Ear piercing--where to go for it? - Page 3

[Maeve]

Thank you. I was just complaining to dh about this. I hear lots of stories of "we did such and such unsafe thing and we/my kids/etc are safe", doesn't make it a good idea. Just lucky.

[radish]

havent read all the posts but do all piercing places do kids?

my DD would be scared at the place i have been pierced. super loud music, tattoo guns, scary artwork on the walls, etc.

[Maeve]

Not all places will and it will vary between places as to what ages they will. My one piecer typically doesn't, but may consider piercing kids starting about 12 or 13. My other won't pierce anyone under 16.

[~ATenthMuse~]

Originally Posted by SevenVeils

Really????

Wow. I paid $20 for my son's lobes (including surgical steel, implant grade, sterile autoclaved jewelry). I make my own cleansing solution but I don't think that it would have cost twenty bucks for a couple of bottles of it.

And no fear of hepatitis

I did tip well, but not $20.

I honestly thought that it was like five bucks to get your ears pierced at a place with a gun. And no offense, no snark or judgment, but as regards my children, there are certain decisions that I make. Like where to get a piercing.

That's funny... Cause it does sound kind of snarky, but that's o.k. Just like you, I'm not trying to be rude here, but maybe your child isn't/wouldn't be mature enough to make this decision, but mine was/is.

Originally Posted by SleepyMamaBear

i hear the stories of "well i went to the mall/took my kid/s to the mall, and everything was fine" but really, its NOT fine. taking the risk of hepatitis and even HIV is not fine. doing tissue damage by forcing a blunt instrument through soft delicate tissue is not fine. even if things look like they healed up fine its NOT FINE.
as a parent i feel that its my job to inform myself, to make informed decisiouns based on the information i have gathered. so i applaud the OP for wanting the best information and looking to educate herself on such things. however, saying "well something thats dangerous and could really harm my child was a good decision, because i didnt inform myself at all (or did and still chose to go the scary dangerous route) because in the end nothing bad happened, so why dont you go ahead and do it too?" that just really really upsets me. i liken it to circumcision "well, my lover. brother. father, cousin, etc is circed, and there is nothing wrong with him, so it must be ok, why dont you do the same?"
please do not give out dangerous information that could put someone else/s child at risk for being hurt.
if you ARENT informed properly, then either get so, or dont give advice.

You know, with your attitude you're not really informing anyone here... Most likely just getting an eye roll.

I'm not giving out "dangerous information" at all. I posted based on *our* experience. If you don't like our experience, that's just too bad. FTR, I'm not dumb about piercings, as you'd like to suggest. I've had my ears pierced in the mall, my nose pierced in a parlor, and belly button done, too.

You really should practice your people skills.

[dynamicdoula]

I've done the 'numb and shove an earring through' routine on myself many times, and even still have one hole left from that, but I'd definitely still take my kiddo to a piercing studio.

[dynamicdoula]

Originally Posted by SleepyMamaBear

i wonder why the thought of setting foot in a Tattoo studio/parlour is unsettling to you? do you think maybe you could get over your prejudices of people with body modifications for one moment and think maybe they are PEOPLE just like you???

Assuming much??

[SevenVeils]

Originally Posted by ~ATenthMuse~

That's funny... Cause it does sound kind of snarky, but that's o.k. Just like you, I'm not trying to be rude here, but maybe your child isn't/wouldn't be mature enough to make this decision, but mine was/is.

That actually made me laugh. Firstly, at age 13 (when I took her for her nostril piercing), she was helping care for chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, dogs, cats and had saved and singlehandedly hand-raised 3 litters of orphaned kittens. She never once flaked on one feeding or milking.

At age 15, she implored me to find a loophole so that she could get a job in the office where I worked. She was never late, never missed a day in the two years in which she worked there. She also did great in school, at a college-prep, arts-based charter school. The one and only day that she ever ditched school, she went to a deserted park near our house- to catch up on some homework that she had forgotten about. I couldn't even punish her for ditching

Aside from all of that, I would not consider anyone who made the 'decision' to get pierced by a gun to have researched it very well, and I consider it to be my job as a mother, to teach my children to research things.

Apparently I've not done a terrible job at that, since she is now pregnant (after 3 years with her partner) and will be birthing at home, cloth diapering, breastfeeding, etc. All decisions that she made before I even knew that she was pregnant. I did not even have input into her decisions (not that I would have tried to anyway).

