Peircing babies ears

[Shakey]

Just wondering what others thoughts on getting babies ears peirced at a young age

what age is acceptable to get them done? at what age did you get your girls ears peirced????

i'll put up a poll :yes:

[mumofcuties]

i wont get my dd done untill she is about 10 i dont like seeing babies with there ears pierced it jsut takes some of there innocence away i think

[the_original_duchess]

jessica was a little over 12 months i think when her godmother got hers done (with my concent)

[DivinelySophistimicated]

Hrmm there was a thread like this not long back...it got closed!!!

I would say when they are old enough to ask for them to be done...so 4 or 5.

[tiggles]

Im not a fan of piercing babies ears, but each to their own.

I think it would be better to get it done very early before they can touch their ears too much, otherwise they will probably get infected.

[Ashleigh<3]

I am only wary of gun-piercing.

Just do your research because there is always going to be something we wished we'd of known prior making such a decision. Best to be fully prepared. The guns have pierced infants/kids cheeks a number of times.

I don't know when we'll get the little ones ears done. Probably when she asks. We'll be going to a professional body piercer though, one who has an autoclave and strictly sterilizes their tools. NO GUNS.

[MumOf4Monsters]

I had my dd's ears pierced when she was 4 months old.

She had no issues with infections because she was really too young to touch them.

She only cried for a minute when the gun went off (Both ears were done at once) and then she was fine.

They looked so cute too :yes:

[Shakey]

Hrmm there was a thread like this not long back...it got closed!!

oh I hope this one doesn't get closed

so people only comment on what you think, not what you think of others comments :D

i'm only wanting to know what people think is a suitable age to get it done

so be nice in my thread please :D

[punkbaby]

when they are old enough to get them done without the need for my consent :)

[westerner]

For me and my family..
When my daughter/s ask for them and are old enough to understand and accept the pain associated with the procedure and the upkeep of the earing.. (cleaning/sterilizing etc)

If i don't feel she is ready when she asks then she will be told to ask again in 6 months and we will rethink our answer..

ETA - oh and it will be on the condition that its not done in the back corner of a chemist with a dirty gun by a untrained piercer..

[Ashleigh<3]

Don't really think there is a suitable age. IYKWIM?
Piercings are body modifications, really depends on when or if the parent feels their child's ears need modifying.

[shed]

If I have a daughter I will be waiting till she is about seven or eight and when she asks we will go out for lunch and go and get it done and have a lovely girly day out together, just me and her.

I want it to be special and her own choice for her own ears :goodvibes:.

[Ashleigh<3]

If I have a daughter I will be waiting till she is about seven or eight and when she asks we will go out for lunch and go and get it done and have a lovely girly day out together, just me and her.

I want it to be special and her own choice for her own ears :goodvibes:.

Naw, that's what me and my Mummy did, it was a special day. (Cept it was with a gun-UGHH!). LOL

[SorenLorensen]

i picked other.

becuase it wont be till they ask, but when they are older.
if either DD come up to me before i think they are old enough (i will base it on maturity and actual age age) and asks the answer will be no.

[MummaBear03]

I said other because I'm not against it, and it really doesn't bother me if people have it done with their babies, but at the same time DD has asked me and I've said no to her each time. She's 4 and pretty head strong so if it was something she really wanted she would have still bugged me for it, but as it is she only asks me on occasion so I think it's more that other kids have it then that she really wants it. If I did it as a baby then that would have been alright, but now that she's older I want her to be sure of it and not just following the crowd so to speak. I don't think there is any "acceptable" age to have it done, it's just up to each parent what they think and how their child is. Mine is so rough and doesn't like to remain still now, she's good with letting me brush her teeth and hair but would much rather not have to still to let me do these things so I can't imagine the fights I'd have trying to introduce something new to our daily routine that means her sitting down for any length of time.

[kylza]

I am a beauty therapist and we always recommended at least 12months, I never felt comfortable doing it any earlier, especially with a gun. Make sure everything is disposable if they are using a gun and its best to get both ears done at the same time. We also had 2 BT doing it, otherwise many girls would have walked out with only 1 done.
Also apply some emla gel to the ears before having it done & some panadol afterwards should help ease any pain or stinging, usually a lollypop works wonders though.
A good ear piercer will always wear gloves, use disposable cartridges and have a clean room to work in, also check thay are qualified.

[Milliner]

For me and my family..
When my daughter/s ask for them and are old enough to understand and accept the pain associated with the procedure and the upkeep of the earing.. (cleaning/sterilizing etc)

If i don't feel she is ready when she asks then she will be told to ask again in 6 months and we will rethink our answer..

ETA - oh and it will be on the condition that its not done in the back corner of a chemist with a dirty gun by a untrained piercer..

