Ear Piercing

Jingles23 · Mar 27th, 2012, 18:25 PM

Hello,
My daughter just turned 1 and we started talking about piercing her ears. Just wondering what some other people thought about it. My husband doesn't care either way but he is the one who brought it up. I had it done when I was 10 so it's different for me. I'm just afraid of it hurting!
Thanks!

sun · Mar 27th, 2012, 18:31 PM

Just a warning that ear piercing threads can get a bit controversial. Some people are very adamantly against it and others do it very early (like 2 weeks). I can't help with personal experience as I never had them done until I pierced them myself at 14 lol. But I won't be piercing my daughters ears until she wants them done, understands what's involved and take care of them herself. Not sure how old that is - maybe 7 or 8?

Jingles23 · Mar 27th, 2012, 18:51 PM

Thanks. Ya, I figured it could get controversial. I'm just feeling very torn. I think it might be cute and girlie but at the same time, what if she wouldn't want it? I know I wanted it done despretely and couldn't wait.

Maybe I more want to just hear other people's experiences. How did it go when other's had it done to their little girls.

Thanks

LauraLu · Mar 27th, 2012, 19:17 PM

We had our daughter's ears pierced just after she turned two, and I regret it very much. Sadly, I forgot to do the extra cleaning for a couple of days, and one of her ears became infected. We removed the earrings permanently. It was completely my fault, and I still feel terrible about it.

Personally, I see nothing wrong with getting it done at a very early age - she will become accustomed to having the earrings in her ears, making it more unlikely that she will "play" with them.

After a year, a baby will most likely want to play with her earrings...nothing wrong with that if they are screw back ones, but think about how germy her hands become throughout the day. It's honestly just one more stress-or to worry about.

If I were you, I would hold-off purely for hygienic reasons.

bathbabe · Mar 28th, 2012, 03:19 AM

I had to wait till i was 13 to have mine done my dad first said 16 but i managed to wear him down!!
I wont be getting any child of mines ears done until they ask for it and fully understand how to look after it be that 6 or 16!
Im not against peircings at all, iv got my ears and lip done

xx

aimee-lou · Mar 28th, 2012, 03:31 AM

I don't have a girl (yet...maybe this time lol) but I know I wouldn't get a LO's ears pierced. It's just one more worry, and I don't see why a child needs to wear earrings in the first place. I didn't get mine done til I was 16, and tbh I wear earrings so rarely that they've healed over as I took my studs out to go into hospital to have Earl, and never put them back in!

Just my opinion. It really is up to you, as with everything else with our children. Mum knows best!

angelae36 · Mar 28th, 2012, 03:40 AM

I say each to their own and judge no-one.
My opinion is I think it looks awful on little ones, I hate to see it, but thats just me!

I had to wait until I was 10, when my mum judged I was old enough to look after them myself. In fact they have healed now. I never changed them and when our youngest was born she used to play with them so I took them out and never put them back.

My 15 year old hasn't had them done nor does she want them done.
Our youngest will have them done if she so chooses, but not before she is 10!!!!

lunamoona · Mar 28th, 2012, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Jingles23

Hello,
My daughter just turned 1 and we started talking about piercing her ears. Just wondering what some other people thought about it. My husband doesn't care either way but he is the one who brought it up. I had it done when I was 10 so it's different for me. I'm just afraid of it hurting!
Thanks!

This is just my opinion, but I am always shocked to see babies with their ears pierced, I don't like it at all. Aren't they already as pretty as can be?

I can still remember a girl at my primary school having her stud literally ripped out after it catching on someones jumper as they were playing so safety is something to consider too.

Aidan's Mummy · Mar 28th, 2012, 03:44 AM

I would personally wait until 10-13 at that age they can decide if they want it and they can help care for them x

sparkle_1979 · Mar 28th, 2012, 04:06 AM

I would wait. I got it done at 10 and remember it hurting so I would never put my children through anything they may hurt them just so they look "cute"

Which I dont think they do, I think it looks really tacky on young children

x

Mar 27th, 2012, 18:25 PM	#1
Jingles23 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 264	Ear Piercing Hello, My daughter just turned 1 and we started talking about piercing her ears. Just wondering what some other people thought about it. My husband doesn't care either way but he is the one who brought it up. I had it done when I was 10 so it's different for me. I'm just afraid of it hurting! Thanks!

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Mar 27th, 2012, 18:31 PM	#2
sun Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 11,733	Just a warning that ear piercing threads can get a bit controversial. Some people are very adamantly against it and others do it very early (like 2 weeks). I can't help with personal experience as I never had them done until I pierced them myself at 14 lol. But I won't be piercing my daughters ears until she wants them done, understands what's involved and take care of them herself. Not sure how old that is - maybe 7 or 8?

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Mar 27th, 2012, 18:51 PM	#3
Jingles23 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 264	Thanks. Ya, I figured it could get controversial. I'm just feeling very torn. I think it might be cute and girlie but at the same time, what if she wouldn't want it? I know I wanted it done despretely and couldn't wait. Maybe I more want to just hear other people's experiences. How did it go when other's had it done to their little girls. Thanks

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Mar 27th, 2012, 19:17 PM	#4
LauraLu Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 664	We had our daughter's ears pierced just after she turned two, and I regret it very much. Sadly, I forgot to do the extra cleaning for a couple of days, and one of her ears became infected. We removed the earrings permanently. It was completely my fault, and I still feel terrible about it. Personally, I see nothing wrong with getting it done at a very early age - she will become accustomed to having the earrings in her ears, making it more unlikely that she will "play" with them. After a year, a baby will most likely want to play with her earrings...nothing wrong with that if they are screw back ones, but think about how germy her hands become throughout the day. It's honestly just one more stress-or to worry about. If I were you, I would hold-off purely for hygienic reasons.

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Mar 28th, 2012, 03:19 AM	#5
bathbabe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: South West Posts: 6,253	I had to wait till i was 13 to have mine done my dad first said 16 but i managed to wear him down!! I wont be getting any child of mines ears done until they ask for it and fully understand how to look after it be that 6 or 16! Im not against peircings at all, iv got my ears and lip done xx

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Mar 28th, 2012, 03:31 AM	#6
aimee-lou Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norfolk - UK Posts: 8,910	I don't have a girl (yet...maybe this time lol) but I know I wouldn't get a LO's ears pierced. It's just one more worry, and I don't see why a child needs to wear earrings in the first place. I didn't get mine done til I was 16, and tbh I wear earrings so rarely that they've healed over as I took my studs out to go into hospital to have Earl, and never put them back in! Just my opinion. It really is up to you, as with everything else with our children. Mum knows best!

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Mar 28th, 2012, 03:40 AM	#7
angelae36 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Doncaster Posts: 542	I say each to their own and judge no-one. My opinion is I think it looks awful on little ones, I hate to see it, but thats just me! I had to wait until I was 10, when my mum judged I was old enough to look after them myself. In fact they have healed now. I never changed them and when our youngest was born she used to play with them so I took them out and never put them back. My 15 year old hasn't had them done nor does she want them done. Our youngest will have them done if she so chooses, but not before she is 10!!!!

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Mar 28th, 2012, 03:44 AM	#9
Aidan's Mummy Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hull Posts: 12,260	I would personally wait until 10-13 at that age they can decide if they want it and they can help care for them x

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Mar 28th, 2012, 04:06 AM	#10
sparkle_1979 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5,684	I would wait. I got it done at 10 and remember it hurting so I would never put my children through anything they may hurt them just so they look "cute" Which I dont think they do, I think it looks really tacky on young children x

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