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Should you pierce your child’s ears and when
A curly-haired angel with drops of gold in her ears is so touching! But who needs more earrings in a baby’s ears – a child or a mother? While the parents are breaking their spears on this topic on the forums on the net, let’s try to put everything on the shelves: at what age is it better to pierce the ears of a girl?
Many mothers believe that it is better to pierce their daughter’s ears as early as possible, literally in the first months of life. Say, this way the baby will more easily endure the stress associated with the painful sensations of punctures. Forget it – that’s all. In addition, during the first year of life, the little one already has a lot of reasons for crying – either the tummy hurts, then the first teeth are cut. To cry out all the misfortunes at once and get rid of! In addition, breast milk is recognized as a good natural pain reliever.
Pediatricians urge parents to think carefully and assess the possible risks.
Doctors do not very much welcome the early insertion of earrings into a child’s ears for the following reasons.
– Even if all precautions are taken, there is a risk of infection of the wound during a puncture.
– There are metals in the alloy of ear piercing studs that can cause an allergic reaction in your little one.
– Nerve endings associated with various organs of the body – teeth, vision, hearing, and so on – are concentrated on the human earlobe. On a tiny ear of a child, it is easy to touch them when pierced, and what the consequences will be is unknown.
– A child is a little fidget, he constantly moves, waves his arms, grabs everything. By touching the earring, the baby can tear the earlobe. You can also accidentally injure your pierced ears when undressing.
– A baby can swallow an accidentally dropped earring and get acute appendicitis or peritonitis.
If you are already determined to pierce a girl’s ears up to a year, pay attention to the following points.
– When preparing for this operation, check the child’s health: it is necessary to exclude chronic diseases of the hearing organs.
– Any chronic disease can be a contraindication against ear piercing. For example, diabetes mellitus. If a child is allergic from infancy, also do not rush to insert earrings.
– After an acute respiratory viral infection or other illness, wait at least 2 weeks, let the child’s body strengthen. Any reason for a weakened immune system is a signal that it is better to wait.
– It is necessary to exclude any blood problems: gemological diseases, poor clotting, slow wound healing.
If you are about to pierce the ears of a child between 1 and 5 years of age
If the little princess herself asks you for earrings and assures you that she is ready to courageously endure pain, you should also think over everything properly.
Kindergarten age is a time of great activity for a child. In the children’s team, they love active, noisy games, with fuss and bustle. Could it happen that during the game, the earrings will be hit and the earlobe will tear?
If you are ready to take such a risk, then re-read all the points in the previous paragraph and plus take note of that: immediately after the master makes holes in the girl’s ears and inserts the earrings, you better be “in quarantine” for a while, not attend kindergarten and carefully handle the wounds.
Many girls mentally mature to such truly feminine accessories as earrings for high school. A schoolgirl of 15-16 years old consciously longs to look feminine and “mature” and is ready to endure a little pain for the sake of beauty. Moreover, at this age, a girl herself can already take care of pierced ears – regularly scroll the earrings in the punctures and treat them with a three percent solution of boric acid or alcohol.
How, when and where to pierce
Popular belief advises to pierce the ears when the cherry blossoms, that is, in May. It is logical: at this time it is no longer cold and winter hats will not hurt your ears, and at the same time it is not yet so hot and dusty, there is less risk of infection.
Piercing the old-fashioned way with a needle is long and painful. It is better to choose a special pistol for this, and a disposable one is better – although it is more expensive, but rather. Piercing with a gun is easily tolerated by both kids and adults – it is quick and almost painless.
Nowadays, for the service of ear piercing, they turn to cosmetology medical centers and beauty salons. The master who will perform this manipulation with the child must have a book in order and in his hands a certificate entitling him to provide such services. The ideal option is medical education and considerable experience with a master. Pre-read reviews about the masters of your place of residence on the mothers’ forums.
The ear piercing gun automatically inserts medical alloy stud earrings into the ears. Note that this model has its drawback: they have very rigid mountings and it will be difficult to move the earrings back and forth so that the disinfectant solution penetrates the wound properly. And just spinning the earring around its axis is not enough for full processing.
In addition, the sharp trunk of a carnation strives to bite into the skin behind the ears when the owner of such earrings sleeps on her side.
Babies under one year old are recommended to insert earrings in the form of thin tiny gold rings into their ears. It is better for girls of kindergarten and elementary school students to present small, neat earrings with a firmly fastened clasp. Earrings in the form of “tracks” or ribbon-shaped have a gentle “wrong side” and will not dig into the places behind the ears.
It is better to save earrings with precious stones or strongly protruding decorative elements for an older age – the fewer angles and hooks, the lower the risk of the earring catching on clothes.
How to care for pierced ears
After piercing your ears, you should refrain from washing your hair for five days.
The main thing is to exclude the ingress of dirt on the puncture sites. Warn your daughter not to touch her ears with dirty hands now. Keep track of this while walking. While the wounds are healing, you should carefully tuck the hair into a bun, braids or ponytail.
At least 2 times a day, or even more often, you need to treat earrings and ears in puncture sites with a XNUMX% solution of boric acid, hydrogen peroxide or other antiseptic alcoholic solution on the recommendation of a doctor.
Observe the condition of the punctures carefully: at the first signs of suppuration (yellowish discharge), immediately begin regular treatment of the wounds with a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate. If the condition worsens, you should see your doctor.