Baby Jayne has been bugging us to bring her for her ears to be pierced, and we promised her that we would bring her when she turns three years old. In fact, we went to check out the shop about two weeks ago, and almost did the piercing, if not for the fact that we were mildly shocked by how expensive it was. As she is still young, it is important to use good quality earrings, so the shop recommended 12K or 15K gold earrings, and those would cost between $85 to $400 per pair. We decided that the piercing was too rash an idea, and left the shop thinking that we could possibly make her change her mind.
But Baby Jayne had her mind made up obviously. She has been asking us, 'My birthday is over. How come you have not brought me to get my ears pierced?' Being responsible parents who are determined to keep every promise we've made to our kids, we went down to the shop again yesterday and paid the money (rather unwillingly).
We went back to the shop in Wisma Atrium that promised us Professional Ear Piercing.
There are different earrings of different pricing to choose from. Needless to say, we chose the cheapest pair we could find, but I have to say that was also the most suitable pair because I think little girls don't look good wearing diamond studs. We chose a pair of simple plain round ones for her.
I was half expecting Baby Jayne to back off at the last minute, but she didn't! She was super excited!
The whole piercing process happened way too fast. She was seated down on the chair, and two staff came over to sterilize her ears and sprayed some mild anaesthetic on her ear loops, then marked the position of the holes on both ears.
After checking that the markings are balanced...
Both staff placed the piercing equipment over the ears and pressed at the same time. The piercing is done! =D I think Baby Jayne was a little surprised at how fast it was! She looked shocked when they brought the mirror and showed her the earrings that were already in her ear loops.
I think I have such a brave little girl! No tears, no fear and she behaved like such a confident girl throughout!
My baby looks so girly and pretty with her new earrings! I can't wait for them to heal properly so that we can buy new earrings and change them for her. In the meantime, we have to faithfully apply the lotion on her earholes everyday and keep them dry and clean so that no infection would happen. By the way, we bought two bottles of lotion to apply, each costing $10!
In case you're wondering about whether Joey's getting hers pierced, well she hasn't found the courage yet. =P And seeing how pretty Jayne's earrings were, she's started nagging at us, "Why didn't you bring me for my ear piercing when I am small??? Now I don't dare!" =P
Tip for Ear-Piercing For Kids: For parents who want to bring your kids for their ear-piercing, first and foremost, choose a reputable shop to do it. It will surely be more expensive, but you can be assured of the quality. Kids' skin are sensitive and can be easily inflamed, so choosing pure gold earrings would prevent that. Also, always request that both earholes are pieced at the same time, so as to minimize trauma for the kid. You wouldn't want to be caught in a situation where one ear's pierced, but the kid refused to have the other one pierced because the first experience was painful. It also helps if the staff are friendly and smiley, and works fast so that they get the job done quickly before the kid has time to react!
