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OT-Pierced Ears
Hi all. I've been away from the ng for some time, but still lurk now and
then. For those of you with younger toddler girls, I have a question. I always assumed that I would wait to pierce my daughter's ears until she was at least 13 (given that she wanted them pieced). This is how long I had to wait and it seemed reasonable to me until my 3 year old started asking me for earrings. She is always fingering mine and asking for them for herself. I explained to her that to have earrings, it would require an "owie" in both ears and that it would probably hurt for awhile. She seems to understand, but still continues to ask. She'll say "Mommy, I have earrings too?" Then she'll say "Earrings hurt a while, huh?" I always thought that piercing young children's ears (especially infants) seemed to be a form of abuse (please, no flames... I just didn't believe in it), but now I'm feeling a bit differently. When I was 13, I wasn't mature enough to take care of my ears and got a lot of infections... my mom explained to me that I would have to clean my own ears, etc. (one of the reasons for waiting, I suppose, was to give me responsibility over my own body?). Now I think perhaps having it done now (with me being the responsible one to clean and care for the ears) would make more sense. Anyone have any experience with little ones' pierced ears? Good or bad. Any opinions of when ears should or shouldn't be pierced? My daughter has always been a bit "hair challenged" and has been mistaken for a boy... I think earrings would make her look more girlish. My mother suggested those magnetic earrings, or clip-ons, but I know Jenna would have them off in a minute and we'd be searching for them. I know the starter pierced earrings don't come off. Thanks, Lynn |
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:49:02 GMT, "looneybird \(remove NOSPAM from
email address to reply\)" wrote: Anyone have any experience with little ones' pierced ears? Good or bad. Any opinions of when ears should or shouldn't be pierced? We had my daughters ears pierced at 3 months. Maintenance consisted of daily cleanings with some solution or other (maybe just alcohol? something we got from the place that did the piercing) , and rotating the studs until they healed. At the end of that time, we removed the studs, and switched to some gold earrings, not studs, but something with a small hoop and a dangly thing on them. She has never had any kind of infection or any other problem with them and she is now 5 y/o. She has never pulled them off, or lost an earring in those 5 years either. tim |
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:49:02 GMT, "looneybird \(remove NOSPAM from
email address to reply\)" wrote: Anyone have any experience with little ones' pierced ears? Good or bad. Any opinions of when ears should or shouldn't be pierced? We had my daughters ears pierced at 3 months. Maintenance consisted of daily cleanings with some solution or other (maybe just alcohol? something we got from the place that did the piercing) , and rotating the studs until they healed. At the end of that time, we removed the studs, and switched to some gold earrings, not studs, but something with a small hoop and a dangly thing on them. She has never had any kind of infection or any other problem with them and she is now 5 y/o. She has never pulled them off, or lost an earring in those 5 years either. tim |
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"H Schinske" wrote in message ... wrote: Or maybe just decorate little pieces of paper and tape them to her ears and pretend they are earrings. Then you don't have to worry about her losing them. They have "sticker earrings* for exactly this situation. They are those little pillowy stickers, and come in stars and flowers and what not. I can't remember where I've seen them, but probably a dollar store, a toy store, or a drug store. I would not pierce a young child's ears either. I think twelve or so is a more reasonable age. I have to agree. Sticker earrings. I had my ears pierced at 9 (and then again as an adult until I had 6 holes per ear) but I was certainly old enough to understand the pain involved and *choose* it for the sake of the jewelry). Sticker earrings. Or...go to yard sales, or thrift stores, and get some clip-on earrings, and let her wear those for dress-up play, if you wish to meet her wishes halfway. I'm a firm believer in people making informed decisions about alterations to their bodies, even something as apparently non-invasive as ear piercing. --angela |
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"H Schinske" wrote in message ... wrote: Or maybe just decorate little pieces of paper and tape them to her ears and pretend they are earrings. Then you don't have to worry about her losing them. They have "sticker earrings* for exactly this situation. They are those little pillowy stickers, and come in stars and flowers and what not. I can't remember where I've seen them, but probably a dollar store, a toy store, or a drug store. I would not pierce a young child's ears either. I think twelve or so is a more reasonable age. I have to agree. Sticker earrings. I had my ears pierced at 9 (and then again as an adult until I had 6 holes per ear) but I was certainly old enough to understand the pain involved and *choose* it for the sake of the jewelry). Sticker earrings. Or...go to yard sales, or thrift stores, and get some clip-on earrings, and let her wear those for dress-up play, if you wish to meet her wishes halfway. I'm a firm believer in people making informed decisions about alterations to their bodies, even something as apparently non-invasive as ear piercing. --angela |
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Kathleen asked for her 8th birthday for ear piercing. We went through the
explanation of care etc. Eventually they healed but she is like me and has very sensitive ears so that only pure gold will not get icky. Well, we did buy gold but they got lost, moved etc., and eventually, she wasn't interested any more. She wears them from time to time but not consistently. I too felt it was her choice and I thought 8 was an OK age to choose. Shirley Chris and Kathleen 1/95 wrote in message ... On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:49:02 GMT, "looneybird \(remove NOSPAM from email address to reply\)" wrote: Anyone have any experience with little ones' pierced ears? Good or bad. Any opinions of when ears should or shouldn't be pierced? We had my daughters ears pierced at 3 months. Maintenance consisted of daily cleanings with some solution or other (maybe just alcohol? something we got from the place that did the piercing) , and rotating the studs until they healed. At the end of that time, we removed the studs, and switched to some gold earrings, not studs, but something with a small hoop and a dangly thing on them. She has never had any kind of infection or any other problem with them and she is now 5 y/o. She has never pulled them off, or lost an earring in those 5 years either. tim |
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