. She is already asking to get her belly button done. Now for that she will have to wait until at least the 5th or 6th grade.

 

[glo]

It is a cultural thing with Hispanic people(which I am one). I was done shortly after being born. My oldest was done at 4 months and my twins at 5 months. We all had gold studs, with the special bacckings on them, and never had any problems sleeping. I do believe it is a personal choice, and whatever a parent feels comfortable should prevail.

 

[Disneymoon04]

It doesn't hurt at all. Wait until she's 8 or so and let her decide herself.

 

[Girls Scout Leader]

Can't hurt any worse on a baby than a circumcism (sp?) but for the record ,I did not like the thought of keeping them clean, changing them, etc. at such an early age. Therefore, when my DH was mature enought to take care of them herself, she got them, no set age. It's an individual thing. And for her it was about 11 or 12.

 

[bizybea]

It is a cultural thing. I am Hispanic and my entire family pierces their daughters ears shortly after birth. My ears were pierced when I was 2 days old, shortly after arriving home from the hospital. Now that I am older I am glad that my mother did this because I dont think I would have done it on my own when I was older. If I ever didn't want my ears pierced (which has never been the case) I could simply not wear them and let the holes close up. My DD was one day shy of 1 month when we pierced her ears as she was a preemie and came home late. My mother bought earrings in Mexico that are especially for babies, small in size, sensitive to the ears, and they have special screw on balls on the back so that 1. they will not fall off, and 2. do not hurt the baby when they are sleeping (i.e. posts sticking the baby on the side of the head). My DD was asleep when she had them pierced and we never had a problem with her pulling on them, she grew accustomed to them quickly and never had her experience an infection. I think it is an individuals personal decision whether or not to pierce their childs ears, cutural matters aside. I do not judge people for their decision and I do not wish to be judged based on mine.

 

[Talking Hands]

Originally posted by DisneyJules
I can't remember the reason but it's not advised to pierce babies ears, it's not safe. I got my ears pierced when I was 3 or 4. Another little girl down the street had hers pierced so my twin sister and I decided that we should have ours pierced too. Not sure why we thought putting holes through our ears was such a great thing.

If it were not safe I doubt that my pediatrician would have pierced my daughter's ears. It may not be safe to take them to the local Piercing Pogoda but being done by the doctor is another thing completely. For the most part babies in my area are done by the pediatricians.

 

[sha_lyn]

I wanted to get DD's ears pierced when she was born. DH was against it and said wait until she asked. Well she started asking right around her 2nd bday. DH didn't believe me (she would ask in stores when we passed the displays, or when I put in my earrings etc). Finally DH was wiht us at Wal MArt when she pitched a fit to get hers pierced. DH gave in but said I had to wait until he wasn't with us.

I really don't se any reason to have the Ped do it. Wal Mart (and most other places, be sure to check) use the the guns and sealed/ sterilized earrings. They measured and marked the spot and then had 1 person do each ear at the same time. She teared up a little but as soon as she saw them in the mirror she was smiling ear to ear. We have discovered she is allergic to all but gold, and the nickel free stainless steral or stearling silver.

by the way, i just took my 5 year old to the tatoo parlor and had "i love the vols!" put on his bicep. congrats you guys, you convinced me.

Did I miss something I swore this thread was about ear piercing.

 

[Talking Hands]

my daughter was 6 weeks old. no way I was taking her to a store to have it done. The other was 6 months and we delayed because she was a preemie and the ped insisted. Ped did both. On an older child I would probably have gone with a shop but not my newborns.

 

[Evil Princess]

When I was 7 I had mine done by my ped, I didn't think that it was that strange. Gotta figure sterile conditions there

 

[susy]

I had mine pierced as a baby by my doctor. It must be cultural. I always thought it was strange that people reacted negatively to kids drinking coffee, too.

 

[Poohnatic]

I can understand the cultural reasons for piercings, but if I'd had girls, I would have handled it the way my family did.

I had begged for years and years ( I was the only girl in my grade w/o them), and one of my mom's co workers was over for dinner one night when I was wailing that I was the only girl in sixth grade without them. Mom's friend took up the wailing to her at work. Three months later, for my 6th grade graduation present, Mom's friend took me to the pediatrician for the longed for ear piercing.

I always said I'd wait until my daughter asked, and then the next special occasion (holy communion, birthday, graduation) we would take her to the doctor. Not an issue, because I've got two boys (and no, they haven't asked, LOL). I wanted her to be able to remember the event. DH and I even discussed this before we had kids, because I felt it was important.

When I was 18, I had two more holes put in my ears at the mall and even thought they took all the proper precautions, those two holes constantly got infected. I even took better care of those two piercings. Alas, I got fed up with the infections, and let them close up.

Glad your DH and you agreed on waiting, after all, you both want to feel comfortable with the decision.