Okay, so I'm just curious because of other posts(multiple), what people think of piercing a newborn, or small child's ears. What is your view. Is it up there with circing? Just curious.

Doesn't really bother me. I don't have kids yet so I can't really. I could totally be repulsed by the idea if I ever had a girl. I didn't get mine until I was 6 or something.

I myself would wait till she was older and responsible enough to take care of it

As for me I had mine done when I was a few days old in the hospital, its nice that I dont remember the pain of it but my mom said I kept losing my earings when I would fall asleep lol.

To each their own is what I say.

I personally wouldn't do it but that's because I think it's something that Lydia should be old enough to decide if she wants on her own. I mean, it is actual body modification (even minor body modification) and it's her body, so it'll be her decision.

I just cant do it to Bailey. If she ever comes to me and says she wants it done then fine. I will take her to get it done. I do NOT think its abuse though.

I figure its her ears and her body when she is ready and she wants them then we will go down that path. I kinda think that she should be able to take care of them her self before I just do it to her but thats just me.

My mom pierced mine when I was 2, and I pierced DD's when she was 7 months. It hurt for a second, and no longer. It wasn't her decision, so that part I sort of regret. But people knew she was a girl without having to ask, that part I loved.

I don't care what other people do and I would hope no one would care what I do. It's my decision in how to care for my child.

If I have a girl, hers will be pierced when she is in infant. I'd rather her not remember the pain.

My mom pierced mine when I was 2, and I pierced DD's when she was 7 months. It hurt for a second, and no longer. It wasn't her decision, so that part I sort of regret. But people knew she was a girl without having to ask, that part I loved.

I do understand where you are coming from. When DD was younger, I could have her in pink or purple with the word PRINCESS emblazoned across her chest or even her forehead and people would still be like, "What a cute boy!" because she was bald as a cue ball for the first year of her life :lol. I think earrings are adorable on little baby girls but DH and I decided to wait (and DH used to be a super pierced guy: ears, nose, etc, so he's not anti-earring or whatever) and let her decide. Besides, now she's at the age that if she knew I was responsible for causing her pain, she'd be super pissed and I'd get the "Baddddd Mommy" treatment :D

I wish I had gotten my daughter's ears pierced as a baby because she wants them now but I'm afraid to do it because she's 2 and she will feel it a lot more and remember the pain a lot more. Honestly it seems easier to get it done as babies and then if they get older and don't want them, they can take them out.

Lol, is the pain really that bad? I can understand for younger children pain seems to be magnified for them. I had my ears double pierced when I was 18 and it didn't seem that bad.

I think it's cute, but I won't have Cara's ears pierced until she's older. They are her ears, she can decide if and when she wants them pierced. :)

As for the not wanting them to remember the pain, I'm not really getting that. Maybe it's because I've never had a girl before but I can't see a kid at any age remembering the pain from it. It's not like it's that painful. I've had the boys do some serious damage to themselves and they don't remember the pain after a couple of hours and they haven't been infants for a while now. :shrug

I'd pierce my daughter's ears as an infant! :yes
My ears were pierced as a baby and now I feel naked w/o them. :teehee

I think it's cute, but I won't have Cara's ears pierced until she's older. They are her ears, she can decide if and when she wants them pierced. :)


My thoughts exactly! :)

I never noticed until today...... those cries really bothered me, I couldn't do it..

BUT if someone else does it to their kid, I'm sure I'd say, "How pretty, it looks nice." and I'd leave it there...

I believe it's the parents choice. My daughter is 8 and still doesn't have hers done. She's a bit scared to do it. I asked to have mine done when I was 4 or 5 and my mom took me. But I can't wear any jewerly that isn't real silver/gold so I break out a lot and itch, so i just don't wear earrings. I think the pain is minimal (emotional and physical) so I think that whatever a parent feels is best for their child is the right choice. :grin:

My mom pierced mine when I was 2, and I pierced DD's when she was 7 months. It hurt for a second, and no longer. It wasn't her decision, so that part I sort of regret. But people knew she was a girl without having to ask, that part I loved.

