My daughter is 14 months old & I was planning on getting her ears pierced b4 the holidays so they would look nice in her pictures & so people would stop asking if she was a girl or boy. She ended up getting a double ear infection & was on amoxicillin 4 10 days so I obviously had 2 wait until that was over. Now she has an external vaginal yeast infection which I'm treating with Nystatin per her Dr. I was planning on taking her 2 get her ears pierced 2day & I'm not sure if that's ok because of the yeast infection. I did call her Dr 4 advice but they were already gone 4 the day. If any1 can share an opinion with me I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
I waited until my daughter was 5, and let it be her choice.
Put her in girly clothes, and those cute wide fabric headbands with the flowers on them. No one will think she's a boy then.
If she were younger... No worries.
(For next baby.. The docs I know generally want ears done earlier than 6mo, before they can reach their ears, and by the time they can... It's not interesting to them, so they leave them alone. By 1yo, she's definitely able to reach her ears as the turn head reflex has been gone awhile).
BUT... As she can reach her ears and her yeast infection... Not the best idea as far as cross contamination goes. Especially if she turns her head when she sleeps so it becomes a hot/moist environment.
Sorry!
This is one of the many reasons I don't believe in piercing a baby's/toddler's ears. First of all, why would you want to increase her discomfort in any way? And second, she will be tugging on her ear lobe any time she has an ear infection.
In my opinion, having her ears pierced "before the holidays" (as far as I'm concerned, this IS the holidays) is not urgent. I think you should wait, and personally, I waited until my daughter had a say in the matter and wanted it done.
I agree with Riley. Kids this age sometimes stick their hands in their diapers... Not good if she may fiddle with her ears while they are newly pierced.
You can get some of those little stick-on earrings to put on for the pictures. No one will know the difference unless they look up close, and they stick pretty good. Cute bows and/or headbands will also help dispel any girl/boy confusion.
I agree with everyone who suggests waiting. Poor baby-- this isn't going to make her life any better right now. SHE doesn't know if people think she's a boy or girl and I'm sure at 14 months that she won't care, but the pain of the piercing-- yes, she'll be highly aware of that.
Just dress her in pink if it's such a big deal.
Wow she sounds miserable enough, why add to her pain? Not saying you shouldn't ever pierce her ears but now sounds like a terrible time. Let the poor little girl get better, who CARES what strangers think about her being a boy or a girl anyway? It's Christmas, focus on loving and healing, not cosmetic stuff that your baby doesn't even know or care about :-(
Don't do it. Poor baby has enough going on. Wait until she is older. What is the big rush?
Wow she sounds miserable enough, why add to her pain? Not saying you shouldn't ever pierce her ears but now sounds like a terrible time. Let the poor little girl get better, who CARES what strangers think about her being a boy or a girl anyway? It's Christmas, focus on loving and healing, not cosmetic stuff that your baby doesn't even know or care about :-(
