Baby Girl Ear Piercing

[jade2004 0]

i got Zoe's pierced at about 4 months (as soon as she was able)...she didn't have hair though and i was scared everyone would think she was a boy (kidding...)...I had mine done at 6 months and I don't remember it...As Jackie said, tears with Zoe only lasted a few seconds and they were gone....she LOVES her earrings though...freaks out if she looses one....

Nour is beautiful either way....and I too LOVE the costumes

mwah!!!

[doodlebugg 10]

I was always so paranoid that the earrings would come out and baby would put it in mouth and choke on it.

My girls had theirs done when they turned 10 I think. It's when all of their friends did it and it was a big deal...trip to the mall with friends and then chinese food after at the food pavilion.

[Marry American 0]

I am going to wait until our daughter is old enough to ask for them to get pierced. Little babies are soooo very cute with pierced ears, but I got my god-daughter's ears pierced when she was 12. It was one of her greatest events thus far. My husband and I will wait until she ask for it, so we can make it an event.

[♥JP♥ 5]

We are taking Taleen to get hers pierced after she gets her shots on Oct 10th. The lady at the mall said they need to see the immunization record before she can earrings.

[sandinista! 1,816]

i am most assuredly not getting my daughter's ears pierced until she has had all of her hepatitis b injections! too scary otherwise.

[Marlita 0]

Well I'm not from a MENA country. I am a Black-American and culturally its highly acceptable to pierce a girls ears as a baby. Mine were done at around 6 months my mom told me. Actually it was so common, that I found it odd to see a little girl without ear piercing. I figured she must not have had anybody be able to take her, and then they just decided to wait cause as a toddler you are more likely to rip them out.

So to me I say pierce away.

[Marlita 0]

I had this talk with my husband as well. I am totally against piercing our daughter's ears should we have daughters (inshallah). It is taking a decision out of their hands. I was so angry with my mother for forcing me to get earings when I was young. Eventually I got rid of them and the holes grew back, lol. Later, when I was 9 years old I finally decided for myself I wanted them and I took care of them myself.

I don't think earings in babies is cute at all. Honestly it makes me ill to my stomach, but each person has the right over their child so I will not judge. I just want to cry thinking how the baby just had such a big decision taken from them with no consideration. I feel babies are cute without earings. If God wanted babies to have holes in his ears, he would have put them there. Let the baby girls grow up a litte and make the decision for themselves. I'm sorry, but this subject really makes me cry because I feel it is abuse. Most people see no problem with it. I guess they are fine with doing what "everyone else does" and not considering what is actually right.

My husband insists we should get our daughters ears pierced. He asked if I will go against him and "disobey him". I told him no, he can go himself and take any daughters we may have and get their ears done by himself. Then he can care for and clean the babies ears himself. I will be too busy crying for the first months every time I see my child and what was done to her precious ears. Sorry, I feel very strongly about this subject.

Wow!! You sound very passionate about this subject, which I dont really understand, but I can respect your opinion. However i dont think its abuse. It really doesnt hurt that much. Most babies cry for all of a couple minutes. I guess I just dont see ear piercing as such a life changing experience. Its just body jewelry to me. I dont think I do what everyone else does cause I dont see anything right or wrong with ear piercing. You yourself have ear piercings so you cannot say you disagree with the idea of them....that makes no sense. Do you disagree with the age in which one gets it done, cause I can guanrantee your daughter will want it done.

[Vi Mazzella 4]

I got mine pierced when I was 1 month old and now that I'm pregnant and If I have a girl I'll go for it at the exact same time

[Donna A 4]

the earlier the better i think. that way u can take care of them. u dont have the worry later of ear rings being ripped out in gym class because the holes will be already healed and no need to wear ear rings during gym.

just if u do it have them do both ears at once. that way only pain one time and not getting her settled down for another round.

little girls look so cute with their ears pierced.

[S and S 12]

I had this talk with my husband as well. I am totally against piercing our daughter's ears should we have daughters (inshallah). It is taking a decision out of their hands. I was so angry with my mother for forcing me to get earings when I was young. Eventually I got rid of them and the holes grew back, lol. Later, when I was 9 years old I finally decided for myself I wanted them and I took care of them myself.

I don't think earings in babies is cute at all. Honestly it makes me ill to my stomach, but each person has the right over their child so I will not judge. I just want to cry thinking how the baby just had such a big decision taken from them with no consideration. I feel babies are cute without earings. If God wanted babies to have holes in his ears, he would have put them there. Let the baby girls grow up a litte and make the decision for themselves. I'm sorry, but this subject really makes me cry because I feel it is abuse. Most people see no problem with it. I guess they are fine with doing what "everyone else does" and not considering what is actually right.

