across the border

At A Glance Author tiffany Contact tiffany@bme.anon Artist chad Studio body works Location canada

At 15 I decided I would get my nipples pierced as soon as it was legal. In Michigan thats 18, but one night at a party I overheard my friend say the age in canada is only 16.

My own is only 20 minutes from the bridge to winsor so we go there a lot. (drinking age is only 19, and fake ids always pass) Being familiar with the area I figured when the time came I could just cross the border to get my piercings.

A few weeks after my 16th B day my parents went out of town. One morning I decided i had to go get my niples done now. There was only one thing stoping me, money. So I went to my aunts house and asked her to loan me $100. With money in my poket my needle shy friend and I hopped on the road. She couldn't belive I was going to go through with this.

About a half hour latter we pulled up to the shop. It was complety empty besides us and the artist/piercer. I got a little nervious because the place was kinda nasty looking. I figgured I would be very observant to make sure everyting involved directly with the piercing was sanitary.

I then asked how much, and he asked how old. I didn't have to fill any forms or anything. Then we went into the back. It was much cleaner and better lit than up front so I began to relax a little more. I took of my bra unbuttoned my shirt and jumped up on the chair.

I think my friend was more nervious than me. I was just so excited to finaly get it done. We talked while chad got everything set up. He was very careful not to contaminate anything.Chad showed me the options I had for jewelry (CBR with silver ball or a hematite ball) I chose the hematite. He then cleaned the areas, marked both nipples, and clamped my left one. That was uncomftorable, and my nerves began to rise again.

Now I was gripping the arms of the chair so tight i couldn't feel my hands. Once the needle was about half way through I relaxed. I loved the feeling of it going through. I looked at my friend and told her I kinnda liked it A LOT. She looked like she was going to puke all over.

Then onto the right. I was completely relaxed, it was really kinda plesurable for me.

Then chad began to try and put the jewelry in. He yanked on my left nipple kinda hard, and sent pain all through my body. I screamed really loud, and almosed hit him on top of his head. That was the worst part. He cleaned me up, and went over aftercare as I put my shirt on. I stood up to pay him and was overwelmed w/ adrenaline. I wasn't expecting it to be so powerful, it was really a cool sensation. I was a little dissy, I felt so impowered, it is very hard to explain.

A few minutes latter we were on our way back to the US. At the border the gaurd asked us if we were bringing anything back. I told him some new body jewelry and asked if he wanted to see it. I unbuttoned the top of my shirt and he waived us on.

The ride home was not so fun. My chest began throbing, and the roads were really bumpy that was not helping either. We went to a friends house that we both ocationaly lived at. I sat on the coutch with both of my arms up, and a psyco grin that would not go away. Eventualy everyone started wondering why I was being so strange. My now boyfriend asked what was going on so I took him into the bathroom to show him. No one could belive I had finaly done it. I spent the rest of the night trying to convince them it really didn't hurt.

3 times a day I would soak them in sea salt, and remove all the crustys on the jewelry (yes they are normal). Then lather with dial antibacterial soap and rotate the rings for about 2 minutes. Then rinse well and again rotate the rings.

Sleeping for the first week was hard, but that was the worst part of everything. About 3 months after the piercing I changed my jewelry (the orrigional CBR were very ugly). Now (3years later) I can leave the jewelry out for over a week. I never had any problems with my nipples since the piercing, and I can now remove my jewelry and nurse my baby with out a problem.

I love my piercings and I'm now thinking about getting my nipples done verticaly as well. This was my first piercing experience and since I have gotten my 3 holes in my tongue, my naval, and a surface piercing below my navel.