piercing an infants ear?

Question

i have a two month old daughter and would like to pierce her ears but i dont know where is safe to go and what age is it suitable.

and to those men who answered my question and portray me as a bad mum what would you know. i am only asking a question

Answer 1

I had my daughters done at two months and I went to Wal-Mart and we haven't had a problem out of them and she is almost three years old.
Good luck and don't let these gonnies tell you that your a bad parent because you get your daughters ear peirced. Ignore them they don't have a clue
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!

Answer 2

Talk to your pediatrician about this. In some cultures, piercing young girls' ears is considered perfectly normal, so if this is true of your culture, don't pay attention to all the criticisms. When children get their ears pierced very early, there is less likely to be a problem with the development of keloids (overgrown scars that cause unsightly lumps) which can be a problem for more darkly pigmented people. Provided you are prepared to take good care of the piercing and use good quality earrings, there is no issue with doing this early, but only after she has completed all her DTP (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis) shots. Talk to your doctor and see if he has a recommendation as to where is best in your area to have this done. I've posted a good link discussing the issue.

PS I never had my ears pierced, nor have my daughters, but I have no intrinsic problem with other people making a different decision in their lives. When mom has pierced ears, the daughter may want to be like mom.

Answer 3

I guess you are from a Asiatic cultural background that values jewelry ,especially gold on members of your family to reflect your social and economic standing.
If you live in the north american continent or Europe, you will be ostracized. Ear piercing is medically a safe procedure and quite acceptable in most asian countries. The strangest contradiction is that the same people who ostracizes you in your new country will probably end up having adult children who have 4 or 5 earrings lined up on their earlobe, through their nosetrils and belly buttons, on men and women as well.
Girls will probably be interested in wearing earrings at the age of 5 to 7. Just remember that if they stop wearing them for a few years the hole will shut again and they will need to be repierced.
Your best place to have them pierced is in a reputable jewelry store who sells pierceable stud hypoallergenic earrings. They also teach the young un how to care for them, how to avoid infections and such.

Answer 4

I'm not for it, but I do understand that this is the norm in a lot of cultures. If that's the case and you want to do it...go ahead.

My friend had her daugther's done at a Jewelry store...not at Claire's or Piercing Pagoda. I think she was about 4 months. She cried at the time, but had no problem with them going forward until about 2 months ago when one got infected. She had to take the studs out and the hold closed. (her daugther is now 2). So she is going to wait until they are fully healed and have them repierced.

Answer 5

We have had this question before! Do you know what, if I had to ask yahoo answers an important question like this, I think it would be telling me, why on earth am I asking total strangers if I should mutilate my child's body without her consent! Let me guess, 1 ... you have a low I.Q
2.... You are very young and all the other teenage mums do it to their kids!
3.... You are lower to working class!
Am I Right!?
If not please come to your senses and don't behave like the sort of person I have mentioned above!
And by the way the suitable age is when they give you permission, it is after all their body!

Answer 6

Well, I don't know about the where, as i don't know where you are. However, I got my 1st daughters ears pierced when she was 10 months old. She didn't really cry, but later came the most problems. Her right ear piercing became infected, and it was TERRIBLE. There came a really big pus filled bubble on the back of her ear. I took the earring out, cleaned out the bubble, and it healed ok, but it was mean. I won't advise parents to do this, because it is not all it's cracked up to be, it is cute, but that's about it. I also won't advise parents not to do this, I will only share my experience, because this does not always happen. I have 2 other daughters, and I will not do it to them, because of the previous experience.

Answer 7

YUCK! Walmart....I hate Walmart... I wouldn't buy TP at Walmart let alone let them pierce my daughter's skin.

I don't care about cultures from other places......In some countries they mutilate their daughter's sex organs....so is that good.

I'm sorry, I think it is trashy to pierce your child's ears. They are not barbies or fashion accessories...they are children. It is her body and you should wait until she is old enough to want it done and ask....and take care of them.

IT HURTS it is piercing the skin and you want to do it because it is "cute" so are the miniskank clothes they have out that I'd NEVER let my daughter wear.

What reasons do you have for piercing her ears? It is cute (I don't think it is personally, like I said TRASHY).....does cuteness over rule pain, and possible infection?

Don't do it...she is a baby, not a dress up doll. When she is 12 and wants to wear makeup and dress like a skank what will you say?

Answer 8

In my culture when a girl is born the ears are automatically pierced. I was born in the USA and my parents wanted it done right when I was born. The pediatrician asked my mom to wait a week, but the Doc did it in his office. I have never had a moment's trouble with it, and I love it!
I would not go to a place such as Claire's, etc...but ask your pediatrician.
Do not listen to those people who say you are a bad mum. You are the best mum for your daughter!!

Answer 9

kidding aside i really think you should see a doctor or a therapist. by your other questions i can see you have suffered from depression and have considered adopting a child to 'cheer' yourself up. i hope you didn't go through with that as if the child hadn't 'cheered' yourself up i would hate for this innocent child to suffer. as a young parent, and all though i don't know you, i think you may be still in the mind set that babies are like dolls, i hope this is not the case and that you do care for the children's welfare.

ask yourself 'why do you want to get your baby's ears pierced?' if the answer has any connection to your feelings and not a real decision by the child, i would suggest to wait, your baby may thank you, or may ask why you didn't do it sooner when it would have hurt less.

i really think its great that you have come on here to ask for others opinions first, this really shows bravery as on here there are some head cases!! but try to decipher the good from the utter crap, and i can see there are some answers from both sides.

i personally think you should not do it, but if you can come up with an unselfish reason to do it (a real one not an answer to cover some future guilt) you should go ahead.

good luck and think of the future of the child :)

Answer 10

She didnt ask anyone if she should get them done or not, she simply asked for a safe suitable place.

I think the malls do it, it doesnt matter the age as long as you consent to it. A lot of babies have their ears pierced. Call around, ask around.....make sure they've done it before, and also make sure that you keep them super clean!

Answer 11

I know there is alot of people out there that disagree with this. But in fact it is actually better to pierce her ears now. There is less chance of infection because it is YOU that are responsible for the care of them. You can keep them clean. Older children will forget, and then the ears get infected. Also, right now, because the cartilage and nerves aren't fully developed their ears, it will cause her next to no pain, if any at all. It is actually the sound of the gun that makes them cry if they do. I would take her to a jewelery store or a drug store. Also try to find a place that will do both ears at the same time. That way she won't need to be startled twice.

*** Childrens ears can be peirced at pretty much any age, as long as there is parental consent.