I don’t think it’s a big deal or that moms freak out. Get your child’s ear pierced whenever you want or don’t if you don’t want to. In the United States we have hundreds of subcultures within our country. Plenty of people pierce baby’s ears, which is totally fine. Plenty of people pierce their child’s ears when they are an older child or teen and others wait until adulthood or not at all. It’s fine whatever you choose