:iagree:

[samsgirls]

It up to you to when to have your baby's ears pierced. My DD1 was 10 weeks old and DD2 was 8 weeks of age. I know i am probably considered cruel by some people but I wouldn't have changed a thing. I think baby girls look lovely with pierced ears, but again that is my opinion. Also babies skin heals so much faster and there was no infection. My 3 year old daughter sits there while i change her earrings. She thinks they are pretty, and they have never fiddled with their ears.:)

[CharlisMummy]

I chose 'when they ask' but it depends on if I think she is old enough/ready.

I think I was 6 or 7 when I got mine done....I remember dad having to use pliers when I wanted to change them!!

[4babycinos]

It really is a personal decision, and what you feel comfortable doing. My mum had me and my 2 sisters done at 6-8 wees of age and my sister has done the same with her 2. Personally I wont let either of my daughters get their ears done until they want to but also when I think their ready.

[SassyMummy]

My rule was "not until she asks" which meant she was going to be AT LEAST 2 before it happened.

She's asked since she turned 2, and asked more than once too... but her Dad has shut down that idea... saying he doesn't want her to get it done until she's at least 5. Fair enough... she's not getting it until then... but it won't just be something we go and do... she'll have to ask then.

[Silvana]

I got DDs done at 8 months. The only thing she didn't like was being made to sit still, just like in her vaccinations. The actual act of piercing did not bother her.

I was given a spray to keep her ears clean of infection and she hasn't had any problems.

I know in Australia it isn't common to get them done at such a young age, but I come from an Italian family where it is more common to do this at a much younger age.

[bootiful]

wow im glad i found this thread...i was goggling this last night...very freaky :eek:

i have wanted to get DD done since i found out i was having a girl :laughing:

my mum said no when she was 1, no when she was 2, now she is turning 3 im thinking ill wait as she lovely playing with jewellery and will probably get them infected.

i love body modification and she loves looking and playing with mine so the interest is there...so i might wait till she is 4 and can understand she cant fiddle with them and needs to clean them everyday.

in saying that though...if my next is a girl ill prob get them done early on...my view is that the pain is shortlived and forgotten, and, afterall they can be taken out later if they decide they dont want them. Its not permenant like a tattoo.

[StrawberryTheMilkshake]

After my DD's upsetting crying with immunisations, i decided not to do my daughters until she asks. She has asked about my earrings, like how did i get them. I was honest and said that it does hurt/ sting for just a minute but then you have beautiful earrings. She said "i dont want anyone to do that to my ears.... not until im bigger".
So i said "no problem".

I dont really know whats such a big deal about having to have them done or not? It doesnt make my DD any less of a girl because she doesnt have them.... a friend of mine got her DD's done early because she said she "needed to look more like a girl". :confused::confused:

Anyway, each to their own :):)

[Lilyloo]

Ohhhh.. NO WAY! I think piercing on babies is awful, not to mention cruel and completely inappropriate! :no:

It's their little body, and when they're babies, what makes you entitled to peircing their ear without their consent?

Why do babies need jewelry anyway?

I remember crying when I had mine done, at 18 years old, so i can't imagine how a baby would feel..

I think it looks common and weird!! (just my opinion)

[twotrunks]

Ohhhh.. NO WAY! I think piercing on babies is awful, not to mention cruel and completely inappropriate! :no:

It's their little body, and when they're babies, what makes you entitled to peircing their ear without their concent?


:iagree:
Sorry if that offends anyone, I realise cultural differences exist, and obviously parents can choose to do as they wish. But to me a permanent mutilation of a child's body is not acceptable. Piercing of other areas has been made illegal for children so I don't see why ears are any different.
We have told our daughter she will need to be an adult and make that choice herself.
TT

[3blue&1pink]

I have had my ears pierced since I was 1 year old.. they were done on my birthday by my Aunty without my mums consent.

They have never ever closed up and I am a few days off 20!

I would like to think that I would have my daughters (If I ever get one) done around the same age.. since I have watched my sister get hers done at 6.. and because she was not used to them one was ripped out of her ear when she was at school... we left it a year or so then she went back and had then down again and they broke out in the hugest infection.. they closed up shortly after the infection healed.

I had no problems.. Cant help but think that I had no problems because they were done at a young age and I didn't play or muck around with them..

Thats my 2 cents anyway!

[becca022]

I voted when she asks.
I personally think it's tacky seeing a baby with earrings.
My sister is going to wait to get both or her DDs done when they ask aswell

[bubbasmum]

If i have a little girl i think around seven is a good age.

[forbetoel]

If I had a girl it would be when she asked, but not before prep.

I think it looks gross and wrong on a baby.

[Ana Gram]

I picked other. Ruby will not be getting them done until she is old enough to have them done by a professional piercer. I am completely opposed to the piercing gun.

[MummaLove]

I wouldn't get my daughters done until she can say she wants them done. Perhaps she won't?

Our little babies are beautiful as they are without trying to dress them up as if they are older.

