My daughter is 4 months and I am thinking of getting her ears pierced.should I do it or not, if not WHY?

While I can't personally think of any benefit, I will assume that you are mature enough to deal with the ethical issues of deciding for your child rather than letting them make their own decision, and intentionally inflicting pain and risk on your infant to make her look cuter to you and your friends and family. After reading what I could find, I wouldn't say yes or no. I would encourage you to read up on it and decide for yourself.

Perhaps the most important consideration is that many pediatricians recommend you wait until after the second round of shots, mainly for tetanus and other infections that infants are susceptible to because of undeveloped immune systems. There are stories of children tugging on their own ears and causing tears, or other babies tugging on their ears, etc, and there are stories of earrings being off center after the baby reaches full growth, but most of the problems seem to stem from improper hygiene or other normal care. The possibility of swallowing a piece of jewelry is sometimes mentioned, but there are special earrings that screw on which should help avoid that, and if it were epidemic, surely it would be reported somewhere (it isn't).

I found an article in a British paper that was adamantly against it, but they seem to be in the minority dailymail.co.uk/health/article-30731/How... Here is a useful list of ordinary risks that everyone takes when deciding to have a piercing done, adult or infant... "Allergic reaction, auricular perichondritis, embedded earrings, infection, keloid formation, perichondral abscess, traumatic tear" aafp.org/afp/2005/1115/p2029.html Personally, I'd wait and let the kid decide for himself, but if proper care is taken, I can't say it is the worst thing in the world. I wouldn't intentionally inflict pain on an infant in order to improve their appearance. To me, it is cruel, shallow, materialistic, and indicates that folks look at their babies as objects to accessorize, but that's no reason to tell you not to do it.

I have mixed feelings about this. I've seen baby girls with pierced ears and it is so cute, but it's done for the mama's benefit, not the baby's. It's not like it has any health benefits; it's merely cosmetic.

Putting holes in the earlobes is generally permanent, and I think it's best to wait until the child is old enough to ask to have her ears pierced. Most little girls do want to wear earrings, but not all of them. But that's really the mother's decision to make, not mine.

If you go through with it, you may take some flak from others who don't like the idea so you'll have to expect that and handle it diplomatically. And you'll get oohs and aahs from people who think it's cute.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.