Why shouldn't I get my toddlers nose pierced?

Question

My baby is so cute and adorable. I think that she would look so precious with a large hoop earring or diamond studd in her nose. My husband and I are seriously considering getting her nose pierced for the spring months. We even found a piercer that would be willing to do the procedure for us. Some of my relatives don't think that this would be such a good idea but I don't see anything wrong with it. Why shouldn't I get my toddler's nose pierced?

Answer 1

I have no problems with piercing the ears of babies/toddlers. I don't think there is anything wrong with getting your toddler's nose pierced. However, you must think of two things. First, can the baby pull out or otherwise remove the ring? I've never heard of this being a problem with earrings, but perhaps baby is more incline to play with the nose? Second, can the ring become caught on anything and be pulled out? I think if you get a rounded stud, like a small gold or silver ball you shouldn't have any problems with either issue. I would stay away from hoops and gemmed studs. A hoop seems more likely to be pulled on/out by the baby and the facets in a gemmed stud are more likely to catch on something.

Answer 2

I haven't seen any toddlers with piercings other than in their ear lobes and those are all girls. I think that piercings should be a personal decision and your toddler isn't old enough to make that decision. Is it in her best interest to have a nose piercing? The nose is still growing - have you seriously spoken with folks who do piercings/tats for a living to see if this will leave a scar and if the scar will grow as the nose grows? She would really hate you for that later in life.

I hope you reconsider for a lot of reasons. Another child could grab the hoop and pull it out - ouch - she could pull it out - ouch - could get caught on something - ouch. If it gets infected that would be painful and dangerous.

A lot of reasons not to do this at this stage of her life. If your only reason is because you think she will look cute/precious then you already know it's not a good idea. She is precious and cute without it. And the person who would do this would only be doing it for money because a person in that line of work would say no to performing this for you.

Answer 3

Well - Nose piercings are VERY sore for the first few weeks. Since toddlers get runny and stuffy noses quite a bit, you would be constantly having her blow or wipe her nose. Trust me, this HURTS. It would be a constant pain to her and a constant obstacle to you. It's one thing to get a child's ears pierced, because theyre not in the way - but think about what a nose ring, especially a hoop, can get caught on - clothes, dish towels, anything near her face. Nose piercings need constant cleaning and upkeep, as well - i just think with a toddler that would be A LOT of work. Just think about it before you do it.

Answer 4

You shouldn't do this because she is a TODDLER!!
The baby may be young and cute, most toddlers are, but that doe not mean you should be hooking her up with an extra hole in her nose. She has a lot of growing to do. Does she have any allergies, or get a lot of colds. I do not know how easy it is to blow your nose when you have some funky jewelry stuck in there.
Believe me this is not a good idea.
Let her grow up first. Stop trying to make her into something you and she may regret later.
Do Not Go Through With This.

Answer 5

Leave your toddler's face alone. That is a decision she should have a say in when she gets older. How would you have like it if your mom and dad had put a tatoo with the words "groovy" over your forehead when you were a toddler? Not too cool, eh.

When kids grow up they need to be able to make some decisions for themselves. Piercings are decisions that allow you as a parent the opportunity for discussion and independence training with your child later in life. Don't waste it.

Answer 6

I think that's a wonderful idea put the biggest hoop you can find in it so it's sure to get caught on everything am sure a huge scar from an earring being ripped out of her nose won't bother her at all. Are you and your husband retarded? Really the risk of infection alone would be enough to make me think twice if I were your family I would call CPS most likely if you have so little common sense as to want to pierce your toddlers nose what other major parenting mistakes are you making? Take the money you would have spent on the diamond stud and enroll yourself and your husband in a parenting class!!!!!

Answer 7

Oh my goodness.. there is not enough space on here to explain to you all the many reasons it would be wrong to do that..

To put it briefly, if you have your toddler's nose pierced.. if she were to fall, it could get hung on something and cause a very serious injury. It's something that YOU want to do, because YOU think it is cute. It has nothing to do with her.. it's all about YOU. Just because you think your daughter would look "cute" with a nose ring is not a reason to go out and get it done!

I'm sorry.. but you need to get that idea out of your mind. It's very tacky and irresponsible of you to even think about doing that to your little girl. And also, I would be very leary of anyone who would be willing to do that to your child.. That's messed up.

There are so many things wrong with that idea...

Answer 8

First of all, this should really be a question of personal choice. It is not like your baby wants to have her nose pierced. What if later on she wouldn`t like it but even taking it of would leave a scar. If you really feel it is copmpulsory that the girl should have anything in her nose, besides an occasional finger, why don`t you try something that doesn`t require piercing? Think how hard it would be for her when she has a runny nose.

Answer 9

If you want to pierce something do her ears.

First of all, it would be much easier for her to pull on her nose ring, or get it caught on something, and really hurt herself while if she has little stud earrings, that can't happen.

Second of all, having a pierced nose is a strong statement of rebellion, counterculture, et cetera that I wouldn't impose on my toddler, while earrings have no such social stigma.

Third, people will get a lot of wrong impressions from it.

So logically, none really, but I'd still advise against it.

Answer 10

I cannot believe you could even ask a question like this. Although I think this posted question could well be a joke by the way it is written, I am still compelled to point out that it makes me feel as nauseous as when I read that the late Anna Nicole Smith fed her baby Dannilynn less than the recommended ounces of milk required by a newborn because she wanted her baby to be 'sexy'.

It would be interesting to know how old you are - only a child who looks on a baby as if she were a dolly to dress up would consider inflicting this kind of pain on it in order to adorn it with jewellery made specifically for adults.