Wednesday's Q – Would you pierce your baby's ears?
I remember hearing from a few different moms that their babies had spent the day with a friend or close relative only to come back with pierced ears. In all cases, the mom was not aware that this was going to happen. Also in all cases, the mom was furious.
It reminds me of the episode in “Friends” where Rachel’s sister took her daughter and got her ears pierced and Rachel was extremely upset.
I know that if someone took my daughter for the day and brought her home with pierced ears, I would flip out.
When I saw this question brought up in the September issue of Today’s Parent magazine, I thought it would be fun to find out from Baby Tips readers what they thought of it as well.
Would you pierce your baby’s ears?
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I know a lot of people have strong feelings when to pierce a child’s ear. “Let them decide” is being replaced by parental decision when mommy intuition knows, “earlier is better” from either personal or friend’s experiences of unpleasant childhood ear piercing. I think it just depends on your own personal choice whether or not you wish your baby or little girl to have pierced ears.
Some feel perceived gender of their child is important while others find it a cultural tradition where all infant girls have pierced ears.
When moms are thinking about, their mommy intuition is telling them early is better. However, they may have to fight off nesayers amongst family and friends who say wait. However, piercing your dd as an infant is a perfect age. Why?
1) They won’t play with their ears
I was on the fence about the whole modification issue, but I
2) Mommy can care for them during the critical healing period
3) They will just grow up with earrings and think they are a part of them
4) All little girls want their ears pierced. It is not a matter of “if”, but “when.” Better when mommy is around caring for newly pierced ears.
5) I like the idea of waiting for a “coming of age” moment, but I also would rather do it while she won’t be afraid having them done
6) If I regret it, or if she does not like it when she is a little
older, I can take them out. No harm, no foul.
7) There is no “right time” for every little girl. What is right for
my baby may not be right for someone else, and vice versa.
realized that circumcision is also modification, and I would
do that if I had a son.
9) I am fully prepared (especially before the holidays) to bite my
tongue when I recieved unsolicited opinions from family members
10)I still love the way it looks to have teeny little diamonds in a
baby’s ear. Babies and little girls are adorable with little gold balls, pearls or little hoops poking through their hair conveying femininity and femaleness.
We pierced ours at 2 mos after seeing other babies and little girls with pretty earrings. When I asked our ped she encouraged me to go ahead and pierce her ears especially when mommy can care for them. Looking back, I should have probably done it sooner, but had to get up the courage to take her to Piercing Pagoda.
I’d say if amy moms are thinking about it now or considering it in discussions with dh or their SO, then your mommy intuition is telling you now is a good time and I’d follow your heart.
If you’d like some reassurance or would like our ped’s suggestions for moms having their little girls ears pierced, write me an e-mail.
If in doubt, then hold up a pair of your stud earrings to your dd’s ears. Warning: she’ll look adorable and you’ll be calling around to take her the next day! BTW, good luck with your decision, but secretly, if you’re wondering how she’d look or do having tyhem done, I think you want it done and secretly hav’ve already made the decision to do it, but lookin for confirmation from others to go ahead now.
Amy
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Amy
Amyswor@hotmail.com
Wow, Amy. Thanks for the comment. You make some great points! Thanks for stopping by.
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