I think it should be at the very least punishable. What do you think?
Factors to consider (Please add to this...)
--Babies are prone to infection and can get sick easier than an older person. Infection is rare...but a baby can and will get dirty hands and may touch and pull at the piercing. Sickness can also occurr.
-Basic humans rights-- piercing a baby's ears is a body modification, and it is simply wrong to force any modification onto anyone. A baby is not old enough to ask, so wouldn't that be a violation of rights? That would be like sitting you down in a chair and forcing you to get a tattoo you never asked for.
-Piercing is painful, and therefore can be quite traumatic.
-Most pro piercers won't pierce a baby, so the parent is usually left only with the option of a mall piercer (minimal training) with a piercing gun (which can't be sterilized, causes massive tissue damage, can get caught/jam, and are host to may other problems)
-Identification of the baby as a female
My husband was the one to say neither of our girls would get their ears pierced - he said he didn't like the look of little ears with earings (I think they look pretty chunky on little ears)
I agreed with him that a child should have a say if they want their ears pierced as I did.
I can't handle the cry when they get immunised which is for the protection of their health - imagine my tears if I put my baby through pain (even if just for 20 seconds which is a life time to a loving mum) just for asthetic reasons
I'm with you but I don't get the comment about id as a female thing - that's the best part about having a little girl - identifying them as female - proud to be female and have beautiful little girls. Should You Have Your Babys Ears Pierced? - Associated ::
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chill out...I would not pierce my baby's ears but I think you are getting a little to upset over this.
No its not abuse. You may be ranting a little too much over this. If you don't want your child's ears pierced thats your right however NOT everyone feels the same way. My baby is pretty in pink and just got her ears pierced last weekend at 6 months old and she is absolutely ADORABLE!!!! Should You Pierce Your Babys Ears? - Ear Piercing Debate::
Its a topic just as hot (and controversial!) as breastfeeding, circumcision, and co-sleeping: Is it OK to pierce an infants ears? What about a toddlers? Heres
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if you get this upset about that issue, what about circumcision?
I don't think so. I got my ears pierced when I was a baby by highly recommended professionals. My mom said I cried for about 20 seconds and then stopped. It wasn't traumatic for me at all, apparently. I do have a high pain tolerance though.
I like my ears. If I didn't like them as I got older, I just would have taken the earrings out. To me, it's not that big of a deal if it is done by a highly recommended professional.
I have multiple piercings per ear now, and a diamond stud in my nose. Honestly, it didn't hurt me.
It's up to the parents. I think most parents wait till the child is older, though. At least like 5.
i don't think it should be classified as abuse. I do agree you shouldn't pierce a child's ears until they ask for it.
I'm not so sure we should punish parents for piercing their child's ears until the public is made well aware of the dangers piercing a baby's ears may pose. You do raise a lot of good points, but a lot of parents aren't aware of the risks and may pierce the baby's ears because it's "tradition" or "cute."
I definitely agree with you, though - there's no medical need for pierced ears, and the risks of doing it to an infant far outweigh whatever benefits there are. My future babies will wear stick-on earrings until they're old enough to ask for the real thing. ;) Baby Ear piercing?? When do you think I should pierce my ::
Whether thats 2 or 17, let her decide. My mom didnt pierce my little sisters ears (she did mine). My sis is glad she has pretty
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I feel the same way you do. My little girl was over 4 when she got her ears pierced and her father and I both talked to her in length before she decided yes. She understood what was going to happen. Not just made to have it done.
No, i do not consider it abuse. I had my ears peirced months after birth so did my older and little sister. Also my neice and we are perfectly fine with the whole idea and glad it happened when we were that young because we don't rememeber the pain if any
birth is painful...ear peircing is just a pinch, nothing compared to being squished out the birth canal. Babys dont touch their ears they cant even find their hands never less control them. Its culture not abuse. Ive never seen a baby get infected ears from a peircing ..most people have very clean babies. Its not like we are having their ears stretched
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of course not, the sooner you do it for little girls of course the better, less painful because their earlobe is thinm do it, quit listening to nonsence people say out there...
honestly, a person no matter how young should be able to decide for themselves if they want their ears pierced. im glad my mom didnt do it to me because when i was five i went and got my ears pierced and i felt like a "big girl" . theres no point to it...its not gonna make the baby any cuter....and besides what better way to spend a day with your little girl when she says "mommy can i get my ears pierced?" and take her and spend the mommy/daughter day together? they dhould be able to choose.
