Should I have my daughter's ears pierced ?

[sara jayne]

Congratulations on piercing the twins ! Glad it all went well.

What was the name of the place in Romford where you went as this may help other mums reading this who live in London ?

sara jayne

[Julie_H]

I'm not too sure of the name of the jewellers where we had the twins ears pierced, but it is in Romford market place - I will check out the name of it when we go back to have their ears pierced again.
It seems amazing that they have had their ears pierced for a week now - longer than they went without earrings for. I can't wait until their ears are healed so I can get Lacey's ears pierced again.
One of my sisters came over to see the twins on Tuesday evening, and I think that even she was surprised that I had had their ears pierced so young. Her eldest daughter Sarah who is 8 thought that it was brilliant that Ryan had a pierced ear, and started asking my sister when my nephew was going to be pierced. She said that she hadn't thought about it but if she does decide to she will get him done for his 4th birthday in a couple of weeks. I mentioned that i'm thinking of having Ryan's right ear pierced as well, and that the girl that had pierced them had said about piercing Paige again, and Sarah started asking if she could have her ears pierced again. Both her and her sister Emily had their ears pierced as babies, and when I got Paige's ears pierced a second time, both my sisters had their girls double pierced shortly afterwards. Hopefully my sister will get my nephews ears pierced for his birthday, and get my nieces pierced again.
My other sister is visiting tonight, and I wonder what sort of reaction I will get from her - I dont think that she is quite as pro-piercing as I am - I had to persuade her to get her daughters ears double pierced.
I have decided that I will definately be getting Ryan's right ear pierced - because the studs have quite thick posts, the earring makes his left ear look bigger than his right, and probably have a second hole made in his left ear. Although I didn't tell my sister, as soon as Lacey's ears have healed I will be having her second holes pierced - I do want her ears double pierced as soon as possible.
Although I originally hadn't considered it, i've been thinking more and more about getting Paige's third holes pierced in each ear - I do like the idea of having her ears pierced again, and I have seen it before. When we were on holiday last year we were speaking to a couple with 2 girls aged 4 and 2. The 2 year old had her ears pierced 3 times and the 4 yo had her ears pierced 4 times, and the cartlidge pierced. I had noticed the girls ears and earrings and mentioned how nice they looked, and how Paige already had double pierced ears. The woman had said that she was hoping to get both her girls pierced again at least one more time - I wonder if she has.
As I said previously, with several other baby girls in our area having double pierced ears, it would be lovely to try and get Paige's ears pierced again. It could be a bit of a struggle though - last week she was crying even though we weren't getting her pierced so I might have to be a bit firm with her to get her pierced again. It would make her the envy of all the other girls as she grows up if she has more piercings than them. I remember loving the attention at school because I was the first girl with double pierced ears, so it would be good to have her ears pierced again.
I will let you know what reaction I get from my other sister. Must go

[Alex170170]

Juile_H:

Pleased to hear you got your twins ears pierced.

1) Intreasting they asked if both of Ryans ears were to be pierced.
Almost like one is and old idea

2) Really nice the girl offered to double pierce Lacey's ears there
and then

3) Like the idea of removing her first set of studs to get the
second set closer, great not wasting space with more studs
for the third time Lacey is pierced

4) Love the fact she mentioned about 'double piercing' Pagies
ears without checking that they were double pierced already

5) Good that there is space on Pagies ears for a third set of
piercings.

6) If you are taking the twins back to be double pierced
make it worth the effort and have Paige triple pierced

7) You might as well triple pierce and see how long it is
before the other girls where you live.

Don't worry about the studs being to big you can put
smaller ones in in five weeks.

9) Shame you did not get the name of the piercing place
would be nice to see their website.



The next list are questions.

1)

[andyguest]

im interested to know why ud be prepared to be "firm " with your own daughter and force her to be pierced again , just becasuse you think you know wots best for her??
to be honest reading your story made my stomach turn .....i cant see that massive studs sticking out of their ears is right? theyre only little

[Pam]

I do not think we should get too worked up about Julie H as I think she is a figment of someone's imagination with fantasies working overtime !
I had my daughter's ears pierced while she was still a baby (about 6 months) but not at such a ridciulously young age as 'Julie H' has described and certainly not double or triple pierced while still an infant ! Following a modern fashion trend is one thing but making up incredible stories is quite another !

[Julie_H]

I think I will ignore the previous comment of being 'a figment of someone's imagination', and making up stories.
In reply to Andy Guest about being firm with Paige. I have not decided yet whether to have her ears pierced again or not. However if I decide to and she makes too much fuss and won't sit still I would leave it to another time. However, if she were to have the first ear pierced again, and then start struggling, I would have to hold her a bit tighter in order to get her other ear pierced. If I decide to go ahead and have her ears pierced again, it would have to be both - I dont like to see girls with their ears pierced a different number of times.
Also you mention their studs. They are not massive at all, they are just normal piercing studs, although the posts are a bit long and the ball part sticks out a tiny bit from their ears.

