Girl Moms - Ear Piercing

[ssmjlm]

This poll is based on DH's observations this morning at swim lessons.  I'm just curious where the MMM population falls.


ETA: So we started swim lessons this morning.  I was in the water with E, so I didn't really pay attention to the other kids.  DH said that a majority of the girls had their ears pierced.

FWIW, we discussed before she was born that E will get hers done when she's mature enough/asks for them.  I know one of DH's coworkers went out and got her daughter's done w/o the husband even knowing so I think that's made him hyper aware of it.

[MadamePresident]

I think its a decision that I want my daughter to make for herself. If she asks I will tell her yes as long as she is responsible enough to take care of them. I don't have a specific age in mind, more just a maturity level.

If I had identical twin girls, I would probably get their ears pierced at an early age with different color studs. I have this fear of mixing up twins and then they would go their whole life with the wrong name. Then when they discovered it for some random reason midlife, they would have an identity crisis. My next door neighbor had identical twins 2 days after my daughter was born, so I spent a lot of time thinking about this.

[curbsideprophet]

Never. I hate seeing infants with their ears pierced, sorry to those who do it.

[Deleted]

Nope, it's up to my girls to decide to have it done when/if they want it. I'll do it if they ask for it once they are old enough to care for their piercings properly.

[Deleted]

DD had hers done a month ago. No problems so far.

[jenn248]

No. I don't want to deal with the hassle of cleaning them. She can get them pierced when she's old enough to take care of that herself

[karinothing]

Nope, if we have a girl one day she can get them done when she is 13 or so (if she wants to have them done).

[ryry]

No, but I had mine done as a baby (Italian family). If/when my girls ask, they can get them done, but I don't want to make that decision for them.

[ilikedonuts]

Neither of my girls will have them done until they are old enough to truly want them and take care of them.

[smm5623]

No. We will let M get them done of/when she asks. I don't feel right about putting holes in her ears without her wanting it.

[Deleted]

I asked at 5 and my mom took me to have it done. She got hers done too. I'll take C when she asks and understands that if will hurt briefly.

[redheadk]

No. I dislike pierced ears on a baby. Not my thing.

[fbf2006]

I would if I had a girl. It's common where I'm from. I don't think I know anyone growing up who didn't have it pierced as a baby.

[Deleted]

No. I've had horrible infections in every piercing I have ever had regardless of how old I was when I got it & how we'll I cared for it, if she took after me I wouldn't want that to happen to a baby.

[thejen626]

No way. I'm not a fan.

I will take both my girls when they are old enough to ask, and take care of the piercings.

[Velar Fricative]

No, I don't want to deal with maintenance. Mine were pierced as a baby and it's very common in the culture I grew up in, so I don't judge anyone who gets it done.

[Marmee]

Mine got them when asked. DD2 was 4 or 5, DD1 got them at same time so she was 6 or 7. I think things have changed since I was a kid. My girls never really "took care of them". They got pierced, left them in for several months, showered like normal & that's it. Maybe they put alcohol solution on the first week. They never got crusty nor infected at all. I don't think they even have many Nickel blend earings anymore, I saw mostly Stainless Steel from what I remember. Three or so years later my girls have never had a single issue. Ear piercing is a non-issue to me. I couldn't care less when if my kid or anyone else's have pierced ears no matter the age.

[kangaroo11]

None of the women in my family have pierced ears, so I won't do it for DD. I briefly wanted it done when I was 16 and my mom made me wait a month. I quit caring by then.

[ladygrey]

Not until she's old enough to ask for it and take care of cleaning them by herself.

Also, I strongly dislike the look of pierced ears on babies.

[DarcyLongfellow]

No. I don't care for the look on babies and toddlers.

My mom's rule was that I had to be 13. I don't think I'll make my girls wait that long, but I'd want them to be school aged at least. None of DD1's friends have pierced ears yet, so she's never mentioned it.

[greencrayon]

Nope. Like a lot of pps, we'll wait until she can ask for it herself, and take care of it herself.

ETA: Why not. Fun fact. I was goth as a teen and had like 24 piercings myself (chest, nipples, ears, tongue, lip, etc!) but my mom made me wait until I was 18. I went crazy after that, because I never had been able to before.

[starlily]

I don't dislike pierced ears on infants. It's very common, pretty much expected, in my culture so it always seemed the norm to me. I had mine done as an infant.

DD doesn't have pierced ears though. I was too lazy to get around to it when she was younger, and now I figure we'll just wait until she asks for earrings.

[rootbeerfloat]

DD's ears aren't pierced, primarily because I'm lazy. I don't judge it at all. Mine were pierced in toddlerhood. She recently asked to get them done, and if it's something she continues to ask for, then I'm not opposed to it.

[nomad]

Jan 11, 2014 19:19:47 GMT -5 MadamePresident said:

I think its a decision that I want my daughter to make for herself. If she asks I will tell her yes as long as she is responsible enough to take care of them. I don't have a specific age in mind, more just a maturity level.

If I had identical twin girls, I would probably get their ears pierced at an early age with different color studs. I have this fear of mixing up twins and then they would go their whole life with the wrong name. Then when they discovered it for some random reason midlife, they would have an identity crisis. My next door neighbor had identical twins 2 days after my daughter was born, so I spent a lot of time thinking about this.

I have identical twins girls and before they were born/ their first few weeks I was paranoid about not being able to tell them apart and switching them. Luckily I can already tell them apart at 4 months. I vote no on earrings, I tried to have them pierced twice when I was little at 7 and 9. Both times they closed up with infections and I did take care of them, apparently I was just prone to infections. As a result my girls will have to wait quite awhile to get their ears pierced. 

[Birdie]

If/When we have a girl we will be waiting until she's old enough to ask for them. Mostly because I'm indifferent to when they should be pierced and H is very much against piercing babies' ears. He wants it to be her choice.

[rex]

She can have them pierced when she is old enough to ask for herself.

[Deleted]

No.I don't have piercings myself.

[bunch]

Not a fan, but I'd probably let my girls get theirs done on the early side if they asked. I had mine done at 4 because I traded my blankie for it.

[zeewifeandmama]

Nope, she has just started asking about them. When we feel she can handle it, we'll get them done.

[froggy76]

I didn't pierce DD's ears as a baby because I'm not crazy about how it looks on babies and I'm lazy. I had mine done when I was 5 and they got infected and ended up looking crooked. I had to have them redone years later. But I will probably let DD pierce hers when she asks. Again, because I'm too lazy to do it sooner- I don't really put much weight on the whole "it's her choice" argument because I think 99.9% of girls will want their ears pierced at some point.