Has anyone had their 6 month old’s ears pierced before?? How much pain are they in, should I not bother?? I know I should have done it earlier but we just didn’t have time !
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My daughter is 5yrs old now but I looked into when she was 2m and no one would do it! I’m in Indiana and not a soul, I kept hearing some pedi will buy not mine or any I called… So you might wn2 look in2 that first. You do not wan2 take her to the mall or any kind of Claire’s type stand. They aren’t properly trained. They are young cashiers who someone handed a gun and gave a crash course in ear piercing. You want a pedi or a professional piercer. So ur babies ears don’t get infected and fall off or God forbid they’re uneven. Do what you want these people are random but don’t go anywhere but a trained professional.
I had a reaction with my ears being pierced and they swell and hurt, I can only wear certain earrings. Had mine been done as an infant I wouldn’t have been able to keep the. In because of the pain and with the scar tissue there I wouldn’t be able to wear real earrings today. Thankfully my parents waited til I was old enough to want them and deal with the pain of having them, they hurt all the time when I had them done. Just be cautious and take in the pros and cons before making a decision. Talk to your pediatrician, I know my office does them on children but not sure what age they start at since I don’t plan on doing my daughters for awhile.
Its painful, its a hole in their ear but they forget.
My daughter is autistic. She was diagnosed at 2 1/2. Sensory wise this would have been a nightmare for her and we would have had no idea. Please wait until she can choose. I know it may sound silly, but we really don’t know who our kids are at that age. I had mine done at 7. They got very infected because I was allergic to the weird cream they gave my mom to put on it. It was awful. One of my earliest memories. I didn’t pierce them again until my 20’s.
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I am a veteran mom of 4 girls…2 older…2 younger…and I have also had my own ears pierced. 2 out of 4 cried a little for 5 min after and the other 2 did not cry at all. By the 2nd day they did not even notice. The older 2 (who are over 18) have never said anything or gotten upset that they have pierced ears. The younger ones love earning a trip to pick out earrings. I think you should do what you feel as a mommy…your babies are gonna be fine if they have a few earrings in. It was a really special thing between me and ladies and none of us regret anything. Do what you think…and do not let anyone make you feel bad which ever way you go. To each their own and no matter how anyone is raised…we all are rock star moms… 
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I had my oldest daughters ears pierced at 2 months old & my youngest at 5 months. The pain was only for a few mins ( honestly their vaccines hurt them worse than the ear piercings did) They never once had any kind of infections either. However, I did make sure to pay the extra $$ for 100% white gold earrings to ensure that they were not allergic to the nickel in the cheaper ones. Mine still have theirs pierced today, and it is their choice if they want to wear them or not & they do not remember any of it.
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We had our daughter done at 4 months. No issues.
Why not wait until shes old enough to decide she wants them done or not?? In my opinion it would be a bad idea if you havent done it already. By now shes messing around and grabbing at her ears, wouldnt want her to get hurt or infected. But whatever you choose to do, DONT USE A PIERCING GUN!!! Please do it the right way and take her to a shop and have it done the right way. Healing will be faster, less chance of infection not to mention I think it looks better. Good luck!!!
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I had my ears pierced when I was a baby, and my mom said after the first initial pain of getting them pierced, I was just fine. They just had to twirl them for me, obviously, to keep my ears from closing up around them. Also, I would take your baby to get them done at a tattoo and piercing parlor rather than to Wal-Mart with a piercing gun. The guns aren’t cleaned between uses, and the tattoo parlors are taught to be very clean and hygienic so they don’t cross contaminate anything.
I have 2 girls, they are now 8&10 and like that they have a choice whether they want to wear earrings or not. They usually do. I got them done at 5 months of age. They cried a little at the time but stopped just as fast and I’ve never had any problems with them.
Personally its not my body to put holes in so I’ll wait til shes ready. Unnecessary pain.
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If you feel you realy have to then please don’t peirce with gun. Take her to a proper tattoo and piercing studio
Go to a piercing shop, it’s way more clean. I did my daughters ears at 11 months she ended up pulling them out. I wish I had done it sooner. I’d bring her while she’s sleeping she may not even wake up.