Alex made a couple of points that I must comment on.
The girl doing the ear piercing didn't exactly offer to double pierce Paige's ears straight away. She would only have tried to do them if we had insisted, but I didn't intend to get her second holes immediately.
When I had Paige double pierced I had to remove her studs first to get the second holes close to the first. If not the holes would have been too far apart, so I would do the same for Lacey. I have not even thought about getting Lacey's ears pierced a third time yet though.
I think the girl thought I was going to have Lacey's ears double pierced, and Paige was only going to have one hole in each ear, and asked then about piercing Paige's ears again, and so I showed her that Paige has double pierced ears, and she suggested a third piercing. She was the one that put the idea into my mind of having a third hole in each of Paige's ears, and now the more I think about it, the more I like the idea, especially having seen it on a toddler before.
When she saw Paige's ears she said that she could easily pierce them again, and it has got me interested in the idea, especially if Paige doesn't make too much fuss as I said above. I will just have to see about getting her triple pierced. Also it might set off a bit too much of a trend if others follow the same example, although I do admit I like seeing some of the babies/toddlers in our area that have double pierced ears now. Like with Paige, I think a small hoop and a stud alongside makes their ears look so cute.
I'm also not worried about the studs being too big - as they grow their ears will get a bit thicker, and I like the look of the studs. When I had Paige's ears pierced, each time I had studs very similar to the ones Lacey has, and Paige still wears her piercing studs in her second holes.
You also said about some questions - I think you forgot to ask them - I will watch out for them if you post back.

[Guest]

it's a no-brainer

[Guest]

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[Alex170170]

1) Did not forget to post last time a 'internet malfunction'

2) For those who think that Julie_H is a fake, find the jewllery
store in Romford market place and ask them, if
you ask Julie pretty sure she will describe the place for you
or wait four weeks til she goes there again, gets the name
of the place and you can check she is real for yourself.

3) When you put the piercing video on www.youtube.com
people will then realise you are real, Julie!!

4) Have you thought about buying your own ear piercing
kit off e-bay, that way you can make sure your own kids
are up to date with their piercings.

Just think how usefull it would be, you could triple/quad pierce
your neice and newphews.

5) Hope your other sister 'sees the light' and get her
daughters triple/quad pierced, another use for a piercing
kit off ebay.

6) As for piercing Paiges ears again. Put it this way if you
only half filled your car's fuel tank and saved ten bucks
but got lost and ran out of fuel, that ten bucks is no good
in your pocket, use it to triple/quad pierce her ears

7) When will you be triple/quad piercing Laceys ears?

Shame you did not keep in contact with the people you
met last year. Bet they looked real cute

9) If you are piercing their ears for the wow factor
have you thought about their noses as well?
But you MUST use studs that are perament, so they
can't be breathed into their lungs, but cut off with pliers

Just make sure the girls have their right nostril done and
the boys the left.

10) When you go back to the piercing place, ask the lady
who did them, (if any) what ages her children are and
what have they got pierced.

11) Maybee you can get the place to put your kids ear photos
on their website for advertising for a discount.

12) As for people saying the holes will migrate as they grow
get your jeweller to MEASURE FIRST the distance on
all of their ears all three/four holes and place three/four
silver studs in half a potato and get him to SILVER solder
a little link between then, then use them as a template
to silver solder the 'butterflys' with little links
so you end up with something that looks like braces some
people wear on their teeth.

This will look awesome from a distance and HOPEFULLY stop
the holes from migrating away from each other.

[Guest]

i think julie_h is a fraud. i think she is that same poster "tammy" on piercing and boys. julie_h if you are real, post photos of your daughters and sons with thier proudly pierced ears.

[Julie_H]

Alex.

I don’t intend to put the video of the twins having their ears pierced onto youtube – we took it as a memory for ourselves, and I also think it would just create more unwanted comments.
I have not thought about buying an ear piercing gun to pierce the children’s ears myself. Provided that I can find places that will pierce their ears when I want them done, I would prefer to have them pierced by someone that is experienced. The only way I would buy a stud gun and do it myself is if I can’t get them pierced when I want them done and there is no prospect of finding another place. Certainly at the moment we know somewhere that will double pierce the twin’s ears, and do the third hole in Paige’s ears when I decide to have them done. I’m not sure that my sisters would trust me to pierce their children’s ears either !.

My other sister, Karen was shocked when she found that the twins already had pierced ears and said that they were too young. She does respect my decision, but wouldn’t have pierced them so young – her daughter Hannah, who is 7 months older than Paige had her ears pierced the first time at about 9 months, and I had to persuade her to get Hannah double pierced like all the other girls in the family. Although she is not anti-piercing, she does not feel it is as necessary as I do - as we grew up she was the one with the least piercings. However, I think a little bit of persuasion and her boys might get their ears pierced. It will certainly be easier to persuade her if our eldest sister, Anna, has her boy pierced, as I think she will – her eldest Sarah wants her brothers ears pierced, and also wants hers done again which might help.
I am thinking that I might try and get Karen to come with me and help when I get the twins pierced again. If I decide to have Paige’s third holes done at the same time, hopefully she might get Hannah’s ears pierced a third time, which would match Paige.

