Dd won't put earrings back in

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Dd got her earring stuck in her ear a few weeks ago, was out & sorted etc. She absolutley loves having her earrings in, however she now has the fear about putting them in as she thinks it's going to be sore. She's crying that she wants them in, then won't let me do it as she's too scared, she can't get them in herself as she can't find the hole properly. Any tips on what I could do to make her less scared? Or do I just tell her we need to let them close up? Thanks

How old is she?

How old is she?

I ordered a numbing cream from Amazon when we had a similar situation.

Can you put an ice cube on the ear to numb it first? Now they're done, it's better to keep them open - re-piercing later over existing piercings might not heal so well.

Offer to buy her some clip on earrings. She sounds like she isn't ready to have earrings, she can choose to have her ears pierced when she is older if she changes her mind.

She is 6.

She can just have them re pierced when she's old enough to cope

Honestly, I’d let them close up. Not worth the grief!

Take control of the situation and tell her you'll leave them close up and pierce them again when she's bigger.

Let them close up.

Who is the parent here?

I agree with pp, let them close up.

Let them close up and she can have them redone or reopen them when she is old enough to deal with them . Earrings can cause some horrible injuries for small children to cope with .

@PurpleFrames obviously I am the parent 🤣 I am simply asking if anyone has had the same experience as she loves having her earrings in!! It's only because 1 had gotten stuck it put her off getting them in!

Don't let her try to insert them herself, if she misses the back hole she could make a mess of the piercing and end up with an infection.
If she won't let you do it with numbing cream and lubricating gel then let them close up, and have them done with a needle (not a gun) when she is old enough to cope.

You got a 6 year old ears pierced

Agree with all pp saying let them close up. We didn't let DD have gets done til yr7, when I knew she'd be able to take full and proper care of them, which she always has. Younger kids already need so much more attention, why add to your workload with the stress of pierced ears.

Try some hinged hoops, can't get them/backs stuck, they snap open if you get them caught on anything, more comfortable to sleep in. I wear mine pretty much all the time now.

Not wanting to be judgy, but Hercwasonaroll seems to have a point as she's clearly too young to manage them.

6?! Let them close up

Were they pierced recently?

If so she perhaps needs to leave the original earrings in a bit longer before they get changed. Just bathe and twist. I’d does hurt. But less the longer they have been in.

I’d suggest the ice cube method, put them back in and leave them. No changing them.

With a “If you take them out they are not going back in again and you can let the holes close up til your in secondary school” should do the trick.

Either way decision made. Either they stay in or that’s that. The longer they are in the easier it will be.

This is why little children shouldn’t have piercings.
Leave them out.

@TotallyKerplunked these are the new ones we have got and she loves them, just doesn't want to physically put them in lol x

Thanks to those for their actual advice 😁 which I asked for.

To those who are too judgemental, get a life. She's my child and my decisions, if I wanted opinions on whether she should have her ears pierced or not I would have asked that 👍🏼 parents of the year on here sometimes 😂 not everyone is perfect!

@Elieza about 3 months ago so I am able to change the earrings, the original studs were far too small for her ear so we chose slightly bigger ones, they were in no problem, family member bought her small hoops with a clip back, she loves them and wanted them in but when it comes to it she doesn't want them in lol. Think I'm just going to leave them out 😁