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Freelance writer: baby ear piercing article?

I’m a freelance writer (and mum) and am researching and preparing an article about baby ear piercing. I know this is a subject which gets people passionate very quickly.

I am looking to feature a few case studies within the article.

I want to capture:
* The decision making process
* Was it a family tradition
* Were you supported
* What reaction did you get
* Do you regret it
* Where you had it done

If you have a baby with pierced ears and are willing to share the experience then please get in contact.

In particular any Mum’s of boys with earrings would be particularly welcome as this is (even today) a fairly modern twist on a very old tradition.

Thanks in advance
Lotte

Best wishes

I am the mother of 4 children (3 girls/1 boy) with pierced ears.
I had my ears pierced the first time when I was a baby, and then had further holes added from about 6 years old. I loved having several holes in my ears as I grew up and decided that if I had children they would also have their ears pierced when they were babies.
My eldest daughter had her ears pierced when she was 6 months old, and then I had her ears double pierced a couple of months later. With my twins (boy/girl), I wanted their ears pierced a lot younger and found a place that would do it at any age, and I had their ears pierced when they were a few days old. With my youngest daughter I didn’t even wait that long before she had her ears pierced for the first time.
Since then I have had their ears pierced again because it is popular where we live for girls to have their ears pierced more than once at a young age, and the girls now have multiple piercings.
With our son, I originally only had his left ear pierced, but wished I had got both done, so when his twin sister got her second holes I got his right ear pierced along with a second hole in his left ear. I think it looks good to see a little boy with earrings, and again, it is popular in our area.
My husband was absolutely fine with my decision to have the children pierced, and the rest of my family don’t see anything wrong with it, although they felt the twins and our youngest daughter were a little too young.
I did have some negative reactions to the fact the girls ears were pierced very young, and also when they have been pierced further times, but almost all my friends with girls have had their ears pierced at least twice at a young age, so I don’t get too many comments. When we are out of our area we often get comments about their ears, but mostly positive, especially from teenage girls, who often comment about how cute they look.
Our eldest had her first 2 sets of holes at a jewellers near us, but they have a minimum age limit of 4 months. Fortunately I found another jewellers nearby that would pierce the twins as soon as we wanted them done, and all further piercings have been done at this place.
I certainly don’t regret having their ears pierced, and if I had any more children, they would be pierced as soon as possible.

I hope this helps with your article.

Aradhana