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zoebob -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 11:38:51 AM)
Maybe partly because I come from a family without earrings but I don't assume my dd will want earings and there's certainly no good reason to do it (as in her life will be improved/easier/whatever because she has pierced ears). I cannot imagine DD1 with pierced ears. She's just not that type of person. I can see DD2 wanting them maybe some day. She's very girly girl/look pretty/ type person.

ChelseaRae -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 11:44:23 AM)
Mary's ears will not be pierced until she is at least 12 as per my husband. He gets really annoyed with little girls trying to look grown up. I tried to put a little bit of lip gloss on Mary the other day and he told me to take it off right away.

April75 -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 11:46:07 AM)
Yes and I did at 3 1/2 months. I thought that the ears were less sensitive the younger they are. This is what I hear. I wish I would've waited because she's stretched out a little more it was harder to do then. One of them is a little off from the other one but it's not a big deal. I didn't get mine done until 12 years of age.

isaacsmom -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 11:48:55 AM)
Absolutely not. I could not imagine inflicting that pain on my baby girl when she's so helpless! Plus, it's just too grown-up looking. And I'd hate for her to pull them out and choke on them or something, at the age she is now (a year). When she gets old enough to ask to have earrings, then we'll make that decision.

PrincessDonna -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 12:02:01 PM)
No, not until she's old enough to want them. And I don't mean ask once and off we go to do it. Growing up, the age my sister and I had to be was 8. We both had it done on our 8th birthdays. I haven't worn earrings in a few years now. I'm sure they would get ripped out of my head.[&:] My SIL and MIL have been on my case since Hannah was born about when I was going to get it done. Apparently, it's a given in their family. As with most other things, if I feel pressure, that makes me even LESS likely to go along with what someone else wants.[8D]

zoebob -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 12:08:57 PM)
I remember when my DD2 was born her pediatrician had a sign in his office that said they pierced ears. i thought that was so wierd. Almost seems anti-medical. Like getting a tatoo from the Dr. My MIL said that some dr's do piercings so that it is more sanitary.

Leslie_JnJs_mom -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 12:17:35 PM)
Absolutely Not! I would not put my baby through that kind of pain so I could enjoy it. I think I was 9 when mine were pierced. I remember being so excited about finally getting pierced ears. I dont remember the pain but I sure do remember the infections I was getting because I was too young to take care of them. When Jessica gets old enough to want them I will just warn her that it hurts alot and she needs to wait until she is old enough to tolerate the pain.

3cappuccinosmom -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 12:21:31 PM)
We don't do jewelry in our house, so it's a moot point for us. But if we did, I don't think we'd pierce baby's ears. Since it is purely for adornment, I view it as very different from circumcision. I saw my mother's ears get terribly infected and she had an allergy to the cheaper earings on top of that--literally the area turned green. That scared me, as well as the possibility of tearing, an earing coming loose and getting choked on, etc. If my dh ever decides such things would be OK, I'd still wait until a daughter was older, had proven able to responsibly care for herself and expensive pretties [:)], and make it part of a rite-of-passage growing up thing.

Mrs.X -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 12:45:24 PM)
I think it looks really pretty, but my boys pulled/pull on their ears a lot during teething, so I'd wait till she's done with teething to do that.

zmanfan38 -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 3:07:47 PM)
No, I don't want to make that decision for her. I got my ears pierced in 8th grade and it was a special day. My aunt and uncle went with us and they each blew on one of my ears after the earring was shot in. Then we all went out to eat. Most of my reasons have already been discussed, but another one is that we can't possibly know what the "trend" will be in 20 years. Pierced ears might be out and I don't want my little girl wishing she didn't have holes in her ear lobes. That can not be undone. My holes are still perfect and I haven't worn earrings in 4 years and those I know whose holes did grow back together, there is a dimple (scar). If she asks for them when she's older and I'm sure she understands what is involved in taking care of them and will do it, then absolutely...we'll have wonderful "girl time" and make it very special. Right now she's still a baby (well, to me she is...she's almost 3) and I'm not comfortable with doing something to her little body. That's my personal feelings about my own daughter, but let me just say...little baby girls with earrings are so cute! That's their family and I totally respect their decisions.

manda59 -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 4:23:41 PM)
A resounding NO! I honestly don't get the whole notion of raising our little girls with the notion that they have to look "cute" or "pretty" for other people's benefit/approval.

wisdomseeker67 -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 5:02:26 PM)
No I wouldn't and didn't for many of the reasons listed above. Growing up, us girls had to wait until we were 16...the age when it was deemed we were responsible enough to take care of something like that. My daughter is 4 now and I am glad I never pierced her ears since she can barely tolerate a ponytail in her hair! If she decides she wants her ears pierced when she is older, we will talk about it then.

saraimay75 -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/8/2008 11:31:36 PM)
When or if I have a girl then No I will wait until she can decide. It does not matter if she wants her ears pierced at 7,9,13 or 16.

