What are your opinions on piercing babies ears ?

Question

the whole process takes like not even a minute. I'm planning on getting my 3 month old daughters ears pierced in a couple of days. I know if this was an answer, I'd get alot of thumbs down, but to me, it should be up to the parents, and I dont think they should be ridiculed for it. Not everyone is the same. Not everyone feeds their baby the same, dresses them the same, raises them the same. I had my ears pierced when i was a baby & i still do. And if you have something rude to say, especially to me, dont even bother answering. I just want to hear everyones opinions on "ear piercing" in general.

Answer 1

Most girls want their ears to be pierced but there is almost always a big ordeal in getting it done for fear of pain...so I think it's easier to have it done when they are little and if they don't like them when they are older, they can take them out.  

Answer 2

dont it hurts little babies wait till they want it

Answer 3

i like to think of ear piercings as a form of self expression. I opted to have mine pierced when i was 13, and again at 16. I really enjoyed making the choice, and choosing to express myself through piercing my lobes.

I wouldn't have been sad if my parents had pierced my ears when i was a baby, but i would have had to something else to show off my "independence" (typical teenager).

Answer 4

I got my daughters ears peirced at 11 weeks old. It was right after her check up. *Clairs, wanted her to have her 2nd set of shots before peircing her ears.* so she went to the Dr on a Monday and get got them peirced on Friday. Shute...I cried more than she did. But I will tell you...I don't regret it!! My friend just went and had her 17 month old ears peirced and it was a NIGHTMARE!!! And she finally had to take them out because the girl wouldn't leave them alone! and they were bleeding a lot. SO DO IT NOW! If when she's 5 or so and she says she doesn't like them, then you can take them out, till them DO IT! They are cute!! :-D  

Answer 5

ahhh my daughter is just over 3 months and she got hers done 3 days ago!!!!!!!.. i soooo dident wanna go.. i just wanted grama to go and bring her back to me.. but she made me go(torture).. it wasent too bad.. she cried but as soon as she was picked up she stopped and that was it.. and now.. they never bled and there not even red and she looks so darn cute!!!!! lol

Answer 6

your baby is not a doll for you to play with, it's still painful and unnecessary, why deal with earrings for someone who doesn't care

Answer 7

I didn't get my ears pierced until I was 13. On one hand I wish my mom had done it when I was little, but on the other hand I felt like I had accomplished so much when I finally had it done.  

Answer 8

I pierced my baby's ears when she was 3 months old.  She only cried for about 2-3 minutes.  The only problem I have found is that she was able to get her earrings off.  After I could take out the piercing earrings I bought her a few pairs of the earrings with the "child safety" backs, which s***w on instead of pushing on. When she played with her ears she was able to un-s***w them on accident.  She also pulled off her regular earrings I got her.  All this started when she was about 5 months old and started playing with her ears.  I would suggest you pick a pair of piercing earrings that you REALLY like and that go with all outfits and just leave them on her.  Don't waste your money on buying earrings that she will probaby pull out, or un-s***w because they will get lost.  I am going to see if I can actually just buy a pair of piercing earrings from claires or piercing pagoda, so she has another pair to wear (

Answer 9

Nothing cuter than a w***e-in-training with her ears pierced.

Start 'em young.

Answer 10

I personally think it should be up to the individual to decide if they want their ears pierced or not. It's absolutely the parents choice. But for me, I want my daughter to be able to decide for herself when she is old enough to understand it and be able to take care of it.

Answer 11

My daughter's ears were pierced at 6 months, there's nothing wrong with it..it's as bad as giving your child a shot...it's over in seconds like you said...she was smiling within minutes..:) Don't worry just do what you want to do. :)

Answer 12

Trust me ... it would be waaaaaaaaaaaay easier if done when she is a baby!!!! My 4 year old bugged me for months to get her ears pierced, and once we got there ... she was terrified. She ended up getting them pierced, and wouldn't stop playing with them!! They ended up really really infected and she needed antibiotics to clear up the infection. Our pediatrician told me I should have gotten her ears pierced when she was a baby, because then she would be too small to play with her earrings :-)

Your baby girl will look beautiful :-)

Answer 13

I had mine done when I was like 10 or something.. and it hurt. lol. and I remember it. I mean, what girl wouldnt want their ears pierced? I think in a way its wrong to intentionally put holes in your baby's ears because they aren't your ears, but then again, getting it done as a baby, yeah it may hurt, but they will never remember the pain.

Im not sure.. theres pros and cons either way.

I say, she's your daughter, you decide.

Dont let people on here tell you what to do with your baby.

Answer 14

I have boys, but if I had a baby girl I would like to get her ears pierced while she is young (before she reaches the age where she might pull them out).  I think they look adorable, especially if the baby has short hair or hardly any hair and this is an obvious way to show she is a girl.

Answer 15

I would love to get my little ones ears pierced!  My hubby and I are in disagreement about it though so I'm gonna be nice and wait until she asks and then take her and get it done.  That way I can be like she really wanted them and I didn't force her to have them - his family is weird and none of them believe ear piercing is a good idea ever!

Answer 16

This is not meant to be rude. I am just asking. Why the hurry to pierce her ears? What if she doesn't want them pierced? (like when she is 18. Then she has scars on her ears.)

you have every right as a parent to pierce your child's ears.

i would never pierce my child's ears. it's not my decision.  

Answer 17

Personally I would wait until my child was old enough to decide for themselves if they want their ears pierced but I don't think that its that big of deal if parents do that to their children when they are young

Answer 18

my bf has 3 girls one with me and 2 with his ex wife he got the older 2's ears pierced at 1yr and plans to do so with our new little one i would like to wait till she is old enough to make thst decision thats what my parents did i have mine pierced but my bf says little girls are supposed to have thier ears pierced  

Answer 19

Its a personal decision. My personal opinion on it is that we are going to wait until our daughter is old enough to ask for it. Then make a special day of it -- kinda like a mommy/daughter day where she picks out her own earrings and then when she has it done its something brave that makes her a big girl. I think it would help teach her responsibility taking care of them too.

Thats the only reason I want to wait -- to get all those extra's out of the process.

Answer 20

a friend of mine advised me to wait till a year old because their ears are still growing and when they get older the piercing can be lower than what you would want

Answer 21

I have 2 little girls that do not have their ears pierced. Although the piercing process takes only seconds, if not cleaned properly can lead to infection. My husband and I have decided to wait until the girls are old enough to decide on their own if they want the piercings or not. I think it is unwanted pain for a little baby that has no opinion on the matter. If it were up to her.....she would probably tell you to wait.