ear peircing

[barney]

ok so my bubba girl had her ears peirced(sp) today and our chemist has none of that spray cleaning stuff left,you know the stuff you clean there ears with like diso spray ?? so what else can i use? atm im useing anti bacterial wipes i got out of mums first aid box.
what im wondering is what else can i use or should this be enough
tia smithy

[Miss K]

Palmolive anti-bacterial pump hand soap is what i have always been told to use with my body piercings ... Also Sapoderm.. It keeps bacteria and infections away HTH

[mummy2chloe]

woohoo!!! way to go charlie, cant wait to see what they look like on you

smithy when i got chloe's done (8yrs ago lol) they always told me just to give them a little turn and wash while i was bathing her, they told me not to worry about using sprays or wipes or anything.

but if you wanted to use something, when i got my belly button done they told me to use warm salty water to clean it.

hope this helps xxx

[Asparagus and Lemons]

When I got my ears done I was told to use metholayted spirits.. probably a bit harsh though! and that was a few years back.

[Glamourcide]

No no!! Just salty water, I promise Alcohol wipes/sprays (like the ones you're looking for) and antibacterial soaps tend to be too drying and can interfere with proper healing as well as causing irritation, redness and soreness. Just make up a solution of warm salty water (table salt has always worked fine for me, ftr!) - 1tbsp salt to 1 cup warm water (tap water's fine, but if you can use cooled boiled water and warm it up a bit), swab the piercing with cotton buds/balls twice a day and it should be healed in no time
I had DD1's ears pierced at 18 months and they were healed within two weeks using just salt water soaks, we had no issues whatsoever with infection despite her always having grubby hands
Good luck with it, I bet she looks gorgeous!!

[Lisa]

I agree with Glamourcide... salty water is the best thing - especially if you use sea salt.

[barney]

aww you girls thanks so much for getting back to me .i will just use the warm salty water then ,sound good to me there not red or anything like that so im very happy, again girls thanks heaps for your help i really appriciate it

[ColeStar8]

salty water works a treat hun

I am going to have Jayde's done too in a few weeks FINALLY found a GOOD chemist that does it on little ones - Cant wait to see what they look like on lil Charlie

[~clover~]

Where'd you get them done Smithy? I'm getting them done for Jaz's 8th birthday today. She had them done at 2 at Wendy's coiffure, but we had problems with them when she had ear infections.
Guardian? Let me know if you get back online before this arvy

Oh & I second the salty water. We've always used the spray, but salty water will be enough.

[barney]

thanks again girls.im doing the salt water thing

skye.just sent you a pm hun ,they were so good were i went to they even used 2 guns so it ws quick and easy and oh boy they were very clean too so im very happy,good luk to you .

[Just Me]

Smithy - did you get that numbing stuff from the chemist to get them done? My kids haven't had theirs done yet but a friend of mine had her little girl done and the girl that did them told her to go to the chemist and get this stuff to rub on her eyes to make them numb before hand but I have no idea what it was called ... I was just wondering if anyone else knows

I think it might be the same stuff they put on DD1's arm when the doctor thought she might need a blood test ...

[barney]

Smithy - did you get that numbing stuff from the chemist to get them done? My kids haven't had theirs done yet but a friend of mine had her little girl done and the girl that did them told her to go to the chemist and get this stuff to rub on her eyes to make them numb before hand but I have no idea what it was called ... I was just wondering if anyone else knows

I think it might be the same stuff they put on DD1's arm when the doctor thought she might need a blood test ...

oh hun ,no i didnt actually i had no idea you could get that stuff hun,gee i wish i had of known though lol she screamed her head off but im sure it was the noise of the 2 guns going off,not sure,yes i know it would have hurt a little bit but i always find the burning hotness is worse after wards iykwim
but im sorry my sweet i have no idea what its called.

[Daydream Believer]

Dettol or salt water

[rhyb]

Emla is the numbing cream

[Just Me]

Thanks Rhyb

[Lisa]

Apparently having them done through a piercer is better than getting them done with the gun as there is less trauma to the area which results in a shorter healing period and I think it can be better for avoiding infections as there is little to no bruising unlike with a gun. I am planning to get Anelise's ears pierced through a local piercer. It is probably more expensive though.

[Party-of-five]

after reading your post i rang and booked Milly in to get her ears peirced...i got Lucys done at 7 weeks but Milly just seems so much smaller Ive been putting off getting them done DH will take her in whilst go into the shop next door and buy her a teddy like i did for Lucy