Ear piercing

[raynreg]

Hi aleckim, traditional goldsmith shop like On Cheong along Chinatown does it. But do make sure that they do both ears together at the same time (ie. they need 2 staff and 2 sets of equipment). Else your DD may end up with only one ear pierced as the pain may be too much for her that she may not want to proceed with another.

[sleepy]

My dd had hers done when she was 5 yo at a clinic.

Had infection and was put on a course of antibiotics

[raynreg]

Since we are on the earring topic. What type of earrings are your DD wearing. I have a P1 girl and i gave her simple gold ear studs. But at times she complained that the end of the stud (dunno how to describe it) it poking onto her neck when she sleeps causing discomfort. There's the type of \"loop\" earring but I'm afraid that if accident occurs, the damage done to the ear loop could be worst than those of studs.


The ear studs do drop of quite easily as well and I have replaced 2 pieces so far

[schellen]

My DD1 wears simple ear studs with a tiny gem each. She has never complained of the studs poking her neck when sleeping but she complained once about them being tight. I investigated and found out that she had pushed the back part (the part that locks the stud in place) all the way in, without leaving any space between her flesh and the back of the stud. I immediately released the back part to the point where it just locks in, and she stopped complaining.


The staff at B*Dazzle told me before that I should not push the locking part all the way in. I should only push it in until I hear the click or feel it click in place. Otherwise, the back of the stud will poke my skin and I may get swollen earlobes.

I think if you get good quality studs, they should not drop off on their own. My DD1 is very clumsy with her accessories (e.g., her hair clips/ties will almost always end up being snapped in half or stepped on beyond repair) but her studs have survived for a few years already.

[skunk]

Piercing at such a young age will not be aesthetically pleasing later on, as the child's earlobes will still grow and change in shape, u might find the ear-hole moving up or to a weird position.


Although i myself have 3 ear-holes from my rebellious teenaged days (im a daddy btw LOL), i am now very discouraging of piercing.

Many nerves criss-cross our body, especially at our earlobes/ears. The piercing might influence the health/body in subtle ways we might not be so aware of. Just consult any TCM practicioner and they will share the same comments. From what i know, really traditional Indian people only pierce at places after consulting someone who knows Ayuvedra (is it spelt this way?).

Anyway, think about it, it's a bloody wound that's prevented from healing. To me, it's as \"beautiful\" as

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[Chengcab]

My daughter did her ear when she was less than 2 yo. After a few weeks waering it, she keep on pulling and we were afraid that it might hurt her so took them out. Now the holes has sealed up…So i advise parents not to do ear peircing when baby too young…thanks

[schellen]

LKVM, my DD1 asked for it when she was in pre-school. I even "postponed" the piercing cos kids that age lose interest very fast. Surprisingly, she was still asking about it months later. I even went to the point of telling her every painful and troublesome detail but she still wanted it. So in the end, she endured all the pain and trouble but she never once said that she regretted piercing her ears.

[raynreg]

Same here. My DD likes it but now I’m having problem of conviencing her to change her earrings from studs to those loop ones…Probably fear of pain especially since the loop earring are curve and its harder to fix.

[sleepy]

raynreg:

Same here. My DD likes it but now I'm having problem of conviencing her to change her earrings from studs to those loop ones..Probably fear of pain especially since the loop earring are curve and its harder to fix.

I usually change my dd's earrings after she sleeps. Less resistance & she doesn't feel the pain

[tutormum]

I had mine done when I was in my early twenties cos I resisted when I was young. It wasn't painful at all. I was shopping at Raffles City and I saw a counter providing such a service. The lady used something like a stun gun and it's done in a few seconds. Guess it's better than being done in goldsmith shops (it was after hearing how they supposedly do it that I refused to have mine done). I'm not supportive of ear piercing and doesn't understand the rational but was told that all girls must have their ear pierced when they get married. :?