Okay, I hope this is okay to post here....But I am wondering if anyone knows what age is okay to consider piercing a baby's ears? I am being induced on March 10 (my birthday of all days) and I am having a girl. I really want to get her ears pierced. I think it would be so cute. But what age is that okay? Anyone know?

Thanks

Jen

i never got my girls done. it looks cute, but i was afraid of them choking on them. i worked in a daycare and we had one little girl that took one out and we found it in her mouth. i think she was 8 months old. i guess it just depends on if they start playing with them or not.

I know where I live in Canada they have to be 6 months old for them to pierce their ears.

I think it's cute, but I just don't think I could do that to my DD. I come close to crying when I take her for her shots, lol.

They say 6 months. I have read where 3-5 months is ok cause by then they have already had 2 doses of tetanus, and they need that to fight infections. I just can't bring myself to put pain on her that she doesn't need to have. I do think it is cute and have thought about it. My husband thinks it would be cute and I told him he can take her if he wants to. Good Luck if you do.

For me I did my daughter's ears at 13 months. I wanted to wait until her lobes had a chance to grow a bit. I have seen a few cases where you see girls and their earrings look like they are mid-lobe. She is now 11 and hers look perfectly placed.

I do have a tip: If you are going with a salon that uses guns and not needles (I suggest the guns for the babes) make sure they have 2 guns and 2 people to do it at the same time. It is much worse when you do one at a time. If you wait until she is older than 6 months like I did, take a sucker or something for her to have to stop the crying after. (and there will be crying)

The way I saw it when I did it was there was no way anyone could question whether or not she was a boy or a girl when she was small. I am happy I did it, but some people may find it is not for them. Good Luck with your decision.

Allie

My daughter had her ears pierced by her doctor at 7 weeks old. No problems whatsoever from doing it at that age. The placement turned out good and everything. She is almost 11 years old now, and they look perfect.

Your Dr did it? Wow, I didn't think they did such things. I might have had it done if my Dr had done it for her. BUT at the same time, it is and unecessary procedure to put little ones through... it's all up to the parents. :confused:

Yes, her pediatrician did it. Many pediatricians (at least in the Chicago area) do ear piercing in infants. That is why I did it. She cried for literally 30 seconds and that was it.

I agree it looks cute on little ones but the way I see it is that it is their body and when my daughter is old enough to tell me she wants her ears pierced... I will take her to a salon and have it done... Its not my body to be poking holes in.. just my opinion... do what you feel is right for you and your daughter.. good luck!

My Daughters 6 Years Old Now But I Got Her Ears Pierced When She Was 6 Weeks Old My Ped. Did It Ask Your Dr. I Know That Mine Did It And It Was Very Sterile And Safe And She Looked So Cute And We Had No Trouble At All Let Me Know Good Luck Perrin

Hi All, I see this is a very controversial subject. I think that it is a decision for the parent to make and if it makes you feel more secure in doing so then ask your pediatrician what his/her age recommendation is. I had my first daughters done when she was 6 weeks old and my second at 8 weeks. I would have had my 2nd daughters done sooner than 8 weeks but many of the salons in my area have changed their protocols on age and require the infant to have their first 2 sets of shots first. So when my daughter was 8 weeks i took her for her immunizations then left the doctors office and went
to the salon and had her ears pierced. They only cry for like a minute and then it is all forgotten. Literally. At that age they will never remember it.

As far as the baby getting them out and putting them in her mouth....if you buy the more expensive earrings ( the studs) the backs on them click (lock) on very very tight so chances of them coming off are very slim. If it is something you worry about then when you clean them everyday just double check the backs to make sure they are sucure. :)

I say go for it! They are just so darling! :D

ValleyGurl

I really don't see ear piercing as a big deal. If you get them done as infants and they hate them when they are 10 years old or whatever, take them out! They'll close.

I guess I see earpiercing as unnecessary pain for a baby. I would wait until she asks you to take her to get her ears pierced. Right now it is cute but she won't even notice until shes older. I can't stand taking my son for shots and those are necessary. My parents did that with me. I was 5 and was begging to get my ears pierced so they took me and it hurt! My mom had hers done as a small baby but she didn't want to hurt me unless I was asking for it lol.

Well Besafe20 Is Your Son Circumsided That Is Pain And Not In That Area Ya Know Believe Me I Had My Daughters Pierced And Its Alot Easier Now Then When They Are Older Thats My Outlook On It Perrin

I believe they do need their tetanus shots. I did my daughters around 5 months. The piercing studs are VERY hard to get off so I couldn't imagine a baby could do it! My one daughter left hers alone and was fine. The other - by the time she was 1 was pulling them out. (I put little hoops in) So that was wasted!

Had no problems though.

April

yes my son is circumsized but I fought my husband over it for a while. Finally I agreed because it will be easier to keep clean. But he didn't even cry when it was done. And you can't really compare that to earpiercing. Ayways she is going to do what she wants anyways and I was just stating my opinion.

i agree and i was too and a circumsition is alot more painful even with lydacaine on it believe me i have seen more then a few done and not even when its done but when they are healing that is why they tell u to give them motrin or tylenol and with piercing u dont need to do that at all so between the two piercing would be alot more painless

Okay, I hope this is okay to post here....But I am wondering if anyone knows what age is okay to consider piercing a baby's ears? I am being induced on March 10 (my birthday of all days) and I am having a girl. I really want to get her ears pierced. I think it would be so cute. But what age is that okay? Anyone know?

