Just curious. This really got to me. Personal opinions would be nice on the matter.

Jennifer - posted on 12/03/2010

Well piercing her ears is not supposed to be painful!Where I live, stores do not pierces babies ears if the ears are not frozen with medicational cream!Am I clear? lol My daughter got her ears pierced at a year old!We froze them an our before and when we got there,Ashley did not fuss a bit!!!She does not play with them!She notices them in the mirror and looks like she loves them!
I would not get her ears pierced a second time at a year old!I would not think about it!I think around 10 would be a good age to let her decide if she wants seconds whole in her ears!

Amanda - posted on 12/03/2010

i fully agree with shelly i was also 8 :D

Amanda - posted on 12/03/2010

my daughter is just about to turn one , me and my bf have had many convos about wheather to get our daughters ears pierced the first time let alone the 2nd time ..... we had come to the fact that when she is older enough to ask for them pierced and older enough to accept the responbilties of it then she can get them done :)

Amanda - posted on 12/03/2010

First of all i would not get my baby's ears pierced to start with...but it's up to the mommy i guess. I would let the baby be a little older so she would be sure she wanted it not just b/c mommy has it.

Angela - posted on 12/03/2010

No I don't think that it is ok to do that. My oldest had her ears pierced at three and she is twelve now and still only has one set done. I may have even been wrong to pierce them in the first place. I was young and thought it would be cute. But my daughter was too young to make a decision about the situation.

Shelley - posted on 12/03/2010

wow, double-piercing a baby's ears? Why would a parent even do it the first time? That's just waaaay too young. They are babies, people. Babies!
Wait until they have a choice in the matter. I got mine done at the age of 8 for my birthday present. I think I could agree to doing it the first time at the age of 5, but not when they are still babies.
I'm sure I'm stepping on toes by saying this, but there is no reason to subject a baby to that kind of pain. Besides, it's totally impractical, what if they are rolling over or playing and their earring gets caught on something? They could very easily tear their earlobe.
I think babies are beautiful enough without that stuff, just enjoy them the way the Good Lord made them.
Another point: Our ears never stop growing throughout our whole life. Piercing their ears when they are just little will make it where the holes will be near the edge of the lobe of an older woman. I've seen this on old ladies, it's not pretty.

Cassie - posted on 12/03/2010

I think your friend should get her kid an eyebrow and belly button peircing while she's at it. Do it all while she's too young to remember the pain. What a friggin' idiot! While she's out she might also look into tatoos as well. Sorry for all the sarcasm but the stupidity of some people at the cost of their children absolutely amazes me. Spanking is frowned upon, but parents are allowed to stunt their childrens growth for beauty? Whatever...

Maria - posted on 12/03/2010

oh no girl!! i completely agree with u i think thats ridiculous she is messing up her daughters body!! i mean one im ok with esp when there babies cuz some people cant tell which babies are boys and which ones are girls ( even wen they are dressed with the coordinating colors hah!). ive been tempted to go do my daughters BUT im scared that it will hurt her soo bad !! so to do it twice while she is still so young!! ugh i dont understand that. i mean im even considering just waiting until she is older and then she can ask me permission to get it done cuz then i kno that this is her decision about her body that she is ok with ( of course tho it will stop at that cuz if she wants a tatto at ten then of course not! as far as altering her body thats as far as i go! haha) but yea i mean i dont think there is anything wrong!! with one piercing two?? thats just two much whats next 2 yrs and nose piercing?? 3 and belly button?? thats just my opinion i dont agree with it.

Kia - posted on 12/03/2010

My 12 y/o had her firt set at 3 months old and her 2nd set at 7 years old.She dosent want anymore right now but I personally wouldnt object.I only have 2 sets!!!!

Jade - posted on 12/02/2010

my daughter got her ears done at 2 1/2 as she asked about it she picked the studs and all but at that age two set hell no thats not far on the child as they may not want to set and infection can develope or worse the stud gets stuck and the skins grows over this happened to my daughter at the age of 4 so we now have one ear with a earing and one without

Jessica - posted on 12/02/2010

Danielle Lees-
you said :
" Personally i hate babies with pierced ears....."
dont you think thats a little harsh, to say you HATE babies w/ pierced ears? hate is a pretty strong word and no child deserves to be "hated" just bc of an ear piercing... maybe that wasnt the correct term you were looking for but when i read this, the "hate babies" part caught my eye...i hope you dont really mean that.

