Just asking this on behalf of my mum...

The twins are now almost five months old.

She's really struggling to tell them apart on the best of days and has been thinking about getting their ears pierced so she can do something with earrings to tell them apart.

We both think it is maybe a little too young, but that said we both know a lot of European families who have had their girls done at birth.

Her rational is that at the moment they both sleep on their backs and will continue to while their ears heal - whereas were she to wait until eighteen months like with me it will be difficult for them to sleep etc while they're healing.

What are your opinions?
Any other ideas?

They have bracelets which are obviously nearly always not visible and lockets is out of the question as they will choke. They're too small for headbands so it seemed like a feasible idea?