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My baby can be wearing a pink tutu with a pink sparkly shirt and pink tights and a pink bow in her hair and still, people will say, "What a cute little boy! How old is he?" I never considered piercing my baby's ears, but maybe it's one way for moms to say, "It's a girl!"
Over at the After Pregnancy: Babies & Toddlers group anderson03 asked "At what age would you pierce your little girl's ears?" There are some Baby Mamas in the group who, like me, are going to wait until their daughters are a little older. But for those of you plan on piercing your baby's ears, some of the experienced moms had some really good tips:
- Make sure your baby is ready. Mandybrooke, who had her daughter's ears pierced at 8 months wrote, "What made me decide to go ahead with it was that Hannah was really good with letting me touch her ears ... I had a friend who wanted to get her daughter's done, but she wouldn't let her mess with her ears so she got them done when her daughter was 13 months."
- Have your pediatrician do it. RainbowCowgirl said, "The doctor has more of an interest in the baby's well-being and was much more patient and gentle than a salesperson."
- Pierce both ears at the same time. "That's what they did for my daughter and I am so glad because she cried and there would have been no way they could have pierced the other ear if they hadn't done it that way," wrote proudmamafeb.
So what do you think—are you going to pierce your baby daughter's (or son's) ears?
Comments (8)
I want to pierce my daughters ears but I justg am afraid of them getting infected and I know how painful it is.
I had my baby's ears pierced at 6 months. She hasn't had any problems at all. I went to Wal-mart and they did them both at the same time too. It was a lot cheaper than the doc's office. Just clean them 2-3 times a day and turn them. :)
I had my girls ears pierced when they were babies. My oldest was around 3 months old and my younger one was 7 months old. We've not had any problems with them at all. I think it was better to do it when they were so little because they never knew anything different. They were so used to them that they never messed with them at all and they never got infected. My stepsister pierced her daughters ears when she was like three or four. She wouldn't leave them alone and they got really infected. I would wait until she's had her first round of shots though, and maybe give her some tylenol or motrin.
I a pierced & tattooed mommy... I have a total of nine piercings myself. I never got it until I had my daughter - I don't want to pierce her ears because they are perfect just as they are!
I wouldn't do it as the article is suggesting - just so that people will know she's a girl. My aunt & uncle did that with their little girl, and they still get asked how old "he" is. People are just stupid lol
I agree with SinCityMama. My daughter is 13 months and I don't feel the need to pierce her little perfect ears. If she wants them peirced when she is older, thats fine, but right now, there is no need.
spoke to my pediatrician and he said till about 6 months as long as she has all her tetanus shots! they do it at the office too - which is great!
When I took our dd to her 8 week check up, the doctor asked during the visit if I was planning on getting her ears pierced. I said probably not for a while. But she started explaining that it would be really easy to do it now while she is so young and didn't have control of her hands. That way she wouldn't touch or pull on them. Since they would always be there-she wouldn't be too curious about them- it would just be apart of her.
She gave me some suggestions for moms having their infants/little girls ears pierced. After reading them and calling around to find the right place/person to pierce her ears, we went and had her ears pierced at Piercing Pagoda. And the doctor was right. We have never had a problem with her pulling them or touching them. And she is really good about letting me change them. She didn't even cry much when it was done and much less than her shots. Our ped said if they cry, it is because of being restrained or the noise of the piercing instrument.
If any moms would like our ped's tips, write me an e-mail and I'll send them to you.
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I got my daughters ears pierced at 4 months and she did wonderful she didnt even cry. I just made sure I gave her some tylenol 10 minutes before they did it and she was fine. It never got infected ethier because when their babies they dont do much to get dirty and she didnt really know what her ears were yet so she never touched them, so it was easy to keep them clean. Just make sure you have plenty of tylenol on hand and make sure you turn then and clean them with ear piercing solution at least 2 times aday. I have an 8 day old baby and im planning on doing her ears at 4 months old also.