"Because I Wanted To": Woman Slammed Online For Piercing Newborn's Ears Responds

A woman has led to a lot of buzz on social media after she posted a video of her newborn girl with her ear pierced.

A woman has led to a lot of buzz on social media after she posted a video of her newborn girl with her ear pierced. The video, originally posted on TikTok, later surfaced on other social media platforms too.

The original post on TikTok showed the newborn, named Lara, in the hospital with her ears pierced when she was just a day old, according to Newsweek.

The video showed the newborn girl a day after her birth and one three months later.

Several social media users supported the woman, claiming that ear piercing is prevalent in many cultures and that babies experience less discomfort when their ears are pierced.