That's how I feel about it:D Back home they do it in the hospital after you are born and the girls get quality gold earrings that "lock" so that we won't lose them. I love that my parents did that, I don't remember the pain so it's nice.

I just answered in the other thread :lol

I think it's horrible. I won't be piercing Z's until she asks & can take care of them herself. They are her ears and she should be the one to decide if she wants holes in them or not.

i don't get why people feel the need to butt into the way people raise their kids. i got DD's done at 9 months. someone in another post said that piercing a babies ears is child abuse. wtf? i don't think so. so is circumcision child abuse? that is something that doesn't have to be done either, but is done more out of tradition.

I just answered in the other thread :lol

I think it's horrible. I won't be piercing Z's until she asks & can take care of them herself. They are her ears and she should be the one to decide if she wants holes in them or not.

I get you, I just don't think it is quite as big a deal as you do, that's all.

i don't get why people feel the need to butt into the way people raise their kids. i got DD's done at 9 months. someone in another post said that piercing a babies ears is child abuse. wtf? i don't think so. so is circumcision child abuse? that is something that doesn't have to be done either, but is done more out of tradition.

Yes, quite a few people do think it is child abuse.

I wanted to do it when Rhi was a week old, but DH said no. I pick my battles and that's not one of them. Now that she's 8 months old and grabbing everything, I don't want her yanking it out and tearing her ear. We'll wait till she asks to have it done.

I guess I should add I could give 2 craps what other people do to their kids, yeah I feel bad that they go through unnecessary pain, but whatev. Some parents feel like it's their decision to make for their child and that's fine. :)

My daughter's got their ears done when they were no more then 4 months old. Thats our personal choice and I don't see anything wrong with it. They only fuss when they were marking their ears and cried for maybe 3 seconds afterwards. I am glad we got it done when they we're babies, b/c no way in hell will my girls get them done now. They cry at the thought of me changing their earrings.

I think depends on what your beliefs are, and in my culture we get the baby girls ears done at an early age. Whats normal to some may not be to others.

i answered the other thread but what the heck lol i have no problem with infants getting or having pierced ears for us it was a cultural tradition and i liked it so they have them lol the older two were done by someone else and the youngest i did on my own.

I also stated in the other thread that I am Mexican. It's tradition to get baby girl's ears pierced like as soon as they born practically. I think it's ridiculous and would never cause unnecessary harm to my DD just for tradition. :dunno

i don't get why people feel the need to butt into the way people raise their kids. i got DD's done at 9 months. someone in another post said that piercing a babies ears is child abuse. wtf? i don't think so. so is circumcision child abuse? that is something that doesn't have to be done either, but is done more out of tradition.

My thoughts exactly...I find it funny that the mom's out there that are so gung ho about breastfeeding (I am talking about the ones that act like those that FF are so horrible and their just the greatest mom b/c they BF) but yet they'd circ? Or like this post, those that are against ear piercings, but again...you'd circ? :confused

Circumsicion is NOT necessary as it is not 100% healthier for the boy, so I don't even want to read that. Studies are even showing that NOT circ'ing is growing, so again, you can't use that for an arguement- that it's safer/cleaner. It comes down to plain ole, what you'd prefer and him looking like his Dad. So therefore, how can someone honestly say that ear piercing a baby or kid who cries for a just a few sec's (granted, Leftover's experience was different) is that traumatizing? It's all the same, IMO.

Yes, quite a few people do think it is child abuse.

well acording to those people who think that, i have abused BOTH my children. yeah, whatever. :rolleyes

My thoughts exactly...I find it funny that the mom's out there that are so gung ho about breastfeeding (I am talking about the ones that act like those that FF are so horrible and their just the greatest mom b/c they BF) but yet they'd circ? Or like this post, those that are against ear piercings, but again...you'd circ? :confused

Circumsicion is NOT necessary as it is not 100% healthier for the boy, so I don't even want to read that. It comes down to plain ole, what you like and him looking like his Dad. So therefore, how can someone honestly say that ear piercing a baby or kid who cries for a just a few sec's (granted, Leftover's experience was different) is that traumatizing? It's all the same, IMO.


