Bilateral Nipple Piercing and "Fun with Jewelry"

At A Glance Author Brrat Contact PierceShav@aol.com Artist Jeremy Studio Outer Limits Location Anaheim, Calif

[Begin Soapbox Disclaimer] I don't believe that one should undertake any body modification lightly. It's not like an ugly dress or ill-fitting pair of jeans that you can toss aside. I've been through the pain and hassle of having a stupid tattoo removed (hey! it was a good idea at the time!?! *smirk*) I learned from that experience, and each new addition must have meaning…. Be it ink or metal, I have to live with it, or its residua, forever. It had better symbolise something that I'll recall fondly, forty years from now, in 'the home'. [End Soapbox Disclaimer]

I've been accumulating body piercings (7 to-date) since my first in January 1998. My navel was the first, and I agonised about getting it done for nearly a year before I actually did it. Once it was done, I felt like an idiot for all my anxiety. J

Armed with the knowledge that it really doesn't hurt *that* much, and oooh-la-lah, how beautiful I perceived my body with the navel piercing…. my nipples were done next, eight months later in Sept '98.

Since the time I got my navel pierced, I had become involved in a relationship with a guy who had several well-placed piercings - double nipples (crosses), frenum, apadravya (grrls, a man with this piercing is THE hot ticket) and a guiche (abandoned). He found piercings exquisitely erotic visually and audibly, not to mention the obvious physical sensations.

Until that time I hadn't really considered piercings on an erogenous level, but found myself endlessly fascinated by the enjoyment he got from nipple play, and the enhanced sensitivity he experienced from his piercings. I had known few men who enjoyed having their nipples touched, let alone enjoyed enhanced arousal from it… and my own nipples weren't that sensitive either. At least I didn't think so. I wasted a lot of years, friends and neighbours.

So I got my courage up, and asked my Handsome Guy to go along with me for moral support. He had some of his piercings done at Outer Limits in Anaheim. He appeared to have lived through the experiences G so we made the hour-plus trek over there. I could go on for paragraphs about my piercer, Jeremy, but in a word, he's awesome. There's only one other person I trust with a needle near my privates, but more on that, in another article. EG

I knew better than to move, and I didn't. But I was really nervous. The first side hurt less than the second, largely in part, because I knew what to expect, and was anticipating it. The adrenaline rush aftermath was a high that lasted for hours. Healing, was totally uneventful. I didn't bleed a drop when it was done, and they were just slightly tender for a day or two. By the fourth day, they were already being…. EG used and abused… although I did take special care to clean them well after playtime, and didn't permit much "nibbling" for a few weeks.

I started with 14ga, 5/8" straight BBs, shortened to ½" a month later because I kept catching them on things after the swelling went down. Then finally, settled in at 3/8" after about 3 months. I have plans to stretch to 12ga soon. On requests from my Mate, I'll put CBRs in temporarily, as he likes that look, and rings are a marvelous point of restraint. wink wink However, I find barbells are still the most comfortable to wear, as well as the look I personally find most appealing.

We found a wonderful compromise to our ring vs barbell debate, in a piece of jewelry from AHP called 'nipple knockers'. They're similar in concept to the "stirrup" ¾ oval u-ring which hangs on the ends of the bar of a barbell, with the ball screws holding it in place. But on the Knockers, the outside of the ball has a pit machined into it, and the wide half-ring, clamps on to each side of the barbell, making the entire barbell act like the bead of a CBR.

There's some measure of "break-away" safety in the case of excessive pulling, but they are remarkably reliable in staying on. (I lost one when I forgot to take the ring part off before waterskiing - oops) The best feature, is that you can take the "ring" part on and off without any hassle. It's not going through the actual nipple, so even a new piercing can sport jewelry "changes" without interrupting the healing process.

I admit I was influenced to get my nipples done, partly by my Mate's avid interest and enjoyment of piercings, but in the final analysis, I did them for me. Another growth step perhaps, a reclaiming and empowerment process, an expression of my sexuality both privately, and as matter of pride in my body; it deserves to be adorned!! Plus, it doesn't hurt the exhibitionist streak in me either!

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