How long did you make DD wait to get ears pierced (not a budget ?)

[DisneyAndRedSox]

OK, not a budget question but I am so used to coming here for advice and input so forgive me!

DD is 4.5 and wants her ears pierced for several weeks now. DH said fine, I was planning on waiting until she was older but now I am starting to think "let's do it." My mom was horrified when I told her. I got mine done on my 8th birthday so it wasn't like she made me wait until high school.

I am just curious, did you make your DD wait until a certain age and how old was she?

 

[peanut12392]

We made her wait until she was old enough to take care of them herself (cleaning and turning etc.), and to understand that it WILL hurt. I think she was around 8.

 

[lady_hlh]

I was going to make my DD wait until she was 10 like her cousins. However she kept begging to get it done and I gave in. She was in 1st grade when we did it so she was 5 going on 6. My DD was great when they did her ears, she hardly even flinched. I have really needed to be in charge of her ears until just recently and she is 8 now.

 

[luvdisney00]

I had all 3 of my DDs ears pierced when they were in preschool. They all wanted them done and I always thought that earrings look so cute on little girls. I took care of the cleaning and turning part. My own Mom made me wait until 8th grade and I always wished I could have had them sooner.

My oldest DD started asking for a 2nd hole when she was about 11 and I told her she was too young and she had to wait until she was 15. I have 2 holes and wish I didn't as I only wear one earring and hate the way you can see the 2nd hole even though I don't wear earrings in them. She was adamant that she wanted it, so i kept my word and just got them done for her 15th bday. She loves them.

 

[dismom24]

My DD asked me to take her the last week of 4K, so she was 5. She has 3 older brothers and I had always looked forward to the day and making a big deal out of it. I explained everything to her and she did great. She is now 9 and still takes great care of them. We took lots of pics and had a mall day - she loved it. Now I also know others little ones the same age, that have had to have it redone because they got infected or closed up. You proabbaly know your daughter best and know if she is ready.

 

[jenseib]

I always say why wait? My mom didn't let me do it till I was in 5th grade. But it wasn't something I asked for, or a big deal back then. My sister got it done for her first communion (2nd grade). I did both my girls as infants. I had no problems taking care of them. With my 1st DD though, she kept pulling her earings out after a certain age (like 1 or so) and the ears closed up, I redid them a couple of times. But she did fine with it, and I had no problem with doing it. I just wished they made earings that would come out so easily.
with my second girl, she too, got that urge to pull them out at a bout 1 1/2 or so. I would just put them back in and hers never closed back up. She is 5 now, and loves earings. She wears the sames ones mostly everyday, but sometimes we switch them for something else.
When done at a younger age they are not scared of the peircer, because they don't know. But my older DD never really had any problems when I repierced them. I actaully did the last one or two times myself with a kit, and a girl I worked with did it the other times. I worked in a salon that had an earpiercing gun though.
My frineds DD is 5, and wants it done, and I went with her, but she chickened out when we got there. So be prepared that could happen too. Also see if they can do both ears at the same time.

 

[JenniBB]

My DD will be 11 next week and finishing 5th grade. We are going to celebrate her upcoming move to Middle School with pierced ears. I would not have wanted to do it any earlier because I don't think that younger children are able to care for the newly pierced ears, and also I think it is fun to have something to look forward to in recognizing a milestone like Middle School.
But I'd say that you have to do what YOU think is right for you and your DD, and not worry what other people think.

 

[jenseib]

My oldest DD started asking for a 2nd hole when she was about 11 and I told her she was too young and she had to wait until she was 15. I have 2 holes and wish I didn't as I only wear one earring and hate the way you can see the 2nd hole even though I don't wear earrings in them. She was adamant that she wanted it, so i kept my word and just got them done for her 15th bday. She loves them.