Besides, I couldn't handle her having her needles at the Doctor the other day (she wasn't impressed either!) and that's for her own good let alone someone punching unecessary holes in her ears!

Each to their own I say though.

[my_lot]

i got one done at 14 weeks and one done at 5 weeks.

had my last been a girl he would have had earing by 5 weeks old.

[mummysangels]

Both my Girls DD1 and DD2 have their ears pierced.
DD1 was 2 1/2 and DD2 was 2. They never had any problems with infections.
DD3 will probably be about 2 when we do hers :).

[mum_I'm_hungry]

Not until high school and even then she will have to beg for it (just for the entertainment value... ;))

[*Chels*]

I got mine done when I was 10(behind mums back and she was not impressed!!)
I think at least 10 is a good age.:yes:

[tyler's mum]

I got tyler's done at 3months she didnt even cry and never had any problems with them

[SimplyMum]

I would wait until about 10 and I would make a fairly big deal about it. I would use it as a sign that she is growing up so has to accept certain responsibilities- eg, taking care of them, chores, etc. Also it would be a birthday present.

[GummyBear]

I didn't have mine done until I was 13. I used to be g all the time, but that was the rule.

As an adult and a mum, I can respect that now, and probably wouldn't let my hypothetical daughter get it done until around that age.

On a side note, I'm not really up with piercing practices, I noticed a lot of you had problems with the gun.

What other ways can it be done? And why is that better?

[delirium]

I want to wait until DD wants them done, but no earlier than school age.


On a side note, I'm not really up with piercing practices, I noticed a lot of you had problems with the gun.

What other ways can it be done? And why is that better?

Guns can't be autoclaved (sterilised), well certain bits can, but blood can hit the actual gun itself and not be noticed. The other thing is that the action that the gun has to basically pound the piercing stud thru the ear isn't great for healing sometimes.

Piercers use needles which are hollow and kind of cut the hole cleanly. Much better for healing.

[zenifa]

In my culture (Eastern European) its common for girls to have their ears pierced as babies. My mother pierced my ears herself when I was 3mths old, and I've never had any problems nor infections. I don't have any other piercings nor body mods.

I have 2 DDs and my DH (who has several ear piercings, that he now regrets and doesn't use) is not in favour of babies have their ears pierced, so after much discussion and debate, we have reached a compromise.

We will wait til the girls ask to have their ears done, then ensure they understand what is involved in the procedure and the aftercare and then DH will be the one organising it (not an ear gun, but a proper professional piercer, as Goose and Chellegoth have mentioned) and he will be the one taking them.

As for anyone else, its a personal choice of the parents and their child.

[GummyBear]

Piercers use needles which are hollow and kind of cut the hole cleanly. Much better for healing.

Thanks for the info! Dear God! It might be more hygenic but if I had to have mine done that way I would never have got them pierced!

[Mybabble]

I fall into the "other" category.

When dd was about 3 months old i walked into piercing shop and made an appointment to get her ears done. I spoke to the lady who was going to pierce them and she told me that she would do one ear,let dd settle a bit and then do the other.

Im not sure what came over me but the thought of inflicting pain on my little girl to make her look "Pretty" was just wrong to me.

So, i chickened out, i said i had to go and get money from the ATM (they didn't have eftpos) and never went back:o:laughing:

I think ill wait till she can decide for herself:p

[Lilyloo]

I fall into the "other" category.

When dd was about 3 months old i walked into piercing shop and made an appointment to get her ears done. I spoke to the lady who was going to pierce them and she told me that she would do one ear,let dd settle a bit and then do the other.

Im not sure what came over me but the thought of inflicting pain on my little girl to make her look "Pretty" was just wrong to me.



yes, I agree.. that sometimes it's done to make the child look pretty, or it's something that the parent wants. What about what the child wants? Once they're pierced, they're pierced, and I think that decsion should be with the child, when they are old enough to make it.

[onemummmy]

I could swear I already answered this question lol :confused: high school age at a professional piercer with a needle :)

[Mum&bubs]

I dunno how anything can look tacky or gross on a baby but meh.

I got Summers done at 18 months and Taliyah's done at 14 months.

[NewBeginnings]

I agree... I don't know how babies can look tacky.... those two words just don't go in the same sentence IMO!

I don't have a daughter.... but I would get my daughter's ears pierced around 12 months. I had mine done as a bub... can't remember when and I'm glad they were done!

However, I do have a son.... and of late I have been seriously thinking of getting one of his ears pierced!:yes:

[onemummmy]

I think it looks tacky, but thats just me, & not meaning 2 offend but I think it looks even worse on boys of any age(guys just look silly i reckon lol, like my DAD)

[Kittylou]

I said other because it's kind of a combination of the options. It won't be until she asks but even then I would probably wait until she is around 10.

