How do you feel about having a 6 month old baby get her ears pierced?

Question

I think it would be really cute, but I also feel we should wait till she is older and can take care of them herself. Also, she is only six months old, i'm scared that she would pull on her ears and maybe rip them out. I just would like your advice on this situation. Thank you. Please no rude comments

Answer 1

My daughter had her ears pierced at 6 months old at the pediatricians office with sterile, disposable equipment. It is traditional for an infant to have her ears pierced in my husband's culture. She has never even touched them nor have they been infected. You are her mother, do what you feel is best, nevermind what anyone else thinks.

It's actually the method of piercing that I have a major problem with. Too many people take their children to places like Wal-Mart and Claire's to have their ears pierced with those terrible piercing guns. It amazes me how many people I see when I go to a mall in line with their very young daughter waiting to get their ears pierced with those things. Piercing guns are dangerous.

The first reason is sterilization. Piercing guns cannot be and are not properly sterilized meaning sterilized using an autoclave. This is the only method of complete and proper sterilization for any objects that come in contact with blood and tissue. It's what a dentist office as well as a piercing shop uses to sterilize instruments. What do they use to sterilize at a place like Wal-Mart or Claire's? Alcohol wipes? How sterile is that? Blood and tissue can and will come into contact with the piercing gun, both by blood from the process itself and the piercer's hands, leaving a trail of contamination extending to every person who has their ears pierced by it. A great way to get an infection and spread disease.

Secondly, a piercing gun uses a tremendous amount of pressure to force a dull earring through the earlobe. This causes the earlobe to literally rip in order to make room for the earring causing an extreme amount of pain not to mention tissue damage to the earlobe. Also, the earring back is put on so tightly that there is no room for the "wound" to heal which is also a reason for infection.

Lastly, the people who use these guns have little training and as a result, you can get, at the very least of everything, improper placement.

Are there risks to all piericngs? Of course there are. But the risks are vary and increase/decrease depending on the method you choose. To all the moms considering having their daughters' ears pierced whether they be 6 months, 6 years or 16 years, please do some reading when considering the method of piercing you choose.

Answer 2

I think 6 months old is about a good time to get a baby girl's ears pierced. Some people do it as early as 2 to 3 months. I think that your daughter will be fine.... I doubt that she will pull on her ears because around that time children know not to do something that will hurt, So she might try to pull on them once but once she knows that it will cause her pain she wont do it again. And plus it takes a whole lot of pulling and things like that for her to be able to ripe her earring out. What you should do is get the kind of earrings that twist on, so that she won't be able to take them out herself. Also, whatever you do make sure that the earrings that she gets are real, because it will be less irritating to the skin, and she won't mess with them as much.

Answer 3

You are going to get several different opinions on this site. My oldest daughter had her ears pierced at 7 months old. We never had any problem out of them. She will be 4 in October and she loves to wear her earrings. My youngest daughter is 9 weeks old and I will more than likely get her ears pierced around the same time.

Answer 4

Actually i will be gettin my daughter pierced early in her life like 6months.. because it is much easier on them.. they dont bother them or pull on them like they would if they were 3yrs old. I kno some ppl r very against this bcuz they think the child should decide. But its ur own opinion! Babies also have less chance of infections than toddlers do because they dont mess with the earrings.

Answer 5

I remember getting my ears pierced at 7 or 8 years old, and it hurt for a couple days. i cant imagine doing that to a baby. I have a 4 month old and it breaks my heart to see her cry from vaccinations, and those are for a medical need.

I'd wait until she expresses interest in them.

Answer 6

I am not sure at 6 months but I do believe getting their ears pierced sooner is better because when toddlers get older they have that "fear" of getting their ears pierced and when you leave the decision up to them they will never get it done because they will be scared. My pediatrician says to wait until they are at least a year old because of potential growth, though their little lobes will keep growing for awhile and there is the potential they will turn out lopsided. Good Luck!

Answer 7

One of my best memories is of my mother taking me (at age 12) to go get my ears pierced. I got to pick out the studs and I still have them.
If I had a daughter instead of my son, I would wait until she is old enough to decide for herself if she wants them done.

Answer 8

Not something I would do. Babies have enough upkeep without the extra holes. I just think babies look so wonderful without all the jewlery and stuff. Time for it when they grow older and can make the decision and look after it themselves. Just my way of looking at it. My dd got her ears pierced when she was nine. She is now 13 and can barely be bothered with earrings.

Answer 9

My friend has her baby's done when she was very small. Only thing is, what if she didn't want it? However, I guess very few people actually don't have it. In fact, this might be a good Y question: do you know of any woman who's not had her ears pierced and why!

Answer 10

I don't think it is a good idea. It would be painful, there is a chance of getting infection, and there is the chance that she will pull the earrings out and then you have a choking hazard. I think you should wait until your daughter is older and wants to have them done and can be part of taking care of them. I got my daughter's ears pierced when she was 5 and I wish I had waited until she was about 12 to let her get them done.