A WOMAN has told how she was mum-shamed for taking her baby daughter to get her ears pierced.
Alyssa Doherty took to TikTok and posted a video of her baby daughter getting her ears pierced as she can be seen quietly sucking on her dummy.
Moments later as the gun pierces through the little girl's skin, she bursts into tears and her face appears to go red.
In the clip, Alyssa explains: "Back to when my daughter got her ears pierced.
"She cried for a few seconds.
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Alyssa captioned the post: "I got mum shamed for this LOL."
The video has since gone viral, racking up over 1 million views and hundreds of comment - with very mixed opinions.
"Should be her decision someday," wrote one.
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Alyssa replied: "Oh well!"
A second penned: "Not the piercing guns. So much trauma to the tissue."
A third noted: "Should be her decision."
Meanwhile, a fourth commented: "Torture. Way too young!"
Another argued: "This should be the kids decision not the parents."
And a further advised: "Needle instead of gun piercing would've been better.
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"I highly recommend that way if you have more kiddos with piercings."
Elsewhere, others defended Alyssa and told how they're grateful they were taken to get their ears pierced at a young age.
"My mum had my ears pierced at this age. I do not remember and was so grateful in my preteen years to have them pierced already! You go mumma," wrote one.
A second commented: "I got mine done when i was a baby and I’m grateful lmao."
In response to the negative comments, Alyssa hit back: "Okay Karen, she’s fine! You have your opinion I have mines.
"My daughter is happy and healthy.
"Most of ya mums made that decision for ya too."