Mom's that have pierced their daughter's ears

[mj512]

I know there are some varying views on this and don't want this to end up being a debate, but I'd like to hear from some mom's that pierced their daughter's ears.

DH and I are thinking about getting DD's ears pierced but we aren't decided 100% yet. I'm leaning more towards doing it and DH isn't as sure. If you did do it can you tell me if you were glad you did it or if you wish you didn't? If you wish you didn't do it, why? Did she cry for long?

Norah hasn't found her ears yet and I figure if we are going to do them before she gets older we would want to do it before she starts touching her ears.

Any suggestions on where to go if we do decide to do it? I'm thinking if we do it we will want to buy a good pair because I know some people don't react well to cheap metal.

[amisteratwisterandme]

I don't have kids, but my sis pierced all 3 of her kids at a young age. I think with the last one she was maybe 2 months old. I don't think she had any problems that I remember, but she did still get questioned on the boy and girl thing.

Good luck in making a decision. She is adorable with or without earrings!

[dearmissie]

I have a question which I don't think a lot of people realize.. For those adults who have gotten their own ears pierced at a young age, do you realize as you become older because your ears grow as you do, your piercing becomes less and less centered?? Maybe not for all, but I notice that with a lot of my friends/family who got their ears done as a baby. Some friends don't mind, but I have a few friends who do. They don't really like how they are off centered (one of them is VERY much off centered, very noticeable when she wears earrings because he ear lobe has gotten much bigger underneath her piercing). As an adult, she got it re-pierced. I don't really have that problem too badly (I got mine pierced when I was 12) so it only moved VERY little. No one can really tell, I just have small earlobes in general.

Again, this may not be for all adults who got their ears done when they were little. It's just something I noticed with the folks around me.

[dizy1j62881]

One thing I've realized Jacklynn is that with piercing her ear's early means usually less chance of devolping allergies. Thats what happened when I got mine pierced at 16. My neices have had them pierced since they were tiny and the girls are now 8 and 6 and still very centered.

[SkippyNXC]

i actually have the same problem as missie... mine were done in 1st grade and are so off center that i rarely wear earrings anymore b/c it drives me batty

[firespirit]

I'm going to wait until Annika is old enough to choose herself. I have my ears pierced and haven't worn earrings in years because I have to repoke the hole on one side every time. That said, I did actually choose to get it done myself at like 12.

Aiden's grandparents got one of his ears pierced when he was younger and he ended up hating it.

[Brian's Bride]

Wow, good point, Missie. I didn't realize that was even an issue. I think I had mine done in 6th grade, so I was about 11 or 12. Now I'll have to check in the mirror and see if mine are off-centered! I rarely wear earrings because, like Carrie, it seems I have to break through the skin whenever I do. So I mostly don't, but will for special occasions.

[WBandMe]

Personally, I wouldn't pierce my child's ears because I don't think it's my choice to make, but for other people I say live and let live. I got mine pierced when I was 4 and I had begged and begged for it, and I was old enough then that I could handle them with my mom's help and didn't have any problems.

If you do it though, my advice would be to contact Norah's doctor - they may do it in the office, and if not they might have a place that they recommend to get it done.

[ikkin510]

I had my ears pierced when i was really young (before a year). I managed to rip one earring right out of my ear not long after it happened. So just with that experience, I would pierce my child's ears until I know that they were old enough to leave the earring alone and not have to worry about them ripping out or a choking hazard if they did come out.

[britTANNY]

I got lexi's done right before her 1st birthday.. she cried as soon as the girl pierced it then while she did the other then the lady gave her a sucker and walked away and everything was all better!

My mom did mine when i was really young like 2 or 3 months and they ended up crooked.

Lexi's seem perfectly fine but now she pulls them out because she thinks they are so pretty and wants to see them so i just put them in every now and then so it doesnt close up and ill start her wearing them again when shes old enough not to take them out

[mj512]

Thanks for your thoughts everyone. I had mine done at 8 weeks old had them until I was sbout 5, then let them close up then got them again at 9. Mine aren't uneven but that would be a concern. I see both sides of it.

[easternNCchick02]

Mine were done at 3 months old and are not crooked that I can tell. No problems with them besides I cannot wear longer than 4 hours without getting infected. My body rejects piercings though, but I think thats just me.
Alyssa (my daughter) is almost 4 and hers are not done. I'm letting her choose, just feel its not my choice to make for her. If she asked me tomorrow for some and we talked and she understood it would hurt, etc...Id take her

[WebLady]

I don't have children, but I had my ears pierced as a young child. I have not had any problems with mine; I even added a couple more holes as I've grown ;)

My sister and her baby's father had a debate about this when my niece was a baby. He didn't want to do it and she did; she agreed to wait, but then his mother took them out one day and convinced her to do it and she paid. The father wasn't happy, but it blew over. My niece loves her earrings and changes them often.

My brother and his GF had a similar problem when their twin girls were young; he wasn't sure if they should do it, but they opted in. The girls are 3 now and already like to put in new ones from time to time.

Personally, I don't see a big issue with it if it is done right. If the child decides later she doesn't like them, she can take them out. If they mess with them of course then they won't heal right and may cause other problems, so I would take them out in this sort of a case.

But if it like most anything else in life ... you just gotta do what feels right to you and not let what anyone else might think bother you.

[Smurfette]

I'm going to wait until Annika is old enough to choose herself. I have my ears pierced and haven't worn earrings in years because I have to repoke the hole on one side every time. That said, I did actually choose to get it done myself at like 12.

Aiden's grandparents got one of his ears pierced when he was younger and he ended up hating it.

Well as everyone remembers my MIL pierced the girls ears and I was livid.
Their ears have healed and closed but I can feel the scar tissue underneath.
I didn't pierce Teenagers ears and at 15 she still doesn't wear earrings. I got
my ears pierced when I was 12. I am going to leave the decision up to the
girls. Personally, there is no wrong decision because you're the mom.
I'm not a fan of earrings on little girls but as an adult I love wearing them!

[flyerso6]

I had mine done when I was a baby. I can only wear real gold ones otherwise I have a reaction. When I was around 10 or so I didn't like it and let them close up, and they were crooked. As a teenager I had them redone, I obviously had them done straight so it looks like I have two holes really close together on one ear and it gets infected often, where as the other one doesn't.

I am not getting my daughters ears pierced, it is her body, she can make that decision. If and when she tells me she wants it, then we will do it.