I agree with you.

I did circ, and ear pierce. It really wasn't about vanity for me. Both hurt for a second and then life goes on. I do understand if people don't agree with me, and I don't hold it against them one bit. I would really appreciate it if they didn't hold it against me.

My thoughts exactly...I find it funny that the mom's out there that are so gung ho about breastfeeding (I am talking about the ones that act like those that FF are so horrible and their just the greatest mom b/c they BF) but yet they'd circ? Or like this post, those that are against ear piercings, but again...you'd circ? :confused

Circumsicion is NOT necessary as it is not 100% healthier for the boy, so I don't even want to read that. Studies are even showing that NOT circ'ing is growing, so again, you can't use that for an arguement- that it's safer/cleaner. It comes down to plain ole, what you'd prefer and him looking like his Dad. So therefore, how can someone honestly say that ear piercing a baby or kid who cries for a just a few sec's (granted, Leftover's experience was different) is that traumatizing? It's all the same, IMO.

That's why I wouldn't circ if I had a DS. :)

i did both my girls at 12 months after all shots where done. I have 14 tattoos and 6 piercings. If my kids want those when older all we ask is for them to come to us.

Boob job yea i need one but not for a while. and mine when they are out of the house 18 yrs old.

I could careless if someone holds it against me. It's when I am labeled a "child abuser" for circ'ing my boys and having my daughters ears pierced as a baby, that it gets me going. :grumpy

That's why I wouldn't circ if I had a DS. :)

I think you're one of the few! :lol I'm not talking about just from what I've read on here, either. I have heard people contradict themselves too....talking about how others are raising their kids, but yet they do almost similar things.

For me, personally, I did pierce my daughters ears when she was 3 months. She cried for a couple sec's and stopped. I felt HORRIBLE, but the fact that she stopped so suddenly made me feel that it wasn't that traumitizing for her. I had mine done when I was 7 or 8 and I screamed like a baby. I hated my mom for hours b/c of it, even though I had asked for them to be done.

I took my daughters earrings out after about 2 months b/c she started playing with them. She now is 2 yrs old and I have been going back and forth with getting them done...If I should wait till she asks or if I should do them now.

So I don't think a parent is horrible for having them done...I can see both sides, those that would prefer to have their daughter choose or those that choose to have them done. I don't think it's a reflection on how you are as a parent.

Of course, if my baby was screaming non-stop from the pain, like those parents that Leftover was venting about, I certainly wouldn't be smiling and laughing :(

My thoughts exactly...I find it funny that the mom's out there that are so gung ho about breastfeeding (I am talking about the ones that act like those that FF are so horrible and their just the greatest mom b/c they BF) but yet they'd circ? Or like this post, those that are against ear piercings, but again...you'd circ? :confused

Circumsicion is NOT necessary as it is not 100% healthier for the boy, so I don't even want to read that. Studies are even showing that NOT circ'ing is growing, so again, you can't use that for an arguement- that it's safer/cleaner. It comes down to plain ole, what you'd prefer and him looking like his Dad. So therefore, how can someone honestly say that ear piercing a baby or kid who cries for a just a few sec's (granted, Leftover's experience was different) is that traumatizing? It's all the same, IMO.


I agree with you on that. I'm one of those hypocrites that has boys that are circ'ed, though I fully regret giving in to my ex and agreeing to have it done. But there is some, albeit a small amount, of arguments showing that circ'ing has some medical benefits, ear piercing still has none. Until they 100% prove that it is completely unnecessary there will always be that difference in the two.

Abuse??? are you kidding me? There are kids out that are going through far more abuse then a little ear piercing. If piercing my daughte's ears as an infant be consider abuse then lock me up already.

With that, I should also say that we did not circ our son and yet we pierced our daughter's ears (the non-circ'ing was up to Dad and he also didn't really like the idea of her ears being pierced as a baby).