[veganf]

Originally Posted by Maeve

Kidding, right?

No.

[Maeve]

Originally Posted by SevenVeils

That actually made me laugh. Firstly, at age 13 (when I took her for her nostril piercing), she was helping care for chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, dogs, cats and had saved and singlehandedly hand-raised 3 litters of orphaned kittens. She never once flaked on one feeding or milking.

At age 15, she implored me to find a loophole so that she could get a job in the office where I worked. She was never late, never missed a day in the two years in which she worked there. She also did great in school, at a college-prep, arts-based charter school. The one and only day that she ever ditched school, she went to a deserted park near our house- to catch up on some homework that she had forgotten about. I couldn't even punish her for ditching

Aside from all of that, I would not consider anyone who made the 'decision' to get pierced by a gun to have researched it very well, and I consider it to be my job as a mother, to teach my children to research things.

Apparently I've not done a terrible job at that, since she is now pregnant (after 3 years with her partner) and will be birthing at home, cloth diapering, breastfeeding, etc. All decisions that she made before I even knew that she was pregnant. I did not even have input into her decisions (not that I would have tried to anyway).

Your daughter sounds amazing! :

[Maeve]

Originally Posted by veganf

No.

Oh.


Please don't give out that advice. Piercing that way can be very very damaging and cause all sorts of problems. Some links have been given on the dangers of improper piercing.

[veganf]

Originally Posted by Maeve

Please don't give out that advice. Piercing that way can be very very damaging and cause all sorts of problems.

Sorry it bothers you. I've done it lots of times, never a problem. I find these arguments similar to the scare tactics used to try to deter homebirthers. There are certain people I would not encourage to pierce their ears (maybe at all), but to say doing it at home yourself will cause all sorts of problems is simply not true. It's very easy to do safely at home with a few basic precautions.

[Maeve]

It's not the at home part that bothers me (when the person truely knows what they are doing and it is done properly). Rubbing your ear down with alcohol, using ice, and shoving an earring through is not doing it properly and defintely not being done by someone who knows what they are doing.

[Autumn Breeze]

Originally Posted by EFmom

My dd turns 11 today, and she has expressed some interest in getting her ears pierced. She hasn't firmly made up her mind yet, but I think she probably will in a few weeks, and she's sufficiently responsible that I'm fine with it.

I don't know where to go to get it done safely. I think I've read somewhere about the ear piercing places in the mall being unsafe? If that's true, where should you go to have it done. I'm sure our pediatrician will NOT do it.

So, how's the search going?

[SevenVeils]

Originally Posted by Maeve

Your daughter sounds amazing! :

Thank you! She is She's actually a member of MDC too, but I don't think I'm allowed to say her user name here. She's new, so she doesn't have access to this forum yet.

Originally Posted by veganf

Sorry it bothers you. I've done it lots of times, never a problem. I find these arguments similar to the scare tactics used to try to deter homebirthers. There are certain people I would not encourage to pierce their ears (maybe at all), but to say doing it at home yourself will cause all sorts of problems is simply not true. It's very easy to do safely at home with a few basic precautions.

I'm not opposed to home piercing. I myself had my conch (inner cartilage of the outer ear) pierced at home (at 8 gauge). My daughter had her vertical labret (lip piercing from the top of the lower lip to beneath it) at home as well, at 10 gauge. And my gf had her rook (another part of the ear) done too. She insisted on 16 gauge though, and it later rejected.

But it wasn't just me, an ice cube, an old dirty earring and some vodka. My friend, who is a professional piercer, was visiting from out of town. He brought freshly autoclaved jewelry and needles. We set up a sterile field. He used nitrile gloves.

I don't feel that the comparison to homebirthing is a particularly accurate one.

[EFmom]

Originally Posted by AutumnBreeze

So, how's the search going?

We lost our family dog very suddenly this week, so I haven't started to really look into what's available locally. We are all a mess.

I probably won't start making phone calls until dd tells me she's ready to have it done. I don't want to push her on this--it's her decision, and if she decides against it, that's good, too.

[Autumn Breeze]

Oh mama

I'm sorry for your loss.

[EFmom]

Originally Posted by AutumnBreeze

Oh mama

I'm sorry for your loss.

Thank you for your kindness.

[Maeve]

Oh no. I am so sorry.