Amanda - posted on 12/02/2010

at one year old, I personally do not think it should have been done twice..once is fine although I don't think I would get my daughters done at all till she is old enough to ask me but twice..for your daughter who is five and has asked for it I really don't know..I guess that is up to u she is old enough to ask.

Shandi - posted on 12/02/2010

yea I am with you on that one I haven't even thought of getting her ears done and my daughter is almost one but get it done twice thats a lil weird

Natasha - posted on 12/02/2010

Personally, I'm waiting for my daughters to be old enough to decide if they even want one piercing. I know they could just take them out if they don't want them later, but I'd rather wait until they can have a say in it.

Mandy - posted on 12/02/2010

I don't think its right to get the child's ears done twice but I have to admit I got my daughters ears pierced when she was one, I was quite lucky she didn't cry when she got it done but i'm glad I got them pierced when she was young because she doesn't remember the pain like I had done when I was about 6.

Leslie - posted on 12/01/2010

No I dont think it would be right to have a one year old have two piercing on her ears, but are you sure she now has two holes? She might have had to get them pierced again because the holes grew up or something in that nature.

Shawnda - posted on 12/01/2010

i think that its uncalled for to get a 1 year old 2 holes in each ear also another thing dont ask your child if she would like a second hole let her ask you first! at 5 a child dont know what they want exactly.... and i didnt even ask for my second holes until i was 14! just cause every one else had them a 5 year old does not think about fitting in and if they do they shouldnt!

Sondra - posted on 12/01/2010

I agree my oldest was about 5 or 6 months when we got her ears pierced and my second was about the same. I wont let them get the second piercings till they are about 15. My opinion.

Jessica - posted on 12/01/2010

i think 1 and 5 both are too young to get a second piercing... but thats only my opinion. my 4yr old has had her ears pierced since she was 5mons. but i dont think id let her get a second one untill she is 10 or so, maybe even older than that. i didnt get my second ones until i was 14.

Sondra - posted on 12/01/2010

I understand your point of view but that is why they have hypoallergenic studs. I dont see any problem with letting people know your little girls is a little girls. This was my choice to get my two little girles ears pierced.my choice.

Alisson - posted on 12/01/2010

My daughter got her ears pierced at 8 years old, with her own money and after extensive discussion about it. Turns out in the end she has a severe allergy to gold and surgical metal. It was a total mess and now she has scars on her ears from her body rejecting the studs over a period of three months.

Piercing baby ears is retarded imo since the baby can't tell you that there's a problem if the body is rejecting the studs.

She's been traumatised by the whole thing and refuses to get anything done in the future. Your friend should wait until their kid is old enough to let their parent know if there's a problem.

Sondra - posted on 12/01/2010

Rebecca Rowe, I didnt get my daughters ears pierce to hurt them i would never hurt my babies. That is why i got them done before they had nerve endings in their ears. they done have nerves in their ears till they are a year old. If you get them done after that then it hurt because the nerves have grown by then. My children will not get another piercing till they are in middle school at least. My little girls do not look cheap and are not poorly cared for. They have one peircing in each ear and that will be it till they are older. I love my girls and would never hurt them on intentinally. I believe it is wrong to judge someone that much for getting their daughters ears pierced just because you dont want your kids ears pierced. My girls went through no pain at all. It scared them because they were held and a popping noise was right by their ear. Dont judge unless you know.

Danielle - posted on 12/01/2010

my daughter had her ears pierced in august this year and she is 6 on monday. Personally i hate babies with pierced ears as they did not have a choice in the matter and i would be really concerned that a company has done a 1 year olds ear twice. I was warned of all sorts of dangers with ie ie infection when my daughter had her ears done and think that it should be up to the child and a well thought through thing not just a spare of the moment idea. And as for your daughter.. i would not allow mine to have hers done again, like mummy, simply because they are still growing and might change their minds and its not a cheap thing to keep having done. hope it helps

Sanet - posted on 12/01/2010

My mom had my ears pierced when I was a baby and I think it was a total waste of money on her part. I hate wearing earrings!

