When did you pierce your baby girls ears?

Patty - posted on 10/01/2009

my baby's ears were done at 3 months and yes she could get them out.

Tanya - posted on 10/01/2009

My daughter was 6 months when I had her ears pierced. She rubs her ears to soothe herself to sleep and we haven't had any problems with them. She's now a year old, the only thing I have to do is to make sure the earrings are safety back so she can't pull them out.

Adriana - posted on 10/01/2009

I DID IT WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT 1 MONTH OLD, BUT IN MEXICO, WHERE I LIVE, NURSES DO IT INMEDIATLY AT THE HOSPITAL WHEN THE BABY IS BORN . SO THEY DO NOT SUFFER. NOTHING HAPPENS, SHE MIGHT CRY BUT FOR A CUPLE OF MINUTES.

Erica - posted on 10/01/2009

I did it when my daughter was 6 weeks.. after she had her first round of shots && her pediatrician gave me the okay... I did get dirty looks once she started screaming in the store butttt 2 mins later she was fine... No problems wit the piercings and she's almost 8 months now!.. Good Luck

Amber - posted on 10/01/2009

Right after she had her 2 month old shots. she is 3 years old now and had no problems

Kathy - posted on 10/01/2009

Hello! I now have 3 girls and I always get their ears done as soon as the piercing places let me, which is usually about 3 months old with up to date vaccinations.

Erica - posted on 10/01/2009

I got Lexi's ears pierced at 6 months old. I personally believe it was the best time to get them done because she did not mess with them at all and now they don't bother her one bit and she just turned 2.

AUTUMN - posted on 10/01/2009

HEY!! MY LITTLE GIRL HAD HERS PIERCED @ 3 MONTHS OLD..I PREFERRED TO GET IT DONE EARLY SO SHE WOULD FORGET THEY WERE THERE OVER TIME TO PREVET HER FROM

TUGGING AT THEM OR TRYING TO TAKE THEM OFF.....YOUNGER BABIES SEEM TO DO VERY WELL WITH THE WHOLE PROCESS SHE BARELY CRIED JUST MADE A NOISE FOR ABOUT 4 SECS AND THEN SHE WAS "A-OK"..HAHA

Robyn - posted on 10/01/2009

i pierced both my daughters ears when they were two months had to wait until they had there two month shots and they did just fine there now 4 and 5

Amy - posted on 10/01/2009

my daughter was 4months old, no issues at all, not a tear sheaded

Eronda - posted on 10/01/2009

bot of my Goddaughters got there ears pierced at three months old it is easy for you to clean them and turn them and you wont have to worry about the baby bothering them or pulling them out

Heather - posted on 10/01/2009

6mths old no issues but i found sleepers best as she kept pulling out studs

Jade - posted on 10/01/2009

Right before her 1st birthday...and the only problem we encountered came when we changed the earings...we found out she was a little sensitive and her ears require real gold.

Andrea - posted on 10/01/2009

I agree with the mothers who are going to wait for their daughter to ask for pierced ears. I think piercing of any sort is a personal choice.

Jenny - posted on 10/01/2009

My daughter was 4 1/2. She had wanted to get them done on her 4th birthday becuase her cousin who was 4 had them pierced but she was too scared and it took 6 months for her to get up the courage. I have always had the opinion that she could decide when she was ready and I would not make that decision for her. It has worked out fine and she is proud of herself for making the decision to get them done when she was ready. Good Luck!

Kellie - posted on 10/01/2009

I got my daughters ear pierced when she was about 9months old, we didnt have any problems at all.She cried for a minute or two thats it. The younger the better i'd say! She is now 3yrs old and loves her earings especially new sets, she collects them in her Barbie jewellery box!

Maria - posted on 10/01/2009

i think its a preference and sometimes a cultural thing, but if your going to get them done as a baby the younger the better. if you leave it too long i.e when the child is 1 your better off waiting until they understand a bit more not to keep touching them say aged 3.

Kristina - posted on 09/30/2009

hmm i cant talk from personal experience but my mom got my ears peirced when i was 3 months.

Aisha - posted on 09/30/2009

I pierced my daughter ears when she was exactly 2 months and i didn't have any problems...she is now 22months and does not bother her earrings...i think is best to do it while there young so they wont notice that there there .

Tarin - posted on 09/30/2009

We pierced Kendall's ears when she was 9 months old. She cried for 30 seconds and was done. No infections or anything. She was a real trooper.

Tarin - posted on 09/30/2009

We pierced Kendall's ears when she was 9 months old. She cried for 30 seconds and was done. No infections or anything. She was a real trooper.

Tarin - posted on 09/30/2009

We pierced Kendall's ears when she was 9 months old. She cried for 30 seconds and was done. No infections or anything. She was a real trooper.

Andrea - posted on 09/30/2009

I would have done my daughters sooner but she was in the hospital for the first 6 weeks of life.. but got hers done at 4 month and she has never pulled at them even with teething... most people say the younger the better.. one they will not remeber the pain.. i felt that if i waited for her she would end up only getting one ear done.. that and when i got my daughters done she didn't even cry not one little sound..

Jo - posted on 09/30/2009

i agree, i think its cruel, the poor lil babies dont understand why they r getting metal things put in their ears and why it is hurting them and plus what if the baby doesnt want her ears peirced wen she is older i think its a good idea to wait untill she is old enuff to ask for them herself and to make sure she understands not to pull on them and how to care for them and most of all that it is going to hurt abit.

