Ear Piercing - Kansas City,MO

I think the perfect time to get them pierced is when she is old enough to ask for it to be done and is responsible enough to take care of them on her own.

Hi J.,

I never pierced my daughter's ears. My 18 year old has decided she doesn't want hers pierced and has thanked me. I think she just wants to be unique!

M.

I think it's her body so she should decide whether to pierce her ears or not. Some kids really don't like pierced ears. Her body, her decision.

I think the perfect age is when she asks for them to be pierced!

Our stance on the subject...we do not own our daughter.....her body is HER body. Therefore ANY choice to pierce, etc is HERS.

We waited until she asked to have her ears pierced (about 10 yrs old) and at 15 she got her belly pierced.

Please reconsider getting your baby pierced. "Traditional" piercings done with a gun aren't healthy and can cause keloid scarring. It's benign, but can often cause pain, itchiness, and often times doesn't allow the wound to heal properly.

The biggest problem with gun piercing is that the guns are rarely if ever changed out, and certainly aren't sent through an autoclave for proper sterilization since they're plastic. Which means the same gun is used on person before your baby, and who knows what kind of blood borne illnesses they have.

Second, take a pencil, now stab it through a piece of paper. See that torn, nasty hole? That's what that gun is doing to your child. It's simply tearing through the skin with zero surgical precision.

I beg you, if you do wish to get your little one pierced, take her to a doctor to have it done in a steril, safe environment. Or wait until she's fourteen and take her to a certified, well trained, registered piercist. Both consider piercings to be surgical procedures, the only difference is location (if you get a good piercist), and price.

Sorry to rant, this is something of a soapbox thing for me. But if you do have any questions about surgical piercings, please don't hesitate to contact me.

My husband and I decided that we did not want to put permanent holes in our daughters ears unless she asked for them and wanted them. I know it is so common now for every woman to have their ears pierced (mine are pierced several times) but I feel it's a decision she has the right to make. We agreed that if she is old enough to ask for them and to clean them during the healing process, we will let her get them pierced.

I feel like I missed the window with my 20 month old also. I figured that she would mess with them so much it wouldn't be worth getting them pierced. I was going to wait until she asked but sometimes I pass and ear piercing place and really want to get them done. Some of the answers you got made me think that maybe she won't mess with them and I can do them now. She is very conscious of anything pretty so I may give it a try. I definitely will not be giving permission for a belly ring though.

I got my ears pierced when I turned 7. It was a BIG deal, I begged for years and I was sooo excited when the time came. I think that should be something that a child chooses for themselves. Then they don't mind the pain and they're a little more responsible and can take care of them. I plan to do the same with my girls. 7 will be the chosen age, like a rite of passage.

I had mine done when I was 7 months old. While I can appreciate everyone's opinion on here about waiting till they are old enough, I'm actually glad I don't remember that. I probably wouldn't have been brave enough to get it done had my parents waited. I hate needles, and shots, so for me, I guess I am glad they did it while I was young.

I would tell you to take her now.

her body. her choice. period.

I worked next to a claires once. that was the worst thing ever. I heard baby after baby after baby. couldnt stand it. So when I had girls I let them decide. just like another person said... her body her choice. my first daughter was 9. i made sure she wanted to do it. you wouldnt tatoo her now would you? and I like tatoos. but i would want it to be an individual decision.

my dr. office and really anywhere you call,told me birth to 18mo. you can do it and then after that you have to wait till they turn 3 years old. I'm not sure why. I just last mo. got my little girls ears pierced on her 3rd birthday! she didnt make one sound!! she said it didnt even hurt! she loves loves them!!

I had my daughters done on her 1st birthday. It happened so fast that she only cried for about a minute and then she forgot about it. If you want to get it done then go for it. But I would recommend that you see if your pedi does it. I didn't like the fact that some teenager was doing it at the mall. It's much more safer to have your Dr do it. Good Luck!

For us we wait till the child ask for them. I know many ladies that have fussed because there parents put earrings in before they could say anything about it. My girl asked for earrings for her 3rd birthday. She decided what place she wanted it done out and sat right there and let the lady do it. And no matter when you do it, it is going to hurt.

