Many people expressed their shock after watching this footage of a 3-months old baby's pierced ears and lashed out at her mom for this brutal action. Many questioned if this was even legal in the country, however, responding to the backlash the mom cleared that she got the ears of her newborn pierced because it is less painful at a young age.
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A new has become a target of online backlash after she posted a video of her daughter whose ears were pierced only a day after she was born.
According to Newsweek, the child's ears were pierced while she was still in the hospital.
The mom - who shares clips under her baby's name Lara at the handle @laraticaofficial - took to TikTok to show followers how much her daughter had grown.
The mom gave the followers a look at how her adorable daughter looked like a newborn and then showed the footage of her at 3 months old.
"The time [passed] too fast. Missing you being this small," the mom captioned the post.
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However, instead of focusing on little Lara's beautiful angelic face, netizens couldn't help but notice the silver studs the little child sported on her ears. Many people were shocked to learn that the girl got her ears pierced on the second day in the hospital.
For many viewers, the thought of piercing a baby's ears at such a young age was a brutal idea.
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"Bro was still in the damn hospital bed but had earrings on," one shocked person commented. Another user joked: "So do they pierce the ears before they cut the cord?"
Other viewers were even more concerned and left comments questioning whether piercing such a small baby's ears was even safe or legal?
"How is that ear piercing even legal? I thought the age was 3mo," one wrote, while another commented: "I'd be so afraid she pulled them off and choked on them.."
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Though not everyone was against the idea of pierced ears and many users jumped 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.
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"Personal opinion....she is adorable and i totally love the earrings.... Who cares what other people say," chimed in a third.
Talking to Newsweek, the unnamed mother - who lives in Colombia - said that piercing her baby's ears shortly after birth would have been less painful than if she'd been an older child.
When asked why she pierced the newborn's ears while she was still in the hospital, she responded: "Because I wanted to, and that it is possible in our country."
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