Small Babies With Headbands

Me too..

paddyann54 I am seriously waiting now as I totally agree with you 🤣

It’s to Finnish the outfit off I think. Never really thought about it. I used to love babies in bonnets though! I had three boys so no I never had them.

Shelflife

I don't think parents have the right to pierce their child's ears !!!! The ears belong to the child not the parent - it is boardering on assault! Why not wait till the child is old enough to want their ears pierced and old enough to consent y the procedure.

Do you feel the same about circumcision? (Just to be clear, I think neither that nor ear-piercing are acceptable)

A neighbour told me that her DS and DiL had taken their baby to a jeweller to have her ears pierced. This had been refused on the grounds that the baby was too young in his view, and if he had pierced her ears the holes might not be evenly placed once she had grown. They were furious, and told him so. Neighbour was very relieved and hoped they wouldn't find a not so scrupulous jeweller. I also feel that is a form of abuse. The headbands don't seem to be safe or wise, given the fact that the fontanelles are often not completely fused by eighteen months.

They do look ridiculous! Thank goodness my daughter thought so too...It's like babies and toddlers with ears pierced! Hate it...

As I said upthread I really fo not like them, but the snobbish comments have rankled me a bit, low rent, a certain class.

It is up to the parent, and their choice which would not be mine.

do not fo.

Paperbackwriter

Shelflife

I don't think parents have the right to pierce their child's ears !!!! The ears belong to the child not the parent - it is boardering on assault! Why not wait till the child is old enough to want their ears pierced and old enough to consent y the procedure.

Do you feel the same about circumcision? (Just to be clear, I think neither that nor ear-piercing are acceptable)

Yes, I feel the same about both.

Sometimes circumcision is needed for medical reasons which of course is entirely different.

I was told I kicked off in a pram at 8 mths old when a bonnet with elastic chin strap was placed on me. I was the only child my mother ever had because of my bad behaviour. I dragged off dresses with tight necks and threw soft toys across the bedroom, hating their intrusion.

Some parents are lemmings & have no ideas or flair of their own! Most of the little girls I have seen wearing (dangerous) headbands are often unfortunately very plain little things alas. 🤔

I do not like them. Isn't there a known risk to breathing if the ridiculous bow falls onto the baby's face.

I don't like the headbands on babies either. If baby has not much hair , I think she looks like an easter egg. However it's up to the mum to dress her baby in whatever she likes. My daughters were born when angel tops and tights were the fashion

Crossstitchfan

@Summerlove
You’re right when you say headbands etc are better than pierced ears. Why would anyone have a tiny baby’s ears pierced? To my mind, that’s abuse! The mind boggles!

I completely agree

sharon103

I love to see babies wearing headbands with bows.
Not while they're sleeping though.
I got my daughters ears pierced when she was about 2 years old and my younger son got 1 ear pierced when he was around 5.
At 40 he still wears a stud in that ear.

I found this post appalling.

I don't like them for the same reason I don't like tiny baby boys in bow-ties or any of the other accoutrements of the adult world of fashion, show-biz, etc. They are infants and children for such a short while and should be free of those 'trappings' to wriggle, kick, crawl, roll etc, until they begin to show an interest in such features and objects. Not to mention the danger of suffocation from such items, or choking if they put them in their mouth.

Maybe I have a too 'romanticised' view of infancy and childhood, I'll admit. However, these trends are to satisfy the parents I believe, nothing else. No baby girl without hair is bothered by the fact of not yet having much of it and little boys barely able to walk aren't the least bit interested in looking cute for our benefit in a bow-tie. It might be 'fun' for a photo-session, but apart from that it would be nice if babies could just be and look like whatever they look like. For a while in their infancy, it won't even matter whether they're boys or girls. Not to them, anyway. A contented baby smiling at you from a pram or buggy is a delight, regardless of which sex they are.

I loathe headbands on babies. I also dislike jeans on small babies - look so uncomfortable. Also ear piercing - a form of child abuse in my opinion. Surely a parent can wait until the child can understand what is going to happen. I once watched a little girl screaming her head off in Claire’s Accessories. She looked to be about 3. My pedicure person won’t pierce children's’ ears until they are at least 10 and she asks to see them briefly without their parent to ensure they understand what is going to happen and how they have to look after the wounds.

6 months or 10 years,
Still a child.

I agree with Crosstitchfan.
I think they look ridiculous. Stupid idea.

Hilarious!! Much sillier than headbands imo

Also, even more hilarious!

Many of us adults have had our ears pierced and we know how much it hurts! My own earpearcing was really painful...poor children! It is abuse and dangerous imo.

Emilymaria - this is a lighthearted thread. Crossstitchfan can choose to chat about it.

You don't need to join in if you only want to talk about serious things - but
I think we do need some ordinary chat now and again.

GSM- I think Sharon’s having a lend 🤣 To each his own, some of my grandchildren have Tatts, I think they’re awful but, hey, different generation.