I have 7 holes in 1 ear and 3 in the other. And I never regretted it. LOL! I wear earings in them all the time. Never take them out. My older DD is 17 and I think she has a second hole, but I can't honestly remember. I'll have to look when she gets up. LOL!
I do agree that waiting for more "holes" is better to do. I t hink I was a bout 15 when I got the second ones, and then after I turned 18, I kept getting more and more. LOL!
The only thing I hate is when I have to get an x-ray and they tell me to take them all out. It's like "you've got to be kidding"

 

[DeniseinNS]

I had my daughters ears pierced when she was 6 months old, she didn't cry getting them done and she never picked at them so I thought it was a good age to do it. I have gone with a few older kids (5 and up) when they got theirs done and they had a hard time with it so I felt that younger was better.

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I made DD15 wait till she waas old enough to tae care of them. Having never had mine done I was afraid I'd mess them up. (My mom said I couldn't till I was anadult, by then I just never did it.) One day when she was like 9 we were at the mall and DH just said, enough, let her do it. I did and it was fine. Super easy. So then DD who was turning 6 at the time wanted them so I said fine. My DD who was now 10 was mad that I let her but I explained why I had been nervous and that now I wasn't so she got over it. So DD10 did them for her 6th b-day. Then DD8 went for her 5th birthday. If I had it to do again I wouldn't have made my oldest wait so long, I was just so nervous about taking care of them turns out it was easy.

 

[Jule]

I dont have any kids, but I remember my mum letting me get mine done when I was about 7. I find that these piercings dont heal, no matter how long I leave my earrings out. I had another set of ear piercings when I was about 13, now these healed almost straight away when I took them out for a few weeks and I got them pierced again.

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

My daughter was 8 months old. She's 6 yo now.

 

[mumto2]

DD was 4 when she started asking. I told her first grade (have no idea why that age popped into my head, other than I remember getting mine done around that time). So for her birthday right around the start of first grade, I took her to have it done. I explained that it would hurt, but that after they did the first ear, she could not back out. She did cry for just a minute, but had no problem with getting the second ear done.

We did end up with a pretty gross infection about six months later - she had put the back on too tightly while I was out of town for a few days. When I got back, it was weepy and a little swollen. We took her earrings out had to clean it thoroughly morning and night, and use antibacterial oinment on it. It cleared up after about a week, but it was pretty traumatic for her at the time. I think had she been any younger, it would have been a lot worse, if only from the perspective of the drama of her reaction.

She is now almost 12, and her favorite earrings are the birthstone Mickey heads we got in DHS.

I say it depends on the child and on the Mom. If you feel you are both ready, then you are.

 

[MinnieForMe]

My daughter is 4 and wants them too! She will get them in second grade for her 1st Communion if she still wants them at that time.

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

Also a tip, we went to a place who did them both at the same time. There was a girl on each side and they did them together so if they freaked out they had them both done and didn't have to leave with just one done. Glad they did that, not sure a couple of my girls would have had the second one done!

 

[2littleprincesses]

Odd had them done for her 8 year birthday present. I was so glad it wasn't getting more toys and now people were able to give her earrings for her birthday. She was able to take care of them at that point. We will do that for ydd when she turns 8 as well--if she wants them.

 

[LIBLULA]

I pierced my DD10 ears at 3 months. I made sure she had her 1st set of vaccines. We have never had a problem with them.

 

[taylor3297]

My dd had hers pierced when she was 5. We were at the mall one day and she asked if she could get them pierced. I explained to her how it was done and she was ok with it. Luckily the place had two girls working and they did both ears at the same time. She cried for like 30 seconds.

The only problem we had is she had some gold Minnie earrings that had really small backs. Well she somehow pushed the backs into the holes! I was able to get one out, but had to go to the doctor to get the other one out.

She now mostly wears hoops. When she does wear posts, we make sure the earrings have the large backs.

 

[njcarita]

also had my daughters done as babies.... as soon as their doctor ok'd at 3months.....no problems what so ever.....

 

[Jenn4615]

DD 2 months....that was the earliest they would do it here. Second hole right after she turned 4