"I am wondering about getting child's ears pierced, at what age did you get it done? And if you have opted to wait till toddler years, why? Thanks everyone, my daughter is 3 months."
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In my opinion, no repuatble piercer would touch a child that young. I think it's best to wait until the child can properly care for the piercings themselves...like age 5 and up. Not to mention I'd be petrified that she'd get them snagged on something and them get pulled out.
I think its a personal decision that the parents should make OR wait till the child is old enough to understand the responsibility she will be undertaking. My mother had my ears pierced when i was 7 months old and obviously i cant remember it....i think if i were to have a little girl i would probably have hers done as well. Perhaps having them done a little earlier would be better because they arent as active so therefore they may not be grabbing at them. Just make sure you clean them often!!!!!
my daughte ris almost 3 and doesn't i would be scared to death to get a babys ears pierced it looks nice but..no way. i think babies have to be at least 6 months first though.
It might look cute, but it's a lot of work to keep them clean so they don't get infected. Not to mention the only place you would be able to get them done that young would be some place like Claire's and I wouldn't even get my own ears pierced there. Everyone I know who has had them done at a place like that has had to take them out because they got infected or they were totally lopsided or uneven.
Personally, I think pierced ears is not something an infant should have done. I don't think it should be done until the little girl is old enough to ask for it herself and understand how to properly care for them and what the piercing actually is all about.
My daughter will have to be in school at the very, very least before I'd even consider letting her get her ears pierced.
exactly same here iwth my daughter in fact i got mine done when i was 6 and i was too young and they came out till i was older and got them redone..10 or 12 i think...!
yeah i don't think it's a very good idea to have them done too young, summer doesn't have hers done , although i did ask my family doctor when she was a baby what the recommended age would be and he told me to wait till she was at least two, his explanation was that piercing an infants ears may be harmless but if an infection were to happen it would probably get worse before it would get better and that you ( the parent) would feel pretty bad for doing it
i had my daughter's ears pierced when she was a year old.. i would have got them done sooner but she had always grabbed at her ears and didn't stop until a couple months before she turned 1. my parents had mine done when i was 6 months old. as long as you keep them clean (and for me having someone i trust piercing them) all should be fine. my daughter is now 20 months old and even sits (fairly) still for me to take them out occasionally to clean them really well. even they are well healed now i still clean them regularly. i think as long as you are careful to clean them (and you little girl will allow the cleaning) and if she doesn't pull or play with her ears(already) then it is fine. though 3 months may be to young that you may have trouble finding someone to pierce them. Also maybe check and see what her doctor thinks is an appropriate age.
I think that the child should be old enough to want them and be able to take care of them. I don't see the reasoning for putting a young baby through unneccessary pain just because they look cute.
They will not pierce ears until 6 months old.They have to have all their shots and there has to be 2 people available to pierce the babies ears. I had my DD3 done @ 10 months cause it took 4 months to be @ the place @ the same time there were 2 girls to pierce her ears. I had my older 2 girls done @ 4 and 5 years old and it was a pain cleaning there ears but the baby it didn't bother as much and quickly forgot her ears hurt. If your DD plays with her ears I would advise to wait until she is older.
My lil one is 2 and I haven't gotten hers done, as much as I would love to put some cute earrings in her lil ears. I decided that I will let her choose if she wants them done....My choice not to get them done is for the simple fact that its not my body to start poking holes in, I don't understand why you have to be 18 to get body piercings but they leave that rule out for ears??? Something to conscider before going through with it..
I took my daughter to get her ears pierced when she was about 7 months old. (I also had mine done when I was about 2) My daughter was really good with hers, she didn't pull at them or anything. She sits still for me to clean them. They will cry and it's kinda heartbreaking, like right after I kind of second guessed myself, but that only lasted a couple of minutes, then it was over. And they do look really cute. It's a personal choice and opinion.
My daughter is 16 months old. I do not have any intention on getting her ear's pierced until she can understand what is going on. They are her ears, not mine, and it's really her choice.
I personally think its the parent's decision on what they feel is right. I would not judge any one for doing it, or not doing it. Its truly your call!
I would, however, state that going to place like Claire's, Shoppers, etc, is just not a good idea! there is no way that the ear gun can be properly sterilized. The best place to have a child's ears done, professionally, and safely, would be at a tattoo/piercing business. They use a bran new, sterile, needle every singe time. And its not as invasive as the gun. And you are dealing with someone who does this on a day in day out basis, and knows exactly what they are doing. That is where I will be taking my daughter, when she's ready to get it done.