[Mum&bubs]

Ohhhh.. NO WAY! I think piercing on babies is awful, not to mention cruel and completely inappropriate! :no:

It's their little body, and when they're babies, what makes you entitled to peircing their ear without their consent?

Why do babies need jewelry anyway?

I remember crying when I had mine done, at 18 years old, so i can't imagine how a baby would feel..

I think it looks common and weird!! (just my opinion)

I'm sorry but I think as parents we have the right to make these decisions for our children. It's just another decison, like whether you decide to put BREASTmilk into their little body or formula, or decide to put cloth or sposies on their little bum. I really find your post offensive. You may have cried when you were 18 but my little ones didn't cry at all, Summer knew something was going on and she was getting 'prettys' so she was very excited.

[NewBeginnings]

I think it looks tacky, but thats just me, & not meaning 2 offend but I think it looks even worse on boys of any age(guys just look silly i reckon lol, like my DAD)

Can I ask why you think it looks worse on all guys?... I admit some look ridiculous... like blokes going through mid life crises :rolleyes: Don't want to start anything... I am just curious! :thumbsup:

ETA - that's not an attack of your dad either.... it's more mine lol...

[Freya]

For me and my family..
When my daughter/s ask for them and are old enough to understand and accept the pain associated with the procedure and the upkeep of the earing.. (cleaning/sterilizing etc)

If i don't feel she is ready when she asks then she will be told to ask again in 6 months and we will rethink our answer..

ETA - oh and it will be on the condition that its not done in the back corner of a chemist with a dirty gun by a untrained piercer..

:iagree:

[onemummmy]

Can I ask why you think it looks worse on all guys?... I admit some look ridiculous... like blokes going through mid life crises :rolleyes: Don't want to start anything... I am just curious! :thumbsup:

ETA - that's not an attack of your dad either.... it's more mine lol...

haha yeah I think his was a mid life crisis too:laughing: I think they look realy derro on guys, especially young boys. I think maybe some older(like 20 ish) guys can pull it off, u know the hot tattooed type lmao:laughing: but thats about it.

[Mum&bubs]

Candace- I can see little Mack being a tattoist type, he'd pull it off :laughing:

[NewBeginnings]

Candace- I can see little Mack being a tattoist type, he'd pull it off :laughing:

haha I know! Hence why I've been thinking about getting it done! :laughing: I think he'd look absolutely gorgeous! :laughing:

[Lilyloo]

I'm sorry but I think as parents we have the right to make these decisions for our children. It's just another decison, like whether you decide to put BREASTmilk into their little body or formula, or decide to put cloth or sposies on their little bum. I really find your post offensive. You may have cried when you were 18 but my little ones didn't cry at all, Summer knew something was going on and she was getting 'prettys' so she was very excited.

I'm sorry if you find it offensive, but I don't think a parent’s decision to pierce their child's ears is anything like the decision a parent makes on feeding their child.

Obviously feeding your child is a necessity, and of course as an adult you make the decision you’re comfortable with, but piercing their ears, to me is, unnecessary.

I think it’s something parents do to make their child look pretty (except in the case of religion). They’ve got all their lives to look pretty, can’t they just be babies for a while??

I also think that babies are beautiful the way they are, they don't need jewellry to make them look cute or pretty.

But honestly, that's just my opinion. You don’t need to agree. :)

[Bibs]

When they ask themselves and are also aware of what's involved, ie; pain and procedure. Most likely upper primary school although I got mine at 8.

[Mum&bubs]

I was just using that as an example, saying that we as parents make the decisions (the majority of them anyways) for our children and we shouldn't have people tell us that something we do is 'cruel' because I think ear piercings are far from being cruel. But you are entitled to your opinion and I am entitled to my opinion on your opinion :):laughing:

[Lilyloo]

I was just using that as an example, saying that we as parents make the decisions (the majority of them anyways) for our children and we shouldn't have people tell us that something we do is 'cruel' because I think ear piercings are far from being cruel. But you are entitled to your opinion and I am entitled to my opinion on your opinion :):laughing:

Sure.. maybe 'cruel' was the wrong word.. just the thought of putting a piercing gun to my DDs ears and putting holes in them freaks me out a little bit.. I cry during the immunisation shots!!!

[chicky2lala]

I'm sorry if you find it offensive, but I don't think a parent’s decision to pierce their child's ears is anything like the decision a parent makes on feeding their child.

Obviously feeding your child is a necessity, and of course as an adult you make the decision you’re comfortable with, but piercing their ears, to me is, unnecessary.

I think it’s something parents do to make their child look pretty (except in the case of religion). They’ve got all their lives to look pretty, can’t they just be babies for a while??

I also think that babies are beautiful the way they are, they don't need jewellry to make them look cute or pretty.