Lots of people pierce their kids ears at a very young age. I waited until my daughters were old enough to want them done.5. Then we made it a special day. It was very exciting for them. It dosent hurt for long, anyway only a few seconds. like a shot. I found a place that did both ears at once,so it was done so fast she hardly knew it was started and it was over.They do look cute with earings, just make sure you keep them clean.
My daughters are older now and remember the day we had with a smile. While their friends had theirs done earlier and went back for 5or 6 more holes. One of my girls had a second hole at 18 and the other still has only one and is married. Either way have fun with it!

I wanted my girls to chose when they were ready and pick their earrings out that they liked, one was 8 when she was ready and we made a fun day of it, my second was 10 she tried when she was 8 like her big sister but when we got there she wasn't ready so she went at 10. They learned to take care of their ears and earrings by their self.

I have a 3 year old, and made the decision early on that it should be her choice if she wants her ears pierced. There is plenty of time for that later in life. I had mine done at age 13 in a doctor's office with novacaine, so no pain and assured hygenic conditions.

Both of my girls got it done at age 2. I made sure that two people were in the store and had then measure thier ears so that the holes would be even. Than had then do both ears at the same time. They immediately handed them the mirror to see thier pretty ears. It was quick and few tears. Hope this helps.

If you don't think she will try to pull them out then go for it.

We pierced our daughters at 7 months. I was going to do it at 3 months but had to wait a lil longer for medical reasons. I had mine done when I was a week old. She's the second grandchild, and the older one (who is 6) had her's done when she was 5 and asked for them. Her parents were very much against piercing her as a baby. When she came for a visit and saw my baby's pierced ears she said "oh she's so cute, now she doesn't even know it hurt!" I guess she cried and cried when it was done. Honestly I said if I hadnt got it done at that age I was going to wait till she was 2. Yours is close to 2, she's out of that ear pulling stage (for the part) she should be fine. Have fun with it! =)

We did my oldest daughter's right before she turned two. She did fine with them. She never really messed with them. They did get a little infected, but that was b/c her Dad cleaned them and he didn't do a proper job. I caught it before it got really bad and it cleared up really fast. She's 3 now and never fusses with them. She doesn't like to get them changed very often, but it's not a big deal.

Glad to know you found a place to go and it worked out well. I bet she looks darling.

Hi J.,
We did our daughter's ears for her second birthday. She cried for just a second but I think it was because we were holding her so she wouldn't move. I got her involved by having her get the cleaning things and putting the cleaner on the cotton ball. We still haven't changed them (just the turning), we have taken them out for two birthday parties but that's it. She is 4 now. It has worked well because I have always told her that if she wants to wear her "pretties" she has to leave them alone like a big girl.
Good Luck!

J.,
I did my daughter's when she was about 6 months because I thought it would be easier than her being older and trying to pull on her ears. But if I was you I would take her now; or if you don't mind her not wearing earings then just wait until she is a little older maybe when she turns 3 or so.
Blessings
PS. My daughter will be 9 in September and as girly as she is, she is not much into earings!!! Just shows you! :)

Hi J., we had our daughters' ears pierced when they were 2 months old. It hurt for a second and they cried for a second and then they were done. You can still get it done at her age, just bring a friend with you for distraction purposes and go somewhere where they do both ears at once. If you don't, then you may only get one done, she is old enough to flinch for the second one and then you may have uneven holes.

As for some of the moms that are saying it is her choice. If she is older and doesn't want her ears pierced she can let them close up if she wants. By the time I was nine I wanted another hole and got my ears double pierced. Unfortunately, my aunt did it and didn't do it correctly and I had to let them close up. When I was 14 I tried again. I now have 5 peircings in one ear and haven't regretted any one of them. Now my youngest daughter wants her ears pierced again. We just have to find gold ones b/c she has a nickel allergy and the regular ear piercing earrings cause her to have a rash.

I hope some of this helps. Good luck and God Bless.