Ear piercing and swimming

We were told 8-12 weeks when my girls got their ears pierced, but honestly this is a really good reason to get your kids' ears pierced early. Mine were both in Kindergarten and not involved yet in multiple sports. We pierced in the fall of K and neither girl did any after school activities that first semester anyway because they were so exhausted from school.

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07/27/2025 15:57

Subject: Ear piercing and swimming

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Anonymous

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Anonymous wrote:I could never figure out good timing as a kid (we did a lot of lake swimming and I was on swim team and soccer made us take them out) and didn’t end up piercing my ears until I was 26 during a long closure at my pool.

The timing is tough and remember 2 girls showed up to soccer season with newly pierced ears and they had to decide between taking piercings out or being benched. They chose to be benched for season.

Wow - I can't imagine my kids picking vanity over sports!!!

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07/27/2025 21:07

Subject: Ear piercing and swimming

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Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I could never figure out good timing as a kid (we did a lot of lake swimming and I was on swim team and soccer made us take them out) and didn’t end up piercing my ears until I was 26 during a long closure at my pool.

The timing is tough and remember 2 girls showed up to soccer season with newly pierced ears and they had to decide between taking piercings out or being benched. They chose to be benched for season.

Wow - I can't imagine my kids picking vanity over sports!!!

Can fully imagine kid picking but was surprised the parents allowed.

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07/27/2025 21:33

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Anonymous

These seem like an awful lot of precautions for an ear piercing that was done at Claire's.

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07/27/2025 22:06

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Anonymous

Has anyone used Belleza Lase and would you recommend? Similar situation to OP- swimmer, on break for a few weeks between summer and fall so now is the window. Was planning on Craig but now seeing some not great reviews. DD wants to do this but is also highly sensitive..

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07/27/2025 23:51

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody has to get peirced, and equally nobody has to swim. Pick one and wait.

No one is waiting 6 months to swim. Unless you never swim anyhow

ma'am, you live in inland virginia, not on a tiny island where you must swim out to sea every day to catch a fish. you will survive without swimming.