But honestly, that's just my opinion. You don’t need to agree. :)

:yelclap::iagree:

You never know how your baby is going to react to having their ears pierced, you just don't, therefore i believe it is unworth the risk of hurting and upsetting my child, simply because I wanted it done to make her look 'cute' or whatever it is you think you are making her look.

[Lilyloo]

:yelclap::iagree:

You never know how your baby is going to react to having their ears pierced, you just don't, therefore i believe it is unworth the risk of hurting and upsetting my child, simply because I wanted it done to make her look 'cute' or whatever it is you think you are making her look.

Yep, these are my thoughts exactly. It's unnecessary...

I just feel really strongly about this..

And as I said before, ALL babies are so beautiful just the way they are, why do we need to put jewellry on them to make them look cute??

[MummaBear03]

Well this thread started off a little nicer than the one that was deleted but fast went downhill. Why can't people just make decisions on what they do with their own children and accept that they cannot control what other people do. I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm not about to change who I am just because a few anonymous members on a random forum have decided they don't like it. I think saying parents are "cruel" for piercing, or saying the babies look "tacky" with earings is just plain nasty. How many people would look at a little girl with pierced ears and say "Oh she looks tacky" instead of "oh how beautiful" I mean would you ONLY notice the fact the child has earings and ignore the fact that the baby is a beautiful baby with loving parents?

[Shakey]

ladies please be nice in my thread, I don't want it closed :no:

i'm just wanting to know when others think is a suitable age to get it done, not wether you think others are bad parents for getting it done at a early age or not

[Lilyloo]

Well this thread started off a little nicer than the one that was deleted but fast went downhill. Why can't people just make decisions on what they do with their own children and accept that they cannot control what other people do. I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm not about to change who I am just because a few anonymous members on a random forum have decided they don't like it. I think saying parents are "cruel" for piercing, or saying the babies look "tacky" with earings is just plain nasty. How many people would look at a little girl with pierced ears and say "Oh she looks tacky" instead of "oh how beautiful" I mean would you ONLY notice the fact the child has earings and ignore the fact that the baby is a beautiful baby with loving parents?

I just thought that the OP's question was "what others thoughts on getting babies ears peirced at a young age".. and i'm sorry if my thoughts have offended anyone.

I assumed that everyone was free to state their opinion. Of course not everyone is going to agree.

Some poeple, like me, feel very strongly about this, and I feel as though i'm free to state my thoughts on this subject.

[caz]

I don't have a daughter but if I did, I would probably wait until she asked

[MummaBear03]

I just thought that the OP's question was "what others thoughts on getting babies ears peirced at a young age".. and i'm sorry if my thoughts have offended anyone.

I assumed that everyone was free to state their opinion. Of course not everyone is going to agree.

Some poeple, like me, feel very strongly about this, and I feel as though i'm free to state my thoughts on this subject.
You can say how you feel that's fine. I haven't pierced my DD's ears either. But nothing makes a baby look tacky, and there's a lot of common practices that I feel are cruel that parents do every day but I'm not allowed to come in here and say they are cruel for it :flowerz: there are nicer ways of saying things while still getting your point across :yes:

[bAaM]

well these threads never stay open for long cause ppl find the need to call babys and small kids that DO get it done TACKY and that there parents are cruel.

I got my DDs ears peirced at 5 months and i'm glad i did. The reason i did it is my buisness and if ppl think my sweet baby girl looks TACKY then PFFT to them she is b-e-a utiful.

To the OP is u want to do ur bubs ears do it dont worry what nasty things ppl say here cause they would never say it to ur face.

[shed]

some people might think their babies need that little bit extra to make them look cute.

As you can see from my avatar, my babies don't need the extra help in the cuteness department.

:p

[Lilyloo]

some people might think their babies need that little bit extra to make them look cute.

As you can see from my avatar, my babies don't need the extra help in the cuteness department.

:p

:iagree: he's beautiful just the way he is.

[MummaBear03]

well these threads never stay open for long cause ppl find the need to call babys and small kids that DO get it done TACKY and that there parents are cruel.

I got my DDs ears peirced at 5 months and i'm glad i did. The reason i did it is my buisness and if ppl think my sweet baby girl looks TACKY then PFFT to them she is b-e-a utiful.

To the OP is u want to do ur bubs ears do it dont worry what nasty things ppl say here cause they would never say it to ur face.
:iagree:
I chose NOT to get my dd's done until she wants them done, and until I feel she is ready to sit still long enough for me to care for them (like that'll happen any time soon :rolleyes:) but until I joined BubHub I have never come across such harsh words from parents about the CHOICES of another parent for their own child/ren! Provided what we do in our home does not effect anyone else's life in a negative way, it's no one else's business what they do. Honestly, ear piercing! I never in a million years would have thought people would get so upset by what someone else chooses to do with their baby. It's not mutilation, it's not necessary but it's definately not done because the parent just feels like being cruel and nasty to their own flesh and blood. My goodness, maybe I need a break from this site, it's starting to do my head in with these terms that are thrown around such as "cruel" and "abusive" and all sorts of other things people call each other on here.