My daughter is 14 months old and both her dad and I have decided that we will have her ears pierced when she decides that it is what she wants. Ultimately it is her body and she needs to live with it, so it will be her decision entirely.

I completely agree with the fact that 2 piercings are just rediculous. Maybe you should ask her when she is taking her daughter for a belly ring? Sorry, that is just me being a bit bitchy, but seriously, what is your friend thinking?

Melissa - posted on 12/01/2010

I always had a hard time with the piercing of an infants ears. I understand in some situations it's cultural, and either way I understand it doesn't offer the child any long-term pain and all that, but still. It's a cosmetic, unnecessary thing, and I just find it a little ridiculous. I got my ears pierced when I was 8 years old because I wanted them pierced, and that's exactly what I plan on doing with my daughter. As far as getting a SECOND piercing, I think that's over the top of the top, lol. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but that's mine!

Samantha - posted on 11/30/2010

I don't think you're wrong at all. I had my daughter's ears done when she was two weeks old, and she somehow got them out. I left it alone until she was 7; that's when she asked to have them done again. If it doesn't work the first time, wait til they are older and it gives the tiny ears time to heal. I hope this eases your distraught! I would've reacted the same way.

Shiralee - posted on 11/30/2010

I would NEVER get my one yr olds ears pierced once.

Amber - posted on 11/30/2010

I don't really know. I mean, it's all up to you as a parent. for example... I have three piercings in my FACE nevermind my ears. I mean, I'm not saying I'm gonna let my 5 year old get her lip pierced, but ears, I really don't see a problem.

Although, I wouldn't do it twice at one years old..

Magen - posted on 11/30/2010

hello, I agree with you. I would not get my baby's ears pierced till they are old enough to want them pierced. That is something i feel that the child should be able to decided for themselves. I was only six months old when my parents had mine pierced and I had a lot of problems with them. I am allergic to almost all kinds of jewelry and so when you put ear rings in my ears they swell. there is no way of knowing if you child will have this reaction and I think it is best to wait till your child is old enough to be able to tell you something is wrong.

Hayley - posted on 11/30/2010

is she crazy!!!! My daughter is almost 3 and still hasn't had her ears pierced. We debated for a while about doing it when she was a baby but she was a rough kid (and still is) and we were afraid she'd rip them out. At this point, we've decided that we'd like to wait until she asks to have them and she's old enough to take good care of them. I couldn't imagine putting four holes into a babies head who really doesn't understand what's going on, what they're doing or why they are there. A one year old can't conciously make a decision like that on their own...that's pretty crazy. You're right to be a little put off by it.!

Terra - posted on 11/30/2010

My mom let me decide when i wanted my ears done and i got mine done when i was 8 when she gave me the option. i think im going to wait until my daughter is at least a year to get hers done just because she pulls at her ears a lot now and i dont want her to pull them out. but to each their own...it is ultimately the moms decision

Cara - posted on 11/30/2010

i'm against the whole idea of getting their ears pierced in the first place tbh, i don't think you should put holes in their ears, just coz you think it looks nice, or you r saving them pain, it should be their choice, and yes i no they can always let the holes close up but then you get left with marks and hard flesh, but for me you are just taking away their choice, sorry to sound old fashioned or something, just my view :)

Wendy - posted on 11/30/2010

I wouldn't pierce a child's ear. I figure that is something they can decide when they start finding their own style with clothing when they are older. This would probably be about the time they get their first job and start spending their own money as well. But that's just me.

Chrissie - posted on 11/30/2010

Well whil I do not think you should talk to her about it because it is not your child and not your place, I am with you. That would bother me.. I could not do that to my kids. My kids will get their ears pierced when they are old enough to ask me themselves.

Melissa - posted on 11/30/2010

I think any type of body piercing is a type of body modification and should be left up to the child when they become old enough to to make their own decisions.

ASHLEY - posted on 11/30/2010

I think a one year is too young to have two holes in each ear. I wasn't allowed to get my second hole until I was in middle school! It's her kid though so you can't say much to her. I'm not sure if I would let my five year old get a second hole. Personally I wouldn't rush it I have a 13 yr old and you wanna hold on to the little things for as long as possible. I would most likely wait. Enjoy having a five year old and put off the grown up stuff as long as you can :)

Petrea - posted on 11/30/2010

umm i personally think having a childs ears pierced twice is a bit much maybe wen they are older enough to understand wat they want then think about the second tym.

