In some cultures, it is a tradition. I had my ears pierced well before I can remember. A lot of South Asian cultures believe it to be a good omen, for both boys and girls.

I had my ears pierced at that age, it literally had zero negative effects in any way, but now I can go without earrings for years and the holes will never close. I'm really glad my parents had them pierced !

A lot of parents do it. I wouldn't want to have to deal with a baby AND all the care that new earrings require, but it's not against the law. My parents made me earn the right to get my ears pierced after making sure it was really what I wanted. Personally I think you should wait until it's the child's choice to get earrings, but I suppose parents will do as they like.

So?

I had mine done at 2 weeks not an issue. We all did

Usually a cultural thing. A baby cannot consent to having their ears pierced.

My mom pierced mine when i was around 3, i remember screaming my head off

Last time I was at the piercing salon there were a couple there picking out earrings for their infant.

I got mine pierced practically as a new born!

i got my ears pierced at 4 months *_*

Mine were pierced when I was 5. All my friends had theirs done from birth.

I don't know where you have been but it's very common for parents to get their kid's ears priced when they are born I am personly not in favor of this but yk i don't think you should get your kid's ears pieced until they can verbally say that want their ears pieced I got mine done when I was 3 and could say that was what I wanted (edit:i meant to reply to some else comment with this I don't know how missed that)

I'm a boomer from an old European family. Most girl babies had their ears pierced when they were very young. Most women had pierced ears, and the thought was that babies wouldn't remember the pain. I had mine pierced in college along with a large glass of wine. I don't remember the pain, either.

In my country, girls are getting pierced ears in the hospital right after birth. What's the problem?

In some cultures, it is like a must-do. Not a fashion statement but more like a necessity. I am from one of the Asian countries and my ears were pierced when I was 6 months or somethin, ig.

A lot of people have their children's ears pierced young because they can wear earrings for a little bit and then the hole will never close.

I had them pierced at that age too

Yeah, people should not be mutilating or body modding their kids. Let them choose for themselves, when they're grown.

It used to be a thing. I got mine at 6 months. They’re still pierced but I never where earrings

if you didn't have your ears pierced that young, please don't make comments. I got my third ear piercing at 12. I have my entire lobe done and I'm going to get the cartilages done soon I'm not even over 18

Culture in South America they do it before you leave the hospital, the nurses do it

Why do you care? It's common in some cultures . . .

There’s a kid in my neighborhood who most likely has a crush one me the first time I saw his baby sister (she was probably around 4 months) she had piercings

yeah i had mine as soon as i could get them pierced without being hurt very badly, its really common in southern asian kids

Some parents are just vain. Treat their babies like dolls not actual little humans

Yes

agreed.

We had a French au pair who was very anxious our 4-y-o daughter’s ears were pierced. I’m not kidding - she was adamant the failure would lead to ear infections.

With some people it's cultural.

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That's why she is crying, Mommy pierced her ears! In American culture, we call that child abuse.

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Mom had mine done as infant. Wanted my daughters done early too, husband didn't want it. Mom came to visit when she was 11 months, we snuck her out to the mall, while I held her two employees did her ears at the same time, mom had a McDonald's vanilla cone ready for her she opened her mouth to cry, in went the ice cream and she forgot about her ears. Get home husband noticed immediately says, u mutilated her, but damn she looks so cute, and that was the end of that.

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