Would YOU pierce your newborn's ears? Footage captures babies bursting into tears as studs are inserted into their lobes at just FOUR MONTHS

  • Rebekah, from the UK, decided to take her daughter to get her ears pierced
  • Crystal Lynn, from Florida, also took daughter to get ears pierced at four months
  • Videos sparked criticism when shared online, with some calling it 'cruel'
  • Both mothers argued it's easier to get children's ears pierced when younger

By Emily Chan For Mailonline

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The age that a child should be allowed to get their ears pierced has long been a subject of debate.

But two mothers have sparked controversy after videos emerged showing their four-month-old baby daughters bursting into tears when a piercing gun was used.

Crystal Lynn, 34, from Florida, received criticism from other parents when footage of her daughter Emily getting her ears pierced emerged online.  

Crystal Lynn, 34, from Florida, received criticism from other parents when footage of her four-month-old daughter Emily getting her ears pierced emerged online

Crystal Lynn, 34, from Florida, received criticism from other parents when footage of her four-month-old daughter Emily getting her ears pierced emerged online

The video shows the baby screaming out in the video as she gets both of her ears pierced

The video shows the baby screaming out in the video as she gets both of her ears pierced

The video filmed in the US shows Crystal's four-month-old screaming out as she gets both of her ears pierced. She is heard wailing for about 30 seconds, but then appears to be fine.

Social media users were quick to criticise her mother, with many describing it as 'cruel'.

One wrote: 'Why would you want to cause your baby pain when it is meant to be mum who protects them? Let them choose when they are old enough!' 

Another added: 'Cruel, just cruel. Hope mum is happy putting her lovely daughter through this trauma.'

It came after another video, also believed to be filmed in the US, showed a baby crying after getting her ears pierced 

It came after another video, also believed to be filmed in the US, showed a baby crying after getting her ears pierced 

The clip, posted on the Piercings Facebook page, was also heavily criticised by social media users 

The clip, posted on the Piercings Facebook page, was also heavily criticised by social media users 

But Emily's mother Crystal said her daughter, who is now five, does not remember getting her ears pierced at all.

The mother-of-three says she wants to spread awareness of piercing children's ears at such a young age.

'We chose to pierce our daughter's ears at a young age because it is proven that most who wait until they are older, around the age of 5-10 years of age, usually end up with an infection because they don't stop touching them,' she said. 

'When you pierce them young they don't feel, but maybe 30 seconds of pain, if any pain at all and we as parents take care of the piercing and they are less likely to mess with them.' 

Emily's mother Crystal, 34, says her daughter (pictured as a baby), who is now five, does not remember getting her ears pierced at all

Emily's mother Crystal, 34, says her daughter (pictured as a baby), who is now five, does not remember getting her ears pierced at all

The mother-of-three says she wants to spread awareness of piercing children's ears at such a young age
The mother-of-three says she wants to spread awareness of piercing children's ears at such a young age

The mother-of-three says she wants to spread awareness of piercing children's ears at such a young age 

She insisted that when children are young they only feel about 30 seconds of pain, if any pain at all

She insisted that when children are young they only feel about 30 seconds of pain, if any pain at all

She added: 'Emily, who was four months old at the time, does not remember the piercing at all - and she loves her earrings. 

'If at anytime she wants to take them out - then she can.'

Meanwhile, another mother was also slammed after a video of her baby daughter getting her ears pierced emerged online. 

The video, believed to be filmed in the US, provoked a fierce response after it was shared on the Piercings Facebook group, with some social media users going as far to describe it as 'child abuse'.

Meanwhile, a British mother has defended her decision to get her baby's ears pierced amid the online debate 

Meanwhile, a British mother has defended her decision to get her baby's ears pierced amid the online debate 

She argued that it's much easier to get children's ears pierced when they're younger
She argued that it's much easier to get children's ears pierced when they're younger

She argued that it's much easier to get children's ears pierced when they're younger 

Amid the debate, a British mother - who also took her daughter to get her ears pierced when she was four months old - defended her actions. 

Speaking about her experience with daughter Maddison, Rebekah, from the UK, said: 'Did she cry? Yes for a split second. Do I regret it? No.

'She looks beautiful in her earrings, and she loves to change her earrings when mummy does and wears all different ones.' 

The mother-of-two added: 'It's much easier to get them done as a baby than when they're older. Fact.'   

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