u/InterplanetaryBud

Hey all,

We have a beach vacation planned 93 days (13+ weeks) after my daughter's lobe piercings. I had originally read online swimming would be ok after 3 months. We contacted an APP piercing studio that said 2 months and our pediatrician said 8 weeks. We ended up going with a different studio due to booking issues, and the new studio recommended waiting 4-6 months for full healing.

Wondering what peoples experiences/recommendations are. My daughter is 5.5. She is very much looking forward to getting her ears pierced and cancellation isn't possible without incurring a significant fee at this point, the only sent us after care instructions the day before the appointment.

We were thinking about rinsing her ears every 15-20 minutes with fresh water (from a water bottle) and the patting dry, and then rinsing with saline solution and patting drying when she is done swimming (mostly pool swimming she might play in the surf but will not fully submerge in the ocean). We will continue to do the 2x day cleaning as well.

Edited to add: she will not actually be swimming in the ocean. the resort is at the beach but she will be in the pool. I don't actually think that makes much of a difference though.

Hey all,

My 5.5 year old has been asking to get her ears pierced for about a year. We finally decided she could get them pierced since she has been very responsible with her other self care tasks and has watched multiple videos on piercings and has a good understanding of what will be done to her body.

That being said she is a WILD sleeping and moves ALL over her bed at night. What do we do to help her not sleep on her fresh piercings? Should we look into ear protectors of some sort? A travel pillow wouldn't work when she moves to the foot of her bed to sleep at night and discards her pillow.

Any advice is appreciated.

Hi All,

August is my last month to get to 120 months of Qualifying employment. I have been in the SAVE forbearance since it started. I am planning on requested a buyback but I am wondering what the process is.

When I submit my last certification, do I say I am at 120 and requesting forgiveness? Or do I simply submit a certification? Do I have to get out of the SAVE forbearance to apply for buyback?

I still haven't heard from my servicer about switching plans, so I was honestly hoping to apply for buyback before they asked me to switch and then request a discretionary forbearance while I waited for the buyback.