Small gold bracelet on a baby

[Amy1996]

What do people think about a small gold bracelet on a baby ? I'm not going to be putting big bows or headbands on her nor will I be getting her ears pierced but when I was a baby I had a small gold bangle that my Nan got me so I think of giving it to my daughter and occasionally putting it on her wrist but I know people are very judegetmental when it comes to babies and jewelry but It's not like I can't take it off her is it ?

I love that sort of thing. I would do it if I had a girl. I would also get her ears pierced as soon as she is old enough as well.

To be honest I wouldn't want to risk anything that might fall off or be any danger whatsoever... although it is a lovely idea. I had a tiny silver one myself when I was born and still have it.

I really don’t like this but it’s entirely up to you, my opinion is surely irrelevant.

I think that when she is a baby she won’t know it’s there so there’s no point and by the time she’s old enough to notice it she will be trying to fiddle with it/eat it etc and it might be dangerous
Bit pointless really

Christening bracelets seem to be common on babies so I can't see an issue. It wouldn't be my choice but your baby your choice.

I think they're lovely. Both my children wore one when they were babies.

I think any jewellery is likely to irritate the hell out of them and they can’t tell you. No need to put any jewellery on a baby.

And old enough to pierce ears is when they can ask for it and care for them themselves.

Babies don't need jewellery.

Awful idea.

It's up to you (aslong as it's safe). But personally it makes me cringe. I don't condone ear piercing on young children at all. That's a completely different issue.

Meh, if you want it go for it. I'd be worried about it getting lost. But plenty of people get ear piercings for babies, which I think is so ugly. If society says that is ok then one bangle definitely is.

I just think it might irritate them or dig in. I don't think babies need any 'extras' like jewellery or hair bands (when they don't have loads of hair). I think stuff like that are for when the child chooses them.

No. They can scratch themselves, or bruise themselves on it, and if it falls off it’s a choking hazard. I wouldn’t.

The sentiment is lovely but babies don’t need to be accessorised. I truely dislike hair bows and clips and I think jewellery is pointless. Ear piercing is cruel and I despise it more than I could say.
Why not just buy a charm bracelet with a baby charm that you can add to each year until she is old enough to wear jewellery?

Yes I love the charm bracelet idea. If I had a girl that's what I'd do. I'm having a boy so might get him a pocket watch when he's born and save it until he's much older!!

I’d be wary of putting something that has great sentimental value on a tiny baby wrist which would be capable of slipping off without me noticing.

Not for me. Hard cold rigid metal on a baby’s soft skin and squidgy wrist sounds uncomfortable and is unnecessary.

All 4 of mine had a silver bracelet put on at birth. The first three it was a gift from my nan, she died a year before my 4th was born so I just carried it on. It has never been an issue for us.

A bangle type of thing, I've not got an issue with, although it's not my style. I don't think it would be a hazard to a baby as long as it's not got any loose parts. I think saving up for a bracelet for when they're older, & could appreciate it for themselves might be better though.

Ear piercing, though - shouldn't be done until they're old enough to make the decision for themselves, & look after it themselves. IMHO.

I really don't like it, but it's your baby so it's your choice.

Mine was always flailing her arms about so I wouldn't have done it. She totally wrecked her cannula as a newborn.

I don't like jewellery on babies but that's just my opinion.

In practical terms I'd worry that it might be uncomfortable for her or cause injury.

I wouldn’t
A bangle could knock her a bracelet could be chewed
A charm bracelet sounds like a choking hazard

I remember a trend for bangles that would get too small to remove as you got older, that makes me feel a bit ill

The charm bracelet thing is to give to her when she's old enough though isn't it - not as a baby! So no choking hazard there.

When I was born I was give a tiny gold bracelet - my mum never put it on me, but rather kept it as a souvenir and a sentiment. Adorning babies with jewellery just feels and looks wrong IMHO, but if you like it, then go for it.