Rihanna under fire for piercing baby niece’s ears

Rihanna, 26, divides opinion after sharing a photo of herself having her baby niece's ears pierced - but is there anything wrong with it?

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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Rihanna posted the image, which sees the singer and her baby niece coordinating in camouflage print as they await their turn at Claire's Accessories, to her Twitter.

DEBATE: SHOULD A PARENT BE ALLOWED TO PIERCE THEIR BABY'S EARS?

She captioned the snapshot: "Took Her Maje$ty to get her ears pierced today"

Noelle, baby Majesty's mother, was also reportedly present to witness and give her consent to the event.

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However, as always, the subject of piercing a baby's ears left Twitter followers divided.

One user slammed her as a "b**ch".

Another added simply: "What the hell… she's too young for that."

Still one more follower asked: "She got piercings already?"

And another user typed: "Wtf nobody pierces a newborns ear"

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Despite this, plenty were supportive of Majesty's new earrings, with one writing: "Omg u guys are sooo cute!"

Another added: "I love that she goes to Claire's like the rest of us."

Meredith Goodwin, a family practitioner in Florida, has said of piercing a baby's ears: "The procedure is not without risk.

"Not all ear-piercing operations have the proper equipment or staff trained to work specifically with young children."

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REMEMBER: If you choose to have your baby's ears pierced, your child will constantly be touching her ears and the pierced area can easily become infected.

To help guard against this, you'll need to clean the posts and the area around the ear with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide several times a day. Watch for increased redness or tenderness around the piercing hole and on the earlobe that could indicate infection.

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