EAR PIERCING RECOMMENDATION

[Skyma]

I am planning on piercing my daughter's ears she is 4 mths old, my pediatricians office does not do it. I would like an office that I dont need to be a current patient in order to have them done. Also I need some great recommendations for pediatricians in DC preferably in the Mt.Pleasant area I am moving soon and think that my Silver Spring location might be out of the way.

[Anonymous]

try pediatrics of arlington....they do it, but not sure if you ahve to be a patiend 703-522-7300

[Anonymous]

please don't pierce your infant daughter's ears. it is painful and unnecessary.

[Anonymous]

PP 13:44 - do you have your ears pierced? It does not "hurt." Feels more like a little burning sensation that goes away once they put the solution on them. I had my DD ears done at about 6 mos. She did absolutely fine. Cried a pinch and I gave her a bottle.
You sound like you want to got to a Ped. to have this done but I know Claires and The Icing does this. They are trained, wear gloves, and use sterilized earrings that are in a package - not opened until you are completely sure you are going to go through w/ the piercing. I know this b/c my first job years ago was at Claire's and I had to pierce ears. Once the package of earrings were opened they had to be used or pitched right then.

[Anonymous]

We had our DDs ears pierced at Claires in Montgomery Mall and Wheaton Plaza at 5-6 months. They did a great job, much cheaper than the ped, with the same equipment.

Pullman and Ariza does it in downtown - 25th and M.

[Anonymous]

Do people still do this? While we're at it, any suggestions where I can get my DS a "Tap Out" tattoo?

[Anonymous]

Oh here we go. OP, put on your flame retardant panties. The trolls are going to jump all over you.

People, there is nothing wrong with getting your infant daughter's ears pierced. My mother had mine done when I was 6 months, and I assure you that I am a well adjusted adult who has no memory of it at all. I'm glad she had it done then; As a lazy 17 or 18 y/o I had a second hole put in at Claires. It promptly closed because I was too irresponsible even then to keep my earrings in and properly cared for.

[Anonymous]

My daughter's ears were pierced on her 3-month b-day at Piercing Pagoda at the mall. She cried literally for a sec with her 2nd ear and didn't know earnings were there. And it was easy to take care of it because she didn't touch it.

Fast forward to 2 yrs old - DD realized she has earrings and she was pulling them out and putting them in her mouth.

At 3 yrs old - I put earrings in her ears off and on so the hole doesn't close, but dd is not wearing any now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sound like you want to got to a Ped. to have this done but I know Claires and The Icing does this. They are trained, wear gloves, and use sterilized earrings that are in a package - not opened until you are completely sure you are going to go through w/ the piercing. I know this b/c my first job years ago was at Claire's and I had to pierce ears. Once the package of earrings were opened they had to be used or pitched right then.

Haha...trained... that's funny. I worked at a Claire's in high school and I was "trained" on a teddy bear and a paper/foam ear. While I don't necessarily agree with piercing an infant's ears (but to each their own, I certainly won't flame about it!), I would go to a pediatrician for an infant. Hopefully OP gets some good recommendations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:please don't pierce your infant daughter's ears. it is painful and unnecessary.

This. Your DD is only a baby for a little sliver of time. Save the grown-up stuff for later and allow her to be "all natural" for the time being. It doesn't last long.

[Anonymous]

This. Your DD is only a baby for a little sliver of time. Save the grown-up stuff for later and allow her to be "all natural" for the time being. It doesn't last long.

You know, in many cultures, piercing of infants' ears is traditional and is very important to families. It is not "grown-up stuff." I have one Latina friend who had hers pierced as an infant by her grandmother - the grandmother did all the girls in the family, and it is still very special to my friend to know that her grandmother did this for her.

You don't know why the OP is doing it or what her background is, and she asked for recommendations of where to have it done, not your opinion on whether she should.

[Skyma]

I had mine done when I was 6 weeks by my great grand mother using a needle. My grandmother continued the tradtion with all her other grand kids and great grand but she passed. And although places like Claires and Piercing Proganda says they use the same equipment in the dr's office I just fell safe going to a pediatrican.

[Anonymous]

And there is a reason your pediatrician won't do it! Take a hint.

[Anonymous]

In the Indian culture, most baby girls have pierced ears, and it's unusual not to.

[Anonymous]

A lot of pediatricians would do it, just not all of them. I'm the one that used Piercing Pagoda and the nurse at the dr office had specific hours just for piercing.

I did my research who is qualified and who isn't at public places - I felt that lady who was working at the Pagoda place had experience, while I was not comfortable with a high school girl at Claires.

If you are against piercing, that's your opinion, but once again, why put someone down?!?

What happened with "if you don't have anything nice to say keep your mouth shut"?