Moms who are considering getting their girls' ears done: would you rather some teenager who has done a mini crash course in how to work a glorified stapler for minimum wage or a professional do your piercing?
If you go the professional, there is a minimum age for getting them done. Not sure what it is, but it's DEFINITELY older than 3 months.
My baby girl is now 11 months old and I had her ears pierced when she was 6 1/2 months. We had absolutely no problems with infections or with her playing with them. We followed the directions of the Manager at Claire's who gave us the proper antiseptic, and advised us to use it every morning and night for 8 weeks. The baby was very easy to distract, and the Manager was extremely good with her when she did her piercings.
I had my ears pierced at the age of 5 when I was old enough to know what was going on, and too old to be distracted...the piercings grew over and my aunt re-pierced them with ice-cubes and a sewing needle! I wanted my daughter to have hers long before she would have to go through any of that. Now my baby gets nothing but compliments on how cute she is, and there is absolutely no mistaking her for a little girl, as sometimes dressing her in head-to-toe pink wasn't enough to drive that fact home.
My little girl gets endless comments on how cute she is too and is never mistaken for a boy and I don't have her ears pierced. That's a poor excuse for causing your baby girl harm for the sake of making her "cute".
Hi there. I had my oldest daughters ears pierced at 6months. I was told by a few diff doctors that the best time to get them done was between 6months and 18months. Never earlier than that because of the lack of vaccinations. I was told that they wouldn't remember getting peirced, and it would bother them less if it was done before they turned 2. My daughter kept pulling her earrings out though...so by the time she was 14months, I gave up...and she hasn't worn them since! (she's almost 5yrs now) I'll let her decide if she wants to get them done again...the same with my youngest daughter, if she asks for them, then we'll talk about it. Good luck with making your decision..It's completely a personal choice issue...there's no right or wrong.
I worked at Claire's, and they don't have a rule - they left it up to us. Personally, I wouldn't touch a child's ears until he or she was old enough to tell me themselves, in plain english, why they wanted their ears pierced. That usually put them about 4 years old - there were people there that would pierce tiny babies though.
That said, I would not have my ears pierced at Claire's. I pierced my own there, but I wouldn't have anyone else do it.
Admittedly, I know a lot of people have strong feelings when to pierce a child’s ear. “Let them decide” is being replaced by parental decision when mommy intuition knows, “earlier is better” from either personal or friend’s experiences of unpleasant childhood ear piercing. I think it just depends on your own personal choice whether or not you wish your baby or little girl to have pierced ears.
Some feel perceived gender of their child is important while others find it a cultural tradition where all infant girls have pierced ears. I pierced our oldest daughter’s ears when she was two months old and our youngest at just days old. We found an experienced individual where they specialized in infant piercing.
Our oldest daughter just turned two and has never had an infection, pulled them out, and she’s never even played with her earrings (which is amazing in my book). My mom pierced my ears when I was 2 weeks old and I’ve loved it….I think earrings on little girls are adorable!
If moms are unsure how their dd’s would look, then, then hold up a pair of your studs to their ears. Many moms including myself like the look of earrings on babies and little girls for no specific reason, but like how light plays off a simple gold ball on a bald baby girl or small gold hoop poking through the hair of a toddler.
Cerebrally, as mothers of girls of all ages, we know it celebrates their femaleness and femininity. After all,
they are little girls, right? Growing up I remember many of my little girlfriends were not allowed to get their ears pierced. I could never understand it…but when their parents did finally let them, it always seemed they’d get infected because they were constantly touching them or trying to change out the earrings before they were supposed to. Many said it was painful, but all cried having a great deal of angst leading up to and including the actual ear piercing.
To each their own but I think the earlier the easier. If we have another girl, I will pierce her ears early as well. I took my youngest DD at days old after I asked our pediatrician and she encouraged me to go ahead before she aware of her surrounding or developed a pincer grip to play with her ears. She gave me some suggestions for moms having their daughter’s ears pierced. They seem to apply to all ages.
If anyone wants our ped’s tips, then don’t hesitate to write me an e-mail.
Just when is the best time to pierce your daughter’s ears? It is when you are ready to care for them during the healing phase. They are very easy to care for. If you decide to do it as a newborn or infant, then I promise she’ll thank you later!
