to think piercing of childrens ears should be banned

Manic - So long as the ear piercings are kept clean there shouldn't be a problem.

Besides innoculations are just as bad if not worse.

Innoculations are not just a needle "Piercing" the skin they are actually injecting your child with a virus.
I your child has a reaction to this virus, it can possibly lead to much worse than a child who is ill for a few days!

On thing I DO object against is innoculations being done at 2Months old.
I realise that are done for a very good reason, but at 2mths!!!

Having read all the posts related to ear piercing I have come to a conclusion.....

Most of the posters here have not had ear piercings at all or have had them done after the age of 5 (give or take a few who have had them done before that)

My theory is besides culture the older you have ears pierced, the more it will hurt, the older you are, there is more of a chance you will remember it for the rest of your life. Also this has a knock on affect of not getting their own DD's ears peirced until they can make their own decision.

As I have said before I had mine done at a very young age (probably before my first birthday) I certainly can't remember the pain. I can't even remember ever playing with my earrings, wasn't even aware of them until I started to go to school. Hence I never had any ear infections until I got a lot older and started to change my own earrings. (At one point I would change my earrings everyday!)

Oh:
"theUrbanDryad on Wed 27-Jun-07 13:54:38
hmm, you've got a point divastrop. the people i'm talking about aren't working class are they?

perhaps "das untermensch" might be a better description!! "

It would be "der Untermensch" (sorry, I know completely irrilevant , just noticed it!

Provided you've considered the whole open-wound/babies having very immature immune systems/MRSA and other less dangerous germs being very common in general population issues, Good for you!

Skay, don't think anyone will report ya, lol!
Saying that, I am not in favour of ear piercings in young children....a lot of people here do it so very young, the Kids are still tiny Baby's, and that one really does make me shudder.
But other then the pain you would put onto a child, there are also other issues to consider...like the earing/stud could come out and be a possible choking hazzard (sp?) or the earing could get so easily ripped out, which doesn't look all that nice.
I am wiht those that say it's a decision the child should make when they are old enough.

I sometimes also wonder, what wiht all those acupuncture points in the ear,could that give one side effects? This doesn't just go for Kids, for adults, too, of course...

O.K. So most of you think I'm a BAD Mummy!

I still don't care.
Report me to... MN towers for child abuse!

I'm still going to take my DD to have her ears pierced!!!!

Yes Funki, I should be doing housework but after getting very little sleep last night am slumped in front of Mumsnet gazing resentfully at the sleeping baby on my lap.

Am trying not to look at controversial threads however because sleep deprivation tends to have the same effect on me as alcohol - I lose my patience more easily.

stops twitching fingers from replying to 'should I buy-to-let?' with 'yes if you're a selfish greedy twat who doesn't give a toss that first time buyers/key workers etc will never be able to afford to buy a home so long as you're ok Jack'

Sorry. Completely irrelevant. Will go and try to get some sleep.

thanks witchandchips

I'd weaned myself off. Haven't actively posted for prob about 2 months and then uh oh! I've got 4000 bits of jewellery to put on my website....I should go..no really I should..

sparklesandwine see this page

can i just ask by the way what is an 'alpha mummy' and a 'beta mummy'?

funkimummy - always

my excuse is that there's so much to do I don't know where to start...

yup me and i'm on a self impossed mn ban to do some housework, i managed yesterday but the pull was to much today

Ummmm O.K...

Step away from the computer

God I really should do some work. Anyone else who should be working / houseworking but can't be bothered today?

wow is there still any popcorn about??

in another thread we had alpha mummys and then beta mummys and then alphabet mummys (all parenting styles of the alphabet) This became alphabet spaghetti mummys

we thought it was funny

no i agree with you i think its wrong to pierce a small childs ears. its painful why would ne 1 want their child to b in pain. i think when the child is older and if its what they want then ok

Never heard of a townie! Ah I'm liking the acronym!!

Witchandchips - a spaghetti mummy?!?!?!?! I think I must have been living too long in the backwaters of the coutryside!