What's a Good "Early" Age to Get Your Daughters Ears Peirced???

I got my girls done at 8 months and 4 months. It was a lot harder to do it with the 8 month old, wiggly. My friend 'tried' to get her daughter's done at 4 years. They got one ear done and the girl wanted nothing to do with the second one. Once you get to the age where pain is exaggerated, I'd hold off until they can have more of a decision and can want it more than they fear the needle. I went in before getting my first girl done and had them do mine so I could remember how it felt before allowing them to do my dd (it was second holes). I waited for immunizations before doing my girls'. There is the problem of the lobes being really small and placement, so definately see if you can find someone experienced with really little ones. They get them really even when they're tiny, no moving!

I would for sure wait until she is old enough to take part in the decision, like around 5 or 6 at the earliest. That way it gives her an important sense of self-autonomy. Who knows, she may not even want them peirced then at all, which would only enforce that sense. Babies are certainly cute enough without having peirced ears, but it is your decision as her Mommy.

Good luck,

R.

I can't quite say how soon a baby should have their ears pierced. I suppose, in my opinion, that is an individual choice that only you can make together with your husband. I know some people feel that you should allow a child to be older to make her own decision about piercing them, but then others say that the pain factor is less memorable when they are younger. I love the look of baby girls with their ears pierced, I think it is adorable. Either way, I'd say to do it when you feel it's best, however, I think one year old is best, or at least 9 months and older. That way baby is older, getting toward toddler years, but young enough to not remember much in the coming years. My son is two and he was always really good when it came to shots, now that he has turned two, he reacts more, I'd say, and takes longer to console.

Love your daughters name by the way. :0)

Kind Regards,
Savannah

P.s. After reading a few responses below, I definitely have to say they made some good points about younger ages not playing wtih them and being less squirmy during the procedure. I also wanted to add that my daycare child had them done between 4 and 5 yrs old and as another person mentioned, once the first one was done they couldn't convince her to do the next. She wore one earing for quite awhile, then removed it later and now has no piercings.

I got my daughters done at 3 months! I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Most places make you wait until they're 3 or 4 months but it has to be after they get their first set of shots. I figure if you want to get them pierced as an infant the younger the better. That way at only 3 or 4 months they don't try to play w/ them and don't even notice them. So as long as you clean them reguarily they won't get infected. Also, if you do it when they're young, they figure it's just part of their body. My daughter Brooke, has never ever messed w/ hers and now that she's 18months she doesn't even notice them at all. She did cry a bit when she had them done, but no worse then getting shots. It was actually alot easier than getting shots and once they were done she was perfectly content. I understand that some people think it's a horrible thing to do so young, but that's silly. My mom did mine as an infant, and I was happy. I never had a problem w/ it. If she doesn't want her ears pierced when she's older she can take them out. People also say that they could choke on them, lol that's silly, there's million other things I'd be more worried about them choking on. Anyway, I'd say go for it, just make sure she's got her first set of shots. IT'S SO CUTE!!!