To think that piercing a toddler's ears isn't right?

[slatternlymother]

An acquaintance of mine has updated on FB about having her 17mo dd's ears pierced this afternoon and has uploaded photos of how 'lovely' she looks.

I can't believe this is even legal! Is it? I'm quite shocked actually, I've never given it that much thought but surely the child should have some kind of choice? What about infection? I remember getting mine done and it hurt quite a bit actually, and I found it quite hard to sleep etc.

I hope they at least gave the little one some kind of numbing cream.

I didn't see it peanut I don't often have the strength to brave myself enough on AIBU!

YANBU, I think it looks terrible and unnecessary exposes a toddler to infection and pain.

well ear piercing at least can heal up and the holes can go away, you cant grow a foreskin back.

i dont much like it either and wont do it to my dd, she can have hers done in yr 6 at primary just before high school i think, she is only 20mths now tho so i may change my mind!

DD, 22 months, has already started pointing to my earrings, pointing at her own ears and shouting 'me!' she's going to have a long wait
Not my thing, but each to their own.

I just thought about what about nursery? Will they allow earrings? Because what if another child pulls at them?

So are you a newbie then?

I was told as an oldie I had no business starting a piercing debate :s

don't clip ons exist any more? I got plastic clip ons if I ever nagged for earings and if I complained that they were tight I was told that real ones hurt much more so it tended to shut me up for a while!

Think I was 10 when I got mine done, they hurt a lot and got infected

But there's got to be a line surely? If its acceptable to pierce such a young child's ears, is it ok to pierce them twice? Pierce their noses?

My nursery states that the children are not allowed earrings but i've have seen children with them in.

Slatternly I work in nurseries and they do allow earrings, as long as they are studs.

To not allow would discriminate against some cultures e.g spanish

No, been here since 2009 in various guises

Have marked off Spain, circumcision, Greggs, child abuse, and fruit shoots. Has anyone said the word 'Chav' yet, I dropped my bingo pen and may have missed it.

I live in Spain and have a 15mo (unpierced) DD. She's only now not routinely mistaken for a boy, even when dressed in pink. I have NEVER come across a baby girl here without earrings. It used to be done in hospital, although I think the state hospitals don't any more. People take the baby to the pharmacy for it once they get out of hospital. I didn't want DD's ears done, but don't really care what other people do. It hurts for a minute, then they forget.

Turkey twizzlers picnic

mine hurt for way more than a minute, they hurt for AAAGES, and was ages before lying on my side was comfortable again!

not yet, picnic

Ooh, nice one.

No chavs YET.

I am awaiting:

None of your business
Again??

Ear piercing - wrong
Bottle feeding - wrong
Breastfeeding - wrong
Spoon feeding - wrong
Blw- wrong
Controlled crying - wrong
Nail varnish - wrong
Naughty step - wrong

lacking I agree. I had mine done at 13 (quite late I suppose), and I couldn't sleep on my sides for about 3 days without my ears hurting.

Oh here you go

yuh know picnic, people are allowed to discus things that have already been discussed.. MN would be fucking shit really boring without posts like this.

Imagine how it would feel if it was your penis you'd have to avoid sleeping on your tummy for ages never mind your sides.

Line! :o

I think it looks tacky, but otherwise its not really that terrible.