Mrs.X -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/9/2008 12:33:43 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: manda59 A resounding NO! I honestly don't get the whole notion of raising our little girls with the notion that they have to look "cute" or "pretty" for other people's benefit/approval. Then, why would we ever dress them in pink or bows and ruffles?

zoebob -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/9/2008 3:40:28 AM)
I would say because those things aren't permanent. There's also a difference between doing that occasionally as oppposed to always dressing them like that.

Brandy -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/9/2008 4:35:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SteelMagnolia quote: ORIGINAL: manda59 A resounding NO! I honestly don't get the whole notion of raising our little girls with the notion that they have to look "cute" or "pretty" for other people's benefit/approval. Then, why would we ever dress them in pink or bows and ruffles? [:'(] to bows and ruffles. I've already had to fend off relatives wanting to send the 'cutest' dress to us or some other 'cutest' thing. I explained that she can choose bows and ruffles when she's older but I will NOT be buying or dressing her in bows and ruffles myself as her parent. bleh. I am not a bows and ruffles girl myself and cannot torture myself or my children with them until they can choose their wardrobe themself. [8D]

manda59 -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/9/2008 5:16:06 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SteelMagnolia Then, why would we ever dress them in pink or bows and ruffles? We didn't particularly choose pink for our dd, just included it as one of the many colours of clothes that she had, until she was old enough to start choosing for herself (it was at the age of two that she informed me she hated pink, lol, and she still does at 14!). We also never did the bows or ruffles thing either. (I agree with Brandy on that one, lol) We did choose modest and comfortable clothes for her, and that then became her own choice to when she got older. Our dd started having particular preferences about both her clothes and her hair too when quite young (age 2-3) and we've been pleased to let her exercise her choices and be her own person in that. She chose to have her ears pierced for her 11th birthday, and we were totally happy with that choice too. We just didn't want to make that choice for her.

danas_mom -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/9/2008 1:52:40 PM)
No. Piercing a baby's ears is not the norm where I am from - although since my world has broadened some in the past couple of decades I have seen it more and more - and I don't really like it. No particularly strong feelings about it, I just don't like it. My daughter is 9 yo and has never expressed any real interest in having her ears pierced. I had mine done at 11 yo and loved having earrings as a teenager, but I stopped wearing them when my oldest was born because she would pull on them and now I don't really care if I ever have pierced ears again. I'm not nearly as much into jewelry now as I used to be. In fact, the only "jewelry" I ever wear is my wedding ring (which is a tattoo) and a watch.

shadowspring -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/9/2008 4:57:30 PM)
I wish I had! My dd would love to have her ears peirced- excpet she is tactile defensive and cannot stand to have her body boundaries compromised. She practically faints at having to get shots. It is not a mental anxiety- even though she knows it is not a big deal the blood rushes to her head. She told me she wished I would've had them pierced when she was a baby so it would just be done and over with.

manda59 -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/9/2008 6:09:17 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: shadowspring She told me she wished I would've had them pierced when she was a baby so it would just be done and over with. Well, not necessarily as they can grow over, or the hole can become smaller, as the years go by. I had mine done at 16, and needed to have them done again in my early 30's.

HomeSpunLady -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/9/2008 6:46:07 PM)
No. There is already sooooo much to take care of in a child that young and with the way they pick at things and pull at other body parts, I would not want to give them something else to pull at. Besides a baby is sooooo cute anyway, I think it makes them 'grow up' too fast.

shadowspring -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/9/2008 8:25:21 PM)
quote: I had mine done at 16, and needed to have them done again in my early 30's. Oh, that's too bad. I have heard of that happening. Mine didn't grow closed, and I didn't wear earrings for years. But then mine were pierced by the barber in my small town, numbed with ice and pierced with a needle into a piece of potato held onto the back of my ear. That might make a bigger hole than the fancy-dancy guns in use in these modern times.[;)]

LaurainAL -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/9/2008 10:53:57 PM)
No. We didn't with our daughter. Mine aren't even pierced.

Melitac -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/10/2008 1:07:45 AM)
When I was a young girl, it was like a rite-of-passage. I got mine pierced at 14. My daughters got theirs around the same age. My oldest had a very horrible allergic reaction and her ear lobe swelled 5 times its natural size! It was pretty scary. But she wears earrings today as a grown woman just fine. It often alarms me when I see a tiny baby with pierced ears. But thats just me I guess. Every mother has her right to adorn her child as she sees fit. So thats really that own mothers business, not mine. And cultures do vary. And I'd be worried about choking too. But you won't catch me adorning mine with earrings before age 13 at the very earliest!

buckifn -> RE: Would you pierce your baby girl's ears? (2/10/2008 7:21:12 AM)
No. because I think it is cruel to inflict something like that on a small baby. It's something done soley for the parental satisfaction. When the girl(or boy for that matter) gets older they may not even want any piercings anywhere. I say leave it until they are old enough to decide for themselves.

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