It is 2 weeks before my daughter's first birthday :) I was considering getting her ears pierced this weekend, is it a good idea so close to her birthday? i am very good with keeping her clean and healthy and any medicines she has ever had to take i am always on track with dose scheduling, so cleaning it wouldnt necessarily be a problem...
So I got them done :) they are so cute. She didn't have much of a reaction, just when the plastic casing on the left ear didnt break right off at first. She doesn't even notice them! Im glad I did it, I got mine done when i was 10 and I was scared to put earrings back in the first time, so they grew in. Then I was really nervous a few years later to try again... I wish my mom had gotten mine done when i was younger. Thanks all!!
I let my daughter decide when she was ready. I thing she was about 8 or so. IMO it should be an individuals choice to pierce ANY pat of the body.
Oh she will be just fine. I did my first daughter at 2 1/2 and my second daughter at 6 months. They both did great. I mean yes they cried when they got it done but then I just cleaned them 3 times a day and they never had any pain or problems after that. She won't have any problems.
I let my daughter decide since it is her body and her ears.
I personally can't stand seeing babies with earrings. It's a choking hazard. They can pull at it so hard it rips out of their ear. I don't understand the logic. I will pierce my daughter's ears when she's old enough for it...some time in elem. school, if she wants it. There is enough to worry about w/ a baby...why worry about earrings??
I don't know what her birthday has to do with it, unless you've heard somewhere that you should wait a year. Our cousin (who's a pediatrician and her husband who is also a doctor) had their baby's done at 2 weeks. As long as you keep them clean, you should have no problems.
i got my daughters done at 7 years, lol, we wanted to let her wait till she made the decision, if i could go back i would "unpierce" mine.
But if you do it im sure this age is fine, be sure to get real gold though because baby skin is sensitive enough.
Please read the following posts. No I'm not against getting ears pierced just want to make sure you know there is more dangers than just keeping them clean.
http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/5749385285884510209
http://tattoo.about.com/cs/psafety/a/piercing_guns.htm
So somewhat of a cautionary tale...I got my 18 month old daughter's pierced last week, kind of on a whim. I regretted it a little at first asking myself: "Did I take away her choice?" Everybody thought it was so cute though, and it IS. The earrings haven't seemed to bother her at all. HOWEVER, today during nap (while I was at work) one of the earrings fell out and the hole started to close up! My husband called me at work wanting to know what to do. I called the piercing people and they said bring her in again for a free repiercing tomorrow. We couldn't find the earring at first so I was SO worried that she had swallowed it, but we eventually found it. So just be aware!
I got my daughters done at 3 months, yes she screamed but as soon as they cleaned them she was fine. they were red for a few mins but that was it. 7 months later and theyre still in, no infections and she hasnt pulled on them trying to get them out, she does play with her ears when shes tired but mainly just spinning the earring around or holding on to it. I say go for it, just make sure you clean them extra if she plays with them
I had both my daughter's ears done around 5-6 months. First I numbed their ears with Emla cream (and covered them with bandaids to keep the cream on) and asked the estheticians to do both ears at the same time. Neither of them made a peep. Their ears were a little red for the rest of that day, but were fine after. I just followed the cleaning instructions given and we've never had any kind of problems. I'm sure they'll be fine by her birthday :)
Had both my daughters' ears done for their first birthday. Both the day before their parties. Both were fine and happy campers! :)
Ideally, one would do it prior to age 6mo... because their arms don't reach up as high as their ears, yet... and by the time they do... the earrings are nothing special to them.
It gets more difficult to keep them clean, untorn, and "left alone" as children get older.
So I'd honestly recommend waiting at this point until she's at least 5ish and able to be reasoned with.
My daughter had hers done at 3 mos. She cried for probably 10 seconds and then was fine. Having done it so young, she was always used to having them there, so she never played or fussed with them. We have never had a problem.
Why not wait until she is old enough to deal with the pain and the cleaning and the decision - it is her body. I would have been really mad if my mother had pierced my ears ! My oldest daughter wanted her ears pierced, so we let her do it when she turned 10 years old . My youngest daughter is 8 years old and for years had been adamant that she in no way ever wants her ears pierced. She has not changed her tune and she thanks me for not having pierced them when she was a baby. It's her body - would you like it if someone pierced a part of you without asking?
I had my girls ears pierced at 7 months. She was fine. Just make sure the jewelry is real, and you keep them clean! When she gets older you can always say that was one of her first birthday gifts. =)
Both my daughters had their ears pierced when they were young (one at 13 months and the other at 6 months). I've never had any major problems with them and their earrings. If you keep the earring that her ears are pierced with, they are very hard to open so I doubt she'll be able to pull at her earrings, causing them to fall out. Occassionally, a backing gets loose by itself (mostly by pulling off shirst and sweaters) but we've never had any major problems. A little salt with olive oil works as a good cleanser also, if you're looking for something natural.
both my girls were done by 6 months. they cried for a minute and then were fine! keep em clean, rotate em and she will be fine!
