| At A Glance | |
| Author | gothicphoenixx |
| Contact | gothicphoenixx@bme.anon |
| IAM | gothicphoenixx |
| When | