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No way, it looks horrible and tacky on babies. It is only in the best interest of the parents to do it...they aren't your fashion accesories. |
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DH and I agree, that if we have a daughter, she will get them as an infant. We think baby girls look so pretty/cute with them.
And we will have them done with needles and freezing at a professional place (not something like Claire's).That's great! I'm glad to hear more people are willing to do this! Just a head's up though - a good professional piercer will not use any freezing agent. They MAY for a baby's lobes, but it's a pretty strong rule not to use anything to numb the area! if the piercer doesnt use anything to numb just go to shoppers or where ever and buy it yourself..
Oh, that is good to know. Thanks.
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I got my ears pierced when I was 6 or 7. I think I must have asked for them, and my godmother took my for my birthday. I don't remember the actual piercing itself, but I can tell you that my ears got infected afterwards, and it took 4 people to hold me down so they could clean them. Very traumatic! Thanks for asking the question though, it was yet another aspect I hadn't thought of yet.
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I got my ears pierced when I was 10 and it took me a long time to decide. All of my friends had pierced ears but I never really understood the fun in it. Now I love being able to wear earings and changing them (plus trying to find clip on earrings is hard now a days). If/when we have a daughter I would like to give her the option of having her ears pierced like my parents gave me.
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I am definitely not trying to offend anyone, but in my opinion, I really don't think it looks good when little baby girls have their ears pierced... I just don't think such tiny ears need jewelry. I personally would not pierce my baby's ears. I would wait until she is old enough to make her own decision. What if she doesn't want earrings when she is older? I plan to wait until my daughter can make the decision for herself and take care of them herself.
I got mine done when I was... 8 or 9? My mom said that if I passed all of my grade that I could get them pierced. It was great incentive because I wanted it done so badly as a kid.
Good luck with your decision  .
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rdobina (7/6/2008)
I think this is adorable on little girls, but think I would ultimately wait (probably because DH would make me!). I had mine at about age 6, and was SO excited! I do have a comment to make though! Please DO NOT take your kids to get their ears pierced with guns at little mall shops. I know it may feel weird, but take them to a good, reputable piercing studio. EVerything at a professional studio is clean and incredbly sterile. Piercing guns are disgusting, and since they are made of plastic, they can not be properly sterlized! Moreover, the healing process is WAY longer with gun piercings. The gun SLAMS the skin together creating tissue damage, which really extends the healing process and is way more initially painful! Studios use appropriately sized needles which slide easily through, creating a nice, clean, easy to take for percing! I have seen little girls at professional studios, and they have a great time! Every city should have at least a few wonderful body art studios to go to. I absolutely 100% agree. I'm an apprentice piercer and can tell you that the guns really are not a good idea. You may pay less because you're not paying for a professional but they can not be properly autoclaved (cleaned) at all. Staff is rarely properly trained. The jewellery they use is blunt ended. The back of the earring is literally forced through the skin. There are cases of the post actually turning up inside of the earlobe (vertically) and then it has to be removed by a dr. I know there are many people who have successful piercings with guns but it's not a risk I would take personally - especially with an infant. My vote is for waiting for her to ask for it herself. I had mine done when I was 7 and it was something I really wanted. My mom did my sister's when she was a baby and she's never worn earrings (after she was 8 or 9) because she doesn't like them.
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marchbride (7/7/2008)
rdobina (7/6/2008)
I think this is adorable on little girls, but think I would ultimately wait (probably because DH would make me!). I had mine at about age 6, and was SO excited! I do have a comment to make though! Please DO NOT take your kids to get their ears pierced with guns at little mall shops. I know it may feel weird, but take them to a good, reputable piercing studio. EVerything at a professional studio is clean and incredbly sterile. Piercing guns are disgusting, and since they are made of plastic, they can not be properly sterlized! Moreover, the healing process is WAY longer with gun piercings. The gun SLAMS the skin together creating tissue damage, which really extends the healing process and is way more initially painful! Studios use appropriately sized needles which slide easily through, creating a nice, clean, easy to take for percing! I have seen little girls at professional studios, and they have a great time! Every city should have at least a few wonderful body art studios to go to. I absolutely 100% agree. I'm an apprentice piercer and can tell you that the guns really are not a good idea. You may pay less because you're not paying for a professional but they can not be properly autoclaved (cleaned) at all. Staff is rarely properly trained. The jewellery they use is blunt ended. The back of the earring is literally forced through the skin. There are cases of the post actually turning up inside of the earlobe (vertically) and then it has to be removed by a dr. I know there are many people who have successful piercings with guns but it's not a risk I would take personally - especially with an infant. My vote is for waiting for her to ask for it herself. I had mine done when I was 7 and it was something I really wanted. My mom did my sister's when she was a baby and she's never worn earrings (after she was 8 or 9) because she doesn't like them. Thanks for adding such great points!
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