I don't feel I'm being a hypocrite b/c I've stated I can see both sides of it with the ear piercings, unlike those that judge those that ear pierce, but yet circ their son.

I need a boob job badly. I'm too chickenshit to go under the knife though.

So saggy they'll remain. Quality bras I must have.

My daughters' pediatrician did the piercings at about age 3. The kids didn't cry, and appear to love their earrings. It seems most of the Disney Princesses have earrings, so they feel great about having them, too. Their earrings stay in constantly, healed fast, too. Oh, and they're both really 'girly girls' like their mom.

I myself chose to have my ears peirced for my fifth birthday and have NEVER ever regretted it.

I don't feel I'm being a hypocrite b/c I've stated I can see both sides of it with the ear piercings, unlike those that judge those that ear pierce, but yet circ their son.

Well I'm good then too. I think it's freaking adorable to see babies with their ears pierced. I just don't want to do it to my kid, lol.

Again, getting a child's ears pierced is child abuse. Are those of you who are absolutely against it also against spanking? Because you'd be inflicting pain on your child for that as well, right?

I think you're one of the few! :lol

Dude, now I'm totally paranoid that you think I'm one of the gung ho moms that thinks she's the greatest or whatever. I swear I'm not. I just have really strong opinions for MY children :sigh

Dude, now I'm totally paranoid that you think I'm one of the gung ho moms that thinks she's the greatest or whatever. I swear I'm not. I just have really strong opinions for MY children :sigh

I wasn't referring to anyone that has posted in this thread :D I actually can't remember what posts I've read from people, but I know I have (so maybe I could be referring to those in this thread? :lol) :thinking And like I said, it also comes from talks with family members and friends :)

Dude, now I'm totally paranoid that you think I'm one of the gung ho moms that thinks she's the greatest or whatever. I swear I'm not. I just have really strong opinions for MY children :sigh

And as long as people understand the difference between having an opinion on what they feel is good for THEIR children and as long as that doesn't mean that everyone who does things differently all is well. The problem is when people start saying things that make it sound as if other mothers/fathers are wrong for their decisions with how they raise their kids.

And as long as people understand the difference between having an opinion on what they feel is good for THEIR children and as long as that doesn't mean that everyone who does things differently all is well. The problem is when people start saying things that make it sound as if other mothers/fathers are wrong for their decisions with how they raise their kids.

Yeah, I can't believe I'm feeling defensive about earrings for a baby. This just seems silly to me, and I started it.:blush I REALLY try not to judge people unless something is blatantly wrong, so I guess I expect the same in return, and that isn't always the case.

I don't care what other people do with their infants ears as far as piercing them goes. I don't know if I would do it or not and no it is not the same as circing at all. If I were going to get it done I would have it done by either a professional (IE tattoo/piercing shop or a pediatrician)

I could careless if someone holds it against me. It's when I am labeled a "child abuser" for circ'ing my boys and having my daughters ears pierced as a baby, that it gets me going. :grumpy

ME TOO!!!!

My thoughts exactly...I find it funny that the mom's out there that are so gung ho about breastfeeding (I am talking about the ones that act like those that FF are so horrible and their just the greatest mom b/c they BF) but yet they'd circ? Or like this post, those that are against ear piercings, but again...you'd circ? :confused

Circumsicion is NOT necessary as it is not 100% healthier for the boy, so I don't even want to read that. Studies are even showing that NOT circ'ing is growing, so again, you can't use that for an arguement- that it's safer/cleaner. It comes down to plain ole, what you'd prefer and him looking like his Dad. So therefore, how can someone honestly say that ear piercing a baby or kid who cries for a just a few sec's (granted, Leftover's experience was different) is that traumatizing? It's all the same, IMO.

Public service Announcment:
It never ceases to AMAZE me how ear piercing always leads to a circing debate. Why can't parents just worry about THEIR sons peni and stop worrying about what other parents have done to their son's peni. Circing is not child abuse (and I am someone that does not agree with circing yet my two boys are circ'd) The reasons WHY my son's are circ'd are no ones business and it is not child abuse.

