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ear piercing.. what age for a girl?

73 replies

mamaesi · 07/09/2011 16:21

Ok I want to start a hot debate on piercing ears on little girls. I reckon I got mine done when I was about 7 years old.

My husbands family are insisting that I pierce my 16 month old daughter. I am aware that it is very much a cultural thing (neither husband nor I are english, but we live in London)...

I was wondering what the mumsnet view is. I personally think its a bit "ghetto fabulous" to have a young baby with earrings. What do you think?

what do you think is the right age?

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deloreshunchfront · 09/09/2011 01:29

First it's one hole, then it's two. Belly piercing next, closely followed by upper ear. My DD is 17 and has stuck at 2 holes in each ear, phew. But her friend got her tongue pierced in the summer, uurrgghh. DD has eczema/sensitive skin which I use to full advantage describing all the things that can go wrong and prob will.

stripedcat · 09/09/2011 20:54

I was allowed to have mine pierced at 16 and I think that was probably the right age.

UrsulaBuffayHere2Help · 09/09/2011 20:55

I was one or two, I was a geet proppa charva.

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stripedcat · 09/09/2011 21:08

I am watching "real A&E" - yes I know quality TV - but it has a young girl in A&E with an absolute mess from getting her ears pierced. I stand by what I said - not before 16

user1498983411 · 02/07/2017 09:32

Ok I'm now a 55 year old nana!! I had my ears pearced when I was a month old, apparently my granny did it with a needle and thread which was common in the east end of London !! Think of call the midwife !! As I say different times, any way my point is that I have worn earring every day of my life I never take them out, but I have to say because I had them done when I was so little that they are very low down on my ear loop. So for this reason I would say wait till your little girls are at least ten so that there ear loops have grown. My granddaughter is eight and is desperate to get hers done but we will wait until her 10th birthday.

Birdsbeesandtrees · 02/07/2017 09:36

I don't know what wrong with people who pierce babies. It should be illegal.

Is your baby not beautiful enough ?!

Would you think it's ok to do to a dog or cat ? like this ?

Because that's considered animal cruelty but it's ok to do it to a baby ? Boggles my mind.

Birdsbeesandtrees · 02/07/2017 09:37

I have 3 ear piercings (2 done at 14 one at 18) and a belly button which I don't wear as it got infected. I was 16 when I had that done.

ChildishGambino · 02/07/2017 11:21

10+ when they can decide for themselves and also in school holidays so they have time to heal.

pinkyredrose · 02/07/2017 11:23

This thread is 6 yrs old!

JennyOnAPlate · 02/07/2017 11:26

My daughters were 6 and 8 when they had mine done. The 6 year old essentially started nagging about it as soon as she started school at 4. I managed to hold out for 2 years before I gave in!

I would definitely wait until they express a wish to have it done, and then make sure they understand the procedure and that it will hurt.

PoppyPopcorn · 02/07/2017 11:28

In our part of Glasgow it's around 9. Usually a stampede to the local beauty therapist who has a very good reputation on the last day of term as school requires earrings removed for PE.

OnceMoreIntoTheBleach · 02/07/2017 11:32

I'm going with 13, if she wants it, then I can mark becoming a teen if that's what she wants when that age comes.

OnceMoreIntoTheBleach · 02/07/2017 11:32

*it can mark becoming a teen, not 'I' can...

Adelie0404 · 02/07/2017 11:33

Same day as she got braces or when she hit 13 - which ever came first! The braces did (at 12).

As my DD said - lots of her friends had them done younger and the holes closed over and they were having to have them redone. She is old enough to take care of her them herself and ensure that doesn't happen- a distinct advantage.

lobsterface · 02/07/2017 11:36

Zombie thread....

thismeansnothing · 02/07/2017 11:51

I have several piercings so wouldn't discourage my daughter if she wanted anything done. She's 5 and it's never come up in conversation and she's never asked to have anything pierced. But for me it needs to be appropriate, she ain't having her lip pierced in while she's at school for sure! But she needs to be old/capable enough to look after them once their done, take them out and put them back in herself. I'd also be taking her to a proper piercer to get them done, none of this being ripped off by Claire's Accessories.

But.

That's just my opinion. You do what you think is right for your child.

user1498983411 · 02/07/2017 12:00

This is still a relevant topic !! The summer school holidays are starting all over the UK, already started here in Scotland, this is the time of year when little girls get there ears pierced because they have 6 or 7 weeks to heal!! I was just pointing out that ear loops grown like the rest of the body and if u have them done too young then they are in the wrong position. This is relevant info as you can use it as a valid reason to your pestering child as to why they can't have it done until they are older. Just tell them that there ear loops are two small and they will have to wait till they have grown so that the earring sits perfectly in the middle of the loop !!

user1498983411 · 02/07/2017 12:06

middle Lope not loop !! Sorry

n0ne · 02/07/2017 12:17

I got mine done about 14ish, if I recall. With a gun, the holes are not at an even height, and one has dragged down to a slit. So I won't be allowing that for my DD.

I hate to see pierced ears on little kids, snob that I am. I'd let her get them done around 16, I think. Depending how sensible a teen she turns out to be.

user1234566 · 02/07/2017 12:26

I got my ears pierced when I was 12 when I was old enough to handle the pain and old enough to be responsible for cleaning them and looking after it myself. I will be doing the same for my daughter and waiting til she asks to have it done and when I think she's old enough to handle it

TinyPawz · 02/07/2017 12:33

My dd got her done on Thursday. She is 10. Totally her decision. She has been talking about if for years and finally made her mind up. She is delighted with them.

lobsterface · 02/07/2017 19:52

Of course it's still relevant, but start a new thread FGS!

Retired65 · 25/08/2017 21:06

I have never had my ears pierced. In my day nobody had their ears pierced at school. It was thought to be common and only those who belonged to the travelling community had their ears pierced. I wouldn't let my daughter have her ears pierced. She waited until she was 25 to get them done. Children the school I work at, aren't allowed to wear earrings at school. I think children should wait to they are older, for safety reasons to have their ears pierced.

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