Got my daughters done at 7 months. She cried for a split second then the lady gave her a sucker and she was 100% fine. She didn’t pull on them or play with them either so no issues
I got mine done at 4 years old. I still remember the pain. But I got over it. I know a girl who I went to high school with, she got her ears pierced at age 17 lol she said it hurt 
no matter what age you get em pierced at, it’s still going to hurt for some people.
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My daughter was 6 weeks. It became part of her.
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My ears were pierced with a gun, and it was slightly crooked so it pulled. I wouldnt recommend getting them done by someone using a gun, they are also not sanitary. If you can go to a tattoo parlor for a professional piercer it will be much safer and higher quality.
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It’s going to hurt. It’s a needle. If it hurts an adult it’s going to hurt a baby.
Keep in mind, a baby’s immune system is not the same as a child’s or an adults. They are at higher risk for infection. Especially if you get them done with a piercing gun. Also keep in mind that a baby’s ear is still growing so that could also cause complications. Plenty of adults have jacked up ears because of it including me. I still have the holes even though I haven’t worn earrings in over 20 years.
Personally, I think my daughters are adorable as is and I don’t think earrings are important. Defiantly not important enough to hold them down and stick needles through their ears, but hey. Your kid not mine.
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If you decide to, you should have it done at a tattoo shop. Piercing guns are gross and cant be sterilized properly.
Personally, when it comes to cosmetic body modifications I’m for body autonomy and it being their choice.
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I didn’t get my own ears pierced until I was 11. My mom let me wait until I wanted them, but it’s your child and your choice.
if you go get them done, go to an actual piercing place. They dont hurt as much, and are least likely to get infected. I got mine done as a baby and guess what? when i dont want them i take them out. Just clean them daily, and get studs not hoops and shell be fine
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We did our daughters at 6 months. She cried. We got her a cookie. She was fine. Going on 9 this September. 
My daughter had hers done at 11 months so I can only speak from my experience. It’s a needle so it is initially painful. However we brought a bottle and a teddy with and treated it like when she gets shots- she cried for maybe 5 minutes and then was totally fine. She never messed with them and although I have an extra set or two just Incase we’ve never had to change them out due to losing a backing or anything. While in the long run it is your decision I will say the best advice I received was from my pediatrician (whom gave me recommendations but wasn’t actually the one who pierced her)- if you have any doubts then don’t do it. If you want to do it then ask as many questions as you need to to feel comfortable with the person doing it. And, don’t tighten the earrings as that is the most common reason for infections while it heals
Let your child make the decision to have them done or doesnt your child deserve the chance to make choices in life
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Had my babies ears pierced at 5 months she didn’t even flinch. Just keep her ears clean for a week and you’ll have no problems
Had my daughters done at 4 months. She cried for a minute and then she was over it and we went and got ice cream. No issues at all. Now she’s 2 and all is good.
Why not let her choose to get her ears pierced? Why do you want them pierced???
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I was 6 months. My mom said I didn’t cry. My daughter was 11 months but she was more shocked at the noise then anything lol. My son was 2 years, & same thing. The noise shocked them more than the pain.
I have my daughter some Tylenol for pain first and she was like almost a year old she cried I cried it was awful I’m super emotional my mom held her while she got it done
She was fine later on that night I gave her more med for pain tho just to help
I had my daughter’s ears done at 8 weeks old. She did amazing. Of course she whimpered for a second but by time I picked her up and talked to her she was all smiles and happy again I never had issues with her playing with them and I just cleaned them while she slept. She is almost 7 and thanks me all the time for her pretty ear rings. My twin boys are 5 and decided they wanted an ear done so I let them and it’s been torture trying to get them to heal. The boys play with them have pulled them out. 
So much easier when I did it with my daughter.
Tattoo shop!! & got baby girls done at 6 months! No problems!!
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Well I was born in Europe in in 1958 and my where done at 24 hours old and still are 
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Did my daughter’s at a year n 5 months. She was mad at me for like 15 seconds n then got over it. Seriously not a big deal
They feel it for a few,seconds that’s it make sure its a clean place and they know what their doing
Dont go where they use ear piercing guns. Those cannot be properlly disenfected and can cause infections. Go to someone who is a professional.
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as much as I’m against it… my biggest piece of advice is to find a tattoo parlor that does piercings and have them done there instead of a jewelry place (Clair’s, icing, etc)
It’s cleaner safer and less painful.
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