How I gave birth, when I give my child real food, breast milk or formula, what I have done to their peni, if I get them pierced as infants, how I diaper their tush, when I give them peanut butter etc are MY choices and no one else's business. If people would worry more about how they parent in their OWN homes it would be farking wunderbar! What other parents choose to do has zero effect on your life. Provided they are loving parents and not neglectful, it really is none of your business.

Not to start some big debate over circ or anything, but my mom works in a nursing home. She said some of the old men in there have to be circ. because the skin grows over, and they can't go to the bathroom at all. She said it is VERY painful for them. My uncle also had to have it done in the last year because he was having a lot of problems, and I know that those people wish it had been done to them as infants so that they didn't remember the pain.

Public service Announcment:
It never ceases to AMAZE me how ear piercing always leads to a circing debate. Why can't parents just worry about THEIR sons peni and stop worrying about what other parents have done to their son's peni. Circing is not child abuse (and I am someone that does not agree with circing yet my two boys are circ'd) The reasons WHY my son's are circ'd are no ones business and it is not child abuse.

How I gave birth, when I give my child real food, breast milk or formula, what I have done to their peni, if I get them pierced as infants, how I diaper their tush, when I give them peanut butter etc are MY choices and no one else's business. If people would worry more about how they parent in their OWN homes it would be farking wunderbar! What other parents choose to do has zero effect on your life. Provided they are loving parents and not neglectful, it really is none of your business.

:clap :clap :clap :clap

Public service Announcment:
It never ceases to AMAZE me how ear piercing always leads to a circing debate. Why can't parents just worry about THEIR sons peni and stop worrying about what other parents have done to their son's peni. Circing is not child abuse (and I am someone that does not agree with circing yet my two boys are circ'd) The reasons WHY my son's are circ'd are no ones business and it is not child abuse.

How I gave birth, when I give my child real food, breast milk or formula, what I have done to their peni, if I get them pierced as infants, how I diaper their tush, when I give them peanut butter etc are MY choices and no one else's business. If people would worry more about how they parent in their OWN homes it would be farking wunderbar! What other parents choose to do has zero effect on your life. Provided they are loving parents and not neglectful, it really is none of your business.


Excuse me, but I am basically saying the same thing as you. I could give 2 shits what people do with their kids as long as they are not being abused and circ'ing or ear piercing is not abuse. I was stating my OPINION.

Ugh...not even worth getting riled up about...

ehhh i got ellie's ears pierced at 5 months... z's back when she was 3.... both handled it very well... i wouldn't do anything differently.

Excuse me, but I am basically saying the same thing as you. I could give 2 shits what people do with their kids as long as they are not being abused and circ'ing or ear piercing is not abuse. I was stating my OPINION.

Ugh...not even worth getting riled up about...

I was not talking to you I was pointing out the part about circing which the OP of this thread ALSO mentioned in her OP. Since you were talking about the hypocrisy I quoted you. It was a very general post though and not directed AT you.

i think it's fine

i'm not sure i'd do it to one of my kids
just because keeping their ears clean might be another challenge
but who knows?

Okay, so I'm just curious because of other posts(multiple), what people think of piercing a newborn, or small child's ears. What is your view. Is it up there with circing? Just curious.

I JUST read the venting thread about this and was thinking the SAME THING! I am behind though. You totally beat me to it!

My opinion is this...

I am against forcing other people into unnecessary body modifications of any kind before they are old enough to make the decision for themselves if they want it. I don't hold ear piercing on the same level as circumcision because holes in the ears close. Circumcision actually removes tissue, nerves, and glans from the genitals that can never grow back. I am also anti-spanking. It is not okay to hit an adult when they don't do what you want, and doing so can get you sent to jail, so it never made sense to me that it is okay to hit a child. Those are my personal beliefs regarding how I will raise my own children. Although I wouldn't do any of them to my own child, I do not categorize any one of them as abusive unless the intention behind doing them is actually to cause pain and I don't believe that is the case for MOST people. I am also a big believer in letting parents decide for themselves how to raise their children. Things like circumcision, spanking and ear piercing are not on my list of the top things that people need to worry about when it comes to how children are raised in this country. I am much more concerned about things like molestation, neglect, poverty, education, and children being beaten every day.

