A new mom has sparked a debate on social media after she revealed she had her daughter’s ears pierced the day she was born…
The mom, who shares clips under the username @laraticaofficial, took to TikTok to show followers how much her daughter had grown.
In the clip, she also gave viewers a look at her daughter when she was a newborn in the hospital, cutting to footage of her at 3 months old.
“The time [passed] too fast. Missing you being this small,” the mom captioned the post.
But people couldn’t help but notice that baby wore silver studs in her ears at both 3-months-old and when she was just a day old and still in the hospital.
Many labeled the move as crazy…
“Bro was still in the damn hospital bed but had earrings on,” one shocked person commented.
“How is that ear piercing even legal? I thought the age was 3mo,” another wrote, while a third added: I’d be so afraid she pulled them off and choked on them.”
However, not everyone was so against having a baby’s ears pierced, as many came to the mom’s defense, pointing out how piercing a newborn’s ears is common practice in many cultures.
“You all are so judgmental! In my culture, we pierce as infants. I have three daughters, and had theirs pierced none flinched, nor had any problems,” one person wrote.
“In our culture/family, we also have ears pierced as soon as they are born,” agreed another.
What do you think?