Earrings on babies and toddlers

[Unicorn1981]

I don't get it and would worry they'd get pulled out but understand it's ok in other cultures. Just wondering what everyone's thoughts are. I suppose it saves doing it when they're older but I had mine pierced when I was 13 and the back got stuck.

The thing about circumcision being healthier is debatable too though.

In what way?

DD and I were in Claires on Saturday when a couple and their tiny baby came in for piercing we were both very upset and disgusted how can you do that to a baby

Start a new thread on a topic that interests you and you get shit for it.
go through and find an old thread on the same topic and add to it and you get shit.
Can't win.

Most of the profesional places I come across won't do under 5's
I personally wouldn't let a under 12.

If tobacco was invented today I'm not sure it would be legal amd I think the same applies to ear piercing babies

Personally, i don't like it or yhink it's necessary. I realise that's my view because i come from the UK and i might think differently if i came from another country or culture. So i can't get that excited about it or would wish to offend anyone over it.

I really don't like it. This is probably one of my more acceptable reasons - I see a lot of Asian women (who presumably had theirs done as babies) whose earrings appear to be almost falling off their ears. I assume this is because the centre of a baby's earlobe doesn't necessarily remain the centre of the earlobe when you're an adult. Therefore I would hold off until the ear has stopped growing. Because it looks stupid .

I also have some friends who have never had their ears pierced. Didn't have them done as a child, chose not to as an adult. Do it to a baby and you remove that choice.

Ears never stop growing

Some chav one who married a friend of mine was on facebook complaining v angrily that nursery had lost one of her 18 month old's earrings. The comments were noticeably silent!
I am surprised this wouldnt be a health and safety issue at nursery with rooms full of toddlers trying to grab earrings and god knows where it ended up, up a nose or eaten ??

Yes this topic does come up a lot but meh, that's the nature of AIBU!

I don't know about the dangers of them being pulled out or becoming infected but if you ask how I feel purely about how they look; I don't particularly care about it. I don't think it looks wrong or disgusting, nor do I think it looks great.

I've seen a few earings right at the bottom of the lobe looking like the piercer tried to get it as near to the edge as possible.

Is that why it happens? It looks weird.

I've looked after a few elderly ladies who's holes have stretched and look like little cuts in the earlobe. Not a good look either.

I just don't get it, I don't like any jewellery on babies and don't understand why would you put your baby through the pain just so it could wear earrings? Taking them for their jabs is bad enough but at least you know that they are benefiting from that, where's the benefit of piercing for a baby?

I once heard a toddler having its ears pierced in Claire's accessories and it was horrible, I've never set foot in the place again. I certainly think it needs to be regulated more and restricted to over a certain age. I think I would probably consider letting DD have hers pierced around secondary school age if she asked

Having worked for Claires (many years ago) I can assure you the training was more than a 30 min dvd and we didn't use 'grubby guns'! Having said that, my heart used to sink when customers came in with babies. We could pierce from 4 months old and I always used to try to look busy so I wouldn't have to do it (very unprofessional considering I was the manager!) I don't agree with it being child abuse and we would never pierce a crying or distressed child, but personally I would wait till my child asks to get it done.

I had mine pierced when I was about 3/4. I can remember it clearly because I was bought a strawberry split afterwards (a major treat in 1977/8).

Whilst I wouldn't get my DDs pierced at that age (if I had a DD!) I can confirm that my earrings don't look like they're falling off my ears, my ears/earrings don't look "stupid", my holes are holes and not slits and I managed to get through school without getting expelled and with more than a few exams to my name...

As a nurse I have seen too many ear infections leading to deformed earlobes or worse to do this to my daughter.If you know the risks and help clean until they are able to do it themselves then maybe but better to do it when they reach this age first.You can probably Google pictures which may make you think again.