When my DD comes to me and tell me she wants her ear pierced and if I think she's responsible enough to take care of them...then I'll let her. But not before then. It's her decision.

Oops, I didn't realize the topic had kind of changed...

i won't do it, because i don't know if they'll actually WANT them peirced or not. it's not a cultural thing for me, it's fashion, and i'll let them decide if and when they want them.

Public service Announcment:
It never ceases to AMAZE me how ear piercing always leads to a circing debate. Why can't parents just worry about THEIR sons peni and stop worrying about what other parents have done to their son's peni. Circing is not child abuse (and I am someone that does not agree with circing yet my two boys are circ'd) The reasons WHY my son's are circ'd are no ones business and it is not child abuse.

How I gave birth, when I give my child real food, breast milk or formula, what I have done to their peni, if I get them pierced as infants, how I diaper their tush, when I give them peanut butter etc are MY choices and no one else's business. If people would worry more about how they parent in their OWN homes it would be farking wunderbar! What other parents choose to do has zero effect on your life. Provided they are loving parents and not neglectful, it really is none of your business.

I completely agree with this. I really couldn't care less if a child had it's ears pierced or was circumcised, as I see it as the parents' decision to make. It has zero to do with me. :dunno

I had DD's done at 4 months.

i personally wouldn't do it to a new born baby.. i would never go as far as to say its abuse or anything but i think a little baby has enough goin on they don't need to risk any like infection or anything that can come from gettting piercings.

It's a normal way of life for me. As soon as I was out of the hospital I got my ears pierced.
I intend to do that for my child when i have a girl.

I thought that I wanted to get dd's ears pierced for the longest time, but everytime I think that I am going to do it....I can't. I just can't do it. I think that if she decides that she wants them done when she is older, she can. As for circumsizing, I think that we will have our future boys circumsized.
I had dd's frenulum clipped a week after she was born because I thought that it would help with the bfing. It didn't. I felt horrible about it, but the doctors told me that it could cause problems with her speech and whatnot.

Also I wanted to add, that I really don't care what others do with their children. Its their child, just like Ava is mine and I do what I think is best for her and us.

We did a lot of research before deciding to pierce Charlotte's ears. The bottom line was that a parent either does it before the baby knows they are there so that you can ensure they heal properly and you can take care of them without incident or you wait until the child is old enough to take care of them his/herself.

So long as the baby has the first set of vaccinations, you're good to go.

We didn't know too many girls/women who didn't have at least one place for earrings in her ears and if Charlotte decides she doesn't want to wear earrings, she doesn't have to. However, should she decide on a whim (like most kids do) that she doesn't want them one day and does the next, she can have her earrings in her perfectly healed ears!

We got hers done at about 5 months. She cried worse about having to hold her still than the actual earrings. lol.

As for circumcision...
My family is Jewish and it is a cultural ritual to circumcise infant boys, so the subject never shocked me and it was a pretty normal occurrence among friends and family with boys.

My husband's parents didn't circ him. He is not Jewish, though, and doesn't really know why they chose not to. I suspect because they aren't religious and didn't see a need.

To each their own. I don't necessarily equate circumcision with ear piercing because, for me, one is completely based in a religious, cultural ritual and the other is based on the making sure my child's ears healed perfectly for when she decides at 2 or 4 or whenever that she wants earrings.

I'm going to wait until my daughter is older (if I ever have one) to make the decision to get her ears pierced. I'm not going through all the hassel of changing earings, cleaning them. If SHE wants them...she takes care of them.

