I have friends who have had their baby girls pierced as early as 1 month old.  There were no complications. They just make sure the ears and the earrings are always clean.  If you ask me, I prefer waiting until they're old enough to decide whether they want it or not.  But its your call.  It wouldn't harm the baby anyway.  ;)

I see nothing wrong with doing it while still a baby .. many friends and family have pierced their little girls ears while under a year old..I am just waiting till Alison is older. She will be 3 in February but I wanted to do it when she's ready. My plan is to have a special mommy/daughter day...take her out for lunch and then get her ears pierced :) It's the same thing my mom did with each of my sisters and I.

Diane

We decided to leave the decision up to our daughter, if she decides she wants to get her ears pierced then we'll make it a special little event.  I didn't get my ears pierced until I was 18. It was such a fun event, and I felt good to make the decision myself.  My cousin's daughter wanted to get her ears pierced when she was 7, so they made it a special birthday treat for her and did it on her 8th birthday.  Either way, it's a personal decision, but there's no rush really. 

I had my daughter's ears pierced when she was 3 months. She cried for about 30 seconds!! She just didn't want to be restrained, the piercing itself was a piece of cake! Needless to say that she has already lost 3 pairs of earrings and she is just turning 2 in the next couple of weeks!!

Hi potential ear piercers...thought you might this interesting: I have been in Buenos Aires, Argentina with my little girl, Nikki (6 months) for the last 5 weeks and came to realize quickly that EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE here gets their girl's ears pierced early - I think they do it in the hospital! This means that since Nikki's ears are not pierced, everyone thinks she's a boy - without failure. I've dressed her in pink from head to toe and it still made no difference, they referred to her as "him". So, I guess there's no harm...but I'm in the camp of letting her decide if and when she wants her ears pierced. Until then, he - I mean SHE, is just going to have to survive the rest of her trip as a boy. Maybe when her hair grows longer??