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Babies with Pierced ears!

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Our Em

Our Em Report 24 Oct 2005 13:20

Biting my tongue :)))))))

Linen

Linen Report 24 Oct 2005 13:28

I hate to see babies & young children with pierced ears. Nothing to do with parents being bad but I do not think they have thought enough of the possible consequences. Babies all pull at their ears, noses & any bits that stick out. It's part of the learning process. Toddlers & young children play rough games,push through small spaces,climb trees & hide in bushes. Earings can get caught in these situations & just because it hasn't happened to you, it doesn't mean it cannot happen to your child. I would have been mortified if any child of mine had their ears ripped by an earing so my daughters were teenagers before having theirs done. Unfortunately my ex-daughter in law didn't agree & my grandaughters ears were pierced at age 6 against my sons wishes. Vivienne

Our Em

Our Em Report 24 Oct 2005 13:30

That was very well put across vivienne, precisely my point. ;))

Unknown

Unknown Report 24 Oct 2005 13:42

Baby ear piercing is done just for a fashion statement by mothers/parents,,,,,,and seems the younger the better,,,, I wonder if it was put how it is to parents,,,, ''We are taking your baby and going to push a metal bar through its ear ,Oh no there wont be any anesthetic'''I wonder how many would still go ahead with that statement???? kay

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 24 Oct 2005 13:47

When I had my ears pierced as a kid, they used a ice cube to freeze the ear. There was no modern techniques then as some of us on here will remember. Yvonne

Limara

Limara Report 24 Oct 2005 13:51

kay i certainly wouldnt do it for fashion if that was the case however my girls would have had it done a long time ago but id just had a baby wen shania first asked for earrings like mine and dint think it was a good idea now shes 5 and is at school so again not such a good idea. altho it doesnt mean i think its a bad thing. limmie xxx and my girls certainly would not wear sleepers,hoops wat ever u wanna call them they would wear studs

Unknown

Unknown Report 24 Oct 2005 14:06

Hi Limme, My reply is not aimed at anyone,,but in general young mothers with less than year old babies with piercings often than not..,,,,do it for the fashion aspect ....Because it looks cute!but it does inflict pain even with a piercing gun,,,, People in other countires do it as> cultral tradition>we dont have that tradition in this counrtry,,,,,and it was thought many moons ago that ear piercing help give you better eye sight.... kay,

Unknown

Unknown Report 24 Oct 2005 14:14

I haven't read the replies, but I hope that when the babies grow up they will sue their parents like some American kids did about having been circumcised. I think it is disgusting to damage your children because of fashion.

The Bag

The Bag Report 24 Oct 2005 14:56

Babies should be babies while they can. children grow up far too quickly as it is. I dont think they should have their ears pierced, wear shoes until they walk, be propped up in buggies before they can hold their head up, and my absolute pet hate DRINK TEA/COFFEE FROM A BOTTLE !!

Our Em

Our Em Report 24 Oct 2005 14:57

Jess... were you and me seperated at birth? lol ( i do have 3 sisters somewhere out there)

.•:*:•. Devishly Angelic Juliecat & Panda..•:*:•.

.•:*:•. Devishly Angelic Juliecat & Panda..•:*:•. Report 24 Oct 2005 14:58

Jess I totally agree. I hate seeing babies/toddlers with tea/coffee in their bottles.

Bec

Bec Report 24 Oct 2005 15:00

TEA AND COFFEE???? Parents seriously do that???? OMG, am shocked!

Rugby

Rugby Report 24 Oct 2005 15:07

Tea and coffee in bottles! Realy? Goodness me. A friend at toddler group lets her son have coffee, about three mugs a day - age three. Seems mad to me when he's already a bit hyperactive and wont settle at night - oh, and she is worried because he wets the bed. Perhaps if she didn't feed him a dioretic (spelling?) he'd have a better odds.

susie manterfield(high wycombe)

susie manterfield(high wycombe) Report 24 Oct 2005 15:13

jess my pet hate are dummies!!! i cant stand the things.apart from looking awful they are riddled with germs. im sure mums only give their babies dummies to shut them up lol. my children never had coffee or tea from a bottle,only milk. they had a seperate bottle for juice. susie

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 24 Oct 2005 15:20

I do believe that some mothers have their young babies ears pierced as such a young age as the child accepts the earrings very quickly...whilst an older child may play with them etc. The earring gun fires in the earrings so quick its only a moments pain. And to be honest far less painfull than freezing which lasts up to a minute. As a baby under a year old normally sleeps on its back, there is little danger of laying on those sore ears, aiding healing. Jim Circumstision in boys for religious purposes as small babies (which i dont personally agree with) would have little bearing on their adult life and the need to sue anyone. They can have the same sex life with or without their bits. (my son was done for a medical reason) Female circumsticion is totaly wrong and yes they should sue. But neither is revelent and can be compared to ear piercing. Earrings can be later taken out and the holes closed if wanted to. Earrings will not affect the childs life unless some kid rips them out,,,then its the other kids fault, not the parents. I have pierced ears and do not feel damaged.

Our Em

Our Em Report 24 Oct 2005 15:22

But Elaine... earlier on in this thread you disagreed with babies having there ears peirced? youve lost me now! lol

The Bag

The Bag Report 24 Oct 2005 15:22

Earrings can be later taken out and the holes closed if wanted to. Earrings will not affect the childs life unless some kid rips them out,,,then its the other kids fault, not the parents. <<<<<< wouldn't you feel some responsibilty as the parent for having had them pierced? I would!! what about if your child goes flying down the slide and rips them out - sue the council?

Paul

Paul Report 24 Oct 2005 15:23

Tea and Coffee isn't the worst of it, my dad used to dip my dummie in whiskey to get me asleep! My mum always had a go at him! lol

.•:*:•. Devishly Angelic Juliecat & Panda..•:*:•.

.•:*:•. Devishly Angelic Juliecat & Panda..•:*:•. Report 24 Oct 2005 15:24

If a kid doesn't have their ears pierced in the first place they can't be ripped out.

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 24 Oct 2005 15:28

on the bottle argument lol ! The only things a baby needs in its bottle are milk or water. Filling a babies bottle with anything else is damaging to teeth, and giving tea/coffee in a bottle has no benefit other than to make your child hyper, and reduce the child's absorption of nutrients from food. ((Contains tannin)) Even juices are damaging to teeth and should only be given with food and in a beaker (kids don't normally keep it in the mouth for long periods) or preferably an open cup. My two had only milk and water for ages. and very occasionally up to the age of five, juice if we were out somewhere. They still prefer water, although on occasions we have hot choc, or a cup of tea when its really cold. or if out round family or friends houses...always without sugar. Elaine x