[reAllytee]

Will probably wait till the age i was when i had mine done which was 7yrs.

My mum made a special day of it & it was awesome !

A great memory :D

I will also only be getting it done via an experienced piercer & certainly not with a gun :no:

[Ashleigh<3]

For the parents who are afraid of needles going near their babies ears, I assure you, a gun is far more dangerous.

You can even ask for a numbing gel from the piercer and they can do it so it's practically painless.
The quick chemist/beauty salon, gun piercing job is not best.

I've had my ears pierced for over 10 years now and they still get infected every now and then.
If you're going to use a gun, you're going to damage your child's ear tissue. It is inevitable.

I'm not saying those who chose to pierce their kids ears, are bad parents nor am I saying your kids look tacky.
All I'm saying is, do your research, I don't even know why those disgusting guns are still being used. They are terrible.

[reAllytee]

For the parents who are afraid of needles going near their babies ears, I assure you, a gun is far more dangerous.

You can even ask for a numbing gel from the piercer and they can do it so it's practically painless.
The quick chemist/beauty salon, gun piercing job is not best.

I've had my ears pierced for over 10 years now and they still get infected every now and then.
If you're going to use a gun, you're going to damage your child's ear tissue. It is inevitable.

I'm not saying those who chose to pierce their kids ears, are bad parents nor am I saying your kids look tacky.
All I'm saying is, do your research, I don't even know why those disgusting guns are still being used. They are terrible.

:iagree::yes:



Mine werent done in the right place & when i went to get my second lot done at 16yrs with my bestie ( at another chemist not knowing any better !!! ) she went first & the gun got stuck & OMG what a nightmare !!!! Then the girl asked me once my bestie was calmed down etc which ear i wanted done first ! I was like " eeer no thanks think i will leave it ! ".

[chicky2lala]

Just wondering what others thoughts on getting babies ears peirced at a young age




ladies please be nice in my thread, I don't want it closed :no:

i'm just wanting to know when others think is a suitable age to get it done, not wether you think others are bad parents for getting it done at a early age or not

You asked for our opinions on the matter, we are simply answering your question.

[alphafemale2901]

I am a person who has had nose, lip, tongue, belly, nipples, and 11 in my ears and I didn't think it was appropriate to get my daughter's ears done until she requested it at age 12. Actually my daughter told me I had "vandalised my face with rings" when she was 6 so I'm glad I didn't take the choice away from her when she was little.

Any type of piercing is a personal choice. But my opinion is that to have a child's ears peirced when they are little is disrespecting their right to choose.

[the dargonfly faery]

I would probably wait until she asked, I have had my ears periced when I was 6yrs old and by 13yrs decided I didn't want them percied anymore, still don't and i am now 28yrs.

[JJJ&D'sMum]

I had DS1's ear pierced at 5yo because he nagged and nagged for it. He loved it then and loves it now. DS2 had his done at about 2 1/2 to be like his big brother....I relented and got it done to shut him up. Neither boys have ever had an infection as they were both taught to clean and rotate the stud daily.

I have recently been thinking about getting DD's ears done but as yet haven't done it. I think by the time she is 2, it will be done as I think they look gorgeous (on boys as well as girls).

BTW, none of my boys have ever worn anything other than solid gold studs/sleepers as I'm worried that they may have a reaction to silver and junk jewelry like I do. So when DD's ears are done they will have solid gold studs as well.


You can even ask for a numbing gel from the piercer and they can do it so it's practically painless

Do you have any idea if they will apply the numbing gel on a toddler?

I think I might go see the body piercer who did my nose a few years ago....he's fantastic and I know all his instruments are sterilised or disposables.

To the OP.....Any age is a good age if it's what you want to do.

:hugs:

CC

[bunintheoven12]

It should be the child's right to choose just like circumscison. - it's their body.

[bAaM]

I'm sorry but ear peircing is NOTHING like circumscison.

ear peircing IS a choice and never NEEDS to be done but i am one that CHOSE to do it.

Circumcision is something that u can chose but also may not have a choice and HAVE to get it done.

Totally different, funny how its always brought up though

[mum2peanut]

I always think I want my DD to be at least 5. I figure if she does want it done then it can be a going to big school next year fun big girl thing to do. Plus I'd rather be there to monitor her closely thru those first few weks when infection is likely to occur.
I've had so many kids come up to me with ear infections at school asking me to take their earing out :barf: but there's no way I can do it, it grosses me out.
My mum always jokes that she taking my 3 y/o nice and my DD out and piercing their ears as a surprise (she never would) we always pay her out cause she's italian, and tell her it's the wog in her coming out, he he. No offence to anyone intended.

