babies and ear piercings?

Question

i came across a question on here which was asking if ear piercings on young children is it child abuse.

i couldnt believe some of the answers, one girl got her childs ears pierced at 3 month i cannot understand why i think its stupid and looks very charvy

so would you get your babies ears pierced and if so WHY?

do you not think the child should choose to have there ears pierced not have it forced on them as a baby

you think its cute well i hope you aint got kids, babies aint a fashion accessory to make you look good infront of ya mates

liplollie you are a fool!!! do girls have to have holes in there ears? you are wrong babies immune systems aint very good hence why babies get so many colds during the first years of life silly fool

dragon my point exactly you would get your babies ears pierced to make her look like a princess what!!!!! crazy

Answer 1

Let the baby grow up first then let him / her choose.

mariaman…: Your English and your articulation leaves a lot to be desired. Perhaps you should focus on that first before poking holes in your baby's ear lobes. What kind of parent could you possibly be and what examples would you be showing your child when you speak in such manner?????

Answer 2

My mom wanted to wait until I was old enough to make the decision on my own and I'm glad she did. I never wanted my ears pierced and have never had them pierced. If she had done it when I was too young to object, I'd be upset because I would have scars from the holes from my ears being pierced. I understand you wanting people to know your baby is a girl, but most parents deal with that when their babies are very young and don't have enough hair yet to really distinguish. Consider that your daughter might be fine with having pierced ears when she gets older, but then again, she may not, but would then have scars. It sounds like you want to do it soon and your mind is made up to do it soon though. You might want to wait until she is at least about 3 or 4 and you can actually talk to her about it and let her decide. But if you are going to do it soon, I'd wait until she's at least 1 though.

Answer 3

I thought of getting my baby’s ears pierced while she is small. Main reason so that she would not remember the pain, plus they say that babies feel less pain because they have a shorter memory, easily distracted and their nervous system is not intone yet. Another benefit of having pierced ears early in live is that the ear hole does not stretch over time. But after she was born I changed my perspective on this topic. I don’t believe that babies don’t feel pain as much, I think they do. It could also get infected and do damage to her sensitive ear. I got my ears pierced when I was 11 and it hurt allot, but back then they did it with a needle that was heated up by a candle. When I was older and got other piercings with a gun it did not hurt at all. I’m going to let her decide if she wants them pierced we will go in together and to it with her understanding what she is doing. Maybe by the time she is that age pierced ears will be out of style and clip-ons will be the rage. Who knows?

Answer 4

Alot of piercer now wont pierce a childs ear until there 3 now depends on were you live ,let me just get one thing straight IT DONT HURT THE CHILD when have it done at an early age this is why thay get it done so young , if a child at 3 yrs old was to get it done then thay wolud feel it or the child may move and the earing goes of centre a bit , but the way your ear is pierced now ( well were i live ) its done togher so its quicker .
i get what you are saying about a fashion accessory and some peoloe do just do this and yes that is wrong .
also a childs immune system does not start to work till that child it 6 weeks old so getting there ears pierced before then is not going to give a child a cold or anything else that is going around .
My mother had mine and my two sisters ears pierced when we were 4 weeks old were now 29 , 31 and 38 my two other sister both have girls and had the girls done aswell , i have boys but if i did have a girl i would get hers done aswell and not for a fashion accessory , everybody has there own opion about this ,but there is worse things than getting your ears pierced happening to children expecialy girl , some are killed cause there are enought girls already born some have there feet bound up others have tatoos but on there body as young as 2 weeks , nobody seems to be moaning about this at least with earings thay can be taken out and heel all the other thing are with you for life.

Answer 5

I think its a personal decision, but I would be afraid the earrings would poke them, they do me and I cannot sleep with them. I dont think its abuse in any way, though. and dont think bad of anyone who does it, I have seen some babies with it and thought it was cute, and I have heard they dont cry that much. I just personally dont want to. I did not pierce my daughters ears. She is 3 and has actually already asked to have them done when one of her friends got it done. This will probably be something we will do on a special occasion like maybe starting first grade, or a 6th or 7th birthday, but only if she shows an interest in it.

Answer 6

It gets worse, I read of people getting their babies ears pierced at 8 weeks. Funny thing is most of them seemed to be American. They also circumcise babies for no reason at a very young age and there argument for both is - they won't remember the pain.

My son wouldn't remember if I hit him for the sake of it but I won't as its cruel, as I think ear piercing at such a young age. I have body piercings and love them but to get them I made up MY OWN mind. No one else has that right but me.

I have a boy so this might not become an issue but if he did ask me he would have to wait until her was about 12 before I'd allow it, same with a girl.

It looks tacky, chavvy and cheap - why dress your baby girl up to look like a wh0re? Its also dangerous, babies grab at each other all the time when playing - bet that earring won't look so pretty when its being ripped out they poor babies ear.

But as usual the majority of this country (UK) seem more concerned about docking the tails of dogs and preserving animal rights than that of our children.

Answer 7

I think the reasoning is that they won't focus on the pain so much when they're babies. Also, if they've had the earrings growing up, they're more used to them and will take better care of them. I don't have kids, but I do think it's a little weird to see babies with their ears pierced. So I probably wouldn't have my daughters do that until they're 7 or 8. I don't think it's a form of abuse, though.

Answer 8

i dont think that anyone should pierce their babies ears.
when a child is old enough to understand when you tell them that this is going to be a bit sore, and they still want to have it done, then they are old enough to have someone poke holes in them.

i think by the age of 3 or 4, depending on the child, it is okay to have pierced ears, if the child themselves asks for it.

i agree with those who say children are not accessories, if you want to make them cute, dress them in nice clothes, but dont inflict pain on them to make you look good.

Answer 9

I don't agree with having babies or young childrens ears pierced, not only because I think it should be their choice but because I think there is the chance of them ripping their earlobes if they get the earrings caught on something. Young children don't just sit around looking cute and fashionable.

Answer 10

Definately not, babies/children should not have their ears pierced till they can make the choice themselves. Subjecting a small baby to having the pain of ear piercing is totally wrong and is certainly a form of abuse to a child.

It doesn't look cute or sweet, it looks ridiculas and should be banned completely.

Answer 11

I agree I wouldn't pierce a babies ear but some cultures do piece newborns ears for some reason. I waited until my daughter begged me at 7. I think that it is a personal choice.