tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808445894694675970.post5892633637722437425..comments2023-04-15T10:01:52.056-05:00Comments on Baby Makin' : Tattoo Parlor vs. Mall Gun - How Will You Pierce Your Kids?Aislinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905740634033213160noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808445894694675970.post-24063570852708364412014-01-23T22:41:16.892-06:002014-01-23T22:41:16.892-06:00i got my ears pierced at 3 months. i used to have ...i got my ears pierced at 3 months. i used to have a lot of piercings but never a good experience from a mall! tattoo parlor ALL the way !Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914359562722869121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808445894694675970.post-53185848783104521532014-01-23T10:20:45.982-06:002014-01-23T10:20:45.982-06:00As someone who used to do the ear piercing in mall...As someone who used to do the ear piercing in malls, I'd absolutely get my a potential future daughter's ears pierced in a mall. However, the time frame is the question for me. I absolutely dreaded piercing the poor innocent baby's ears. I would let a future daughter choose when she is ready. That's only my personal opinion and would not judge if anyone did it differently.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922083230051178843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808445894694675970.post-91455789828209790462014-01-22T19:34:15.073-06:002014-01-22T19:34:15.073-06:00I waited until my first daughter was 10 months to ...I waited until my first daughter was 10 months to get hers pierced, and it was a nightmare because she was old enough to know what was going on. It was scary for her and she wouldn't leave them alone, and it took way longer than it should for them to heal. With my second daughter I did it when she was 2 months and she did wonderful. She only let out one little cry, and was not old enough to play with them. Another benifit of getting them done super early is that they are still nursing and have a better chance of fighting infection. So my advice would be to do it super young or wait until they can care for it themselves. There were no tattoo parlors here that would have done it when my kids were younger, but I am undecided where I would have taken them given the choice. Anderson Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245742918199591418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808445894694675970.post-46168153221231965972014-01-22T19:10:22.753-06:002014-01-22T19:10:22.753-06:00Totally thought about it. I will be piercing my d...Totally thought about it. I will be piercing my daughter's (eek!!!) ears when shes an infant. My mom had all of our ears (me and 4 sisters) pierced when we were infants. If she doesn't like them when shes older she can take them out. When they are babies they dont play with the piercing or touch it so it is much less likely to get infected. Its also way easier to clean it when they are little and not fighting you. I was planning on trying to find a piercer at a tattoo shop to do it but if all else fails I will probably resort to the mall. I just think baby girls with their ears pierced are adorable! Not Pregnant And Pissed!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16774575387874843165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808445894694675970.post-38998406852952577442014-01-22T17:12:34.908-06:002014-01-22T17:12:34.908-06:00I have very strong feelings about body modificatio...I have very strong feelings about body modification of a minor. My husband and I have already discussed it, and we won't be circumcising or piercing. If our kids want to modify their bodies when they're older, we will support them and absolutely go the tattoo parlor route. I had my ears pierced in one at 18, after letting them close up when I was a kid. (I actually had them first pierced by my doctor, but I've never heard of anyone else doing that so I don't know how available an option it is.) Anyway. My tattoo parlor experience was really good. My boyfriend at the time had several tattoos from the parlor so I had a solid recommendation, and the guy was super nice :) Adihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489423723982017482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808445894694675970.post-67307212803903777822014-01-22T15:17:27.417-06:002014-01-22T15:17:27.417-06:00My ear piercing story is similar to yours, except ...My ear piercing story is similar to yours, except I think my main issue was my metal allergy. Once my mom figured that out and had me use nickel-free earrings, they finally healed. I haven't thought about my own kids, except that I would wait until he or she expressed a desire. I think I would take them to a tattoo/piercing parlor, rather than the mall, based on my experience, and considering that the people doing it at the mall are untrained and make minimum wage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com