I am going to get The Munchkin's ears pierced. I asked Hubby how he felt and he has no preference. I was wondering when most people get them pierced. Also, do you know what earrings you are going to pick? I am thinking maybe between her birthstone, hot pink, or just diamond.
I think once your child can say "I want earrings" is a good time to get them! I didnt get my ears pierced until I was eleven because I was afraid but it was my choice.
@MrsB1015: +1
My parents waited to let me decide and you know what, I never got them pierced. When I was little it was because I was afraid of the actual procedure, but as I got older I realized that earrings are not a necessity in life, and I was better off worrying less about one more accessory. Our lives as women are pretty complicated as it is with accessorizing.
I agree with PP. My daughter was 5 when she got her ears pierced because she voiced that she wanted them and I could explain to her that it would hurt for a minute. A baby doesn't understand why your hurting it for something rather vain. Skip it till she can tell you yay or nay!
Sixteen, the age at which you can take her to a proper piercing place and have her pierced with proper, sterilized tools by someone certified to do so. They can teach her proper cleaning techniques that she can do herself.
Well, I already have decided that I want to get them. I am wondering when it's safe to get them......as in infant/toddler age. Thanks, though.
I didn't get mine pierced until I was 6 or 7.. my parents just waited for me to say I wanted them.
Places that will pierce an infant's ears are untrained, not sterile, and use a blunt piece of metal that is forced through the skin, rather than removing it like a proper piercing. As a baby, you will not be able to clean her piercings properly (15 minute salt soak), and she will touch and pull on them, which can lead to infection.
I read that Doctors can do it. Is that true? I got mine pierced, at an early age, and I turned out just fine :)
I work in OBGYN and don't know any doctor that would pierce a baby's ears. Hell, mine doesn't even want to circumcise babies.
My grandma got mine pierced when I was 6 months old. Don't remember it of course and I looked too cute with earrings growing up. I'm glad I got mine at 6 months old because I would have done them later anyways. It didn't hurt me, scar me or make me hate my grandma, lol. If you want them pierced, pierce them! Odds are, she'll love them and thank you later.
I know you said you have decided but maybe you should reconsider. It is a lot of pain for a little one and it isn't necessary. Why do you feel the need to pierce her ears anyway?
I think its terrible to pierce a baby's ears! Why do it and risk infection? If you read into it at all, you should be asking about types of earrings that are less prone for infection rather than diamonds or hot pink!
@PrncssDva: I think that is true. I also got my ears pierced as a baby (and turned out just fine too! lol), and mine were done by my pediatrician. Although I don't know the answer for sure, I would imagine that this is something that doctors still do. As far as I know, I think the whole piercing and healing process went well for me. My mom never mentioned me getting any sort of infection or anything.
I had my daughter's ears pierced at 2 years of age, and regretted it. We let them grow back in and when she was about 8 years old, she asked to get them pierced, and was happy with her decision.
My ears were piereced when I was a baby at the hospital when/where I was born. I wasn't born in the US so I am not sure if the hospital will do this. Although I do recall going into my internist office, who also saw childern, offering ear piercing services.
OP, my mom is Cuban and so my ears were pierced around 2 months old. I actually loved having pierced ears as a 4/5 year old; my mom let me pick out earrings and I didn't have to remember or endure the pain later in life. Plus, a 5 year old might not understand how to properly care for earrings or the piercings, while an infant won't notice the piercings or cognizant enough about them to damage her ears.
I got mine pierced at a doctors office under sterilized and medically appropriate conditions. I would just call your pediatrician and see if they can do it, or recommend someone who can. Just be sure they use a hand-held needle, not the trigger piercing guns that they use sometimes in the malls.
My parents pierced my ears when I was three weeks old. They did the same thing with my sister. Apparently my mother was holding me when the procedure was done (by a professional), and I wouldn't let her hold me for about a week after that without screaming (and I rarely cried as an infant, unlike my sister).
While I'm not upset about it, and have no memory of it, I wouldn't do that to my own children (male or female). I think that ANY voluntary body modification (EG: not required for medical purposes, like a stent or pacemaker) should be the decision of the individual, not their parents. As such, I would not circumcise my child, either. My SO, who was circumcised by his parents, feels differently about that, but I think it's because he can't separate himself from the "but I want him to be just like me!" aspect of it. If we do end up having children someday, and end up with one (or more) boys, that's probably going to be something we argue about. We never argue, so that should be interesting.
I never asked for earrings, but my mother got my ears pierced at 6. I don't think babies or toddlers should get them pierced. What on earth for?
I got mine done when I was 2. I was so upset with the first ear, that I never got the second one done! I ended up taking out the earring and getting them re-pierced years later, but my ears were so sensitive that they'd keep getting infected. I let the holes grow over- to this day I can't wear earrings because of my sensitive skin.
I would say when they ask for it, it is okay. I think I was 6. Sorry, I'd suggest you reconsider since it's not your body 
As far as when most people get them pierced, I thought most people waited until the kid was old enough to ask for them?
My parents had my ears pierced at 6 months, and I'm happy they did. I'm kind of surprised by the answers in this thread. When/if I have a daughter, I'll be piercing her ears at a young age as well. If she doesn't want them when she's older, she can remove them and let them grow in. It's hardly a life altering or permanent decision.
When she asks for earrings.
yes, in our generation it was common and could be done by a pediatrician, but now we have a more sophisticated understanding of informed consent and bodily integrity. Also, increased resistance to antibiotics is a huge concern with kids... why risk infections for something completely trivial? I think youll have a hard time finding a doctor who will put holes in a baby's body for cosmetics.
@Pupperoni: I am already aware of what metals to get. I was asking about the colors. Thanks much!
@LoveMikey: me either, Thanks so much!
@MarMBer: I appreciate the useful info.
@GoldfishPie: Thanks so much. That was really helpful. I agree that a smaller baby will do way less damage than an older child that can pull on the earrings, etc.
My mom pierced mine when I was around 10 months. I loved being able to wear earrings growing up.
I want to pierce my daughters, too. It is ridiculously cute! I vote for diamonds or pink...and real silver. I would splurge for real silver so she doesn't have some reaction to the fake silver as it wears down.
My initial question was the age of a baby. The other answers aren't going to make me change my mind. I have already thought about it and this is my decision. Thanks for reading and responding everyone.
I got mine pierced when I was a baby. My dad made my mom wait until I could ask for it... and you better believe that my mom trained me to say it myself in a hurry haha... I dont remember it - which is best. I got my second holes done when I was 13 and it hurt like the dickens.
My advice is to make sure you pierce with gold or sterling silver. My second holes were pierced with nickle - and low and behold... I was allergic and it made for a very painful healing time.
@mrsmjm: Thanks! I kind of forgot about the balls.
@PrncssDva: ummm... An infant can pull on her ears by 2 weeks old, especially if they're itchy.
@vorpalette: +1 I agree 100%!
I had mine pierced when I was 3. It was with a piercing gun, and the lady didn't even pierce them straight on. When I wear certain earrings, they hang crooked. Not only that, I dealt with a lot of infection. It took a while for the piercings to heal properly.
I agree with others that you should wait till she can ask for them. Definitely wait till she can clean them properly.
@MLDoddie: I most definitely was going to go with surgical steel or the 24k or silver. Thanks a lot
@Yellwill: I'm sorry, but I think refering to piercing a child's ears as child abuse is a bit of a stretch. Every parent that I know in the past few years (months even) has had their daughters ears pierced between 6 months and 2 years. Maybe its regional? And I completely understand peoples reasoning for waiting until their child can decide for themselves, but calling it abuse is kind of taking it too far for something that is completely a personal choice.
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