WWYD: Piercing 3 year olds ears?

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Dd(3) is insisting she wants her ears pierced.
I have 3 older children who already have there ears pierced and have never had an age rule, just done it when they have asked but they have all been 8+. DD’s fathers said he’s not going to take her but I can and basically left me to make the decision.
WWYD? Let her now or make her wait?
Anyone have any positive or negative stories about piercing their kids ears young?

Oh this poster again....

Can predict how the thread will go. Pages and pages of posters saying not to do it, OP disregards everything and takes the line that her children are in charge, they make the decisions so is off to the piercer's this morning.

Yawn.

She’s 3, parent her FFS woman and say no.

“it looks so cute”

Er, no it doesn’t.

“Plenty of children get their ears pierced as pre toddlers”

And? That doesn’t necessarily mean it is a good thing. Plenty of people are overweight/smoke/drink too much. So that makes it OK then?

I had mine done at 4, I begged my mum and she explained it all to me and I understood. I didn't cry and I remember it as a happy memory. However, I have 2 daughters and I won't be getting their ears pierced any time soon. My older girl (5) went through a phase of asking a year or two ago but stopped when I explained it would hurt. I wouldn't have taken her anyway, she can be hysterical when hurt and she also gets dry cracked skin behind her ears which requires cream and I'm glad we don't have earrings to work around. Her little sister has never asked but she had problems with glue ear and ear infections which required grommets, so again I'm glad we weren't working round jewellery. Their school asks that earrings are removed during p.e so until they would be of an age they could deal with removing them confidently it wouldn't be suitable for school and is something to consider.

@SmileSunshine

I wouldnt of pierced them when she was a baby and had expressed no interest in it. Just thinking about when i should let her now she hs asked.

@Laceup

I have even showed dd a few and she has not been put off.

@countycouncil

I did think it was a lot more common than this thread makes out. But she is cute enough aready.

@CherieBabySpliffUp

Why?

@cliffdiver

I know, thanks.

@BenLui

Yes thankyou, ill wait as im still thinking it over.

@loveisevol

How can they look awful? they would look just the same as they did before. I wouldnt be actually doing it and i wouldnt even think about it if she hadnt asked

@LaContessaDiPlump

Thank-you for a helpful answer, Yes its only the pain and chance of infection that puts me off.

If you’re going to Home school you need to know it’s would have, not would of.