I think its about 5 or 6 months but I'm not sure. Also, where is the safest place to fet it done in NYC.
2007-12-26 06:41:01 · 22 answers · asked by SexeeLuv 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I normally would not respond to someone's opinion but I felt that for all of the women that have experienced some sort of violation I had to! Jay J:
While I respect that you have the right to express your opinion I have to take a moment of my time to put you in your place. Rape is a sexual act that violates your mind, body and soul! You never recover! Ear piercing is a procedure that can be reversed if desired and has no long term effects. As someone who has experienced ear piercing and has been violated I can tell you without a doubt that these two things IN NO WAY can be compared! So until you have walked a mile inside the shoes of someone who has experienced what you have not, I think it would be best if you stick to answering questions that you have some first hand knowledge on!
2007-12-27 03:24:09 · update #1
As soon as the child has the appropriate shoots. Do NOT go to a place that pierces both ears at once. Babies have very quick reflexes, and even a split second difference in piercing and cause the child to jump = earings are crooked!
99% of the time, the baby stops crying in 5 minutes.
Have you heard of Emala (spelling?) cream. It's a cream that you can put on the skin about 1hr before piercing (or shoots) that numbs the skin and makes for scream / crying free sessions.
I don't live in NYC so I can't recommend a good place.
It is worse to wait till they are older, simply because they KNOW that what just happened hurt and they usually freak out way more! Do it while she's little, if she hates them when she grows up (which i doubt) she can let them close! The holes are so small they don't leave a big gap!
2007-12-26 06:47:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋
First off, why would you let your 12 YEAR OLD get a tatoo and belly button piercing!?!? I could see earings by that age, but a TATOO?? And yeah, getting her ears pierced as a baby is crazy... wait until she's at least 10 or so... jeez. I mean, what is the hurry? She has her whole life ahead of her to put holes in her body. Be patient!
2016-05-26 09:10:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never.
Next thing you know is parents will think giving the babies navel piercings will look cool and start doing that, too.
Edit: I might get some thumbs down for this and I wasn't going to mention it, but I find it hypocritical of some women to be rightfully against rape yet find it okay to violate their infant physically with a procedure which is neither necessary or recommended. It isn't as though you are giving them shots to protect their health. You are punching holes into them so that you can decorate them. You are violating their bodies for your own satisfaction and nothing more. Sounds a lot like rape to me.
I also find it odd that if you were to do this type of thing to an animal, say your pet dog, then people would cry animal cruelty. This is partially because the animal can't voice an objection to it, and neither can an infant, so the same should apply.
2007-12-26 06:43:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 4⤋
Some people do it immediately. I personally think that it should wait until they are about 9-10 years old. There really isn't an age limit, but remember that you will have to make sure that you follow procedures for the baby and that they may pull on the piercing themselves.
2007-12-26 06:45:21 · answer #4 · answered by T 5 · 6⤊ 2⤋
You can have it done starting at around 6 weeks if you go to claires or somewhere like that. We waited with my son (yes my son has his ears pierced) until he was 6 months due to shots. I don't remember exactly what shot our doctor suggested waiting for but he got whichever one it was around that time or the second dose I think it was. But anyway we have a daughter who was 1 month old yesterday and I really don't plan on waiting with her. We will probably take her at 6 weeks. Oh yeah and we did take my son to claires and he had no problems with them. He doesnt even touch them or anything and he's 3 now.
2007-12-26 07:14:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
When I was young, in Germany, all the baby girls had it done fairly early. However, we are better informed now, so you may want to wait a bit. This pediatrician recommends 4 years old:
http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bhealth/0,,3qfj,00.html
2007-12-26 06:44:56 · answer #6 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I'll never understand why parents think their children are their property to do anything they want to. It's my personal opinion that you should not get your daughter's ears pierced until she is old enough to say, "Mommy, can I get my ears pierced?"
2007-12-26 10:42:27 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa Marie 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When she is old enough to ask to get it done. I got mine pierced when I was 11. My friend got her daughter's ears pierced when she was 5 months. She pulled and picked at them so much they became infected. She actually pulled one out on her own, so her mom decided to wait until she was older to try again.
2007-12-26 06:47:23 · answer #8 · answered by .. 5 · 6⤊ 2⤋
ask the nurse in the pediatrician's office for guidance on a safe place for piercing OR wait till the child can choose for herself.
2007-12-26 06:54:27 · answer #9 · answered by KitKat 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I don't think it's ever okay to pierce a baby's ears. You're assuming that she'll want pierced ears, and she may not. There's also the risk of them getting infected or of her pulling them out.
Wait until she's old enough to ask for them.
2007-12-26 06:49:06 · answer #10 · answered by nodotdotdot 3 · 5⤊ 4⤋