I've been a piercing junkie basically since birth (my mom had my ears pierced by a doctor when I was a year old). And I've kept my love of all mods up to now. I've had my ears pierced several more times, my septum pierced, and now my nipples. However, I hadn't really been expecting to get these done until later, but a very cool friend of mine offered to do them for me for free. The only catch, she didn't have hollow needles and would be forced to use safety pins (the most horrible, non-recommended piercing utensil). Yet, I was still up for it (if I hadn't been, I wouldn't be writing this).
At A Glance Author Sunny Contact Sunny@bme.anon When Six months ago Artist Jessica Studio THS bathroom Location Tustin, CA Jessica had been a friend of mine for a couple years, and for some odd reason, I was trusting her with piercing my nipples (don't even ask why, I just had some inclination that she knew what she was doing). I was a little concerned with the size of my breasts and how that could affect the healing process of my new adornments. I'm kind of a big girl, with 36DD boobs, which made me wonder if just the weight of my tits on these piercings was going to hurt me. Nothing was going to stop this ambitious babe, though. I knew, since I'm underage (and my mom can be prude-ish) that I'd have to wait some time before I'd be able to get these piercings (the main reason I got them done this way: impatience).
Jessica came up to me a couple times asking when she could pierce me, showing me her nipples to prove that she could do them well. I was pretty convinced she wasn't gonna kill me, so I told her we could do them at the end of that week. However (with Jessica's wonderful attendence record), she didn't show up on the day we'd decided on. I was disappointed, but I don't think I was quite ready on that day, either, being that I was a little relieved she didn't show. All my friends thought that I wussed out and that I wouldn't do it, but I was gonna show them.
About a week later, on a day that Jess did show up, she pulled me aside in the hall and said, "I'm doing them today." It took a second for me to understand what she was talking about. But I got it and I felt more ready than I had before, so I asked her when and where we should do it (thinking she'd say after school at one of our houses) to which she replied, "After class, in the bathroom." This probably made me most nervous. Bathrooms are totally unsanitary, and I didn't like the thought of my piercing being infected because of the use of unsterile materials in an unsterile environment. But I went along with it and followed Jess after class.
We went into the handicapped stall and Jess told me to take off my top and get my nipples semi-hard, as it would make them easier for her to pierce. This was kinda hard, because even though my nipples are usually hard with a strong breeze, I was slightly nervous and they didn't want to do anything. But, I eventually did as I was told, held onto a handrail, bit down on my bra (because I was very afraid I'd flinch and bite down on the side of my mouth), and soon enough, both of my nipples were pierced. I looked down at my new additions, which didn't look too shabby for being non-professionally done and with big honkin' safety pins in them. And they didn't bleed at all!
The pins became uncomfortable only when I was sleeping (which I had to do with a bra on until I got barbells in. They especially hurt when the pin would slide all the way to one side or the other and catch on my nipple. Ow! Painful memories.
Later on the day I got my piercings, Jessica pierced my friend, Amber as well. However, Amber's experience wasn't as pleasant as mine. Her piercings wouldn't heal, and she was having a hard time cleaning them because they hurt her so bad. Also, unlike my piercings, Amber's bled. This really bothers her since she's a hemophobic, and she removed the pins within days of getting them. This made me kind of sad, because we were going to have matching additions, but I'd rather her not be in pain. A couple weeks ago, Amber had her nipples repierced by another friend of ours using a hollow needle and sterilized jewelry. Now Amber's nipples are fine and they're healing very well. I just wanted to use this as an example of how what works for me may not for you.
Anyways, I think that anyone who wants this piercing should go for it. It hasn't bothered me at all, and my boobs haven't posed a problem with them, either. I think they're a nice adornment, and for something that most people think would be painful, they really haven't hurt at all since I changed the jewelry.