Child ear piercing.

[MrsPreston11]

7 and 5. It's out of the questions this year as DH is NOT on board.

Much to the chagrin of the older one, and therefore the younger one too......

What's the standard age now? Not many in either of mine's classes with them pierced.

What ages have worked for your kids? And where did you get them done?

you should have done it when they were babies really, then they would have been healed by now. I would it now if they want it done

I was your dds age when I had mine done. It was hellish. I couldn't tolerate them bei g touched. My mother used to wedge my head between heat knee's while she sprayed and twisted the earrings. Ultimately my skin ended up growing over the earrings anyway (this was after the two months of spraying and twisting that we were supposed to do to prevent this. In the end they took me to the doctor to have the earrings removed.

Before I had children I said secondary school age.
My eight year old dd has just had hers done.

Her ears. It's not irreversible. She's mature enough to look after them.

It seems to be a seventh birthday thing here.

My six year old dd doesn't want hers done. Some have in her class.

I had my DDs done last summer when she was 7 and I really regret it. It hurt her so much and she was too terrified to let anyone touch them afterwards. We ended up taking them out when she was asleep and letting the holes close up because they caused her so much stress. £50 down the drain.
Other girls in her class had theirs done at around the same and had no issues. It depends what time of child your 7 yo old is. If they freak out at the slightest injury like my DD then leave we’ll alone.

I think during the summer holidays before she starts secondary school. That’s when my dd had hers done. Old enough to care for them and time to heal before school starts again. They may have to take them out for PE lessons. Primary school children don’t need to wear jewellery and they could easily become damaged during play. Hassle for the teacher too.

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My 5yo DD had her’s done a few months ago. She was actually the last girl in her Reception class without pierced ears! We went to the piercers inside Blue Banana in Birmingham, who were absolutely fantastic. I can’t recommend them enough.
But! In hindsight I wish I’d made her wait a bit longer. We’ve had no problems with her piercings, and she has zero regrets about it, but the aftercare was/is a pain in the arse and just becomes an extra job for mum to do.

I think it's a nice rite of passage before secondary school, personally.

I dislike seeing babies and toddlers with pierced ears. Your child's ears are not yours to dress up, IMO.

My dd is strong them done week after finishing school this summer at end of y6. One friend got them done last summer, other than that I don't think many have in her class. Her primary don't allow them at all.

My mum is desperate for me to pierce my DD’s ears like mine were when I was a baby. She’s 9 months. Her reasoning? “She will look beautiful” and “Everyone will know she’s a girl!”
My mum is a dinosaur

I had mine done at 11. I haven’t worn earrings in years. DD will have hers done at the same age if that’s what she wants.

@LartenCrepsley that’s where I had my lip and tragus pierced as a teenager they are fantastic in there.

DD is 8 and has started asking. I'm waiting until she is really desperate though! I was so desperate to have mine done, everyone in my class seemed to have them done by about year 4. My mum eventually let me when I was 12.

10 ish is about right.

The summer holidays before secondary school.

Summer after primary school.

Both mine were 11

I was 14 the first time, done with a gun, painless and trouble free. Second pair of holes at 29, also gun, also painless and trouble free.

Dd was 14.
6 yo dd now wants them done, but she will definitely have to wait until in y6/7 at least.

Various ages with my daughter. Go to a piercer rather than a high street retailer. If they do other piercings and are properly trained (not just to use a gun) it should only cost around £10. Claire's are dreadful and the studs are not very good. My daughters were 5 & 7 and we went to Claire's, they ripped me off about £54 and unbeknownst to me both children had metal sensitivity. So we had weeks and months of sore swollen ears. We ended up taking them out on drs advice. My other daughter had had hers pierced in a jewellers age 3 with no problems. The age 10 and 12 we went to a piercer, they had a quiet room and salon bed to lie on, it cost £10 each for some plain but decent studs and they advised using sea salt for after care. We actually changed them for some surgical plastic earrings to ensure no reaction but the experience was much better. My other daughter had them done at 8, the salon was closed and due to swimming at school we had a short time frame to get them done so I went to a local hairdresser. £20 for some non-sterile earrings and they are completely wonky.
I'd go to a trained piercer and make sure the child is old enough to understand there maybe some issues with healing.

My dd is 15, doesn’t want pierced ears, hasn’t asked.
Some of her friends have, some haven’t.
I had mine done at 16 and went on to have 3 in one ear (including a high ring) plus belly button 😳
I’m now a quite refined (hahaha) middle aged lady (haha)
You know what, i’d hate my dd getting her ears pierced but if she wants it I’ll totally support her. We’ll also go somewhere decent.
I hate seeing piercings on young children

I’m hoping I can put my dd off until she’s 10.

My DD was 8 and in year 3. It seems to be the standard 8 year old birthday present here. She had it done in Claire’s, absolutely no issues whatsoever and she looked after them very well.

Don't poke any holes in your children is a good rule I find.