Kerrie - posted on 11/30/2010

i personally wouldnt get my daughters ears pierced at all untill she is old enough to decide.
i know it has its positive sides to getting done young but its not for me or my daughter
i had mine done when i was a few months old and my mum would have never dreamed of getting them done twice......i had to beg for second holes when i was 14

Christina - posted on 11/29/2010

If piercing is so painful, then why did my 9wk old daughter sleep through it. Her ears were done one at a time, and she opened her eyes after the first one and grunted at me, then closed her eyes. She couldn't be bothered to open them when she got her other ear pierced or make a sound.

But I still think getting a second hole for a 1yr old is ridiculous. The baby's ears are just too small. But not my child, not my choice. I think the mom is being stupid, but I have no right to dictate how she should parent her own child.

Christina - posted on 11/29/2010

Sarh, thanks. It was very enjoyable for both of us. She sat on my lap and didn't even flinch. I was so proud of her. I thought she was going to freak out over it, but she surprised me. Her little sister (they are 15mnths apart) said she might want it done for her birthday. She has until Jan to decide.

Tiffany - posted on 11/29/2010

I have always taken issue with babies getting their ears pierced period, so twice is unfathomable to me. What a selfish thing to do. It's only for the parents, it doesn't do anything to better the child. I remember getting my ears pierced for the first time with my Mom and it is such a great memory I have with her. I remember everything about it...picking the earrings, getting the markings on my ear, crying because it hurt but so excited that I was a 'big girl' lol. I can't wait to have that experience with my daughter. But hey, to each their own.

Brittany - posted on 11/29/2010

I don't plan on getting my daughter's ears pierced until 14. I had a horrible reaction when I got mine first pierced and still have pain and stinging even after a second piercing to re-open the old closed up holes.

I would think that a second piercing is just going to cause twice as many problems.

Amanda - posted on 11/29/2010

What in the world was she thinking! I would have NEVER taken my 1 year old to get another piercing. That's just crazy. No way are you overreacting. I probably would have reacted the same way. I pierced both of my girls ears very early, 8 wks I believe. My 9 year old has not even said anything to me about another one YET but when the day does come, yeah I might take her to do it but she will be older. I can't believe the place where she took her baby even did it. Amazing to me! As for your situstion, I personally think 5 is too young for a second piercing. I think 8 and older is a good age for another one if that's what the child wants.

Jessi - posted on 11/29/2010

personally i think it should be up to the child and like you said they are still growing drastically at that point so the piercing hole is more likely to shift. besides you have enough to worry about taking care of with small children, why go pierce their ears to create 1 more thing you have to care for.

Medic - posted on 11/29/2010

@ Alecia- I am there with most people....eh I can take em or leave em....don't bother me much

Katie - posted on 11/29/2010

At the age of one, your right they still have so much growing to do. And personally I wouldn't take the 5 year-old either just because it's hard enough keeping one pair of earings in their ears when they are playing at school and everything and how much jewelery does a 5 year-old need to wear at once anyway. I don't think you are over reacting about your friend's decision because everyone is a different kind of mom and has different views on things. I wouldn't lose sleep over it though.

Alecia - posted on 11/29/2010

@ Jennifer, ok! i could do without most ppl anyway!! :p

Medic - posted on 11/29/2010

@Alecia- maybe me and you need to go into hiding together...both my kids get way more upset when I tell them no than my daughter did when she got her ears done.

Nikkole - posted on 11/29/2010

I had my ears pierced at 1 i think my mom said and she said i didn't even cry i just sat there and ate my lolly pop i guess im weird tho! I wouldn't say its child abuse i think thats a tad too much!

Alecia - posted on 11/29/2010

piercing isnt violent...i would say some tats are borderline (damn bones hurt!). and go ahead and call CPS....i could give a rats ass. and thats what i mean...saying its borderline child abuse??? uh, no....my daughter cries worse now when i tell her "no" then when she got her ears pierced....uh, oh...i better not say no anymore or CPS will be at my door :p