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sapphirering

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Hi All,

I'm looking for some sound advice from fellow PSers. I am a SAHM with two young boys - ages 3 and 1. Technically I probably shouldn't be wearing any jewelry at all, but I need my bling to help me through the day. :tongue: As it is, I can't wear necklaces or big earrings or else my younger son will attack my jewelry with lightening fast reflex.

Right now I'm only wearing a couple of diamonds bands, but I really miss wearing my e-ring, which is a 1.5ct RB in a Tiffany 6 prong solitaire. It isn't really practical to wear my e-ring, because I'm so worried about banging it or scratching my kids. But, I really do want to wear my wedding set, and I see other moms wearing their set without worry.

So... I'm wondering if I should reset my solitaire into a bezel setting? Something really clean and modern, set low, so that I can wear it while taking care of my kids? I keep thinking that I will start wearing it again if I can only put it off for a couple of years... but who knows, maybe it'll never be a good time to wear it until I boot both of them off to college. :lol:

So... what would you do? Would you wear it as is, or reset it in a bezel, or just wait until the kids are a bit bigger?

Thanks!
 
I'd wear it as is. The kids will grow faster than you can blink and then you might end up resetting again, unless of course you really *want* a bezel set ring.
 
I am having the same dilemma. I currently have a 2 carat in a 6 prong solitaire. It is not very practical with two small children. I gave it a good whack on the swing one day. Fortunately, no harm was done but I still tried to switch to a different setting because I was nervous about damaging the stone. I didnt like how the solitaire looked. So, back to the 6 prong I guess(and being more careful).
That being said, I dont wear the ring around the house and only when out and about. I am just going to enjoy it and try to be as careful as I can be, but I am enjoying seeing my bling so it is going to stay on!
I am curious to hear what other moms say.
 
I wear my Tiffany solitaire with my baby and have never had any issues with scratching. She is eight months and has already learned to touch mommy's jewelry gently. Although sometimes I don't wear thin chains around her just in case. I would just wear and enjoy your rings. I don't wear my rings while cooking or anything like that though!
 
I had a real problem with earrings and necklaces around my babies but never really rings. I did bang a ring once while loading groceries in my SUV, I was upset about that for a whole day! :(( I'm now wearing a Leon with lots of tiny pave and I'm not going to worry about it. I only take my jewelry off to do something dirty, however I'm thinking about removing rings for bedtime now. Wear what you love but just be mindful of it.
 
Nah, I'd just wait until they're older.
 
My kids are three and seven months and I have been a SAHM for 18 months in the last three years. I wear all my bling. No injuries to kids or bling yet. Wear what you like!

ETA: I can't wear earrings and necklaces though.
 
Thank you ladies. This confirms that I'm a klutz. 8)

mrssavlo, kids do grow up fast! But some days, it feels like it's not fast enough. ;)) As far as settings go, I really love my current one (never changed my setting, or ever even thought of the possibility until I got here), and the only setting that I can foresee changing for good is a three stone ring with thin tapered baguettes.

blinglover78 , what temp setting did you get? I actually wasn't too worried about my ring until I read in (I think) sna77's thread that his wife chipped her ring and didn't realize it for a while. That got me concerned and I basically stopped wearing my ering except for dinner out with DH.

winternight, MrsBettyBoop , JulieN, and Dreamer_D, thanks for chiming in. I think I'll just wait a while before I start wearing my ring on a daily basis. In the mean time, I'm going to explore and research a bit on jewelry making. I'd love to make my own bezel gemstone rings and that may be the fix for me.
 
Sapphirering, sna said they don't know the exact cause of the damage to his wife's ring but based on where the chips were its probable that the damage was done by the eternity band she wore next to her e-ring. Also, she wore it basically 24/7 and diamonds just are not indestructible. So, If you love it as is, just leave it and take it off when you know you'll be in situations where it can get damaged. I have 3 kids and to my knowledge I have never seriously injured any of them with my jewelry ;))
 
When I go to the play ground with my toddler, I only wear a plain wedding band because I end up grabbing a lot of metal links/rings/bars that pave or a prong-set would not do well with. At home with my daughter, I'll wear whatever on my fingers, but not on my ears or neck. I save earrings/necklaces for going out and work.
 
I would put it away until the little ones are a little older? I changed from a high halo setting to a six prong Tiff repro (the Vatche U119) and it has been smooth sailing for me and my baby! The prongs are so liquidy smooth and rounded that they couldn't possible scratch her - but then again, who knows how that may change when she becomes a squirmier rowdier toddler? :naughty: I pretty much wear it 24/7 and have not had any issues so far!
 
Insure your ring and wear it!
 
sapphirering said:
blinglover78 , what temp setting did you get? I actually wasn't too worried about my ring until I read in (I think) sna77's thread that his wife chipped her ring and didn't realize it for a while. That got me concerned and I basically stopped wearing my ering except for dinner out with DH.

I tried out a much lower six prong setting(prongs were slightly larger too). Did not like it much at all.

I agree with Dreamer_D.....make sure it is insured and enjoy wearing it.
 
As moms many of us have the fear of scratching the babies with our settings, but in reality your prongs should not scratch them or you unless you've got one sticking out or you have a V-tip on a pear, princess or marquise.

We have four children, ranging between 14 and 5 years old. I've never scratched any of the kids while wearing my jewelry, but when they were infants I did take off the e-ring.
 
I have poked my little guys with my rings too. So for a while, I wore my band on a daily basis and my e-ring occassionally. I thought one day, the darn thing is insured and locked up in the safe :( Especially, where I live, I see a lot of moms at parks/beaches with their gigantic rings all the time.

I agree with Dreamer D, I love wearing my new ring and my eternity ring, although, I take them off every night now.
 
I never had any issues with my babies around rings though my e-ring is a low set trilogy. Did once knock out a diamond from my eternity ring by whacking it on a table during a game of dominoes (yes, surprised me too!). I found necklaces and big earrings more of a problem and once had a pair of glasses broken in half....

Agree with all those who say kids grow up really quickly, you'll wonder why you worried about it!
 
Your beautiful children will grow but your jewellry will not grow and change on its own, so if you really WANT to change this and this is the impetus to get that process going, then do it. BUT... if you love your items (esp your Tiffany ering) then I'd say just wear them, enjoy your ring and in no time, it won't be an issue anymore.

My original ering was a marquis solitaire and I did scratch my kids when they were babies, but then for that short time frame (perhaps a month or so??? it was sooooo long ago....!) I just didn't wear my ring.

I'd say just wear and enjoy as they are!
 
My kids are 3 and I hardly ever wear my ring around them. It's in a semi-bezel setting, which should be secure, but having knocked it once or twice on a playground, I just don't want to have to worry about it anymore. Yes it's insured but I'd rather not have to deal with the headache of replacing the stone and dealing with the insurance company. The stone is now loose in the setting and I will be resetting my stone into a 3-stone soon but it has nothing to do with the kids.
 
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