I personally won't pierce my future kids ears when they are infants...I want to wait until they are old enough to tell me they want them or where they can help take care of them (cleaning etc)

for one thing all this "not remembering the pain" seems odd to me.....i have had each ear peirced in three spots, my nose and my eyebrow all done at one time or another, and i really didn't think it was painful. the gun they use takes like 2 seconds, you hear a pop, feel a pinch and thats it really. mind you, i am a big baby most of the time too.

i personally think that getting your ears peirced is something you would want to remember. i know it was a big deal to pick out the earrings with my mom. why would you not want to have that memory? i have a daughter, and we waited until she was 7, and she wanted it.


as for our sons, we made the decision to circumcise in the hospital because of the information we had read up on before hand. that is something that if done later is extremely painful and more complicated. all the men on both sides of the family are circumcised also, so it was natural to us. i know some do not agree with it, and thats fine

As for circumcision...
My family is Jewish and it is a cultural ritual to circumcise infant boys, so the subject never shocked me and it was a pretty normal occurrence among friends and family with boys.

My husband's parents didn't circ him. He is not Jewish, though, and doesn't really know why they chose not to. I suspect because they aren't religious and didn't see a need.

To each their own. I don't necessarily equate circumcision with ear piercing because, for me, one is completely based in a religious, cultural ritual and the other is based on the making sure my child's ears healed perfectly for when she decides at 2 or 4 or whenever that she wants earrings.

For me it's the other way around. For my family, ear piercing is a cultural/tribal ritual - Sinhalese girls pierce their ears and Tamil girls pierce their noses. It's been that way for centuries.

I've always thought infant ear piercings were adorable.

Personally, I hadn't decided when to do DD's ears and decided to do it as young as I did for medical reasons so it was sort of decided for me in terms of what was best for her. (DH gets keloids and actually has 2 where his ear was pierced when he was a teen. Researching it, the younger it's done, the less likely they are to form, and since we didn't know if DD inherited that from him or not, it was better to get it done young just in case she did. She can always take the piercings out, but she can't get rid of keloids after they've formed.)

My parents had my ears pierced when I was a baby. If we have a little girl I would have her ears pierced when she was a baby. When they are babies they are not even aware that they are there so they do not mess with them. And when they are old enough to know that there is smething in their ears they are use to them so again they leave them alone.

My parents had my ears pierced when I was a baby. If we have a little girl I would have her ears pierced when she was a baby. When they are babies they are not even aware that they are there so they do not mess with them. And when they are old enough to know that there is smething in their ears they are use to them so again they leave them alone.

That has been my experience as well. Laney has never taken hers out. I know some kids are different, but she just hasn't ever thought about them to take them out.

I got DD's done at 4 months and haven't had a problem with them either.

We aren't getting Laila's done until she is older and if she wants to. I didn't get mine until I was older. My sister got my neice's pierced when she was a few months, but everyone has their own personal opinions.

I think they are really pretty on baby girls IMO. Though I am not sure if I would would do it to my baby. Maybe when they turn 2 or 3 would be cute too. They are eventually going to get them anyways.

My mom did my ears when i was 1yr and I did both my girls at 1 yr too

I don't think it is bad at all... I had mine done at 2 months and remember nothing.


But just so you know when you get them done that young it can definitely be permanent. I can leave my ears with no earrings in for over a year, and the hole never closes up AT ALL. (I love that, because I have really sensitive ears, and can't leave anything but gold, platinum and silver in for very long).

My mom pierced mine when I was 2, and I pierced DD's when she was 7 months. It hurt for a second, and no longer. It wasn't her decision, so that part I sort of regret. But people knew she was a girl without having to ask, that part I loved.

my mom pierced mine when i was 6 months old because before that everyone thought i was a boy!! i didn't have hair until i was almost a year old! lol.

If I were having a girl, I would most likely do her ears at about 6 months old.

My mom took me to get my ears pierced when I was 7. She waited until I asked for it and treated it like a special event. For now, I think I'm going to do the same with my daughter.

I have had mine done since I was little and thanks to my grandparents had to have it done 3 times. I am going to wait until my daughter is old enough to decide on her own when to do it.

My mom got my ears pierced when I was two months old. My aunt who was a nurse pierced my ears. So, I was in very capable hands and with parent supervision.

I don't see anything wrong with it but I do respect other ppl point of view on this issue.