hello..question?????????

 I have friends from Puerto Rico who said they pierce them in the hospital too!

What's funny is that my sister went to France when her daughter was 3 months old. She was going to have her ears pierce there because she thought it would be a sort of souvenir. When she asked to have them done, the woman was appalled! Apparently they don't pierce babies ears over there!

Melanie

Lol I agree...I was born and raised in Honduras and my ears were done at home
with a neddle and thread, they leave the thread in for about a month and then they put earings.

Eres Catracha!   That's awesome.  I'm not from there but I have strong ties to Santa Rita, Yoro.

Libby turned 3 months old on Jan 1, 09 and I got her ears pierced Jan 10, 09.  I had mine done when I was 3 months old and I wanted hers done, as well.  She never touched them and cried long enough to walk out the door.  It wasn't that bad.  She is now almost 16 months old and every once in a great while she will touch them but don't bother them too much.  We have lost an earring already, so I recommend going to Sally Beauty Supply and buying a few pairs of extra piercing earrings to keep around just in case you lose one.  Their body heals fast and we had a rough time getting the earring back in!

Hi,

My family usually does it between 3-4 mos. old for the reasons the PP mentioned. They won't notice them and tug or pull at them when they are a little older and more curious. They will be used to them by then. Hope you can convince daddy.

Yep I told daddy that was the main reason why I wanted them done now...b/c like we know
they start to touch and feel and be like oooooooooh whats this!..lol.

I am Puerto Rican and they usually do between 2-3 mos. 

I didn't though.  I got mine pierced at age 8.  I have really positive memories about it.  It was a rite of passage.  It taught me bravery and responsibility.

My family asks why Laurel's ears aren't pierced yet.  We're just going to wait until she's older.

This is the kind of thing that I would let my husband win on frankly.  I like to hold out for bigger issues.

Still, if it is important to you, keep talking about it.

I think that any decision that your significant other feels so strongly about should be considered carefully. I am on the fence about when to get it done if we have a girl, but if my hubby felt strongly one way or another, I would listen to him. It's not worth the fight. And doing something when he is so against it will definitely cause problems in other areas of your relationship (areas that might be far more important than te earring issue).I just think it makes for a healthier relationship to listen.
BTW, It would totally **** me off if my hubby went to his mom for an opinion though. These are your kids and she has no say in what happens to them. Your fiance does however, so before you do it, make sure you really listen to his side.

Just my 2cents.

Good Luck,

Tina

Your right Tina...last thing i need right now is to argue with him.
oh btw..big issuesssss with him telling hes mom everything..lol...but thats another topic.

I'm w/Tina and say pick your fights carefully...but I don't see a reason to wait.  Maybe if he came w/you to talk to the place to do them - or even see if your dr will do them (I've never had a girl so don't know if they will?).  I am relatively sure that the noise of the 'gun' they use will scare the girls and make them cry more than any pain.  It really doesn't hurt that much - I had mine triple pierced and one more up high, and if it was painful, I wouldn't have done it! - it's just more of a loud 'pop' than anything else.  Now days they may even have stuff to put on their ears to numb them up before they pierce them.  If it's truly the pain he's worried about, work it through with him to understand it won't hurt.

On the other hand...I'd want to crown him with something big and heavy for getting his mother involved...and she should know better than to get involved in something that's not her business.  That'd **** me off more than the whole ear piercing issue...but not enough to just flat out do something he doesn't want. Maybe you should to consider piercing parts of HIS body for dragging his mom into it.