DD7yo is begging to have her ears pierced tonight (school night) is it a bad idea?

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So, DD has been begging to have her ears done - fine by me, explained it hurts, taking care of them ect ect.
I suggested waiting until summer holidays due to PE ect.. but DD said the girls in her class don’t take their earrings out for PE and don’t tape them ect. I checked with those parents and the school and they are allowed to wear a small stud during PE. So DD wants it done asap.

Its a non uniform day tomorrow and DD is now begging relentlessly to have her ears done when she gets home tonight so she can show them to her friends with her non-uniform 😂

I don’t know if I’m overthinking it, is it a good idea to send her off to school with fresh piercings? Should we wait until the weekend, or do you think she’ll be ok if she did have them done tonight? She knows she can’t fiddle with them ect. They don’t have PE tomorrow anyway ect. But I’m so undecided.

Op MN tends to be a bit snotty about children having ears pierced so you may get lots of negative replies on here. However if you can get an appointment with a reputable piercer tonight then why not? Its a minor thing to have done and it will make your daughter happy, what’s the problem. Just make sure you keep them clean and she will be fine.

So why are you on it then? Other opinions to yours are valid too

I would do it on a Friday afternoon.
I am always surprised how in Britain (dont know other countries apart from my own) such a fuss is made about having ears pierced. My daughter was 5.5 months old when she had hers 7 years ago,so no worries about school. The local nurse came and done. No problem. Mine were done before I was discharged from hospital as a newborn. Sorted. No problem. All this angst.
I had an extra piercing done when I was 21 at the chemist, and was so grateful to mum for having had the original ones done as a baby. Love you mum.

I wish I could understand this craze for having pierced ears, especially for a child! I have never even wanted to have my ears pierced as can't see the point.

Just do it ! It's not a big deal at all .

Obviously, as your ears aren´t pierced. I am full breasted, I have never seen the point of breast implants. Never a more stupid operation was invented. But then, I would say that, wouldn´t I.

Please go to a proper piercing place, don’t get it done with a gun.

If it wasn’t for your imminent holiday I’d say go for it. School night wouldn’t make a difference in our house. Our kids have to wait for so much I’d take this chance to be impulsive. My only concern would be the battle you’ll have keeping her out of the pool if they’re not healed in a few weeks time. So may be wiser in your situation to delay till after your hols

N.O. No.

Agree she can have her ears pierced, but it has to be in the first week of the school summer holidays, and if she moans about waiting that long, then tough, it won't happen at all.

You're supposed to wait at least 6 and preferably 8 weeks after ear lobe piercing before you go swimming. If you get it done now, it sounds like she wouldn't be able to go in a pool on holiday...

I had my ears pierced by needle and honestly, it hurt for 5 days afterwards. When I had them done by gun years ago it didn’t hurt but it went septic. Worth the time, expense and pain to get it done properly by needle I think.

Yeah - I'm not sure people should be all that keen on piercing parts of a child's body without their consent...

Piercer here that is definitely not standard advice! We advise to get them done after the 6 weeks holiday and before Easter!
No swimming, beach etc for 6 weeks after the piercing!

She's 7 years old - why does she need pierced ears?
However, given that you have already agreed, OP, it seems that ship has sailed. But I think it's perfectly reasonable to wait until summer. Any child demanding that they get something now would have an automatic 'no' from me, as they don't get to decide. If the parent is paying & supervising, then summer is fine. Nobody wants a spoilt child.

It’s fine to have it done on a school night. I took my dd to have hers done. Even if it wasn’t a school night, it would have been a Friday as we went after school, meaning she was dancing just fine the next day.

Edit - some people have said about the pool. Good point. Maybe best to wait.

Meh I'd probably do it. I'm super-strict by Mumsnet standards but I think they are never too young to be able to make these sorts of decisions about their bodies.

Both DDs had their ears pierced at the start of the summer holidays as their schools were adamant that they had to be taken out for games. We did have a problem with them getting tight and starting to swell with one DD.

You have got answers. People have pointed out that it would be insane to do this two weeks before the Easter holidays when she will be swimming etc. and will pick up infections.

I say do it. Your friend is a piercer and is willing to come over and do it properly, with needles. They can talk to DD about maintenance and keeping them clean.

Oh well, if shes begging relentlessly you should just let her do whatever she wants
OR be a parent and tell her no and to stop asking, my DC know that the more they ask for something the less likely they are to get it

Better to get them done now than in the summer because of avoiding the swimming pool for 6 weeks.

If your friend can do them and you are happy with her having them done go for it, I was 7 when I had mine done. As long as she bathes them they’ll be fine, go for it!

7 sounds so young to have ears pierced. My daughter never mentioned it until her late teens, but that was in the eighties…

I know someone who worked at Claire's that practiced on a teddy bear and then was told she was qualified. Claire's are a horrendous company.

The school are idiots BTW. Fgs, you are the parent. If you want them to have I done do it. If you want your 7 year old to call the shots that's up to you.