My husband and I had a deep discussion about piercing our baby girls ears. I want to do it when she is around 3 months. He thinks we should wait. It’s like a family thing… my ears were peirced when I was like 5 months. My mom the same and her mom before her.
What have other moms done?
Let my kid decide for herself when she’s ready to get them pierced
Both my daughters before they were 1
Leave it till she’s old enough to ask/choose in my opinion.
It’s her body.
Wait for the child to be old enough to ask.
I did my baby girls when she was 7 weeks, she’s fixing to be 23 now
Wait until she is older and take her to a professional.
do your research. I wouldn’t. Tradition should not include a potentially harmful procedure that causes pain. I wait til the child is aware and wants it, and a doctor office or tattoo parlor. The guns are crap, and thee’s no way I’d have a mall kiosk pierce.
I did all three of my girls by the time they were 5 months old
Mine were done early and I just did my daughters at 8 months. Her pediatrician did them
After she had the tetanus shot…I think 5 months. They can always remove the earrings if they don’t want them
To be honest a baby puts their hands in their mouth and touch their ears so the healing process could be a little tricky I wouldn’t pierce my daughter’s ears until she was at least 10 years old are old enough to know that she can’t be playing with her ears. Younger children can be more prone to infection.
I am waiting till my kids want them.
They arent your ears to pierce 
I’m waiting till my girls ask me for them to be done. If you do, don’t go to anyone that uses a gun !
It was a family thing for me as well. Both my girls were pierced before 3 months and still weat earrings and love them. One is almost 8 years and the other is 3 years. Went to a tattoo shop
I let my daughter choose when she wanted it done.
Wait till she asks for it. I’m 35 and I didnt want mine pierced ever. My 8 year old doesnt want them although I’ve asked her. 
Their body, their choice.
I waited till my chil was old enough to ask and want them. My child was 6 when she got them done and we had talked about it and how to keep them clean for months before that.
I got my daughters done at exactly 3 months. It didn’t even bother her… that way I could control the infection risks, etc
All 3 of my girls were at 6 months and I did my nieces at six months also
Both my girls were done at 4 weeks but that was like 27 yrs ago
Let your kid decided when she gets a little bit older
I waited until my daughter wanted hers done and she was 15 before she asked
My boyfriend wants to do our daughter but I will not intel she is old enough to choose
It’s easier to do to it young. Just try and find an actual piercer to do it or ask your pediatrician.
Let her decide if she wants it done, I’m not doing it with my daughter unless she asks.
I waited till my kids could decide. It’s their ears so their choice.
Her body her choice. I will not modify my childs body until she is old enough to ask me to do so.
I waited until my daughter told me she wanted hers done. It was for her 3rd birthday.
No. Let her decide! I know, it’s cute lol I had mine done as an infant and so did everyone else in my family. It will be a special moment for both of you when she’s older and it’s something she really wants and deserves 
I got my baby’s done after her 4 month shots. She never messed with them that way and she healed fast… Shes 14 months now.
Personally I will not pierce my daughters ears. My mom didn’t do it to me and let me decide when. I was terrified the first time I went to try and didn’t do it but I went back again when I was 7 and did it. I feel like it’s their body and if they want it done they should be able to make the decision themselves. But that is just me!
I had mine done when I was younger and the skin grew over and they had to pull them out, I would wait till they can choose
Don’t do it until she asked. It’s a body modified it should be her choice.
legally they must have their 2nd set of needles (4month needles) before the salon will do it. at least that’s why i had to wait till my daughter was 5 months old(she had her 4 month needles late due to minor illness)
4 months. That’s when my pediatrician would do it.
Got my daughters at few months
I did it with 2 of my girls when younger and NEITHER of them wear ear rings anymore… I also waited until dad was 100% on board and we both agreed when
We did our daughter’s the week after her first shots. But we were in agreement.
We’re waiting until ours asks 
she should have the choice of modifying her body, she may be my daughter but her body is not mine
I try so hard not to judge! So please dont take this as me judging!!
But why cause unnecessary pain? I knowww it only lasts a few hours/days butttt why not let them choose? My daughter will be 2 in April and I just can not find myself to do it… When she is old enough to choose, she will be allowed to get them done.
I had my daughters done when she was like 2 weeks old…
Waiting for her to ask and be able to care for it herself.
I got mine done at 3 months old, and I’m going to get my daughter’s done when she’s 5 months.
I think the earlier is the better, I did my daughter’s own before two months… Its less traumatic because they don’t know what’s happening n they don’t have control over their limbs yet so they won’t play with it n cause irritation #justmyopinion
I pierced both my girls’ ears when they turned 3. Do not use the places in the Mall (Claire’s…). Take her to a tattoo shop where they do professional piercing
If you are going to do it then please don’t take her to anyplace that uses a gun…
Let her decide, it’s her body! It’s also a good way to teach responsibly at a level she can understand when shes old enough to ask.
My mom got my older sisters pierced when she was a baby. With me I got them pierced when I was 13. And I don’t think my little sister has her ears pierced and she’s almost 15.
My daughter’s pediatrician pierced her ears at 9 months old.
I took my daughter when she was 3 months old . Everyone is different…
I had my daughters ears pierced when she was 6 months old and she is 6 now and LOVES earings and still wears them every single day. The earlier the less issues I yook my niece when she was 6 and she was terrified had bad infection and now 2 years later do not wear earings at all she was so upset that she had to wait and that it was so bad for her, where as my daughter did not even cry when hers was done and never had any infections!!!
I didn’t pierce. Their body their choice
I told my daughter not till her 5 th birthday…it’s a big deal and she’s counting down till she can do it I like sharing the experience
I did my daughters at 3 months
I had mine done after my first set of shots. There is no right or wrong answer in my opinion. It’s a personal choice.
