
Babies and ear piercings: Is it ever OK?
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Actress Hilary Duff has received backlash for getting her babies' ears pierced, but what's the risk?
Duff also got some flack in 2019 after sharing a photo of her first child, who was 8 months at the time, wearing earrings.
Followers either came to the new mom’s defense or critiqued her based on the age of Duff’s child and the speculated risks behind the procedure.
"The AAP [American Academy of Pediatrics] — their general rule of thumb is there’s not a set age. They state that it’s best to do it when the child is able to take care of the piercing themselves," Dr. Anastasia Gentles, pediatrician at NightLight Pediatric Urgent Care, which is part of the Pediatrix Medical Group in Houston, Texas, told Fox News.
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