As I said before though, I haven’t quite decided yet when to have Paige’s ears pierced a third time, but she will definitely be having more holes pierced. Certainly by the time she starts school I am now thinking that I would like her to have at least 3 earrings in each ear. I might just leave it a little while, although the more I think about it, the more certain I am that I will try and get her ears triple pierced in a few weeks time. As for any more ear piercings, I would have to see – it would depend upon what the other girls in the area are doing. I was the first girl in my year at school with double pierced ears, and had my third holes at 8, my cartilage pierced at 8, and my fourth holes at nine. This was mainly because others were getting their ears pierced as well. As I’ve said before, with a few other baby girls near us having double pierced ears now, I would like to get Paige’s ears pierced a third time, and if others follow my example, possible get a fourth hole in her ears before she starts school. We live near an infant’s school, and I know that she would be alright with three earrings in each ear, if not four. Of those girls that I have seen from the school, almost all have pierced ears, with probably a third or more with double pierced ears, and a few with 3 holes.
With Lacey, I cant wait to get her second holes pierced, but have not thought about any further piercings yet. She’s had her ears pierced for 2 weeks now, so it wont be too long before her ears are healed and I can get them pierced again. I just cant wait to get her ears double pierced. However it probably goes without saying that if Paige has her ears pierced again, then Lacey will follow suit by at least the same age. I will have to see how easy it is when I get Paige’s done again – if I initially have problems with her staying still, etc. I might get Lacey’s third holes done while she is younger, maybe when she is about 9 mths, I don’t yet know – she would be easier to manage and hold still while the piercing is done at that age – its younger than I intend but I would do it to make it easier to pierce her ears, and get it out of the way.

I also think it is a pity that I don’t know how the other couple got on with their girls. Their ears did look nice, and I wonder if they are pierced again. If they were and I saw them it would make my decisions on what to do with my girls easier. I remember the elder girl had the top of her ears pierced. That is something I do think looks good, but I don’t know when I will do it for my girls. Certainly not for the next year or so.

I wouldn’t say I’m exactly piercing their ears for the ‘Wow’ factor. I have always loved the way that pierced ears look, and so it was obvious that my children would be pierced - I just didn't expect to find anywhere that would do it so young, but I'm pleased I did. However if you are going to make one hole in each ear, I feel you might as well make several. It is my choice, and so I want my girls to have multiple pierced ears at a young age. It won’t harm them, and for those who say you are hurting them, ear piercing hardly hurts at all, and its over with in seconds. The only lasting part of it is a stud through the ear.

I certainly am not going to have their noses pierced for a long time, and I think it is ridiculous to even ask. I had mine done when I was about 11. In a few years time if they ask, then I would probably agree. I feel that pierced ears are essential for girls, but nose studs are something that can wait until they ask.

When I get Lacey’s ears pierced again, it would be interesting to find out if the girl in the shop has children – I will ask. However, like with putting the video on Youtube, I wouldn’t really want my children’s pictures used for advertising for the same reasons, (although others want me to prove that I exist by posting photo’s). Although it may encourage others to have their children’s ears pierced, and maybe multi pierced at a young age, which I do like, I believe that the parent will make the decision on their own. Also I don’t really need a discount. It isn’t too expensive, and seeing them with pierced ears is worth it anyway.
Your idea for the earrings is different but won’t really work for us. Once I do get Paige’s ears pierced again (whether it is sooner or later), I like the idea of her wearing 2 hoops and then piercing studs in the third holes, with maybe a second stud later on. I plan on Lacey wearing a hoop in her first holes, and keeping the piercing studs in the second holes in her ears.

This reply has taken me ages to write – Paige keeps on wanting to go out in the snow, and then decides it’s too cold (which is good because I don’t like leaving the twins inside on their own), but I think she’s tired out now. What would normally take about 15 mins to type has taken hours, stopping and starting.

[Brian111]

Julie, You are very keen to get your daughters ears pierced. What piercings do you have and do you want them to follow in your footsteps?

[Guest]

julie h i think you should get your boy double pierced shortly after he has his 1st set of earrings done, otherwise he is going to feel really left out with his sister triple pierced etc and new babys with double piercings coming up..

[Guest]

i think julie_h is a fraud. i think she is that same poster "tammy" on piercing and boys. julie_h if you are real, post photos of your daughters and sons with thier proudly pierced ears.

Or Susan_barefoot

[alex170170]

julie_h

how are the twins doing?

more to the point, can you look at Paiges ears with one eye and
this with the other

http://www.invernesscorp.com/images/crystals2.jpg

and then say yes!