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It's personal choice, and I would not do it for my child at that age. However, if you do chose to do it, I would encourage you to go to a professional piercer and not somewhere that uses a piercing g*n because they can pull and tear skin, and have no way to be properly and thoroughly sanitized, therefore increasing risk of infection.
When my kid was old enough to decide they wanted it, I had nothing but a great experience with the professional.
Similar to P1. I don’t want to permanently alter my child’s body without their consent. At 6 months she wouldn’t even know what was going on.
From a vanity standpoint, their ears are so little that as they grow the earrings may become uneven or poorly placed.
In my opinion, when you weigh the pros and cons the “pros” aren’t really that significant. Yes people are less likely to misgender her - but she’s a baby. Who cares? And sure maybe she’s a little cuter but is it so significant that it’s worth the pain or possibility of infection or misplaced holes? Not for me.
I personally am not a fan that my ears were pierced before I had a choice in the matter. And I wouldn’t do that to my son or daughter.
It also seems to lean more to doing this practice to girls than to boys which doesn’t sit well with me. It kind of feeds into the stereotype that women need make up and jewelry but men don’t and I think it costs women lots of time and money. If it brings joy, that’s great. But I do see it more often than not brings discomfort in leaving the house without taking lots of time painting and adorning your face, so the practices seem to steal joy. So I personally want to try to encourage my kids to enjoy their skin before we make potentially regrettable and irreversible choices like piercings, tattoos, laser hair removal, etc.
They honestly may not want it. Or if they really do then you can take them when they are having a special birthday.
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My mother in law has always hated that her ears were pierced as a baby and has refused to wear earrings. She said she started hating them from the time she was 4.
Piercings should require consent and a six month old is too young to consent. When they’re old enough to choose to modify their body, a reputable piercer (usually they start at 5 years old) is the best choice for any piercings, including earlobes. Once my kid was five, I would take them to a piercer for lobe piercings they express they want themselves.
I did it for both my girls at 4 months. we went to a specialized location. there was an initial cry/discomfort and nothing else after. we were extremely adamant in following after care instructions. zero issues what so ever.
Listen to your gut- if you’re nervous, probably for good reason. Similar to others I wouldn’t do it at this age. It carries risks (e.g., infection) for very little upside.
In my culture, it’s just something that’s done by pretty much everyone at 6 months or younger. The pediatrician did it for us. We had 0 issues
I’m in line with the others - we let our kids choose if/when to alter their bodies this way. Our oldest chose to get their ears pierced at 14 and have now added nose, tongue, eyebrow, and septum piercings. Our youngest hasn’t expressed any desire to get any body piercings. And we’re good with both choices.
I would never do it without my kid’s consent. She’s 17 and wears no jewelry, not even a watch. So she probably would have let them close anyway if I had made the decision for her.
I got my daughter’s ears pierced at 3 months old at her pediatricians office. They put numbing cream on her earlobes and used a needle - all done by the doctor. We live in Houston, TX.