Khloe Kardashian faces criticism for piercing two-month-old daughter's ears
The new mum gave birth to her daughter in April
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Your support makes all the difference.Khloe Kardashian is facing criticism over her parenting choices after she uploaded a video showing two-month-old daughter True with pierced ears.
While celebrating her 34th birthday, Kardashian shared an Instagram video of True, where the new mum can be heard saying: “Here’s my little lady. Look at my little lady.”
However, fans of the reality TV star immediately noticed the diamond studs True appears to be wearing and began mum-shaming Kardashian on social media for piercing her daughter’s ears at such a young age.
“No way did Khloe Kardashian get True’s ears pierced. She’s a baby and not even half-a-year-old yet,” one person wrote on Twitter.
Another said: “Cannot believe Khloe Kardashian has had her baby’s ears pierced at eight weeks old.”
True, who was born on April 12, also appeared to be wearing the studs in another video of her and her dad Tristan Thompson.
In addition to calling the choice “barbaric,” other people on social media have accused Kardashian of only caring about appearances.
“Of course Khloe Kardashian pierced True’s ears that whole entire family only cares about how they look! I mean I’m surprised none of them has put makeup on their babies yet,” one person tweeted.
In response to the outrage, people are defending Khloe’s parenting choices and pointing out that the new mum would not have pierced her daughter’s ears if it weren’t approved by a doctor.
According to Johns Hopkins University, parents often ask if they can have their babies ears pierced around the two or four-month wellness check and it is perfectly safe as long as the piercings are done by a professional and cleaned and cared for afterwards.
Additionally, most piercing professionals do not have age restrictions in place as long as there is a parent or guardian present.
"Did you pierce True's ears? Because it looked like you did and it looks cute," one person tweeted.
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