Thanks

Jen


i just had to reply to this one.
sure little girls with earings are too cute, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE dont go to a mall or like a claires store to get it done. pleeease dont pierce your baby with a gun. guns are not clean and they cannot be put through an autoclave to properly clean them. when the earing is shot out pieces of tissue and blood get splattered on the gun and you cant clean it out. there are places that use single use guns but they are very very very few and far between.
take your baby to a place where she can get get pieced with a needle. this is WAAAAAAY less painful and it will heal faster as it is not shot through the ear. also needles are single use so theres the clean issue also it will be easier for you to clean rings rather than studs, as babies do tend to play with studs and catch them on things. studs can become imbedded in the ear if the ear swells too much, and sometimes you actually need to have surgery to get them out.
I had my ears gunned probably about 4 times on each side when i was younger , each time they got infected and i had to take them out. presently i have 10 needle done holes in my ears and ive never had an infection in them and they have all healed in way less time than my gunned holes.

i was in claires the other day and there was a little girl in there id say under a year old and they pierced her ears with a gun and she just SCREAMED i had to leave the store because i felt so bad for the poor kid, so please please pierce with needles, less pain and very much more sanitary :wave:

How about this. Wait until she's old enough to decide for herself whether she wants her ears peirced or not??

Well The 2 People That I Know That There Parents Waited Said It Was Painful And Had Gotten Infected From The Hairspray And Makeup That Is Put On Daily I Say Do It Now So There Arent All The Problems That Adults Can Face B/c They Sleep Eat And Play At This Age And Arent Really Around The Things That Can Infect It Thats My Opinion Coming From A Mother That Did It And Many Many Friends That Have Daughters That Have Also Done It With No Problems But I Do Say Do It At The Dr's Office Its Safer There Thanks Perrin

My son never had any tylenol or motrin after his circumcision. My pediatrician did it but never said anything about giving him medicine. As I said before my son didn't cry with his circumcision or afterwards so it wasn't as bad as it used to be in the old days.

I 4 year old had hers pierced at 8 mths...I would have had it earlier but she was behind on her shots due to heart surgery....
My 10 mth old had hers at 4 mths old. My husband originally wanted our first to 'ask' for them, but I was afraid she would want them but be too afraid to get them...Neither one of the girls have messed with them...well the oldest sometimes come out but usually its when she rips her shirt off. lol

I remember when i got my ears done.. (i guess, i was 3 or 4), and boy, did i cry, for a little bit... heheh
I have to get my ears pierced again, because u have to take ur earrings out for karate, and i never put them back in.:( My holes are just about closed..
I think im going to get them pieced in the next couple weeks.:) yay..Im going to go to a nice earring place, (not like ardenes, or claires) me and my mom are going to split it... im tempted to get another set of piercings in my ear.. but im not sure.. i think ill stick with just one set for now.. lol

I had my ears pierced when I was a few months old. I am now 27 and can't think of 1 problem I've had. No infections or anything like that.

To each their own. Whether its a gun or a needle I am sure it will hurt. But it's only for the time its done. If it gets infected- take them out.

I have two girls of 13 and 11.I waited until they were old enough to decide for themselves.I knew that as they were older they would be more aware of the pain etc,but it was up to them and i did explain everything to them.If i had got them pierced at such a young age i would have taken that choice away from them and at the end of the day it is their body,not mine.I would never cause a 'scar' on my body intentionally,so why do it to someone who can't answer for themselves?

Just thought I'd put my 2 cents in... in some cultures, such as mine, ear piercing is done when the baby is just days old. "The earlier the better" is what my mom says. My grandma did all of us kids when we were babies by numbing the ear with an ice cube and putting a hot needle with a string or a piece of straw through the ear. My ears were never infected but I was a little warry of doing this with my daughters. My oldest had hers done at 2 months and she went to WalMart, where they used a gun. She screamed and I felt so bad. My youngest is 6 weeks and I don't know if I want to put her through that again, but my family is pressuring me to do it now so it won't be so painful later. I would choose the needle over the gun, to be honest, but I am too skittish to do the needle myself.

I did it as soon as she turned 3 months. Which from where i am from that is the earliest they will let you do it. She didn't mess with them at all. The place had the guns and they only had one person there. She did fine with it. The worst part was for me having to hold her down so they could do it. I took it way worse then she did. She cryed for like 1 min and that was it. Me i was sick to my stomach. I liked having it done early. Now is won't remember it and they healed well because at that age she didn't mess with her ears.

I got my daughters ears pierced as soon as she turned 8 weeks old. They have to be atleast that because you have to show proof of them having there first shots. (my friend wanted to get her daughters done too but no one will let her since she doesnt believe in imunizing) I am sooo happy I got hers done when I did. SHe did not cry at all and now she is 7 months old and has never even noticed that they are there! I say go for it!!

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Michelle

Okay so I know that everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I have a really hard time reading posts from people taking a hissy fit on anyone wishing to pierce their childs ears...Of course it's going to hurt a little but done right, it'll be over in seconds and their immunization shots hurt more then that! I had my daughters ears done at 4.5 months and she did great...oh and yes they used guns...2 ladies both at the same time...my daughter cried about a sec. after they did it and about 20-30 sec. max after, fell asleep and woke up happy...never had an infection and she's never tugged on them...to all their own but don't make it a huge deal if someone wants to. :rolleyes: