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This is a fascinating discussion for my. My fd mother asked me to have her 1 year old daughter's ears pierced. She had also had her 3 year old son, who was with another foster parent, ear pierced when he was one. I had no problem with it. I had my ears pierced when I was a baby and I'm not hispanic and neither is my foster daughter. My family and friends actually prefer to have it done in infancy as the children don't remember and the earrings are always there for as long as they can remember so they don't mess with them. I couldn't get my AD ears pierced because her birthmom was missing in action for the time she was in foster care and then when she was adopted she was too old and I knew that she would mess with them because they would be a novelty.
I confirmed with the social worker and took her to Walmart. It was quick and easy and the baby didn't even cry. After that every night I put on the after care liquid and she is fine.
As for the baptism, I think that is the bparents choice until adoption but I would have her arrange it with the sw.
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