EAR PIERCING RECOMMENDATION

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:14:04 the cultural meaning is the same as here VANITY.
The difference is that we do it earlier.
Here you wait until the child begs for it, back home we don't.
And honestly I can't understand the difference... Why it's trashy to have it done early on and it's not trashy to do it when they're 7yo...

It's trashy at 7 too. Earrings are for women, not children.

Anyone who would deem a child "Trashy" for any reason is a bit of trash themselves. You should be ashamed of yourself.

And to your last point, that is merely your (old-fashioned) opinion. It is not a universal truth.

I agree. . .how old are you anyway? 80? You seem to come from a generation that associates pierced ears with "loose women".

[Anonymous]

My dad pierced my ears (and my sisters') when I was 6. It was horrible. He boiled a sewing needle, iced my ear and put a piece of potato behind it while he did the piercing.

One thing my parents DID do right was get us 18K gold earrings to wear. As a PP said, some people are sensitive to metals used for jewelry. The best way to go is the purest gold (not sure about platinum) you can get/afford.

I got my ears re-pierced in high school at the mall and it was MUCH less traumatizing.

[Anonymous]

so for all the people using the 'they do it in my home country- argument- are you also doing all the other things they do there too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so for all the people using the 'they do it in my home country- argument- are you also doing all the other things they do there too?

definitely yes! want examples?
co-sleeping
EBF
wearing the baby
bath EVERYDAY
singing to make baby sleep
naked (no diaper) time 2x day
gum hygiene 2x day
homeopathic for cold/teething/colic/fussiness

and as babies grow i definitely intend to keep our traditions re school progress and overall social behavior.
i feel much more comfortable using a parenting style that i know personally. i'm very familiar with it and i believe in it. much better for us than reading something from a book and trying to do as the author says - god knows who this author is... LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One consideration to keep in mind is a jewelry allergy. I had mine done at 6yo and they got horribly infected, even though my mom cleaned them nightly. I had it done again when I was a little older and managed to keep the allergy at bay by swabbing my ears with hydrogen peroxide or alcohol at least once a day. But it stung because there were still smaller infected areas. Even now, at 31, I can only wear gold or platinum, and even those types I can't wear for more than a day before my ears start getting itchy and red. Both times I had them done by a professional in a clean environment and they were gold studs.

Obv you can take them out if you start to see an allergy or infection developing, but it's still something to keep in mind.

bingo - I have read that early piercing can trigger metal allergies. I can only wear 22k gold and platinum now. I really wish I hadn't had my ears pieced as a child. (I was five.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One consideration to keep in mind is a jewelry allergy. I had mine done at 6yo and they got horribly infected, even though my mom cleaned them nightly. I had it done again when I was a little older and managed to keep the allergy at bay by swabbing my ears with hydrogen peroxide or alcohol at least once a day. But it stung because there were still smaller infected areas. Even now, at 31, I can only wear gold or platinum, and even those types I can't wear for more than a day before my ears start getting itchy and red. Both times I had them done by a professional in a clean environment and they were gold studs.

Obv you can take them out if you start to see an allergy or infection developing, but it's still something to keep in mind.

bingo - I have read that early piercing can trigger metal allergies. I can only wear 22k gold and platinum now. I really wish I hadn't had my ears pieced as a child. (I was five.)

i have serious metal allergy - i get rashes all over my neck, fingers and wrists if i wear crappy stuff (like you only 22K here).
i had my ears pierced at age 15.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so for all the people using the 'they do it in my home country- argument- are you also doing all the other things they do there too?

definitely yes! want examples?
co-sleeping
EBF
wearing the baby
bath EVERYDAY
singing to make baby sleep
naked (no diaper) time 2x day
gum hygiene 2x day
homeopathic for cold/teething/colic/fussiness

and as babies grow i definitely intend to keep our traditions re school progress and overall social behavior.
i feel much more comfortable using a parenting style that i know personally. i'm very familiar with it and i believe in it. much better for us than reading something from a book and trying to do as the author says - god knows who this author is... LOL

09/01/2010 14:04 here again! What home Country is this? More questions! Why the bath everday? Why gum hygiene and nakedness? And what are the school progress traditions? I'm really curious here, isn't that common here as well? We only bathe the baby if we get out and get all sweaty so I wonder why the importance of EVERYDAY when asked about things done in home country. My Husband is from an Asain country and alot of the thingsapply there too, so I'm just wondering! Maybe I should make a spin off thread because this is all interesting to me....

[Anonymous]

re: priercings (the original question)

The Drs. at Kenwood Pediatrics do them.
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Some people have allergies to nickel, used in costume jewelry.

At Kenwoood Pediatrics, the sterile set they use includes 18K studs.

Total price $75.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so for all the people using the 'they do it in my home country- argument- are you also doing all the other things they do there too?

definitely yes! want examples?
co-sleeping
EBF
wearing the baby
bath EVERYDAY
singing to make baby sleep
naked (no diaper) time 2x day
gum hygiene 2x day
homeopathic for cold/teething/colic/fussiness

and as babies grow i definitely intend to keep our traditions re school progress and overall social behavior.
i feel much more comfortable using a parenting style that i know personally. i'm very familiar with it and i believe in it. much better for us than reading something from a book and trying to do as the author says - god knows who this author is... LOL

09/01/2010 14:04 here again! What home Country is this? More questions! Why the bath everday? Why gum hygiene and nakedness? And what are the school progress traditions? I'm really curious here, isn't that common here as well? We only bathe the baby if we get out and get all sweaty so I wonder why the importance of EVERYDAY when asked about things done in home country. My Husband is from an Asain country and alot of the thingsapply there too, so I'm just wondering! Maybe I should make a spin off thread because this is all interesting to me....

i'm from South America.
the bath every day is mostly because it's very hot all year and also bathing the child and massaging them helps to relax, it also gets them used to the water environment (lots of water around where we live so it's important to raise children who are not afraid of water) and bath as part of the night time routine helps to make easier to settle them down for the night. we do water on the face from birth so there's no fight over rinsing the hair - we wash hair every day. note that the use of soap is not mandatory since it can dry out their sensitive skin.
gum hygiene early helps with teething (it scratches their itchy gums and teeth breaks through the skin faster) also builds up tolerance to the touch (and having someone on your face). the earlier we start the easier it is to get them used to mom helping with brushing teeth, removing loose teeth and preparing them to going to the dentist. (in my family the kids remove the loose teeth themselves and with siblings' help when they're old enough).
school progress: differently from the US parents are not happy with child merely "doing their best". parents want the A on the report card. there's no torture, violence or abuse, just lots of support, love and dedication from everybody. education is taken seriously and priorities are set straight early on. school is from 6:50am till 12:50pm and afternoons are spent doing homework - usually 4 hours. (i think this is one of the reasons why we don't earn too many medals in the olympic games...) DH and I are still debating if we're going back to my home country or his for DD's elementary/middle school. there's NO WAY that we're sending DD to school here in the US.

i'm curious about others too. i'll start the thread let's see what they have to say...

[Anonymous]

My ears were pierced at such a young age that I have no memory of it. I had my daughter's ears pierced when she was 3 months old. In all honesty, I hated hearing strangers tell me what a cute little "boy" my daughter was! Didn't matter that I dressed her in cute girl clothes, everyone always thought she was a boy! So the earring helped out and she looked super cute!