To think piercing babies ears is horrible?

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2 acquaintances have recently had their under 1 dd's ears pierced.
I can't see why someone would do this, not just due to being needlessly painful for a baby who doesn't understand, but also the likelyhood of a little girl catching earrings while playing, or pulling them out and them being a choking risk.

Unless theres some reason i've missed behind doing it so young?

Slow AIBU day?

Yes agreed no one can stop the parents having it done

But lets face it, a one year old baby isn't going to be looking in the mirror thinking 'oooh this looks nice'

So it's basically mums 'pimping' up their little fashion accessory.

Really? alright then, it looks shit.

Nah D0G, I'm waiting for the A word and I have my bingo dabber at the ready.

Dog Peter Andre?

Oh and it is abuse.

lol sorry relatively new to mumsnet....

What's the 'p' and 'A' word?

it can be a cultural thing

certainly Italian's get them done as young as possible -their logic is it creates the least distress in a small baby and they will have no memory of it

YANBU -
I had Chardonnays nose pierced at 6 months. I wanted her to be a bit youneeeeq.
Ear piercing is common

I actually don't think babies can be chavvy, in the same way as they can't be ugly.

YANBU to dislike it, you're entitled to your opinion. I happen to agree with you.

whats the p word?

and i dont like it i waited until dd was old enough to want them done herself.

don't like it either, it's a bit crackers imo, and i would be worried that the child would pull it out

don't worry about people saying they always do on here when something has been discussed alot.

it's easy to ignore a thread rather then post on it though

Sorry VelvetSpoon, but I've seen babies that look like badly mashed potatoes, so I have to disagree about the not ugly thing.

Nah wasn't clling the babies chavvy....

Sausagesandwich true - in my family the norm was within the first 6 weeks.

No, all babies are beautiful :) Well ok, some are interesting. But they're not ugly!

I thought only Chavs and Gypsys did that.

I personaly wouldn't do it. I'm not paticularly shocked by it either. It's a bit of a non issue really.

YANBU

Is it really your business?
I had my ears pierced when i was a baby, i don't hate my mum for it, im actually glad
It was done when i was young.

Oh and im not a chav or a Gypsy.

I don't like it but in many cultures it is preferred. MY DH's Arab family have been hovering at DD's ear with a needle for years but I won't give in! She can have it done when she asks me and give me a good reason ("my friend has had it done" will not qualify!)

Had mine done as a baby too. One got ripped out while I was playing under a crochet blanket when I was 2. Got a nice little scar there that for some reason gets really itchy...

Yeah I wouldn't do it, but each to their own. It's hardly grade A child abuse.

I wouldn't do it personally, but don't really care what other people do.