My husband insists we should get our daughters ears pierced. He asked if I will go against him and "disobey him". I told him no, he can go himself and take any daughters we may have and get their ears done by himself. Then he can care for and clean the babies ears himself. I will be too busy crying for the first months every time I see my child and what was done to her precious ears. Sorry, I feel very strongly about this subject.

Wow!! You sound very passionate about this subject, which I dont really understand, but I can respect your opinion. However i dont think its abuse. It really doesnt hurt that much. Most babies cry for all of a couple minutes. I guess I just dont see ear piercing as such a life changing experience. Its just body jewelry to me. I dont think I do what everyone else does cause I dont see anything right or wrong with ear piercing. You yourself have ear piercings so you cannot say you disagree with the idea of them....that makes no sense. Do you disagree with the age in which one gets it done, cause I can guanrantee your daughter will want it done.

Of course I would allow my daughter to get her ears pierced when she is older. This was why I pointed out that I was much happier when I was able to ask for it myself when i was older.

[Aymsgirl 0]

I had said in my earlier post that my husband said it was like terrorism and basically torture to do this to a baby girl. Butttttttttttttttt I have a daughter who is almost 11 and she had hers done when she was a few months old. My ex and mom took her while I waited in pay less and cried at the mall. She never had one issue with the earrings and only cried for a minute.

My mother did mine with an ice cube and earring when I was a month old. Sounds a little scary!!! Glad I can't remember it!!

[Y's_habibitk 2]

I got mine pierced on my 7th birthday. They got infected a few times. They eventually healed once mom figured out I couldnt wear the cheap 1.50 6 pack earrings. lol I still played and hung on monkey bars

I pierced the other six holes with a safety pin when I was 14. They never got infected.. go figure.

Anyway, I dont think its a big deal either way. I imagine it would be better to get them done early.

Lisa

Edited September 23, 2008 by Y_habibitk

[chaishai 1]

I had this talk with my husband as well. I am totally against piercing our daughter's ears should we have daughters (inshallah). It is taking a decision out of their hands. I was so angry with my mother for forcing me to get earings when I was young. Eventually I got rid of them and the holes grew back, lol. Later, when I was 9 years old I finally decided for myself I wanted them and I took care of them myself.

I don't think earings in babies is cute at all. Honestly it makes me ill to my stomach, but each person has the right over their child so I will not judge. I just want to cry thinking how the baby just had such a big decision taken from them with no consideration. I feel babies are cute without earings. If God wanted babies to have holes in his ears, he would have put them there. Let the baby girls grow up a litte and make the decision for themselves. I'm sorry, but this subject really makes me cry because I feel it is abuse. Most people see no problem with it. I guess they are fine with doing what "everyone else does" and not considering what is actually right.

My husband insists we should get our daughters ears pierced. He asked if I will go against him and "disobey him". I told him no, he can go himself and take any daughters we may have and get their ears done by himself. Then he can care for and clean the babies ears himself. I will be too busy crying for the first months every time I see my child and what was done to her precious ears. Sorry, I feel very strongly about this subject.

Wow!! You sound very passionate about this subject, which I dont really understand, but I can respect your opinion. However i dont think its abuse. It really doesnt hurt that much. Most babies cry for all of a couple minutes. I guess I just dont see ear piercing as such a life changing experience. Its just body jewelry to me. I dont think I do what everyone else does cause I dont see anything right or wrong with ear piercing. You yourself have ear piercings so you cannot say you disagree with the idea of them....that makes no sense. Do you disagree with the age in which one gets it done, cause I can guanrantee your daughter will want it done.

I agree that it doesnt look right, to me, on babies. But I understand its cultural. My FIL from morocco has had a hole in his ear since birth!

[sandinista! 1,816]

I agree that it doesnt look right, to me, on babies. But I understand its cultural. My FIL from morocco has had a hole in his ear since birth!

nice! i never even thought about piercing my son's ear-it'd be a bit out of the cultural norm here. but if i were raising him to be a pirate, for sure i would!

[chaishai 1]

I agree that it doesnt look right, to me, on babies. But I understand its cultural. My FIL from morocco has had a hole in his ear since birth!

nice! i never even thought about piercing my son's ear-it'd be a bit out of the cultural norm here. but if i were raising him to be a pirate, for sure i would!

its actually funny you say that because i always stare at my FILs hole, which has stretched to about 4mm diameter and i imagine him with a bandana around his head looking very piratish. or keith richardsish.