I dont see any harm in doing it. I personally wont be piercing my daughters ears because a family history of sensitivity to earringsm
We went at a year for her first birthday, had them do them both at the same time. We wanted to wait until she had had most of her vaccines.
It’s modification even in the most innocent form personally I feel child should be able to say she wants her ears pierced. It’s not your body so ultimately feel it’s not your choice.
Waited til she was old enough to decide for herself
We will be letting our daughter decide for herself, whatever you decide though I would avoid places like Claire’s that use a gun
It’s a mom’s tradition…and…she’s a girl…we respect dads but sorry dad! You can have the son traditions lol
I waited until my daughter asked…but to each their own.
We always did ours early after their first set of shots. They didn’t even know they were there. Right decision for us. 
I’m a piercer & did both my girls ears when they were little babies. They’re now 10 & 16, neither one of them will wear earring 
They have zero interest
I did my daughter’s at 3 months. It was perfect because she was too young to pick at it with her hands. I’ll be doing it again with my daughter who’s due in June
I chose to get mine done when I was like six. My oldest daughter was six when she got hers done
I took my daughter at 3 months even though her dad wanted to wait until she could decide. He was mad that I did it, but he quickly got over it.
My daughter asked to get her ears pierced for her 7th birthday and her dad and i took her then.
I waited until my daughter who is 5 asked to have hers pierced. They’re her little ears, so I wanted it to be her decision. We had them done professionally at a piercing shop. So much better than a piercing gun! No tears, no swelling, no redness, no soreness! I highly recommend doing it that way.
I had my daughters done at 6 wks.
Leave ur poor daughters ears alone , putting her through pain for ur own sake !! Disgusting
I waiting till my daughter told me she wanted them at 6 years old.
All my girls ears were pierced by the time they were 3-4 months. I carried that baby I poked myself 4x a day having gestational diabetes, I was the one that Had surgery to remove her from my body and went back in the hospital with pulmonary Adema after she was born… I’ll be damn if he’s gonna tell me what I can and can’t do … lmao that’s how I put it… its tradition in our family we’re Italian. Anyways I took my daughter with me and my sister at 5 months and had them done.
I got my daughter’s at 3 months. Pediatrician recommended after her 3 month shots. My husband was ok as long as approved by pediatrician.
I did my daughters ears when they were 15 months. They are twins and I literally was having s tough time telling them apart 
I’m sure rude comments will be coming so ignore those. Maybe agree on an age and then stick to that. He didn’t say no so an age compromise is good 
We waited until they were old enough to ask to have them done. Not my body, not my choice.
My daughter got hers at 3 but I really wish I would have done them sooner as its easier to care for the younger they are.
My daughters were 7/8 when they had theirs done i waited until they were old enough to make the decision themselves
My mom got mine done when I was a baby and I loved being able to pick my own earrings out when I was 3 and 4 … I’d always lose one earing tho lol the earlier the better … I haven’t wanted another piercing because I was afraid of the pain, but I’m glad my mom got mine done when I was little because I can’t even remember getting them done
I did my daughter ears for her 2 year birthday.
I let my daughter decide when and if she wanted her ears done, she was about 9 when she did it
We had our daughters done at the same time and less than a month old. She cried for a few months and then i just breatfed her right there.
My daughter can get her ears pierced when she feels she’s ready.
I got by daughters done early she hates them now at 11yrs and wont wear them. If I could do it again I would let her decide.
My daughter is 4 months old and we got hers done after she had her 2 month shots. She literally cried for a split second each ear. My older two girls who r 11 and 14 got theirs done too when they were only a couple months old and they did fine. I was told it’s better to do when they r that young because they dont play with them and easier to keep clean so they can heal without getting infected.
All three of mine were done at 6 weeks
I didnt get mine done till i was like 7 or 8 my daughter was 3…my youngest daughter tho i plan on waiting till shes old enough to ask for it n know what shes asking for…when i did my oldest daughter they did them both at the same time and the one gun stuck…she was screaming bloody murder n i couldnt comfort her because they were trying to get the gun off her ear…she was prone to infections in that ear and was allergic to anything but gold or steal posts…i felt awful for putting her through it. .even though she asked for em…she was a 3 …not old enough to understand.
I did my oldest daughters at 3 months and now she can’t wear them cause her ears get infected
We did our daughters at 4 months and at almost 15 she’s glad we did. They can heal before the baby knows what ears even are and they can choose to wear them or not when they get older. My daughter didn’t wear them for years but now does. She is glad mainly after watching friends and family over the years get it done and how scared they’d be and she is glad she didn’t have to deal with that.
If you do it, take her to a professional piercing place. Not to the mall or walmart where they use peircing guns…they are so unsanitary and can easily give her an infection. Professionals know how to sanitize properly.
I’m waiting until my daughter asks. I got my ears pierced three times as a kid because I kept having very bad reactions to the metal and now I have scar tissue on my ear lobes. I’d wait until she decides on her own.
I waited till my daughter was old enough to ask for them AND take care of them. She was 6
I say let the child decide for themself if they want to do that. It’s their body.
My mother in law had our oldest daughters done. My husband and I were furious. She suffered for years with infections too. Second daughter came along 22 years later and we decided that it would be her decision. She decided at 13 
No infection no problems
Wait til she’s older it’s a memory she will cherish having her mom take her to get them done
I wouldn’t do it if my partner was against it. I get the whole ‘my family did it’ but that doesn’t warrant a need for you to do it. I think his opinion is more important than that of your family.
I personally don’t care for the age of someone when they get their ears pierced, I think it’s a joint decision and if one isn’t for it yet, then the worst thing to happen is to just hold for a bit?
I had to wait til I was 10 years old
Im letting my children decide
Yes after three injections Claire’s do them so must be safe