I was dying for a piercing as I hadn't had one yet and I just love them to death. What was stopping me was my family. My mum and dad really didn't want me to get a facial piercing, other than other ones and usually I would just go and do it anyway, but they seemed to be really worried about it and because I'm 18 and still living at home I felt I should respect their wishes.
At A Glance Author anonymous When Three months ago Artist kelly Studio pierced and proud Location surfers paradise I then I had a great idea. I really doubt my mum and dad are going to see my breasts, and nipple piercings are just really hot. So I thought about it some more and concluded that I was getting my nipple pierced. I searched on the computer and asked my friend who has her nipple pierced about it. she said go for it, not only because it looks hot, it feels hot, but there wasn't even a lot of pain. I didn't really believe her because she had her labret, tongue, eyebrow, navel, nose, and tragus pierced, so pain to her and pain to me would be on a very different level because she said they didn't even hurt. Crazy girl.
I did some more research and decided to just got for it. Not like everyone's going to see it. Just me and who ever I let. which is mostly the reason why I'm getting it. I now had to think of a person that I wanted to come with me because I wasn't going alone but I also didn't want just some random person to be seeing my nipple. I wasn't telling my friends because I'm catholic and piercings to them are just forbidden, so I then thought about my family. My sisters would eventually tell my mum and I don't really think it would be cool to take my brother, So all that was left was me, myself and I.
I was very glad when I rang the studio to book an appointment to hear the lady was very nice and was actually interested in making my piercing the best it can be and not just after my money. She explained exactly what she would do and all the after- care that is needed and the importance of looking after my piercing. She also asked me if this was my first piercing and I said yes, she then explained to me all the dangers and risks of piercings, like rejection and infection. She also told me that a nipple piercing has a higher risk of rejection than other piercing, so it would need extra care. finally she let me get off the phone after I was on there for about half an hour. She just wouldn't shut up, but I suppose it was better she told me this because then I know she actually cares that I know about all that stuff.
The day came and I was as nervous as hell. I drove over to the studio and even had second thoughts about it, but when I got there the lady asked what I was there for so I couldn't back out now. She wasn't the lady I spoke to on the phone but she was still just as nice, and the place was extremely clean, I would feel dirty in a hospital compared to this place. She took me into the room and I took off my shirt as she was washing her hands and putting on gloves and stuff and then asked me to stand up as straight as I could and then marked my nipple with a pen and asked me to examine it and I approved.
I layed down on the table and she placed a towel over my head because I didn't want to watch and I felt her put the clamps on. It didn't hurt but there was a little discomfort. It felt like forever she had the clamp on for but then she told me to sit up. I thought she must have done something wrong or forgot to do something because she still had the clamp on. That's what I thought. She was done and I was pierced and the bar was in and everything. I cant believe I actually didn't feel anything.
I got up and looked in the mirror and I loved it straight away. I payed and tipped and left the studio. Driving home that day was really painful though. It felt like I was being punched in the boob by someone and there was nothing I could do about it.
So I went home took Panadol and went to bed. The next morning I woke up and felt so much better and I didn't even have any crusties or anything. I use the soap I got from the studio and do the salt soak every now and then and its great.
I have no pain and its healed very fast and easy. If you want to get your nipple pierced and have doubts or worries....don't. Because its basically painless until after, but you get that with every piercing and the aftercare is simple and easy and it heals really well and fast.