Is is Advisable to Have Your Newborn Ears Pierced?

Ear piercing has become a practice of sort at some hospitals. There's no contraindication to that. However a couple of factors must be considered for safety purposes.

Have your infant's hearing checked. The popping sound of the piercing equipment may affect your child's auditory system. Also, consider that her ear lobe is still soft and not yet fully formed. You might have to do it all over again later when her ear has developed.

And though the equipment is sterile. Your baby has not had any anti tetanus shots. It might be safer to delay this procedure until the baby's fifth or sixth month when she has gone through a battery of immunization, including anti-tetanus vaccine.

Lastly, think about the type of earring you'll use. Babies tend to scratch their ears and loosely fitted pair might come off, there is thus danger of that tiny thing being swallowed by your baby. Want to play it safe? Wait until she's three (at this time, she'll know enough not to swallow stuff).