What do you think about piercing babies ears?

Question

My sister recently got her 4 month old daughter Ruby's ears pierced and it made me think. i personally think it looks nice but i wouldnt do it to my kid.

what do you think?

Answer 1

I had my daughters ears pierced at 5 months. It is easier to do when they are babies because they don't play with them causing them to get infected or ripped out. Almost all little girls will want to have their ear pierced anyway just so much easier to get them done when they are small.

Answer 2

I don't like it at all.  Rather wait for the child to ask for them herself.  I never wanted mine done so it wasn't an "essential" for this particular little girl, and I would have wanted them taken out growing up.

Answer 3

its better when you get it when you are a baby, because then you wont remember it. i got mine pierced when i was 7, and it hurt a lot when i took them out for the first time. babies will cry because they are more sensitive, but they will be better off later.

Answer 4

i currently believe i wouldn't want to do that to my baby because i would feel like i was making a life decision that is irreversible for the child (much like giving baby a tattoo) because ear ring holes never completely close up again, and if they do, they leave scar tissue.

I'd like to allow my child to grow and choose to have their ears pierced, and go through that process of it being a choice.

However.. even thought i feel that way now, if i ever have a daughter i might just change my mind. It's all individual.

Answer 5

I would.

Answer 6

I never have and never will. I let my daughter decide when she wanted them. She got hers done at age 4. I wanted her to know what she was doing. I will do the same with my other daughter. Right now she is 3 and has shown no interest in doing it.

Answer 7

It is wrong and people are bad parents if they subject their child to that.  

Answer 8

I think it's ridiculous. God, leave the kid alone... it's an infant! To me, it's a sign of uncontrolled vanity on the mother's part. Why the heck would you need to adorn an INFANT with jewelry?!?!

Answer 9

I think it's an essential for a girl. Better to do it when she's little!!

Answer 10

Definitely not. Except for cultural reasons. Piercing a baby's ears inflicts pain that the baby didn't ask for. Do it when they are older, say 13 or so. At this age they are HAPPY to get them done. Excited. They UNDERSTAND the pain they will go through. I could never hurt a baby like that. When you get down to it, you are simply sticking a needle through your baby's skin. Creating a hole in her body. Why would you want to do that to your child?  

Answer 11

Well, I'd definatly wait till they were a bit older then 4.  I really don't think it should be done if they are younger then 2 years old.  All she needs to do is get one of the earrings off and eat it and she can choke.  A bit too dangerous.

Answer 12

well my mom did it to me when i was eight weeks old so you should go for it too. i dont remember what it felt like because it was so long ago and so i am not afraid now of getting my ears pierced again. although, it is better to do it when they are very young and dont remember who did it to them or else they will become afraid of the person who pierced their ears. thats what happened with my little cousin, my mom did it to her when she was old enough so that she could recognize people, and whenever my mom got close to her or held her she would start crying.

Answer 13

got my daughters done when she was 4 months, It didn't bother her a bit. I've never heard of a kid growing up and saying "hey mom, i'm mad you pieced my ears when I was a baby"

Answer 14

i think it's mean because it hurts and the child is so young, they can't even decide whether they want them or not, and there are so many chances for infection.

It's just bad news.

Answer 15

I don't think it looks bad necessarily, but I think it's immoral. I'd want to be able to choose how I modify my body, and I think a child should want to have their ears pierced, and not have the decision forced upon them. I'm 20, had my ears pierced when I was 14 and took them out when I was 16. Not everyone wants their ears pierced.  

Answer 16

i bet it looks nice, but a doctor would say wait until babies r 6 months

Answer 17

I think its good because then the baby won't remember the pain and it will be easier to keep clean. If I had a girl I would do it but i'm expecting a boy I have bigger things too think about like circumcision!

Answer 18

I think it looks great.  WE had both our son and daughter's ears pierced as babies at around 4 months.

Answer 19

I'm fifty two and do not have pierced ears, nor do I want them.  I'm glad my parent did not make the decision to do that for me.

Personally, I don't think it is a good idea - however, I am sure that I am in the minority.  :)

Answer 20

No I wouldn't It's up to the kid when older if she wants her ears pierced, But I think its a bit tacky of parents to put hoops in their babies ears as I have seen though...

Answer 21

I think that is too young. Babies can pull out the earrings or get infections. Better to wait till they are a little older.

Answer 22

It is sooo cute but I know my sister got hers pierced at like 6 maybe and had a horrible time with infections...she had very sensitive to most earrings...it took her a while to figure out what.  So, she had a little girl, who would look adorable with ears pierced, but she won't due to the fact of constant infection.  I didn't even think of that when I thought I would sooo get my baby's ears pierced, but it makes sense.

Answer 23

it is cute, but...it is something special to let them get done when they are older

Answer 24

i think little girls with pierced ears are super cute!

and they don't mess with them after they gets them done or if the do they really don't have the strength to hurt them selves or pull them out in general

Answer 25

I had my daughters done at 3 months (would have done it sooner if I could).  In some countries, all baby girls go home from the hospital with their ears pierced so there really is no medical reason why it cannot be done.  And there are earrings for babies that cannot pose a choking hazard - the backs s***w on and I have never heard of a baby with the dexterity to get them off :)  Also, babies don't play with their ears until they are older - so they won't tug at them if they are already in place when they discover they have ears.  Just make sure you keep the ears clean and twist the earrings.

Answer 26

I don't agree with piercing a baby's ears.  I think parents should let their daughter grow up and make her own decision.  What if she doesn't want her ears pierced?  It'd be too late.  

Answer 27

I'll be waiting until my daughter can ask for her ears to be pierced!  

Answer 28

My sister got my niece's ears pierced when she was only a couple of weeks old. She cried a few tears, but was perfectly fine afterwards. I think it's best to get it done at a young age.  

Answer 29

Some of you are going to judge me but everyone has different opinions. My daughter is 3 years old and she has 2 piercings. She got her first when she was about 4 days old.

Answer 30

As a mother of two daughters, I would never have considered piercing my infants ears, anymore than I would ever have done anything intentionally to cause them physical pain, for any purpose.  This has very little to do with the child, and more to do with the parents and how they want to be perceived. Otherwise, people would wait until they are old enough to make that decision themselves.  This concept of vanity or doing this because someone can't determine gender, just simply isn't a good enough reason to put a needle through soft tissue, in a child that is just starting out in this world.  As a pediatric nurse, I have seen more infections, choking scares and many other medical emergencies related to this practice, and maybe if people saw that side of it, they would reconsider.  A child's immune system needs to have a chance to mature, and that anyone would not even take that one issue into consideration tells me that it is more about what the parents want, rather than what is best for the child.  People will justify anything in life that they want to do, so this argument will never have a resolve.  I personally think that a child is beautiful in every way, just the way they came into this world, and the thought of causing someone so precious and innocent pain, is incomprehensible, from my standpoint.  

Answer 31

I think it is a personal decision.I thought about getting my daughters done when she was little,but then decided to let her decide when she gets older.Also I would be a bit concerned that the baby might get the earring lose and swallow it.Have a great day and GOD-bless