I have to re-pierce one of my baby's ears...should I make it match exaclty, or try to center the earing?

Tot he poster who scoffed at the cultural importance for this mother, do you go around scoffing at Jewish families for circumsizing their sons? It is sad the amount of ignorance that can be expressed based upon not even clearly understanding another person's culture. Not everyone who posts in these rooms is from the USA or from GB nor do they have the same customs that Americans or Brits do. Not to turn this into a cultural war, but if you don't have any clue of a person's or country's customs...why say anything? I am sorry that you have lost a child..but that doesn't give you the right to attack another mother because of your refusal to research the cultural influence surrounding this tradition. Have you ever left the country? Better yet, have you ever traveled outside of your hometown? And yes, you were mean for the pure sake of being mean. One can disagree in a civil manner. Perhaps you cannot.

To the original poster, I would wait to make sure her ear is healed up so the next piercing you make won't make a really big hole. I would try and match it tot he other one, that way it will look symmetrical. Sorry for ranting original poster, but it does bother me when ppl who do not understand things of a different culture and then go out and try to belittle them for that. I am sorry ppl have been mean. Peace.

This is all based on your person aesthetics. If you are really wanting her earrings to be placed properly then take the other out as well and have them re-pierced. At some hospitals this can be done as well. but costs extra. If you are not worried about how the earrings set, then just have the one positioned so that it matches the first. Just remember your child's ear are going to grow and change.

I hope you take her to a better place next time, although piercing an infant's ear is probable not easy, especially because they like to wiggle. I would go with make it match, it's going to look better than having one centered and one high. They say that beauty is determined by symmetry, the more symmetrical someone's face is, the more "beautiful" people see them being.

This whole question just confuses me. Why not just wait until she actually *wants* her ears pierced.

Take them both out, let them heal, and have them redone when she's old enough to ask to have them done. If the other one is in the wrong place too you might as well take them out now when the holes won't be noticeable once they heal since she's so young.

It's her body, should have been her choice especially if you're going to take her to someone who doesn't know what they're doing.

lol @ piercing baby's ears

Let me guess, your living in a trailor park in Arkansas?

I think it is incredibly wrong that you are having your baby's ears pierced. It should be banned. So you're not allowed to spank your kid, but you can put them through THAT?!?!?!?!?!?!!??

so you want to put a defenceless infant through yet more unnecessary pain???

*claps continuously*

the page that said 'protect your child at all costs' must have fell out your parenting books.

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CULTURALLY IMPORTANT????

oh goodness ive heard it all now....

it is UNIVERSALLY important to protect your child from unnecessary harm... well... so i thought anyway.

and my reply isnt mean, its truthful coming from a mother who has lost a child and treasures the one she has and would never cause her pain for something so trivial.

Take them both out and wait until she old enough to ask...