[m_jelly]

I chose High School - I had my ears done when I was 7 or so, special mummy & daughter day, but they got infected despite good care. I let them heal and close at least 4 times before I was old enough to realise I was allergic to the metals. I can only wear really high quality silver, not plated. I even had allergies to gold.
I too remember my dad pulling the backs of my earrings with pliers, being unable to sleep on my side, and being taunted at school for my mutated & swollen lobes.

DD will be 13 at least, ask, mean it, and we will go get them done with a hollow needle and good quality sleepers. I think the stud design chemists use are just asking for infection.

[shed]

I'm sorry but ear peircing is NOTHING like circumscison.

ear peircing IS a choice and never NEEDS to be done but i am one that CHOSE to do it.

Circumcision is something that u can chose but also may not have a choice and HAVE to get it done.

Totally different, funny how its always brought up though

There is never a medical reason for ear piercing, you are right there.

There is no medical reason for routine infant circumcision either. The parents choose it for the child, same as some parents choose to put earrings in their childs ears.

Its body modification without the consent of the owner of the body.

I don't think ear piercing is anywhere near as bad as routine infant circumcision though.

[Queen]

DD was 2 and 2 weeks, she had been asking since 18 months:) and I told her they hurt, but she still wanted em...No tears, she just ran up to everyone, saying look pretties :D

[A Party of Five]

I don't like them done as babies :no:

[Mamalicious]

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!

[mummeeto2]

I want to wait until DD asks to have them done. DH and I've talked many times about when to get them done as I've always been in 2 minds, wait or get them done early then she's 'used' to them. We've decided to wait cos it feels right for us. I got mine done at 16 when I could afford to buy my own earrings and antiseptic cream/spray.

[ThisIsLiving]

I won't even consider getting DD's ears pierced until she is atleast 7 or 8 years old, maybe even older. And then SHE will have to be asking for it to be done....I won't be suggesting it to her. It will need to be something that she approaches me about. And then I will think about it. (the answer might still be 'no') :p

[mizmiz]

i got both my girls earspierced at 3 months - i remember having my ears pierced even the pain i was in year 5.

My girls have grown up with the earrings so they are not paranoid to touch them and get them infected.

Dont care about other girls, but im glad they had them done not just look reasons - even though they look gorgeous.

Its not like they are tattoos or boys with ear piercing now them two is how YUCCCKK :barf:

[LivinOnAPrayer]

I would have loved to get my little girls ears peirced at about 4 months, but due to her heart condition, it was on dr's orders that we decided not to go ahead. Alex can get an infection from anything, from ear piercing, tattoo, large cut ect, and the infection can attack the donor patch of heart tissue used to repair her aorta.

So no, we're not going to do it and if some day she's adament she wants it done, she'll have to go on a very very strong dose of anti biotics and be watched carefully.

I think bubba girls look ADORABLE with their ears pierced. Its a real girly thing

[vanillabean]

I don't like them done as babies :no:

:iagree: I think they look awful. My DD will at least be 10 or high school age before she gets them done.

[Purpose Blessings]

I got my ears pierced for my 13th birthday sort of as a right of passage to becoming a teenager. I was old enough to know about how to care for them by then and i felt really grown up. I think i will do the same thing for my girls. Even then though I will only get it done if they want it.

[biscotti]

My 8 yr old daughter had hers done recently as both her best friends had just had them done and she was desperate to have them. We talked endlessly about how it would hurt and the care needed afterwards but you know what...nothing prepared her for how much it did hurt and she has said many times that she wouldn't do it again. There is no way I would put her sisters (aged 21mths and 6mths) through it, they will have to be 18 and have left home :yes:

[biscotti]

I think bubba girls look ADORABLE with their ears pierced.

Do you mean baby girls?
Don't babies look adorable anyway?

[bAaM]

Do you mean baby girls?
Don't babies look adorable anyway?


Mine is :D look :D^^^^^^up there

[Mum&bubs]

Do you mean baby girls?
Don't babies look adorable anyway?

bubba girls, baby girls, they all look gorgeous ;)



Mine is :D look :D^^^^^^up there

She sure does :yes:

[SorenLorensen]

Mine is :D look :D^^^^^^up there
that is one heck of a cutie :yes:

[Shakey]

Oh I had forgotten about this thread, glad to see its still going 2mths down the track :yelclap:


I still havn't decided when to get DD's done, but i'm in no rush, so will wait untill the time is right (which might be in another 10 years or so lol)

thanks everyone for your input

[kiahnasmamii]

Just wondering what others thoughts on getting babies ears peirced at a young age

what age is acceptable to get them done? at what age did you get your girls ears peirced????

i'll put up a poll :yes:


i got mine daughters done at 3 months and she only cried for a second, while we held her still. Since then we havent had any problems yet, and she is to young to even notice that they are there. Each to their own though, i think it looks cute.

