My daughter's 9 months old. My mother in law keeps asking: "WHEN are you gonna bring the baby to get her ears pierced?". I'm not so sure it's a good idea... maybe I'm just too careful, because this is my first baby, and because my little sister had many problems when she got her ears pierced at a young age (infections, they got caught in clothes and tore her ears...)
So, I'd like to know if it's risky or not to get my baby's ears pierced.
Thanks!
2007-02-05 14:16:19 · 13 answers · asked by Feed the models! 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I think that you are in a kinda in-between stage right now- you've either waited too long or you haven't waited long enough.
At the age your daughter is now, she would be pulling at them all the time and they wouldn't heal properly or they could get infected more easily. If you were going to do them as an infant, you should have done it somewhere between one and three months. That way, she's little enough to not remember the pain as soon as it stops and won't pull on it, so you can take proper care of them. My niece's ears were pierced at 6 weeks and she's 14 months old now and hasn't had a single problem.
Or if you were (are) waiting, then you should wait until the child is 5 or older and asks for them to be pierced. I asked for my ears to be pierced when I was 6, so my mom had them done. At that age, they are old enough to understand taking care of them (putting the solution on, turning the studs, not pulling on them). My sister was the same way (not pierced until she asked) and I am planning on doing the same with any daughters I might have.
Tell your mother in law that you've decided that it will be your daughter's decision whether or not she would like a few extra holes in her body and you are planning to wait until she tells you so. That should let her know to stop bugging you about it.
Good luck!
2007-02-05 15:36:13 · answer #1 · answered by Queen Queso 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a bad age to get them pierced, in my opinion. You either have to do it early, before they start tugging on their ears, or later when they understand not to tug on their ears. I am going through this with my daughter and decided to wait until she is older since I didn't do it when she was younger. She is 14 months now. All she ever does is pull on her ears. The risks are infection, pulling out the earring and potential damage to the ear from that, earring getting caught on clothes, allergic reaction to the metal. And probably more. If you don't want to pierce them now, tell your mother some of these reasons or just tell her it's your baby and you will do it when you/or your baby wants to.
2007-02-05 14:24:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, my little sister who is now 18 got her ears pierced when she was 6 months, so that she couldn't remember the pain when she got older, plus the baby is not old enough to pick in her ears and the parent can regulate it better (because the child is always with you anyway). If past 6 months I would wait until the child is mature enough to know not to mess with her ear and get it infected. At least a teenager.
If the child desides later on in life that she don't won't her ears pierced she can simply stop wearing earings, so that the holes will close up. At least thats what my cousin did.
2007-02-05 14:24:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, your instincts as a mom are correct. There are risks of:
Infection
Getting caught on her clothes and pull at her ears, hurting her
Getting pulled, and tearing her earlobes
The back falling off, and the baby choking on it or the earring
The posts digging into the area behid her ears when she lays on them, and hurting her while she is trying to sleep.
Tell your MIL that you will get your daughters ears pierced when 1) she asks for them and 2) she is old enough and responsible enough to take care of them. Some people never want their ears pierced - don't take this decision away from your daughter. It is her body, it should be her decision.
PS. To ppl who say do it now so they won't remember the pain - guess what? I got mine done at 10 and I don't remember the pain. Many people get them done as teenagers or adults - it is not that painful!
2007-02-05 14:25:39 · answer #4 · answered by baby_savvy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I never understood why people get their baby's ears pierced. Its just painful for the baby, and its not like they enjoy it in any way because they don't understand what it is to have pierced ears. Plus, there is always the risk of infection, etc. which will be even more painful for the baby. Do your kid a favor and wiat until she's old enough to WANT to get pierced ears.
2007-02-05 14:21:41 · answer #5 · answered by jellybean24 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When i got my ears pierced i was 2 weeks old and i didn't have a problem.I also have a little girl and i took her to get her ears pierced when she was 2 weeks.She was fine she cried for a couple of seconds then she stopped i think she cried more when we woke her up to get them pierced.Before i got her ears pierced i asked her Dr when was the best time and she said when ever they don't need any shots for that just to be careful on getting them even.Good luck on your decision.
2007-02-05 17:54:54 · answer #6 · answered by flower 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got my first girls ears pierced when she was 11 weeks old. i never had any problems with it. now she is 10 and absolutely hates to wear earrings. she doesn't even like the fact that she has holes in her ears. my youngest girl is 3 and my husband chose that we should wait till she is old enough to make that decision herself. i think that waiting is really the best decision any parent could make when it comes to something that will be with the child forever, i just wish i would have waited on piercing with my first.
2007-02-05 14:32:32 · answer #7 · answered by happychick 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the quicker the extra appropriate. i think of maximum places make it easier to be attentive to the way early they might pierce ears...i won't be able to undergo in innovations if it relatively is 6 weeks or 6 months, yet places like Claire's will tell be waiting to make it easier to be attentive to. the extra severe that would take place is it would desire to get contaminated. lots of the time in case you keep the section sparkling, and use in basic terms slightly of peroxide each now and lower back, that may not take place.
2016-10-01 12:04:53 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mum got my ears pierced when I was 6 months old!
And I'll do the same with my little girl too! Go for it!
2007-02-05 15:13:19 · answer #9 · answered by aussie_grl_1985 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
got my daughters ears done when she was 5 months old she screamed for maybe 4 seconds after that she was laughing and smiling again havnt had a problem yet
2007-02-05 14:24:19 · answer #10 · answered by milifis frikngret 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