Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Hi Heidi, My baby has pierced ears and a DOCband. The band doen't go anywhere near her earrings. One doesn't interfere with the other in my case. > I was going to get my daughters ears pierced next month. How does > the band come down on the ears? Should I wait, just in case she > needs the band? Does anyone else have their daughters ears pierced? > Thank you, Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Hi Heidi: Bands do not cover the child's ears at all, they have a cut out around the ear to keep it open, so I wouldn't think the band would interfere at all with earrings! Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad MI > I was going to get my daughters ears pierced next month. How does > the band come down on the ears? Should I wait, just in case she > needs the band? Does anyone else have their daughters ears pierced? > Thank you, Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 My daughter's ears are pierced and the helmet doesn't touch the ears at all. Tamara and Novali > I was going to get my daughters ears pierced next month. How does > the band come down on the ears? Should I wait, just in case she > needs the band? Does anyone else have their daughters ears pierced? > Thank you, Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Macey didn't get them pierced until middle school and starting subq. Why chance it. The skin is an infection barrier. Any break could get infected. Ursula On Feb 11, 2011, at 2:59 PM, " Shocklee " <jshocklee@...> wrote: > > > Hi, > I've been thinking about getting our lil girl's ear pierced too. Though she's younger, 7 mths. This is still new to me and it just occurred to me that she will be more prone to infections. I would definitely appreciate the insight from others too! > Thanks for the good ?. > ~ Jen > Mom to Sophia, 7mths old w/Hyper IGE > > > ________________________________ > > From: tapestrymlp2 <tapestrymlp@...> > > > > Sent: Fri, February 11, 2011 11:28:58 AM > > Subject: Pierced Ears > > > > Just before Halloween we got my daughter's ears pierced. She is six with common > > variable immune deficiency. We did the daily care routine as we were supposed to > > for her ears for the full 8 weeks. After that I'd occasionally put cleaner on > > her ears and we didn't switch the earrings too often and I made sure to use > > hypoallergenic earrings. > > > > It never occurred to me that Cass might have issues from her piercings. However, > > in the past few months Cass has gotten several infections at the piercing site. > > The earlobes are inflamed and red and there's nasty pus. Finally, tearfully, she > > decided she didn't want pierced ears anymore after this last infection and we've > > let the holes close over. > > > > > > Has anyone else had a ton of trouble with piercings on their kiddos? Is this > > just something that she should never do in future or can she get pierced ears > > again as long as she faithfully cleans them twice a day or something like that? > > > > I've told Cass that when she's a teen, if she likes, she can have her ears > > re-pierced. Right now, even with her IGG therapy every three weeks she's just > > too prone to infections in general as she gets close to her infusion date. > > > > Thanks for any insights! > > Jenn > > > > Mom to Cassidy, 6yrs w/CF, CVID, G-tube & Port > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > This forum is open to parents and caregivers of children diagnosed with a > > Primary Immune Deficiency. Opinions or medical advice stated here are the sole > > responsibility of the poster and should not be taken as professional advice. > > > > To unsubscribe -unsubscribegroups (DOT) > > To search group archives go to: > > /messages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Macey didn't get them pierced until middle school and starting subq. Why chance it. The skin is an infection barrier. Any break could get infected. Ursula On Feb 11, 2011, at 2:59 PM, " Shocklee " <jshocklee@...> wrote: > > > Hi, > I've been thinking about getting our lil girl's ear pierced too. Though she's younger, 7 mths. This is still new to me and it just occurred to me that she will be more prone to infections. I would definitely appreciate the insight from others too! > Thanks for the good ?. > ~ Jen > Mom to Sophia, 7mths old w/Hyper IGE > > > ________________________________ > > From: tapestrymlp2 <tapestrymlp@...> > > > > Sent: Fri, February 11, 2011 11:28:58 AM > > Subject: Pierced Ears > > > > Just before Halloween we got my daughter's ears pierced. She is six with common > > variable immune deficiency. We did the daily care routine as we were supposed to > > for her ears for the full 8 weeks. After that I'd occasionally put cleaner on > > her ears and we didn't switch the earrings too often and I made sure to use > > hypoallergenic earrings. > > > > It never occurred to me that Cass might have issues from her piercings. However, > > in the past few months Cass has gotten several infections at the piercing site. > > The earlobes are inflamed and red and there's nasty pus. Finally, tearfully, she > > decided she didn't want pierced ears anymore after this last infection and we've > > let the holes close over. > > > > > > Has anyone else had a ton of trouble with piercings on their kiddos? Is this > > just something that she should never do in future or can she get pierced ears > > again as long as she faithfully cleans them twice a day or something like that? > > > > I've told Cass that when she's a teen, if she likes, she can have her ears > > re-pierced. Right now, even with her IGG therapy every three weeks she's just > > too prone to infections in general as she gets close to her infusion date. > > > > Thanks for any insights! > > Jenn > > > > Mom to Cassidy, 6yrs w/CF, CVID, G-tube & Port > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > This forum is open to parents and caregivers of children diagnosed with a > > Primary Immune Deficiency. Opinions or medical advice stated here are the sole > > responsibility of the poster and should not be taken as professional advice. > > > > To unsubscribe -unsubscribegroups (DOT) > > To search group archives go to: > > /messages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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