The day she pierce her ears

Achievement unlocked! Bubba got her ears pierced on 24 March, Sunday at the age of 4 plus turning 5.  Yes, we did it!

Again, different schools of thought as to whether she’s too young to have any sort of piercings and whether she can take care of her ears. But we weighed the pros and the cons, and I thought this would be a good age for her to get a pair of earrings. They do look cute on small girls.

We decided to get our ears pierced with Stellar in the end. My friends tried out services both with B’dazzle and Stellar, and I observed the piercing tools that were used. Both used equipment that comply with health and safety requirements but I preferred Stellar’s ear-piercing equipment for it’s shaped like a pistol giving the technician greater control while holding the child’s ear lobe, ensuring that the earring will be pierced at the mark. The other equipment that I’ve seen previously is shaped like a stapler which u can’t really tell if the piercing in on the mark. Again, I am no professional ear-piercing expert, these are some observations I have made on the two different brands.

There were many varieties of earrings that one can choose from. I was concerned about any infection that might arise as a result of the piercing so we decided to get the 14K Yellow Gold earrings for her. I would have preferrend for the little one to select a simple crystal studded earring but well, we let her have a choice so she picked out a pair of white/pink floral crystal earrings. While it went on a slightly larger size, it did look cute on her! I think we paid about $238 for the earrings which included the complimentary piercing as well as a bottle of solution.

Here’s a photo of the little one prior to getting her ears pierced. This enthusiastic mother made sure that her hair was neatly pleated and I had to take a picture of her without any piercings, of course. The process is irreversable thereafter. She did look very happy and was feeling excited about the whole process for she felt very engaged – from picking of her own earrings to settling down on the big girl chair waiting for the big moment.

Before getting her ears pierced, the technician will actually brief us on what to-do and what we should not do after the piercing. Some things to avoid will be shellfish as the wound might itch and young kids will feel the urge to scratch their ears in the process. This was probably one of the reasons why we chose to let her have her ears pierced earlier too because I find it easier to restrict her diet now compared to when she’s older. Another thing to avoid after getting her ears pierced is not to do any water-related sports/ activities for about 1 week. Again, we timed this to coincide with her one-week term break from swimming. Yes, I guess the stars were aligned.

We were also told that we should clean her earrings with the solution provided – once in the morning and once in the evening and ensure that we twist her earrings to allow the ear-hole to slightly open up to fit the piercing eventually. It’s also recommended to remove the earrings only after 6 to 8 weeks should we intend to change the design of the earrings. Earrings should also be kept on for up to a year, else the ear-hole might risk closing up.

After the detailed briefing, the technician proceeds to look at the Bub’s face structure and then shows us the marking for the earring for each side of the ear. This was the part I was most paranoid about for I had to suffer the brunt of uneven piercing then – blaming it on parallex error. So I brought the Man for reinforcements to check if both sides were even.

Do check out the video on how the deed was eventually done. To be honest, we did prepped the kiddo and showed her videos/ pic of her friends who also had their ears pierced without crying. So I was hoping for the best but she did bawl when both her ears were pierced at the same time. Well, it could be that she kept fidgeting when the numbing spray was being administered or the realisation that there is no turning back that really shocked her!

But guess what, she DID it and we are extremely proud of her! 🙂