I want to know how young is too young to get a babys ears pierced?

Question

I want to know how young is too young to get a babys ears pierced?

Answer 1

Why peirce a babys ears. Shes too young to care. Its only going to hurt her and cause infections. In my opinion it is mean and selfish because your causing her to go threw something painful just so you can say "oh shes so cute with ear rings"

Answer 2

maybe when they are like 15 lolz

Answer 3

there is no point in piercing a babys ears.

it can get uncomfortable if they turn their head to sleep it can get infected and not to mention they can have a accidental rip if they are playing.

(3 year old around the corner from my house just had her earing ripped out of her ear when she was playing)

theres no problem with waiting until they want to do it.

try clip ons. or magnetic earings.

Answer 4

Let the baby decide for themself.

Mine were pierced and although i want them now; until i was about 12 they were just a hinderance.

Answer 5

Üntil they're old enough to understand how it's done and ask for it themselves...

Answer 6

both me and my sister got our ears pierced when we were 4 years old and it was fine dont listn to those people that are saying its selfish and mutilating its better to get their ears pierced when their young cause they dont rember the pain and every girl has their ears pierced its more selfish not geting it done cause you dont like it and them going through so much more pain when their older

and to those people that say its mutilation whats realy mutilation is the parents that circumsise their babies not two little holes

Answer 7

wait till she is older

Answer 8

For a girl, below the age of 7 or 8. Before then, she won't understand that it will be painful or take some responsibility for cleaning them. A child under 3 may even pull them out (tearing the lobes) if they are uncomfortable!!!

For a boy, not until he is a teenager and can make a conscious decision to have something done that is not generally acceptable for a male.

Answer 9

If she cannot consent, it's too young.

Remember, it's her body, not yours.

Answer 10

my sister in law got my niece's pierced when she was 2 or 3 months never had a problem with them, because my niece didn't play with her ears and stuff like that, plus it was easier to clean the  piercing,

my aunt got my cousins ears periced when she was 6 or 7, had a hard time with them because she kept playing with them, couldn't keep them clean, and got infected because she wouldn't let me aunt clean them, because "they hurt"

so i would say the sooner the better but that's jmo, but its up to you  

Answer 11

i think that you should wait until the baby can tell u wether or not they can tell u they want them pierced. i think it helps a child build responsibility when they have to take care of themselves.

Answer 12

i think you should NOT do it at all until they ask. only because its got to be uncomfortable for her when she sleeps! dont you remember how it hurt to sleep on them because they were sore for a while? i would feel sad for baby......

but thats just my opinion. its your baby girl =]

Answer 13

Do it when she's old enough to ask.  

Contrary to what some say, it DOES hurt.  Believe it of not, babies have nerve endings and feel pain.

And also contrary to what some have said, they won't necessarily grow over if she decides to take them out at a later date.  I had my ears pierced at 6 or 7, haven't worn earrings now for probably 10 years.  I still have holes, so they won't necessarily grow over.

Personally, I think baby's with earring look tacky.

Answer 14

Don't give in until shes old enough to whine constantly that she HAS to have them pierced cause everyone else does and if you don't shes gonna hold her breath till you do.

Answer 15

Ok i have had three girls and have all got their ears pierced each at different times

The first i did not get hers done till she was 3 and she always constantly played with them until they the kept falling out and then she got an infection and i got sick of it so as a result she has no ear rings in today and shes now 9.

My second i got pierced at 3 months and she never touches them and still has them in today my last girl i got done when she was 3 weeks old.

From my own experience i have learnt that it is best to do it when they are young as they will not remember the pain they are less likely to play them and that is good as it will keep infection away as babies should always have clean hands so even if they do touch them there is less of a chance of infection where as a 4-5 yr old tends to have grubby hands and will touch their ears of course causing infection.

Forget what people say about "it's her choice" your her mother when she grows up and doesn't want them in let her "make her choice" then.

If you do get them done get sleepers put in her ears right after as sleepers you can turn which you should do every second day when you bath her.

