Should I have my daughter's ears pierced ?

[andyguest]

it ais all down to personal taste , i guess any girl whos mother has earrings will follow on and do the same ...so ok go for it at say 4 or 5 id say ...any younger is cruel!!...my opinion at least!!!

[Guest]

Just inform the misinformed...doctors offices' pierce ears - that's number one and I wld think that's a respectable place- number two - the piercing is a small pinch, nothing more, since the ear is mostly made up of cartlidge and therefore it is a painless procedure. Number 3 I wld say that the majority of women prefer their ears pierced, so why not do it when they're young so they don't let their anxieties override something they will want later. Needless worry is avoided I think...

[Guest]

I for one will pierce the ears of both of my twin girls as soon as they are born. This is a normal practice is Spain and we are neither pikeys nor chavs.......... how very stereotypical!!!!!! They don't have to be huge gold things, nor do they have to wear any other type of jewellery. In Spain babies have the most beautiful earrings with screw on backs made especially for them and I don't think it's any different in Italy, and their children always look immaculate. What DOES make babies look cheap in this country is the dreadful grown up CHAV clothing, not being able to buy proper baby clothes here is frustrating.

[Katy]

I started this thread and forgot to report that I did have Emma's ears pierced at four months after all. There were no problems and she looks so sweet wearing the little gold studs that I am really pleased I made this decision for her. I am expecting my second child in September and if I have another daughter she will definitely have her ears pierced while still a baby too. I am sorry that not everyone agrees with the decision of moms like me to start our girls off with earrings at a young age but I thoroughly recommend it on the basis of my experience.

[bexmeister]

To p-rozz: have you ever been to europe because that is not true, that most baby girls have it done. Europe is a big place with much more varying culture than the usa is. Here in the uk ages for girls to get earrings vary so much, some baby girls do, but most girls have it between the ages of 9 to 15. In Spain however a lot more babies have it done. You shouldn't make such sweeping statement.

and about the comment on pikeys, i don't think they were targeteing Gypsies, because the term pikey has lost that meaning for most teenagers now. Now it means tacky and cheap.[/b]

[USA]

Oh please. The big deal that some of these people are making. Scarring your children for life without their permission? Forcing them into a cruel procedure?

It is almost guaranteed that the child will like her piercing when she grows up. Who doesn't want to go shopping for cute earrings and wear them for school dances or special events? And if for some reason, she does not like the piercing, take the earrings out and the earlobes ACTUALLY CLOSE. WOW! Is that ROCKET SCIENCE? It must be.

My parents got my ears pierced when I was 4 years old, and as I was too young to care for them myself and had infections, my mom simply removed the earrings. I am now 20 years old, interested in getting my lobes re-pierced, and you can't even see a mark where the holes used to be. "Scarring your children." Honestly.

[Jooms]

I have read through this thread and some of these comments are just so close minded. I have a one year old daughter and we recently pierced her ears. I took her to Merle Norman where they are great with babies and have special infant earring etc.. I am really pleased. Yes it is cosmetic, but the real reason I did it was because I remember the terror that I felt when I was 8 and getting mine done. I wanted the earrings but didn't want the pain. With babies they rebound so quickly and my daughter didn't even cry one bit! This is a personal decision and should be respected as that. All of this calling parents cruel is really offensive to me because I chose to have it done and I don't think that I am a cruel person. I wonder how many people who have said these mean comments have little boys and got them circumcised because it the social norm, because it has no real health benefits and is cosmetic. We need to respect peoples traditions and cultures and above all be kind to one another. You can disagree with someone but I feel it is totally unecessary to start attacking them as parents.

[superswimmerlucy]

Well I am having my ears pierced today I'm 11 If you want my honest opinion I wouldnt have them doen right know I'd leave It until Emma can decide for herself and to be trueful I wouldnt want to risk ruining my cute and sweet baby daughters ears but go with what your heart Is telling yout o do !!!

[xbabex23]

hi i had my daughters ears peirced at claires when she was 4 months old and i feel thats the best time as they are so young as soon as they are done the pain goes where as if you wait until they are 3 or 4 it will hurt them more the pain will be there for longer so my advice is to go ahead and get them done good luck x

[helenkarinamatavillasmil]

hey im 13 and ive had my ear pierce so long i dont even remember when i got them done my mom told me i had got them done before i left the hospital after being born ! its great and it looks so cute now in a few days im getting my second hole i think its great to get it done as soon as you can so you dont have to go through it later on in life so if u have children go ahead and get it done .. it doesnt hurt at all ! but also when im older i am already thinking about getting my belly button pierced ! i think it looks cool and so pretty !

[PrincessMary]

Wait until your daughter is old enough to decide for herself whether or not she wants earrings.

[blondebimbo]

I can't stand seeing babies with their ears pierced. It look awful, and yes, I do think it is cruel.

My daughter is almost six and she has recently asked for her ears pierced. I have managed to talk her out of it because I think she is too young still. I want her to wait another couple of years at least.

[DipsyTipsy]

When your child asks for it to be done fine.
Until then you have no right to start putting wholes in someone elses ears.

[wickedwitch]

I can't stand seeing babies with their ears pierced. It look awful, and yes, I do think it is cruel.

My daughter is almost six and she has recently asked for her ears pierced. I have managed to talk her out of it because I think she is too young still. I want her to wait another couple of years at least.

+1

i think itsabuse at that age and should have age limit put on it.

[New York]

I had my daughter's ear pierced at 2 months. Mine were done right after I was born.

I think it's super cute and part of my culture so I make no apologies for it. If I ever have another daughter, I will also pierce her ears as an infant.