Ear piercings and swimming?

[gumi]

Over the summer, my daughter asked to get her ears pierced. I was thrilled because I love earrings but waited for her to want it.  The piercing place told me 8 weeks of no swimming. I told my daughter we would do it after swim season instead. Since then, she seems to have forgotten about it.

Anyway, she is on a year-round swim team so it is always swim season, but we are less committed during the winter, so Santa is going to leave earrings!

8 weeks is still a long time to take a break though and seems kinda excessive?  

If you pierced your ears while being on a swim team, how long did you take off?  I know they have to give me a safe answer because better safe than sorry, just curious if 8 weeks is the reality or if it ends up being okay at 4, barring any issues?



Thanks in advance!

[mrs.jacinthe]

Is the pool chlorine, bromine, or salt water? Also, I'd ask the pedi instead of the ear piercing place.

[emilyj]

I just got a piercing (I had my daith done, so ear but not ear lobe) and they said stay out of the pool for 3 weeks. 8 weeks seems really excessive, but I agree with mrs.jacinthe - ask the pedi.

[gumi]

Dec 18, 2016 16:32:39 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Is the pool chlorine, bromine, or salt water? Also, I'd ask the pedi instead of the ear piercing place.

chlorine - i never considered  the pediatrician.  thanks!

[mrs.jacinthe]

I think chlorine would require the longest wait of the three, but even so, 8 weeks does seem excessive, unless they're thinking that the earrings would have to be removed to swim.

[al320]

I had my forward helix, conch and rook pierced they told me four weeks. I waited less than a week. But if you are really concerned ask her ped.

[cinco]

DH took off 8w for a tympanoplasty (ear drum repair and stitches), so 8 weeks for an ear piercing seems extremely conservative.

[Susie]

I didn't take any time out of the pool when I got 2nd holes in my ear lobes.  I was in high school then and lol to 8 weeks out of the water!  There wasn't a point in the year when I took 2 weeks.

I got my original holes done in elementary school and I think I swam through that too but can't remember specifics.

ETA:  I have seen a sign at our pedi's that they do ear piercing in the office.  I think if/when Hobbes wants hers done I'll have the pedi do it.  Easy to get advice on care too

[scorpio72]

You're supposed to take time off??

DD#1 got her ears pierced last year and didn't take any time off.  She swims 4 days a week and we didn't skip any.  She hasn't had any problems with them.