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They have stickers that are "earrings". Maybe you could let her play with those, for awhile?
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That's what I was thinking.
I was 8 when I had them done. No one watched me closely enough and I didn't turn my first (non-post) set of earrings. One actually healed over and had to be cut out of the back of my ear!!!
I also remember a little girl in a first grade class I volunteered in who earring somehow tore right out of her ears! It was awful.
Anyway, Dh and I discussed it. Our daughter will have to wait until they are obviously mature enough to take care of them themselves.
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Our daughter asked a few times when she was 3 and 4. She loved my jewelry and I suppose that was part of it, but mostly I think it was seeing her cousins and friends with earrings on. We got her the stick on type and she was very happy with them so the plan was to wait until she was in her teens to let her get them pierced.
We changed our minds and let her get them pierced when she was 5. She was appalled at the thought of loosing her hair to chemo. "Everyone will think I'm a boy." So with her doctor's approval (I was worried about infection) we took her to the mall a few days before her initial surgery and they put little gold studs in with one of those piercing guns. I had mixed feelings at first - I've never thought earrings were appropriate on young kids, but she was very happy and despite my concerns about letting her "grow up too fast", she didn't ask for panty hose and lipstick the following week.
She never had problems with infections and though she was young she did a pretty good job of soaking her earrings and putting them in and out herself. We bought her a couple of pair of good quality studs and she was quite comfortable sleeping in them.
We changed our minds and let her get them pierced when she was 5. She was appalled at the thought of loosing her hair to chemo. "Everyone will think I'm a boy." So with her doctor's approval (I was worried about infection) we took her to the mall a few days before her initial surgery and they put little gold studs in with one of those piercing guns. I had mixed feelings at first - I've never thought earrings were appropriate on young kids, but she was very happy and despite my concerns about letting her "grow up too fast", she didn't ask for panty hose and lipstick the following week.
She never had problems with infections and though she was young she did a pretty good job of soaking her earrings and putting them in and out herself. We bought her a couple of pair of good quality studs and she was quite comfortable sleeping in them.
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nope dd has friends that have their ears pierced and I asked her if she wanted hers done she said "it is a silly idea to let someone hurt you on purpose"
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Our daughters can get them pierced when they're old enough to care for them without my help. Probably 13-14.
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Just thought I'd add something else. My sister (2 years younger) and I had ours done together, I think I was about 8 so she would have been 6. Mine went fine, but for hers, she had the first one done (it was one at a time back then) but screamed so much and mum had to hold her down to get the second one done. My sister has never been good with pain
So, after Emily had hers done my sister was very encouraged cause it went so well. When her daughter (4 months younger) asked, she told her to wait for her 5th birthday also.
Well the two women doing her ears weren't precisely in time with each other. One was done a fraction of a second before the other, Jacinta screamed and jerked her head, so the second hole ended up waaay in the wrong spot. They had to take the earring out, wait for the hole to close up and then try again another time.
I guess it would be wise to know how they will react, that should influence when to have them done.
So, after Emily had hers done my sister was very encouraged cause it went so well. When her daughter (4 months younger) asked, she told her to wait for her 5th birthday also.
Well the two women doing her ears weren't precisely in time with each other. One was done a fraction of a second before the other, Jacinta screamed and jerked her head, so the second hole ended up waaay in the wrong spot. They had to take the earring out, wait for the hole to close up and then try again another time.
I guess it would be wise to know how they will react, that should influence when to have them done.
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Well, we happened to be at that mall Saturday, so I took her to the place where they do piercing so she could actually see how its done. She got to watch someone else first and I thought shed be deterred by it, but she climbed into the chair and said she wanted them done. I started to panic a little and kept asking her if she was sure, but she said she was ready. (Actually it was much harder on me!!) They did them both at the same time and she flinched a little but didnt cry. And this from the girl who stubs her toe and thinks she needs crutches! I couldnt believe it! She hopped down out of the chair and away we went! She loves them!
I couldnt believe it! She hopped down out of the chair and away we went! She loves them!
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My daughter is 9 and still has no pierced ears. She can get it done when I can depend on her to take care of them herself. Right now I still have to remind her to take showers and wash her hair. Pierced ears would just be one more monkey on my back.
