Infants/Toddlers with Pierced Ears
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I'm allergic to metal, even the hypoallergenic stuff. So is my Mom and Grandma. I can't have piercings in my ears because of this. Stands to reason that my children are very likely allergic as well, so I won't pierce their ears.
I am also allergic to most metals, and it was difficult to get my ears pierced. Attempt #1 when I was eight failed, I had to take them out because they were inflamed and becoming infected. Attempt #2 when I was sixteen was better-- I think hypoallergenic earrings have improved over the years. Even still, I had to deal with a lot of swelling, and put antibiotic ointment on them multiple times a day to prevent infections. I am happy to finally have pierced ears, though.
Because of the allergy likelihood, I would at least wait until my kid is old enough to take good care of her ears... mid to late elementary school, probably. Plus, an older kid getting a piercing infected is not as dangerous (in my mind) as a baby getting one... that could turn bad pretty quickly, since babies and toddlers are so small.0 -
So would people getting their babies nose pierced be ok? I think alot more people would be upset by that when its basicly the same thing.
I really dont care if people pierce their babies ears,I had no desire to but if my daughter asks i will take her to get it done.
As for boys I would let my son get his pierced if he wanted to
piercing cartiledge hurts way more and takes a lot longer to heal than piercing skin/flesh. That comparison is not quite the same thing....
IMHO, piercing is potentially temporary, so it is something I feel less strict about, but a taattoo for anyone under 18 is a major no-no in my book. Even for adults, my counsel is: wait. If it's a wise decision now, it still will be in 6 months or a year. I rushed into my first tattoo and I wish I'd waited longer to decide to do it. Thankfully nobody but my husband ever lays eyes on it....:blushing:0 -
I had my ears pierced as a kid, and now I'm in therapy.
Just kidding. I had my ears pierced and I cried, and my parents got me a Legend of Zelda statuette, and I was so happy! Earrings are normal and not really painful. It's not a huge decision. Decide you don't want to wear earrings? take them out, the hole will close.0 -
I had my ears pierced as a kid, and now I'm in therapy.
Just kidding. I had my ears pierced and I cried, and my parents got me a Legend of Zelda statuette, and I was so happy! Earrings are normal and not really painful. It's not a huge decision. Decide you don't want to wear earrings? take them out, the hole will close.
LoZ?
What good parents!
My mother had my ears pierced when I was 3 months by my doctor. I'm made at her decision. I'm actually very happy she did it when I was so young.0 -
All the girls in my family had thier ears peirced at 6 weeks old at the Dr's office after our first shots. I did the same with my daughter. When I was younger I almost never wore earings and Now I do all the time. My daughter wears earings all the time and if she loses one I have to put a new pair in as soon as possible or else she freaks. She's 8 and she thinks they make her look pretty. My son will probably want to get his ears pierced when he is older seeing as almost every man he knows has pierced ears including my ex-husband.0
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Meh, I don't have much of an issue with it. I know a lot of girls who had them pierced as babies and they don't care.
My boyfriend's sister has two piercings in each ear before she was a year old...she says she wishes her mom would've gotten her ears pierced a third time. lol But she's quite a...unique person. :P
I personally can't say if I would get my daughter's ears pierced as a a baby (when I have children) but I certainly wouldn't do it at Claires. They are the worst for doing that. NOBODY should get their ears pierced....I remember being in Claires one time while they were piercing somebody's ears...the gun on stuck in the girls ear...OUCH.0 -
im really confused at the idea of a doctor piercing ears. why would they??0
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im really confused at the idea of a doctor piercing ears. why would they??
I was thinking that, too. I thought "wow...that seems really weird and unethical" but, I never got my ears pierced at a doctor's, and my mom never requested it.0 -
meh. i got my ears pierced when i was a baby. got my second hole in both ears by the time i was 8 years old...i don't think it's that big of a deal...0
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All of this is just the friendly warmup to the circumcision debate i'll s start one of these days. Watch how heated that one gets!
My daughter is 9 and had hers done a few years back. She likes earrings in the shape of food. I just wish she were better at cleaning them. I only have her every other weekend and..well..her mother has sadly become a real slob to be honest. And naturally my kid takes cues from her. It's hard enough to teach a kid hygiene without the other parent fighting you on it.0 -
im really confused at the idea of a doctor piercing ears. why would they??
-shrugs- A few doctors do it. You would think they know a body better than the workers at Claire's.0 -
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Well, at that age I don't think the kid is really old enough to be emotionally scarred by getting their ears pierced against their will, however I wouldn't do it to my kids. When my kids ask to get their ears pierced (boy or girl) I will probably take them but they will have to save their allowance to get it done, it's not coming out of my pocket. Tattoos and body piercings? They can get them when they are 18 and can legally get it done without my consent.0
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I wouldn't really say it's "mutilating" the kid, I just honestly think it's stupid. What if the kid doesn't want her ears pierced? To me it's kind of like treating a baby as an accessory - why cause pain for something that isn't necessary, you just think it looks nice? Just wait til the kid is old enough to want them.
I have no issue with boys getting their ears pierced - I don't even really see why it's an issue. They wouldn't really give a second thought to get their daughters' ears pierced, why is it different for a son?
I had my girls done when they were 6 weeks old by a professional, they suggested I numb their ears with emla cream before I come, they didn't even flinch when they had them done let alone cry. They were not in any pain and I took very good care of them and made sure that they didn't get infected. The earings were always "there", they never pulled on them or tried to take them out. Fast forward 8 and 5 years, they love that they have them!! Some of their friends are just now getting them done and they didn't like the experience because it did hurt and the parents aren't keeping as close of an eye on them and they are getting infected, the kids play with them and in turn cause infection. I am very happy that I got them done when they were babies, if they decide they don't like them, no harm done, we take them out and let them grow over.0 -
I won't pierce my kids ears unless they ask for it, but I don't really care what others do.0
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