Sleepers are less likely to stick where as studs the back of it can stick and hold dirt causing infection, after about 2 months of getting them done you can put studs back in if you like.

But keep the sleepers handy.

Answer 16

from my country they can be pierced even if the baby's only a few days old..

Answer 17

There's really no saying it just depends what you feel comfortable with... I had my daughters ears pierced when she was 6 months old...I didn't want to wait until she was a toddler because i was concerned that she might try to rip them out, so getting it done at 6 months she was to young to know and to touch them and get them infected.

Answer 18

Why would you want to?

Answer 19

once you get the baby out of the hospital i would wait about a month and then get it. i got my ears pierced when i was really young and it was really good because i wasnt like scared and it wont hurt the baby.

Answer 20

ugh! I dont get these answers! my mom pierced my ears at 6 weeks. I think maybe 8 weeks would be good. Im glad she did it and I plan to do it for my little girl around 8 weeks as well.. It wont hurt them. Research it.

Answer 21

Don't pierce her ears. Maybe she doesn't want it done. Wait until she is old enough to ask to get it done and is responsible enough to take care of them.  

Answer 22

ANY baby is too young to have it's ears pierced.

Why don't you let the baby grow up and decide for itself if it wants to mutilate itself or not?

Answer 23

my granddughter had hers peirced when she was 3 months old.  My daughter got some earrings designed for babys that were rounded on the end of the posts and my granddaughter never had a problem with them.  My granddaughter was quite young when she realized she had them and we would spend hours looking at hers and mine in the mirror.  she would hold very still when getting them cleaned or changed, and still does.  She is now 3 and has never had any problems with them.

Answer 24

personally I think peircing a babys ears is a selfish thing, doing it just so you can dress your baby up like a doll and make her look sooo cute.  

Answer 25

MY MOM GOT MY PIERCED WHEN I WAS 6 WEEKS I DID ALL MY GIRLS EARLY ALSO I WAITED TIL THEY GOT THEIR FIRST SET OF SHOTS. I WOULDNT DO IT ANY EARLIER THEN THAT MYSELF

Answer 26

It is a cultural question.  In some cultures it is customary to pierce a baby's ears.  I've heard that if you are going to pierce an infant's ears that it is best to do it when the baby is too young to grab at the posts and transmit infections with their hands.  I waited until my daughter was old enough to bug me to have them done.  Whenever you do it, you have to keep them clean to avoid infection.  

Answer 27

I know in some countries baby girls have their ears pierced at birth.  I guess it is up to you.  My mom had me wait until I was in kindergarten.

Answer 28

Any time before their tetanus shots... so before 4 months is not good.  Otherwise its personal choice.  However, your baby's ears still have to grow a little, so getting them done too early can result in uneven piercing.  Oh, and if you want to get your baby's ears pierced, don't let these other comments make you feel bad for wanting to.  There are logical reasons to wanting to pierce your baby's ears.  For instance, you know they are being taken care of, as opposed to a 12 year old, where you have to keep reminding her, and hoping they don't get infected.  As long as you are willing to make the commitment to take care of them, go for it.

Answer 29

In Indian tradition, some people pierce their baby's ears as young as 30 days. They say, the younger the baby is, the less pain they will feel as their ears are less sensitive when they are young. I have witnessed babies  who are 6 months having their ears pierced and they just cry for like 10 seconds or so.

And piercing ears does not mean mutilating or whatever. But it's a form or acupuncture.

I am 25 weeks preggy with twin girls and I will for sure pierce their ears before they turn 1. The will look so adorable with earrings on!!

Anyway, the choice is yours. If you feel that piercing their ears is painful, then is it not painful for them when they have their immune shots???

Answer 30

No age is too young physically.  It wont hurt them any more than the heel prick test they get when they are born, and it will hurt less than a circumcision.  It is a question of culture.  Many people feel a circumcision is an unnecessary painful procedure and the same can be said for ear piercing. In other cultures it is the norm.  I am personally not in favour.