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Maybe, $100 isn't that bad. But she won't have her ears pierced until she's 8/9. I do want to buy her a nice pair for when she turns 16...because she probably won't get a car since her older brother will be driving haha.

No way. But my infant daughter also won't have pierced ears. I didnt get my nice diamond earrings until I graduated from college, though I doubt you're talking about earrings like those.

I don't have a LO yet, but I think I'd pass on this. I feel like diamonds are very special...I think I'd want to save her first diamond gift for later on down the road when she's able to really enjoy and understand the specialness (if that makes sense). A part of me thinks that if we started gifting diamonds at 4 months, they might not mean much later on down the road?

I'm also not 100% sure where I stand on ear piercing. I had mine pierced when I was 5. It was a special day spent with my mom and grandma and I really treasure that memory. I think I'd like my little girl to have a similar memory if possible.

I've been a big jewelry loser, but after getting screw backs it made my life easier...no more lost earrings. I would get them or my LO or even their birthstone.

I would do it, or maybe 22k gold studs, as Turtledoves suggested. Giving babies jewelry (like maybe a gold bracelet) is pretty common in South Asian culture, so i think Dh would be okay with it too--especially if it were only $100.

Check out this link of "baby jewelry" at an online Indian store:
http://www.meenajewelers.com/22Kt_Gold/Baby_Jewelry/Baby_Bangles/

Spending THAT much on a baby is crazy to me, so it would make me feel okay about spending $100.

@TurtleDoves: They don't only come in screw backs, but they should lol!

maybe when shes older. If I did buy them for her now I would save them. My father bought her rose gold anklets with bells on them and I'm scared to put them on because they were very expensive.

I think maybe when you hear "diamond earrings" what some people think of is studs large enough for an adult to wear. I have some passed down from my grandmother that are about .75 ct each. That for a baby? No way. But baby earrings are typically tiny - more like .05 ct. They aren't a giant, grand gift to be treasured and worn for the rest of their life.

I was gifted a lot of fine jewelry when I was little (made of gold, gemstones, etc.). I think it's pretty common in Jewish families? Or maybe it was just my grandma, idk lol. I still have some of it, including a tiny gold ring with a heart and a (very small) diamond in the middle. I look forward to having my daughter be able to wear it some day.

$100 for nice earrings doesn't sound too outrageous, especially if it's something that'll be a keepsake.

I was talking to SO about how heated the earring debate is. He brought up a point i dont think i saw here. What if someone saw them on her and tried to steal them?
He mentioned that a bad guy wouldnt hesitate to rip them out of your baby's ears.....perhaps something to think about.

@wheres_c: the diamonds on the earrings are SO tiny. Most people probably wouldn't think they were real.

I didn't read the previous posts, but I would want to buy small diamond studs for my daughter (when she's older since we don't plan on piercing her ears any time soon). My DH wouldn't let me though. haha. We had this discussion a while back.

I wouldn't because I'm a cheapskate, but I would be totally cool with them if they were a gift. My mom bought me a little strand of baby pearls when I was a newborn, and I passed them down to my little girl. She wore them in her newborn pics (in my avatar), and I love them. I'm sure my mom would die to buy her some little studs if Sadie got her baby ears pierced.

@PrincessBaby: most white gold is a a mixture of yellow gold and nickel. Some white gold is yellow gold and palladium and platinum, but it's more rare.. I have a severe nickel allergy, so I only buy white gold when I know the alloy doesn't include nickel.

CZ studs would be just fine for a baby.