Piercing your babies ears

No no and no!!! WHy would anyone activley seek to inflict pain on a baby?? Its not just as its done but after while its healing too. Not to mention the saftey factor that it could easily get infected and small children can find it hard to fight off infections and what if it fell out and she put it in her mouth and choked?? Personally I just dont see the need for it and you did ask what we thought so my post isnt to offend simply make my view! x

I dont see the point in having a little baby with earrings, but it doesnt bother me either. I mean it dos look cute.

Well, this is always a hard one - there are always people for & against this thing happening. Here's what i have thought about in regards to my daughter. It really is her decision whether her ears are pierced or not so i don't think i'd do it until she was old enough to ask for it to be done. I also don't think having them done younger would be a good idea for the simple fact that as they get older, they will eventually find them (toddler age) & could put them out, causing damage. If you leave it until they are 5 or so, then they will know if they want it or not, they are also old enough to know not to touch them & are more than capable of taking care of them, themselves! I do think little girls look gorgeous with their ears pierced but i cant imagine how much trouble parents have getting their kids to leave the earrings alone when they get to toddler age. I'd probably recommend waiting until she can ask for it to be done herself but it's up to you as her parent, just remember it's 1 more thing you'll have to take care of while she's little & all of the other things i mentioned above. Good luck with your decision!

As soon as my daughter was born, the nurse immediately asked me if I'd allow ear piercing on her, and I readily agreed. My own experience was the complete opposite. I had my ear piercing when I was in grade school, and it was really painful. So I decided I should never let my daughter experience the pain I experienced, hence the early ear piercing. I'm glad I did that decision. Now my daughter is 25 years old and is enjoying wearing earrings because of that decision. No regrets whatsoever. You can go for it, if you really want your daughter to wear earings later on.

Very interesting topic! I waited until I was twenty eight years old to get mine done. And, that was a little late in life, cause my earlobes were already fully formed by then. It hurt really bad when it came time to heal. So, definitely get it out of the way early. With that being said, I might not have thought to pierce a baby's ears so early. I might let my own daughter have her's pierced when she's ten or twelve years old. That way she will know how to take care of her own ears. I'm alway afraid she will pull the earrings out of her ears and swallow them. So, for now, they're off limits. Best of luck with your decision.

i don't think it's okay to pierce. can they get infection because of that or something? i think it's better to wait when she's a little older.

I got my ears peirced when I was 10 years old. My mum let me make the choice for myself. I have a 2 year old daughter, and she got her ears peirced when she was 16 months old. I think that it doesnt matter if they are done when they are young, or older. And as for choice, if they are done when they are young and later the child doesnt want them anymore, they can always take them out. But in the end it is up to you.

Nuts - crazy - but the old adage is that the pain opens those nerve centres that froze during pregnancy. Nearly fell for it but still believe it is better at a later stage... But you can never say the concept of no pain no gain might hold good.....

If I ever have a little girl, we won't be getting her ears pierced when she's little. We will wait until she's old enough to decide for herself. I think babies with earrings are cute, but they are cute without earrings, too. The main thing that concerns me is the infection factor. Since she's too little to tell you what's wrong, you might not even notice that they are infected right away. I know when my ears got infected, they usually hurt for a few hours before they turned red. In fact, sometimes if I went and treated them right away, they never even turned red. I wouldn't want to risk my own child going through the pain of an infection if it could be prevented, especially while she was too little to tell me about it.

Personally, I don't believe in ear piercing until the child is old enough to make the decision for themselves. I feel that they have to be old enough to understand all of the consequences and be fully informed about the risks. I wasn't allowed to have my ears pierced until I was sixteen and I was able to look after them on my own. Even though I looked after them one of the backs was jammed on too tightly and I ended up having to go to a doctor to have it removed - ouch! But I did also get the doctor to put another earring through the hole and it healed fine. I am happy I had them pierced but also happy I waited. I guess the thing I have against the piercing is that you are scarring your child for life. They really may not like that there are holes in their bodies for the rest of their lives because you chose this for them. I know one teen who has this problem, she always gets asked why she never wears earrings and she explains that she doesn't like piercings and her ears were pierced as a baby without her consent. I do feel sorry for her and the constant questions she seems to get!

I know a lot of Mom's on both sides of this discussion. My daughter will be two in July and we decided to wait until she is old enough both to ask for it and be able to care for the piercings. I have a cousin who decided not to get hers pierced at all, so I don't want to make this decision for my daughter in case she doesn't want them. Of course, I hope that she will want them done because I LOVE jewelry and hope that she will too.

If it was me, I would wait, because I think she needs to decide for herself. I myself, for example, never got my ears pierced because I didn't think it was necessary. Maybe she feels the same way, so it might be better to wait. Also, I don't think it's very useful for a baby to have her ears pierced, but that's just how I feel and maybe it's because I don't wear them. :) But then again, it's your daughter, and therefore your decision so don't pay attention to my response! Just do what you feel is the best thing to do!

I only have boys, but I have seen lots of little girls her age with earrings and I do think they look very cute with them. I think you have to do what you want to do but just remember if she doesn't want them, she can always let them grow shut.

I think you'better ask a daughter which is better for the children!

I think you should just go ahead with your plan.Me myself have my ear pierced when i was a baby.I don't remember how it goes but as i grow i already have a pair of ear pierced.I feel nice that my mum had my ears pierce when i was a baby,by then i never feel any pain from piercing anymore because a pair of it is enough for me. If you wish to make your daughter looks more pretty with earings,its such a sweet things..hehe! But maybe,wait till your baby reach bout one year..you may go ahead and consider it back with your husband.=)