[kyiethree]

i dont have a daughter i have all boys but with my first i got one ear done when he was 4 months now 9 years later i dont know what i was thinking some guys i knew had them and looked ok he doesnt have a earring in now though

[twitch]

I'd never get DD's ears pierced :no: She can make that choice when she's old enough, I really don't think I have the right to alter her body like that without her consent.

[Teley]

I don't have a daughter, but if I did, it would be definately under six months unless there was serious reason not to. I'd do it ASAP.
I had mine done at five; and to me, earrings are part of my body, they do not come off. I sleep in them, I wash my hair with them -- they are part of me.
I don't see the big fuss about earrings, it's not like you're getting your child a tattoo; they can always take them out and have the holes grow back if they are so inclined.

[Hokey Pokey]

My girls were 5.

[Lilyloo]

I can't stand earings on babies or young children. I think 5 and up is ok.

I really think babies are beautiful just the way they are, and don't need jewellry to make them look cute!

[84zsazsa]

:wave:

Each to their own on this one but if i was having a little girl i would get them done early. Probably before 12mths. As far as not giving them the right to choose.....im sure by the time their adults there will be a million things i have done or had to do and they were not given a choice JMO.

Danni

[Lilyloo]

I'd never get DD's ears pierced :no: She can make that choice when she's old enough, I really don't think I have the right to alter her body like that without her consent.
:iagree::iagree::iagree:

[toni796]

I got DD1's done at 4 months and DD2's done at 5 months with no problems whatsoever.

[prideNJoy]

Just wondering what others thoughts on getting babies ears peirced at a young age

what age is acceptable to get them done? at what age did you get your girls ears peirced????

i'll put up a poll :yes:

I don't have much of an opinion either way as to age & whether a young child has them done.
I tend to focus on more serious things when it comes to choices i make for my children. ;)

I had my DD's ears pierced at 10 months, with numbing cream. Have absolutely no regrets and would do it over again if i had too. She loves them!
I also don't care about others opinons on the matter, as it's none of their business. Really. :)

[Ana Gram]

I don't see the big fuss about earrings, it's not like you're getting your child a tattoo; they can always take them out and have the holes grow back if they are so inclined.

The big fuss from me is that any piercing done with a gun and not by a professional piercing is a health hazard as the equipment cannot be autoclaved (sterilised) and the gun can cause a minute blood spray.

[Teley]

The big fuss from me is that any piercing done with a gun and not by a professional piercing is a health hazard as the equipment cannot be autoclaved (sterilised) and the gun can cause a minute blood spray.

:confused:Really?
Didn't know that!

But is it still possible to get bubba girls done by proffesional piercing?
There is no way my girls would not have their ears done before age one.

[Ana Gram]

:confused:Really?
Didn't know that!

But is it still possible to get bubba girls done by proffesional piercing?
There is no way my girls would not have their ears done before age one.

Yes, but it depends on the piercer. Some are not comfortable with piercing children. I know ALOT of people with piercings, including myself, and not one would get pierced with a gun.

[Teley]

Yes, but it depends on the piercer. Some are not comfortable with piercing children. I know ALOT of people with piercings, including myself, and not one would get pierced with a gun.

Thanks for the info:yes:!

Will now do my research on piercing guns:detective:.

[Jamaica]

I got DDs ears peirced when she was 18months old & she loved them, didnt cry at the time or anything. But one day not too long after getting them done, when I was changing my earings to go out she called to me & proudly showed me she had also taken hers out, I couldnt get them back in without upsetting her & they closed over. Shes now 5 & we plan to re-do them in the school holidays as she really wants them done again.
If we have another girl I want it done before she is old enough to pull them out. Probably 6-12months im thinking

[BB78]

Originally Posted by twitch
I'd never get DD's ears pierced :no: She can make that choice when she's old enough, I really don't think I have the right to alter her body like that without her consent.

:iagree: IMO having babies ears done is cruel thats just MO tho. I was in the hairdressers getting my hair done a few weeks back when a mum brought her happy baby in, she SCREAMED the salon down & was so distressed afterwards. It really upset me. I just don't think it's necassary.
But each to their own

[Mathermy]

I think we will make DD wait until she is around 9/10?????

Seeing babies with pierced ears makes me feel a little uncomfortable, but that's just me.

[squiglet]

I'm going to pearc DD ears when she asks for it, if she asks at a young age I might delay till she really wants it. I'm thinking 5 onwards?

I think they are cute on little babies though. Just couldn't do it to my own baby that's all.;)

[angel5]

It is of no benefit what-so-ever to a baby to have it's ears pierced. I just can't see the point :no:

[mamajess]

I haven't read all the replies...but
I definately wouldnt pierce dd's ears unless she asked for them to be done and is old enough to care for them herself
I'm not comfortable personally with making that kind of choice for her. Weirds me out!