2007-01-26 03:51:51 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I think they do it for vanity reasons. I myself think it looks ridiculous on a baby, and would be like having your baby wear makeup. What possible reasons are there for such a thing. As for people saying that babies do not feel pain...then why do they cry when in "pain"?!? Causing young babies pain, actually causes their pain receptors to be enhanced, so that future pain is felt much worse. :( So in theory, your putting your baby through pain, just because you think they look cute in doing so. I'm glad that my mother allowed me my own decision, when I became old enough to decide for myself. When my ears were pierced, I was old enough to take care of them myself.
2007-01-26 04:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by Mommyof2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother pierced my ears when I was three months old, and I've had them ever since. I always thought that if/when I had a daughter, I'd do the same, and when I had Miss Charlotte 6 weeks ago, I posted a question on here as to "when and where" to get it done.
I was a little overwhelmed with the nasty responses....but thankful for the thoughtful ones.
Some people talked about the pain of the piercing. But having my daughter immunized seems just as painful. In fact, the PKU test they did on her (twice, since the first time the lab messed it up) where they poke her ankle then squeeze the blood out, looked worse than any piercing could.
People said I was altering my babies appearance, likening it to tattooing, or other body piercings. Well, this is a little extreme. As I said, my ears were pierced young, and that's the only piercing I have.
One mother suggested to me that I wait to have her ears pierced, making it a mommy/daughter outing when she asks to have them done, and I love that idea.
So far, my baby doesn't have her ears pierced, and it will be my decision as to when she has it done. If there are no physical/emotional reasons not to (to be determined by my pediatrition, not this board) then I will do so when I feel appropriate.
2007-01-26 04:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by salemgirl1972 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually alot of ear piercing places wont pierce a newborns ears until they had there second set of shots. The best place to do it is at the doctor. I had my girls pierce because she had no hair and I thought it would help people realize she was a girl. Yeah right. I still got "how old is he". Eventually I would just respond with the age. I would think that is why most parents do this but some do it for vanity or family traditions.
2007-01-26 03:58:18 · answer #3 · answered by momof3 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had to comment. I don't care what other mothers are doing, but any doctor will tell you that newborns are very suseptible to infection and sickness since they don't have all their shots yet. Piercing a newborns ears seems like an easy way for a baby to get an infection. Think twice before doing this.
2007-01-30 03:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some families piercing young girls' ears for earrings is a long going tradition. The easy thing about doing it on infants is they don't worry about the piercing pain and then look great in family pictures.
2007-01-26 04:05:53 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
our first child was a girl..... lots of our friends & people we knew asked if we were going to get her ears pierced..... we said no, we are gonna wait until she is old enough to decide for herself..... i had mine pierced when i was very young, & i had a lot of problems with ear infections, & infections around the piercing, i was very sensitive to just about every metal there was out there....... i mean, yeah they don't remember the pain, but my main concern would be that it was a choking hazard....... but to be honest, most places that do piercings wait until after a certain age........ we are still sticking by our decision, but i know that there are a lot of people out there that think it's cute (yeah, it is kinda cute, but i think my baby is just as pretty without them) so i just don't say anything against those parents, it is their choice, i wouldn't want other people trying to force their opinions on me, just rest easy knowing that your girl (if you have one) will be fine earring free...........at least until she's a teenager, then who knows what she'll come home with pierced?....... one of our nightmares about when our baby girl grows up :)
2007-01-26 14:55:23 · answer #6 · answered by Ashli B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I know this is rare, but if I wear earrings (silver, gold, surgical steel, whatever) for more than a few hours I get some swelling and irritation, more than a day and I tend to get an infection. With all the silly little colds and infections that a baby can catch I wouldn't want to add another misery to that list. If I have a girl, I plan to wait until she asks and I feel she is responsible enough to care for them on her own."
2007-01-26 03:58:57 · answer #7 · answered by mz_elegant_1 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Piercing of ears is the person's choice not the parents, how can an eight month old tell you that they want this???? I think it's best to let the child make the decision if and when they want this done.
2007-01-26 04:00:06 · answer #8 · answered by The_Game 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well i dont have kids but my mom had my ears pierced when i was a baby and im glad she did. its easier to do when the child is younger and if for whatever reason the chil decides when they grow up that they dont like it the can let it grow together. i dont kno if i would be able to go through it now cause im scared of pain, so im glad my mom did it then
2007-01-26 04:02:28 · answer #9 · answered by LUV ALL SPORTS 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think a lot of time it has to do with their culture. I would not do it myself, but I have heard that when they grow up with having their ears pierced that they are better able to take care of them because they are used to it.
2007-01-26 03:56:26 · answer #10 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