I was 12 and my mum got her's done at the same time! I think I will wait until DD can understand how to look after them herself and understand the pain of having it done.
Yes it was quite a discussion with my mum and me to the point where we came to no conclusion but in the end of the day it's preference I suppose Some cultures it's a tradition for ears to be pierced no matter what age saying that though I would feel terrible if her ears got infected even at 16 years old lol! I obviously can't remember getting mine done at 2 but mum said all I did was a little whine then I got a lollipop and I turned out fine and still to this day my ears are blinging away. Thanks for the thoughts ladies and experiences, open discussion is the way
Last edited by Curlygirly; April 29th, 2011 at 04:35 PM.
: Haha forgot something!
My DD1 was around 17 months when she asked for 'pretties' in her ears like mine. I did explain that it would hurt, and that she had to let me clean them every day for a long time (only a couple of weeks but to a kid that age it would feel like forever!), and it was a reward for her during the toilet-training process (she could only get earrings like a big girl if she could act like a big girl and use the toilet). It was just 'right' for us at that stage, DD2 is now 23 months and hasn't shown any interest at all so I don't feel the need to get her ears pierced. DD1 coped great, she wasn't bothered by the pain of the actual piercing and she let me clean them with saline every day with only a little bit of a whinge when she was bored/busy doing other things, and we had no problems with infection or damage from playing with them etc. I feel like DD2 would pull at them or be annoyed at the healing itch, so I'm not pushing it - when she can ask me for them, I will take her to get them pierced JMO, it works for us but every child/parent is different
ETA: My mother took me to get my ears pierced at something like 6 months of age. The general consensus at that time was that you should either get it done before 9 months, or wait until after their 3rd birthday as babies start to explore their bodies around 9 months and may pluck or pull at their earlobes because of the earrings, so it was best to get them done early and allow them to heal before they started poking around, or wait until they were old enough to leave them alone. Mum said I never had a problem with mine as a baby, I cried a little when they were pierced (for a few minutes) and never seemed bothered by them after that.
Last edited by Glamourcide; May 1st, 2011 at 10:24 AM.
: Remembered how old DD1 was :)
Both my girls got their ears done at 3.5months. Done quickly and easily, about 30 seconds of tears and thats it. Cleaning was also easy, I would do a quick clean during a nappy change. DD1 now loves changing her earings when we go out.
My ears were done when I was that age aswell. I even still have my first pair of earings.
For me not until she's old enough to understand what's going to actually happen and she's able to look after them herself.
People always ask her when she's getting them done and she says she's not because "they use a needle and it hurts" lol Personally I also would/will take her to a professional piercer who will use a needle rather than a hairdresser/chemist with a gun. (but thats a whole other thread lol)
12 weeks (and only that old because the person doing them was away prior to that)
it was something DH and I wanted to do so we did it. i had my first set done at 11 months, and then i got a second set at 13 when i asked for them. third done at 21 - and that's the one that got infected!
DD1 was 7weeks DD2 was 4 months neither of them had any problems with them. DD1 has just started to want different earings now and is forever rading my earing collection
Ive been wanting to get DD's ears peirced for ages!! I wanted to do them real young but my mum talked me out of it.
DD is coming up to 4 now and has been asking about them and is keen to have earings like her mummy, so I am thinking that we will get them done on her 4th birthday.
mum did mine at 1 year old, my niece was 6 months old, cried for about 2 minutes until we got her an icecream lol..
ill be getting my little girls done as soon as possible, maybe 3-6 months old.. at least they wont remember the pain!
My 3yo daughter has been asking for months now to get hers done, but I am trying to distract her a bit longer and will probably take her to get them pierced when she is 5 (maybe as a reward if she has a big accomplishment at school, for example). I just think if she gets them done now she will fiddle with them and they will get infected.
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Some cultures it's a tradition for ears to be pierced no matter what age saying that though I would feel terrible if her ears got infected even at 16 years old lol! I obviously can't remember getting mine done at 2 but mum said all I did was a little whine then I got a lollipop and I turned out fine and still to this day my ears are blinging away. Thanks for the thoughts ladies and experiences, open discussion is the way
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