How is marking a baby as a girl considered abuse? I dress my daughter in pink to let people know she is a girl.
No its not abuse to pierce a baby's ears. My mom had my done when I was 2 months old. There are so many people who do it and it doesnt hurt them as much when they are younger. The longer you wait the more it hurts. But everyone has their freedom of choice so we should all be able to make that decision for ourselves without getting negative feedback from others.
No, I don't. I actually don't approve of piercing baby ears, but it is not abuse. I just don't see the need to accessorize a baby who is already cute. Secondly, I developed a metal sensitivity as a result of my own ear piercing. While it doesn't seem a big deal (just don't wear earrings), it affects future medical care as I am also allergic to surgical steel (staples, pins, all that stuff). I'll agree that it is likely an uncommon allergy, but one I wouldn't have had if I hadn't pierced my ears. I have also sadly witnessed at least one little girl with a lobe missing as a result of a serious infection caused by an ear piercing. Again, probably not common.
No it should not be punishable. Just because you don't agree with something, doesn't mean there should be a law against it. I chose not to have my daughter's ears pierced until she's older, but I don't have a problem with other parents doing it.
Many doctor offices are not offering to pierce ears for babies because there is a demand for it and the doctor can provide a more sterile environment.
Unlike what a pp said, ear piercing does not cause metal allergies. I didn't have my ears pierced until I was a teen and I had a metal allergy long before then.
I understood everything you said except Identification of the baby as female. Is that bad? If you put a dress on her or mostly pink or hair bows that pretty much says female too.
it should be considered abuse because they cant say no i dont want a piercing its being forced lets look at it like a comparison your a vegetable you cant move cant speak your friends decide it would be funny to dress you in a obviously gay looking shirt ( no offence to anyone its just some people hate that and you cant blame em for hating shirts ) you cant object you just have to sit there and take it
my daughter's ears are not pierced, and won't be until she decides that's what she REALLY wants, but her pediatrician offers it. i think that is much better than taking your baby to the mall to have it done...
LOL!! This world is getting out of hand!
Hi - I personally, IF I had a baby girl would wait and let her decide if she wanted to get her ears pierced .. and then I would make it a special day for her .... however, to each their own!!
I worked for a huge corporation that pierces ears from the age of 3 months and up. All the training required was a cheaply shot video and a 10 question test. 3 days after starting the job you start piercing ears, even on babies. If you objected, your fired! You would have people who had never done it before piercing infants.
Now on to the piercing gun! The gun would jam all of the time! (btw:at this place the guns are plastic disposable ones so sterilizing wasn't an issue. It came in sterile packaging) you would load the earring and just hope that it wouldnt jam or worse shoot in side ways. If it went in side ways you would have to remove the earring and redue the piercing! Imagine how horrible it was when it happened to an infant. I would tell parents that the piercing gun wasn't the best method and you would be appauled by the amount of people who would blow me off.
Ugh, then the worse was when these parents would come back, their babies ears would be infected and red. They would want medical advice, I would have to tell them call their doctor.
Some doctors offices do piercings and they do use a gun and numbing gel but instead of costing 30 bucks they charge 50 bucks and are just about as trained as we were.
Oh and none of this is mentioning the amount of times that I have to *fix* someones mess up. They would mark the wrong spot and the holes would be uneven and since a baby moves around so much its often hard to tell until the earrings are in.
Ugh, just wait until your kids old enough.
No I don't think it is abuse, if I had a daughter I'd probably get them done, they wont remember it.
I understand all of your objections except "identification as a female"....so what's wrong with that?
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