Ema

I wouldnt consider doing this at all.....XX

6lilpigs

I agree, I doubt this would even work or else when we go to sleep at night if we favour one side then one of our ears would stick out further than the other surely!

Neecee

Yep. Right along with binding their feet and bandaging their heads.

orange-sox

That's bizarre to say the least, I would love my child no matter what they looked like...

bexy_22

That's a bit mean! My LO will probably have ears that stick out as OH had them as a child and had plastic surgery on them. I think they look quite cute on kids! And if she does have them and when she's older wants them pinned back for any reason then she can, but it would be her decision.

marley2580

You're much better teaching your child how to deal with other kids teasing and bullying, then trying to remove every cause of the teasing.

Blah11

Um no i wouldn't. There's operations you can get to pin their ears back and I'd allow my child to get that done when it was old enough to make the decision for him or herself.

Shri

I reckon you might feel differently when your baby arrives - in that you will know what feels right for YOU and your baby. Besides your baby might not have ears like your uncle and even if it does, they will be absolutely perfect and cute to you! I understand your concerns but I think it is a more general motherhood concern about how to protect your child from the mercilessness of other children rather than about binding ears.

I personally wouldn't do it, not only because it seems so harsh on such a tender new little body, but because when babies are born their cartilage is different - I would be worried about causing more harm while the cartilage is still so soft and forming. Besides it takes a few months for their skull to settle into shape and that might effect the position of the ears.

i'd say, let the ears be free and pure as nature intended while the baby is a baby - if there looks to be something that might be troubling for the child, then it can be dealt with later on, and much safer.

mBLACK

Well that's true, if he does think his ears are too large then HE can get them fixed himself. Apparently it does work you can tell on my uncle where she had put the tape on. I'll just let him be himself and if he wants to change then so be it but not till he's older.

Jo

I wouldn't do this myself, i find it rather odd to say the least

One thing i would say tough about your uncle, is that the taping might not have made them less sticky out, he may just have grown into them naturally if you see what i mean

i don't know how you would know if it had worked if the ears are taped as a precaution to them getting big and sticky out