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That is so cute!!!
Well i don't wear earrings, i used to but I have sensitive skin so they were always a pain, then I just got over the whole idea and let them go, i haven't worn earrings in about 4 years. My sister also had problems, mostly cos she was a sook and passed out when she changed her earrings!!
DH and I don't really like the idea of them, the whole point of them and the alteration of the body thing we don't feel comfortable with. We may re-assess if she starts really asking, but atm it's a no, until she's an adult and can decide for herself.
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just last week i was at my cousins house and i noticed her 6 yr old daughter had gotten her ears pierced and i questioned her about it and she told me that she got them done for her birthday present. I was very shocked that she got them done so young. I guess i am behind the times and thought everyone waited till they were atleast 12..lol. now i read this thread and see otherwise. I myself got my ears pierced at age 12 and so did most everyone back then. i noticed quite a few other women in this thread got them pierced at 12 as well. i guess its more common to get them done earlier now..but i didnt even know it..lol. i guess i will have to start thinking about this now that i have a 7 wk old daughter. i have no idea how old she needs to be before i let her get them pierced.
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Myashane,
I don't want this to come across as a huge warning,just a situation that our daughter had. I guess she is prone to fibroid tumors. She had pierced ears at 4 and had to have the ears lanced about a year later.
She wants to try again,I have yet to agree.
I don't want this to come across as a huge warning,just a situation that our daughter had. I guess she is prone to fibroid tumors. She had pierced ears at 4 and had to have the ears lanced about a year later.
She wants to try again,I have yet to agree.
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My daughter's ears belong to her, and so it was her decision when she was mature enough to make such a decision, to get her ears pierced when she was 14 (I think). My sons made the same decision when for themselves, though neither of them wears earrings any more.
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There are certainly a lot of things to look for so we're keeping a close watch on her. I appreciate it!!
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People are always asking me when I'm going to get my baby's ears pierced, she's 9 months now. My answer is always the same - when she's 12 if she wants them pierced.
I know times have changed, but my parents had timelines for lots of things - no dating until 16, no ears pierced until 13, etc. I'm backing up my ear piercing timeline to 12, if she wants.
I would hate to have her ears pierced and then when she's old enough to make decisions find out that she didn't want them pierced or wished that she didn't have the holes. There are lots of decisions that I will force on her, but not this one.
I know times have changed, but my parents had timelines for lots of things - no dating until 16, no ears pierced until 13, etc. I'm backing up my ear piercing timeline to 12, if she wants.
I would hate to have her ears pierced and then when she's old enough to make decisions find out that she didn't want them pierced or wished that she didn't have the holes. There are lots of decisions that I will force on her, but not this one.
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I don't have a daughter but my SON is only 7 and wants his ear pierced!! I'll probably let him get it done. I don't see any harm in it..
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I don't have a daughter but my SON is only 7 and wants his ear pierced!! I'll probably let him get it done. I don't see any harm in it..
Oh yeah, we have the same rules for our son as our daughters in this regard. DH has his ear pierced, but DS has shown absolutely no interest, not even after his sister had hers done. We don't care either way.
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eek! That makes sense to me, I'm going with that.
I think it makes a difference that I do not have my ears pierced. So its not like I have a lot of experience in the matter.
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My daughter is only two, so not yet. I've seen babies with earrings and I think it's cute, but my husband doesn't agree with that, he thinks she should be old enough to make it her choice.... Plus I guess my thoughts on it are that they need to be old enough to be responsible in taking care of it... so many little girls get ear infections right away, mainly because they aren't washing their hands EVERY SINGLE TIME before twisting the earring like you are supposed to do initially. I think that when it comes time for my daughter to get her's peirced I will have those expectations of her, that she'll have to be responsible and follow the rules of proper ear piercing mainenance. I think it's neat though, it'll be fun! I love dolling up my little one.
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It's necessary until it's had proper healing time.... My suggestion is that if it gets infected, still try to keep them in and clean them regularly with the proper solution and wash hands and still twist them until the infection finally goes away unless it just gets too bad to leave them in, because once you take them out, they may close if it hasn't been long enough (like 6 weeks)
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