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In my opinion, no repuatble piercer would touch a child that young. I think it's best to wait until the child can properly care for the piercings themselves...like age 5 and up. Not to mention I'd be petrified that she'd get them snagged on something and them get pulled out.
I think its a personal decision that the parents should make OR wait till the child is old enough to understand the responsibility she will be undertaking. My mother had my ears pierced when i was 7 months old and obviously i cant remember it....i think if i were to have a little girl i would probably have hers done as well. Perhaps having them done a little earlier would be better because they arent as active so therefore they may not be grabbing at them. Just make sure you clean them often!!!!!
my daughte ris almost 3 and doesn't i would be scared to death to get a babys ears pierced it looks nice but..no way. i think babies have to be at least 6 months first though.
I think thats a personal decision.
If we have a girl this time around Ill get them done as soon as I can.
It might look cute, but it's a lot of work to keep them clean so they don't get infected. Not to mention the only place you would be able to get them done that young would be some place like Claire's and I wouldn't even get my own ears pierced there. Everyone I know who has had them done at a place like that has had to take them out because they got infected or they were totally lopsided or uneven.
Personally, I think pierced ears is not something an infant should have done. I don't think it should be done until the little girl is old enough to ask for it herself and understand how to properly care for them and what the piercing actually is all about.
My daughter will have to be in school at the very, very least before I'd even consider letting her get her ears pierced.
exactly same here iwth my daughter in fact i got mine done when i was 6 and i was too young and they came out till i was older and got them redone..10 or 12 i think...!
yeah i don't think it's a very good idea to have them done too young, summer doesn't have hers done , although i did ask my family doctor when she was a baby what the recommended age would be and he told me to wait till she was at least two, his explanation was that piercing an infants ears may be harmless but if an infection were to happen it would probably get worse before it would get better and that you ( the parent) would feel pretty bad for doing it
i had my daughter's ears pierced when she was a year old.. i would have got them done sooner but she had always grabbed at her ears and didn't stop until a couple months before she turned 1. my parents had mine done when i was 6 months old. as long as you keep them clean (and for me having someone i trust piercing them) all should be fine. my daughter is now 20 months old and even sits (fairly) still for me to take them out occasionally to clean them really well. even they are well healed now i still clean them regularly.
i think as long as you are careful to clean them (and you little girl will allow the cleaning) and if she doesn't pull or play with her ears(already) then it is fine. though 3 months may be to young that you may have trouble finding someone to pierce them. Also maybe check and see what her doctor thinks is an appropriate age.
I think that the child should be old enough to want them and be able to take care of them. I don't see the reasoning for putting a young baby through unneccessary pain just because they look cute.
They will not pierce ears until 6 months old.They have to have all their shots and there has to be 2 people available to pierce the babies ears. I had my DD3 done @ 10 months cause it took 4 months to be @ the place @ the same time there were 2 girls to pierce her ears. I had my older 2 girls done @ 4 and 5 years old and it was a pain cleaning there ears but the baby it didn't bother as much and quickly forgot her ears hurt. If your DD plays with her ears I would advise to wait until she is older.
My lil one is 2 and I haven't gotten hers done, as much as I would love to put some cute earrings in her lil ears. I decided that I will let her choose if she wants them done....My choice not to get them done is for the simple fact that its not my body to start poking holes in, I don't understand why you have to be 18 to get body piercings but they leave that rule out for ears??? Something to conscider before going through with it..
Whats a dd?
dd=darling daughter
My daughter is 8years old and I haven't done hers yet. She doesn't ask for it, so I will wait until she does.
I took my daughter to get her ears pierced when she was about 7 months old. (I also had mine done when I was about 2) My daughter was really good with hers, she didn't pull at them or anything. She sits still for me to clean them. They will cry and it's kinda heartbreaking, like right after I kind of second guessed myself, but that only lasted a couple of minutes, then it was over. And they do look really cute. It's a personal choice and opinion.
My daughter is 16 months old. I do not have any intention on getting her ear's pierced until she can understand what is going on. They are her ears, not mine, and it's really her choice.
I personally think its the parent's decision on what they feel is right. I would not judge any one for doing it, or not doing it. Its truly your call!
I would, however, state that going to place like Claire's, Shoppers, etc, is just not a good idea! there is no way that the ear gun can be properly sterilized. The best place to have a child's ears done, professionally, and safely, would be at a tattoo/piercing business. They use a bran new, sterile, needle every singe time. And its not as invasive as the gun. And you are dealing with someone who does this on a day in day out basis, and knows exactly what they are doing.
