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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We got our DD ears pierced at 4 months because her father gets keloids and the risk of keloids increases with age.  If she were to "opt" for earrings at 9 or older it would increase her chance of getting keloids.  Coupled with the fact that culturally it is the norm for babies to have earrings I saw it as a no brainer. Those who would look down on me for that choice would probably look down on me regardless so I'm not going to not do what I see fit because of them.

OP, as soon as I opened this thread I knew where the posters were going to go. It is a bit sad but no unexpected.[/quote]

WOW, I cannot believe you would pierce your child's ears when keloids run in the family. [/quote]

The risk is decreased when the ears are pierced when the child is young. Keloids run in HIS family and not mine. My child is very fair and the risk is therby decreased as well.  The risk to her is very low given her skin tone and given that NO ONE in my family has keloids but as a precautionary measure we got them down early because studies shows that the risk increases with age and markedly so after the age of 9.[/quote]

You realize that ear piercing is a COSMETIC procedure, right? This post just confirms all the stereotypes.[/quote]

The same people that would like at my child and think that her having her ears pierced "confirms all the sterotypes" would be the same people to think I "confirm all sterotypes" without knowing anything about me. So what are the steroypes that I confirm? My low income level - I do well. That I have only a HS degree? I have a JD.  What are the sterotypes exactly that would be confirmed about my sweet daughter because she has earrings. Please inform us.[/quote]

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