Charlene - posted on 09/30/2009

I Got My Daughter's Done At 2 Months Old

Laura - posted on 09/30/2009

I agree! My daughter is 23 months and I have never felt comfortable with the idea of piercing her ears when she was so little. I don't think it's a bad thing to do, I just decided to wait till she was about 9, like my mom did.

Laura - posted on 09/30/2009

I never got Camryn's ears pierced... my mom waited till I was 9 years old and let me decide, so I guess I'm just passing it on lol!

Michael-Beq - posted on 09/30/2009

my little girl was 8weeks when she had her ears pierced. she is now 11 months. she has never touched them or played with them and that was the very reason i had them done so early. she was very good with the pain...she cried for a few seconds and i think it was personally to do with the lady fiddling with her ears then the actual pain. the only 2 problems is now that she is growing they are becoming a little lop sided but nobody else seems to notice it and that the looks people give you and the remarks they say about them being so young.

Selina - posted on 09/30/2009

well my little girl was 1 year and 3months old when my mom got her ears pierced. had no problems and she will be 3 on nov.4th

Tina - posted on 09/30/2009

I did hers at 3months, the doctor recomends 6months

April - posted on 09/30/2009

My girls are 2 years and 6 months. I had theirs done when they turned 3 months. They never had any problem.

Elizabeth - posted on 09/30/2009

We did my daughters at 6 months. There hasn't been any problems. I think that it all depends on the child. Today she is 4 and the only issue we have is what pair to put in her ears! Get her gold ones to start since most people are allergic to fake jewlry.

Kati - posted on 09/30/2009

4 months old the same age my daddy got mine done... no problems

Dana - posted on 09/30/2009

5 months old

Nis - posted on 09/30/2009

10mos

Alicia - posted on 09/30/2009

my daughter was 11months and i wanted 2 do it when she was 3 months but my husband wanted 2 wait so we did before she turned 1. i was pregnant at the time and i think it hurt me worse then it hurt my daughter. she cried and then the lady gave her a sucker and she forgot all about her ears. i think people think it is cruel but my daughter is 1 1/2 and she LOVES her earings but i think the earlier the better i would do it at 3 months

Nicole - posted on 09/30/2009

my girls where 4 months old and one is 3 and the other is 17 months they never think of it and they cried when it happened for a few seconds.

Laci - posted on 09/30/2009

I got my daughters ears pierced at 2 1/2 months old. After I got her 2 months shots done. They healed wonderfully and she has never even noticed they were there. She is only 4 months old but she hasnt tried pulling on them or anything.

Emily - posted on 09/30/2009

yes the younger they r they wont mess with them!

Kelly - posted on 09/30/2009

We got our daughter's ear pierced at 8 months.. so about a month ago.. and she doesn't even know they are there.. She hardly cried when they got pierced (thats not really normal btw) I don't think your daughter will pull them while teething.. But every baby is different!

Emily - posted on 09/30/2009

I pierced both of my girls ears after they got there 3month shots!

Shenikwa - posted on 09/30/2009

2 months

Rebecca - posted on 09/30/2009

5 months... when she gets sleepy she pulls on her left ear to feel it and it came out twice but went back in... shes 10 months now and looking back at all of her pictures I'm glad I did because she didn't have any hair...lol. I didn't get one person call her a boy:)

Michaelia - posted on 09/30/2009

7 weeks old. She has never messed with them and they don't bother her in the least because they've been done for so long that she doesn't notice them. It's almost like they are a "part" of her. she's 9 months old now and no problems what so ever.

Allison - posted on 09/30/2009

My daughter is 19 months and I don't plan to get her ears pierced until she is old enough to care for them herself. Probably not until she is at least 8 or 9. She had to get tubes put in her ears and she still pulls on them occassionally so I worry that pierced ears would have caused a problem. I don't feel it is a necessary thing to do to my child unless she wants them at a later date. She is beautiful without them!

Ashley - posted on 09/30/2009

I did my daughters when she was 4 months old. Cried for a minute and then was fine. They healed nicely and she doesn't even play with them..

Chrissandra - posted on 09/30/2009

If you're nervous about having them pierced at a shop in the mall as other Moms have stated, talk to your pediatrician. My daughter's doctor will be the one to pierce her ears if/when she gets it done, and everything will be clean and sterile.



Look, pierced ears are very common on little girls. It doesn't really fall into the body modification category as a pierced navel would and it poses no serious health risk to the child, unless of course you allow it to become infected. Yes, it is a beauty choice and if you choose to make the decision for her then I guess you ought to be prepared for the possible animosity that other Moms have mentioned.



In my opinion, (don't get up in arms, this is only MY opinion) if you are going to be angry about having your ears pierced without your consent, then shouldn't you logically be angry about being baptized without your consent? They are both life choices that we should be allowed to make on our own, right?

Bronwyn - posted on 09/30/2009

My daughter was 2 months her doctor did it.

Drusilla - posted on 09/30/2009

I had my Baby girl's ears pierced at 2 months old after her first set of shots

Carol - posted on 09/30/2009

i got my 6 year olds ears done when she was nearly 3 but plannin on gettin her sisters done and she just 1