That is where I will be taking my daughter, when she's ready to get it done.
Thanks for reading!
Lisa M
Lisa you make an excellent point!
Moms who are considering getting their girls' ears done: would you rather some teenager who has done a mini crash course in how to work a glorified stapler for minimum wage or a professional do your piercing?
If you go the professional, there is a minimum age for getting them done. Not sure what it is, but it's DEFINITELY older than 3 months.
My baby girl is now 11 months old and I had her ears pierced when she was 6 1/2 months. We had absolutely no problems with infections or with her playing with them. We followed the directions of the Manager at Claire's who gave us the proper antiseptic, and advised us to use it every morning and night for 8 weeks. The baby was very easy to distract, and the Manager was extremely good with her when she did her piercings.
I had my ears pierced at the age of 5 when I was old enough to know what was going on, and too old to be distracted...the piercings grew over and my aunt re-pierced them with ice-cubes and a sewing needle! I wanted my daughter to have hers long before she would have to go through any of that. Now my baby gets nothing but compliments on how cute she is, and there is absolutely no mistaking her for a little girl, as sometimes dressing her in head-to-toe pink wasn't enough to drive that fact home.
My little girl gets endless comments on how cute she is too and is never mistaken for a boy and I don't have her ears pierced. That's a poor excuse for causing your baby girl harm for the sake of making her "cute".
Hi there. I had my oldest daughters ears pierced at 6months. I was told by a few diff doctors that the best time to get them done was between 6months and 18months. Never earlier than that because of the lack of vaccinations. I was told that they wouldn't remember getting peirced, and it would bother them less if it was done before they turned 2. My daughter kept pulling her earrings out though...so by the time she was 14months, I gave up...and she hasn't worn them since! (she's almost 5yrs now) I'll let her decide if she wants to get them done again...the same with my youngest daughter, if she asks for them, then we'll talk about it. Good luck with making your decision..It's completely a personal choice issue...there's no right or wrong.
I worked at Claire's, and they don't have a rule - they left it up to us. Personally, I wouldn't touch a child's ears until he or she was old enough to tell me themselves, in plain english, why they wanted their ears pierced. That usually put them about 4 years old - there were people there that would pierce tiny babies though.
That said, I would not have my ears pierced at Claire's. I pierced my own there, but I wouldn't have anyone else do it.
Admittedly, I know a lot of people have strong feelings when to pierce a child’s ear. “Let them decide” is being replaced by parental decision when mommy intuition knows, “earlier is better” from either personal or friend’s experiences of unpleasant childhood ear piercing. I think it just depends on your own personal choice whether or not you wish your baby or little girl to have pierced ears.
Some feel perceived gender of their child is important while others find it a cultural tradition where all infant girls have pierced ears. I pierced our oldest daughter’s ears when she was two months old and our youngest at just days old. We found an experienced individual where they specialized in infant piercing.
Our oldest daughter just turned two and has never had an infection, pulled them out, and she’s never even played with her earrings (which is amazing in my book). My mom pierced my ears when I was 2 weeks old and I’ve loved it….I think earrings on little girls are adorable!
If moms are unsure how their dd’s would look, then, then hold up a pair of your studs to their ears. Many moms including myself like the look of earrings on babies and little girls for no specific reason, but like how light plays off a simple gold ball on a bald baby girl or small gold hoop poking through the hair of a toddler.
Cerebrally, as mothers of girls of all ages, we know it celebrates their femaleness and femininity. After all,
they are little girls, right? Growing up I remember many of my little girlfriends were not allowed to get their ears pierced. I could never understand it…but when their parents did finally let them, it always seemed they’d get infected because they were constantly touching them or trying to change out the earrings before they were
supposed to. Many said it was painful, but all cried having a great deal of angst leading up to and including the actual ear piercing.
To each their own but I think the earlier the easier. If we have another girl, I will pierce her ears early as well. I took my youngest DD at days old after I asked our pediatrician and she encouraged me to go ahead before
she aware of her surrounding or developed a pincer grip to play with her ears. She gave me some suggestions for moms having their daughter’s ears pierced. They seem to apply to all ages.
If anyone wants our ped’s tips, then don’t hesitate to write me an e-mail.
Just when is the best time to pierce your daughter’s ears? It is when you are ready to care for them during the healing phase. They are very easy to care for. If you decide to do it as a newborn or infant, then I promise
she’ll thank you later!
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