Baby EarPiercing discussion on GMTV - Now!

[Milliways]

I was watching and thought of you lot. They are having the same arguments that we all were a few weeks ago!

Maybe Pheasant shooting will be on telly in a few weeks as well

my mate had her dd done at 9 months and her ds done at 6 months - its disgusting and i hate it - she doesnt even put studs in her dd - its little hoops - how dangerous at nursery?!

Clairs age limit is 2 mths i think.

Both of my dd's have their ears peirced. Dd1 has hers done at about 2.5 and dd2 at about the same age.

I didn't make them get them done, I asked them if they wanted them done and they did. I told them it would hurt alot (although i dont think it does) and they still wanted it done.

Dd1 was fine didn't even cry. Dd2 did cry though.

Do i regret it ????? NO

Does it make me or my kids common ??? NO

Does it make me thick ??? NO

Does it make me a child abuser ???? NO

Just thought i'd get those points in quick because thats what anyone who peirced their kids ears was accused of being on the last thread there was about this.

It's different when your child is old enough to understand what is happening to them, it's going to hurt and they choose to have it done. A baby doesn't know what's happening other than it's mother is holding it down and it's in a lot of pain.

Here in Spain all baby girls , well most, have their ears pierced, well, pierced for them. The little old ladies think all nonpierced are boys.

The little old ladies could think anything they wanted, if my dd has her ears pierced it will be her decision, and made when she's old enough to make it rationally. She's just 4 and has already asked me to let her have them done; I personally think she's too young to really be able to make the decision herself.

i dont think a two and half year old is old enough to decide whether it gets its ears pierced or not.

so at five it is old enough to go to the pub is it

at these ages kids dont know what they want

it is just silly to think they are

Did i say that scottishmum, ??? grow up

Precisely thats why my dd is hole free and I intend to keep it that way for as long as I can.

I didn't say at what age a child is old enough to know what is happening. Personally I wouldn't let them have it done till they are 10 or older. Even then they would only be allowed small studs.

you said you asked your kid if it wanted it done and your child said yes. how on earth at 2 and a half does it know what it is saying yes too

and i am grown up, i wouldnt let my dd get it done until she knows what she is getting done

But did i say anything about them being fine to go in a pub at 5 ???

Just because I let them have their ears peirced that means that i will let them do anything does it ???

I agree, sticky on earrings or clip ons!!

its bad enough allowing your kids to have their ears pierced at too young an age but for you to actually ask them if they wanted it done is worse, you have forced your vanity onto them, of course they'll say yes, have you considered what injuries they may have when caught up in playground tussles.

I'm from a country where little girls have their ears piereced as babies. I've never known anyone have an accident in the playground. The earrings woren were usually presents from a family member, small, and not chnaged on a daily basis, worn for years.

I understand i'm not supposed to like them now that I live in the UK but I still don't really have a problem with them. It amuses me somewhat to see how quickly people want to distance themselves from any unpleasant class associations.

As I walked through Swansea centre a few weeks ago, I heard the sound of a child screaming, the type of scream you hear when a child is either in severe pain or absolutely petrified!
I and many other shoppers were alerted to a child sitting in the window of Claire's being held down by her mother and a sales assistant whilst another assistant did the piercing. I was horrified by the sight and felt physically sick. How can anyone deliberately inflict unnecessary pain on child is beyond belief! I agree with scottishmumto1 that 2 1/2 is too young to make such a decision. My daughter was 13 when I let her have hers done.

I believe it is child abuse to do this to a child before they are mature enough to make the decision for themselves. It goes along with the child abuse parents inflict on their children when they smoke around them, especially in closed spaces such as cars.

Nutcracker, I totally disagree with your reasoning for piercing both your daughters ears. A two year old is not old enough to understand the consequences of having it done i.e there can be complications, infections, injuries etc. My Mum would not let me have my ears pierced until I was 13 but my sister took me without permission and pierced them for my 8th birthday, I had numerous infections including balance problems and spates of fainting. My Nieces also had problems including numerous visits to A&E. To say that a 2 year old is capable of understanding that is laughable.

In my opinion it looks terrible because babies/children should look like children not 'mini me's'. Let babies be babies there is plenty of time for ear piercing, mini skirts and tatoos etc when they are old enough to make their own mistakes.

I don't like babies with pierced ears but not because of any 'class' connotations, it's just my personal opinion. I won't let my dd have her ears pierced until at least 12 and I would rather there was an age limit but that doesn't mean I think badly of people who do.

There is a difference between a baby and a 2 1/2 year old in levels of understanding of what is going on. OK, they probably won't understand the long term implications but it's still the parents' choice. In a small baby who has NO understanding then yes I think it is cruel. Not many little girls regret having pierced ears. I had mine done at 13 and never wear earrings now,except for special occasions.

I can't imagine too many parents would have their children's ears pierced for their own vanity. As for it being child abuse, I think that's taking it too far. You can't comment on somebody's ability to be a parent based on whether or not they have pierced their ears.

I'm having DS's tongue pierced next week. He already has his nose done and it looks really sweet. He had that done for his first birthday.

I don't care if you don't agree that they shouold or shouldn't have it done at that age, i didn't ask you to agree, but donot call me a child abuser.

And for your information my dd's are now 7 and 5 and do not wear mini skirts or anything like that.

And i only asked them if they wanted them done because they were asking if they could.

Nutcracker, I didn't call you a child abuser or a bad parent, I just disagreed with your reasoning.

I didn't say you did

I was 24 when I had mine pierced!....had so many problems no longer wear earings and they have now closed over. Needless to say ds (2.8) will have to wait until he is much much older before I would allow any piercings.

I don't disagree with people piercing their child's ears at young age but i would never get my ds' ear pierced until he was at least 9 or 10. i would be so worried of him pulling it out and swallowing it. Plus it would hurt him a lot to have it done and when he catches it in his sleep or on a toy. I had my ears pierced before i was 1 year old and in photos i think it looks quite sweet. But i wouldn't pierce my child until he was old enough to want it done himself

I agree with scotsmumto1! Its absoloutely terrible that anyone would even consider getting there child's ear's pierced under the age of 10. A 2 year old child doesn't even know what the meaning of pain is!!