Ear Piercing

[proudmommy120612]

Anyone have any opinions on piercing my daughter's ears she will be a month old tomorrow and I just called around and one Wal-Mart told me they pierce at any age and I was wondering is it better to go ahead and get it done asap or to wait a certain age I can't wait to see her in some earrings and little bangals

[Alaina_is_coming]

Where I'm from they have to be 3 months or older.

[smackems]

im gettn my daughters pierced at 3 months :)

[proudmommy120612]

One Wal-Mart told me 6 months and another told me any age so I wasn't sure wat to do

[mommyof3plus2otw]

I waited until my daughter was 9 months but it's better to do it earlier. When she was born the doc office started doing ear piercings and they started doing it at 3 months also

[crisram]

3 months is normally as early as anyone will do it, due to needing a certain vaccine first before ears get pierced.

[doulamommy]

I personally won't do it. I'm gonna let that be my daughter's choice when she is old enough to decide for herself and take care of the piercings. But I gotta admit, I think baby girls with earrings are super cute! It's just personal preference.

[Aradje01]

Wait until she's old enough to decide what SHE wants to do. That's like forcing a certain religion or sports team on her at this age. Why make her go through the pain now? Because when she gets older she may WANT it done and it doesn't hurt so she will behave more. You're going to be responsible for taking care of her ears. Why not wait until she can do that herself. She will like it when she gets older and all her friends have it done and she can get it done. I hate when people get their babies ears pierced!

[milysmom]

We waited 3 months because she needed some shots first in order to get her ears pierced

[Aradje01]

And how is it "easier now" to do it?!? Ears heal in weeks or less and it's no more painful later than it will be now. Makes no sense how it's "easier now"...

[Sharon2324]

I'm getting my daughter's ear pierced sooner then later because she will be less likely to play with them now & plus she wouldn't remember. I was told to wait until she gets her tentanus shot then I can do it.

[gypsylopez]

3 months is a more practicle time. I was 3 months old when my mom did mine and I'm sooooo happy she did. If I have a little girl 3 months is when she will get hers

[KaitlinMarie]

Its easier now because they are less likely to get infected since the baby wont be playing or touching dirty surfaces and then toucing her ears. Plus do it now and she wont remeber and she wont pull them out.

[esorelleinad]

I don't think I would ever force piercings upon a child. I'd rather wait until they asked for piercings. Also, when the child is over they might have a higher pain threshold... As an adult I find piercings don't hurt, where as when I was a child, they stung.

[esorelleinad]

Older* not over. Silly phone.

[bumpinbaby1995]

How is putting two holes in a babies ear is like forcing them into a religion ?!, LOL any who.. do what you like this is your baby !, & congrats :)

[esorelleinad]

Bumpinbaby1995 because you'd be forcing her to have her ears pierced and she's too young to voice her opinion on it. Just like if she was forced into relgion like Christianity or Judaism, she's too young to have an opinion on it. What if when she's older she doesn't want her ears pierced and she has two holes in her ears? It'd be exactly the same as what if when she's older she doesn't believe in religion? I hope that makes sense :)

[bumpinbaby1995]

Uhhh nope sorry .

[bumpinbaby1995]

I could have sworn that religion is 100% more serious than two holes tho !, idk I must be crazy. Good day mommas. LMBOO !

[esorelleinad]

Okay, well in both cases she'd be having something forced upon her when later in life she might decide it just isn't for her - which isn't really fair(imo). But my opinion aside it's each to their own, and as someone rightly said, personal preference.

[doulamommy]

My mom didn't allow us to pierce our ears until we could legally do it without her permission (ie 18). I disagree with that, too, because she still took away our choice, but I dint think it's unreasonable to wait until a child is ten or older to make that sort of decision and have that responsibility. My husband and I have agreed that if our daughter wants her ears pierced at twelve or older, we'll take her to get it done. Same thing with if we have sons, although my hubby is mute hesitant about that. But I don't think it's fair to have two completely separate rules based solely on gender.

[Alaina_is_coming]

I never heard of anygirl who had their ears pierced and didn't like it. Wishing that her parents never pierced them :|

[esorelleinad]

Alaina_is_coming... My brother and my nieces mother got my nieces ears pierced when she was 6 months old. She took them out herself when she was 3 because she hated them, she's now 14 and still hates them.

[MommyMute]

Its not that serious! Geez. If she grows up not liking them , she does have a choice to take them out! I had mine pierced at 3 months, i didnt really like them once i got older and took them out. Its not like im pissed at my mom for it? I bet they looked cute when i was a baby

[Serenity0814]

Listen, if you want to pierce your little girl ears then go ahead. She will not hate you for it later on in life. As a mother you arent forcing anything upon her! Its more to religion than pierced ears!!! Im upset that it was even brought up when most moms is having babies out of wedlock now speak religion on that.