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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You people are absolutely ridiculous with with your class based borderline racist comments.  It's a personal choice, many pediatrician offices do it and honesty your daughters would probably thank you that they don't remember the experience.  Also babies don't touch them, minimizing the risk if infection.  [/quote]

My Dad was a Family Practitioner, and saw many babies in his practice.   He NEVER pierced a baby's ears.   Do they really teach that in med school?

And come on.   You know that most babies are not having their ears pierced at a doctors office.   They are all getting it done at Claire's in the mall.  Beautiful, culturally signifcant, place that it is.[/quote]

While its true that many Pediatricians no longer do ear piercing in their practice, it was a very common practice 20+ years ago. My ears were pierced by my family physician when I was two weeks old as well as all my sisters and extended family. My DD is 4 months and I will be bringing her to her pediatrician to get her ears pierced next week. In addition to pediatricians, ENTs (Ear nose throat) doctors and dermatologists also do it. The benefit of having a trained medical professional do the piercing is they can properly assess an infant's ear and see if their ears are even big enough to have earrings. They also are aware of nerves to avoid and practice proper sterile techniques. Many doctors also use medical grade equipment (Medical grade plastics and titanium) to avoid risk of allergic reactions due to Nickel allergies. Some doctors also use Emla cream (Lidocaine) to numb the ear lobe.

With that being said, many people choose not to do research and just go to the mall. In many cases this is fine, But there is a safer way to get it done. I think its ridiculous for people to equate ear piercing with tattooing their child. Also its insulting (and shows a certain level of ignorance) to suggest that only low class people or minorities pierce their baby's ears.  If its done early enough and provided the parent takes good care of it, infancy is probably the best time to pierce ears. But like many things, this is a personal preference. [/quote]

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