I have a newborn daughter and...?

Question

everyone keeps suggesting that I get her ears pierced. I really hadn't thought about getting it done, I acutally decided that it would be her decision once she is older. It is thought that she will be afraid to once she is older. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I would wait and let her make up her own mind. When I was really little I asked my mom to pierce my ears, so im not sure if she would be afraid or not. I think the main reason why people pierce the babies ears while they are so young is to make sure that the holes stay open.

Answer 2

I have a daughter that is a year old. I thought about having her ears pierced when she was a newborn too. After thinking about it, I didn't think it was such a good idea. I feel it is something she should decide that she wants when she gets older. Let her make up her own mind about it. Some women don't have their ears pierced at all. There's nothing wrong with that. And, when she gets older and she decides that she wants to get her ears pierced, she might be a little nervous, but think about how proud she will be of herself after having them done.

Just my personal opinion. Hope it helps. =)

Answer 3

I begged my mother everyday from the age of six, she told me I needed to wait to be sure this is something I wanted forever, at the age of ten she took me to have my ears pierces, and it hurt horribly, but I loved them (after all the infections passed).

When she is ready (and you are too) take her to an actual piercing and tattoo parlour, where she can get them pierced with a needle not a gun. The guns cause scar tissue, you can contract Hep C, and other infections. Very serious. Make sure the shop has an autoclave and you SEE it, this is the only way to know that the tools are properly cleaned (an alcohol swab at the local Clare's doens't kill Hep C, and blood and tissue can remain in the guns forver, they are also not trained in bodily fluids and blood pathogens).

Do your research first, there is lots to do, and when you are sure that the outcome is something you are ready to handle, go ahead.

I would have been pretty upset if my mother pierced my ears without me knowing, I loved waiting and bragging to people only X amount more years!

Answer 4

I have 3 daughters. My older 2 got theirs pierced by their own choice. The oldest was 10 when she got hers done. My middle daughter got hers done at 8, but really should have waited as she wasn't quite ready to be responsible enough to care for them properly and got multiple infections. My youngest daughter just turned 10 and isn't quite sure if she wants pierced ears or not. My older 2 are now 28 and 22. They actually got their ears pierced before I did! I was just a big chicken, afraid of the needle and the pain. I know plenty of girls with ears pierced as infants. They did fine with it as did several I know who got their ears done when a little older. Go with whatever you are comfortable with. For me, I preferred to wait until the girls were interested and were old enough to properly care for them. Oddly enough, it is my son who has more piercings than the girls. He is now 25, but at 18 decided to get his eyebrow pierced. He also has a tongue, a naval, and a couple ear piercings (although none in the lobes). If you want to wait until she is older just thank the people who suggest you get your daughter's ears pierced now and tell them you are going to wait until she wants them done. I wouldn't worry if she is afraid when she is older. Not every woman/girl has pierced ears and that is OK.

Answer 5

I made the same decision! Once she is old enough to tell me that she wants them pierced, then I will do it. People tell me all the time that I should get them done (my daughter is 6 months) and I just kind of smile and leave it at that. One woman came up to me (while my daughter was wearing a white and pink onesie) and said that I should get them pierced because she couldn't tell if she was a boy or a girl! Sorry, but if you can't see the hot pink flowers all over her clothes, I doubt you will see the tiny studs in her ears!

Answer 6

You do what you want to do but don't have people telling you how to raise your daughter. I have three girls two in high school and on in the junior high. They have their ears pierced but never seem to wear earrings because they are in sports a lot and have to cover them up. So sometimes having your ears pierced are a waste of money.

Answer 7

I have decided to wait until my daughter is old enough to ask me. I had my ears pierced when I was a baby and never wore earrings. By the time I decided that I wanted to start wearing them I had to get them re-pierced.

Answer 8

Hi. I'm asian and in my country it is a custom that baby girls have their ears very early. I too have a little girl and she's 6 now but i had her ears pierced when she was a baby and that was around the time she was about 2 years old..when she stopped trashing around and didnt pull the earing off.. it was painful but i did it in the doctor's office and by then my daughter could understand what was happening and take simple instructions like 'dont touch'.. It's up to you..but just do it safely and in a hygenic manner but if you want it to be your daughter's decition..well then better to wait.. no hurry..

Answer 9

I would say that is entirely up to you. Lots of people asked me about it when my daughter was newborn, and I just said that I didn't intend to do it right away. I got my ears pierced when I was 6 years old, and it was a really big deal for me! It was my birthday present, and I was really excited about it. I think that is what I am going to do with my daughter.

Answer 10

You do what you feel is best for your daughter and you.
I am not getting my daughters ears pierced until she says she is ready and then we will make a day of it.
Besides, if I got her ears pierced now (7 months) my husband would have a cow!