I started thinking about getting my nipples pierced almost a year ago. Given my past with piercings I had never thought about it - I just went and did it on an ill-advised whim, then ended up taking it out a few months later. I have my belly button pierced, ears pierced twice, and I had my eyebrow done but took it out because it just didn't fit me. I don't have visible piercings and am not the type to – I rarely even wear a second pair of earrings. This one I thought about for a long time and talked to my fiancé about it, and got his feedback on, for almost a year. When we first talked about he was hesitant to agree or disagree with the idea because he does not like too many piercings – I am his innocent angel, even though we have a bad side together. He finally asked me if I did or did not want to do it, no more putzing around. I decided then that I did and that he would be the one to do it since he used to apprentice before he went back to school. He went ahead and bought all the necessary stuff to do it and the plan was to do it early this summer around May. We both did a lot of research on it before hand such as what type of jewelry to use, aftercare, and possible complications (which still scare me). May, June, July, August and September came and went with me chickening out every time that he said it was time that I get it over with. In the meantime, I continued reading BME experiences trying to absorb everything I could on what it would feel like, how girls felt about theirs and getting more scared about migration.
At A Glance Author Amanda Contact Amanda@bme.anon When A week ago Artist My Fiance Studio Our Condo Location Washington, DC So after almost a year of chickening out and procrastinating I finally did it. I told him this was IT and to not let me talk him out of it this time no matter what happened. So, finally last weekend he told me on Friday night it was time, but I managed to talk him down to waiting until the next morning because I was still nervous. Early Saturday morning we woke up and he made me breakfast and, while we were still in bed watching a movie he got everything ready and started on them (though I would only end up letting him do right one.) He had me stand against the wall and made sure I was perfectly straight against the door jam, and then marked the center of my nipples with a drop of ink. This is where he did something I had never heard anyone talk about before – he used a pocket level (a Craftsman fan that has every single tool they ever made) to draw a line across my nipples and X'd the line along the side where the needle would go. I was ready for the clamps and they did not hurt much, but I wimped out and would not let him put the needle through. He stood there waiting for me to gather my courage and rechecked his alignment about 50 times. After maybe 10 minutes of still being clamped and a split second from letting him finally push it through, I relented and it was on. Honestly it was pure hell. I screamed like someone was killing me and I am surprised no one called the cops. :) With the first touch I even hit my fiancé not realizing it and pulled on his hand while he was still putting the needle through. He did a great job dealing with that and still got it straight and perfect. So, after me screaming profanities and hitting him he put the jewelry in. It hurt a little as he pushed the needle through with the jewelry but it was my fault because I sat there for a good 5 minutes not wanting him to touch me and it had gotten stuck in place. I decided to wait to do the left one, given my reaction, until Sunday.
So, Sunday came and it took me an hour to get the courage to do it again. Again I screamed like someone was killing me, but I didn't hit him this time - just squirmed a lot. I read a lot of stories before hand and saw that the second hurts worse, albeit when they are done at the same time and the rush has worn off. They weren't lying and it did hurt worse, even though it was seemingly a lone piercing done on a separate day. Granted it hurt like hell, but afterwards I was fine. They are perfectly straight and placed on the nipple and look great. I didn't bleed at all and hardly had any swelling except to the left one but it was VERY minimal, and no oozing (great sign) or weird things. Yes, they were sore for a few days to the touch but they are the best piercing I could have ever gotten.
No one close to me knows except my fiancé so I refer to them as his and my dirty little secret. Although, after they were done I left for the midwest and he won't see them again for a month which is good because it allows them time for healing before we try them out. They are definitely more sensitive. I will feel my shirt brush against it and I am just like "oooo" – it is an instant turn on. It's amazing how metal bars going through them made the sensitivity increase so greatly. My fiancé says I still cannot believe you have your nipples pierced, even though he is the one who did them. I don't want to sound stereotypical but if you looked at me you would be stunned if I told you. I am the stereotypical blonde haired, blue eyed, used to be a cheerleader, prep girl working a white collar job. I like the thought that no one would ever suspect me ... like I said it's my dirty little secret.
I recommend thinking about getting them done before just going. Also, research a lot so you know what is going on and what to look for in case of infection or migration. Get to know your piercer very well (in my case I already did!) and feel comfortable with yourself and body before hand. I feel a lot of people do it because of a trend or your friends have it done. Do not do it unless you are doing it for yourself because after all you are the one who has to deal with them daily. This may sound weird but I feel more feminine and in tune with my body having my nipples pierced. I like to dress nice (necklaces, earrings, bracelets, etc.) and feel beautiful. These have definitely added to that. They have added to MY self esteem and look and make me feel more beautiful on the outside and inside. It was by far some of the worse pain I have ever felt but an experience in my life I will forget. At this point I am just waiting eagerly for them to get fully healed so I can wear "pretty" jewelry (instead of the 14ga steel barbells with 5mm beads) and test them out. So, if you can handle the pain of getting them done I highly recommend it.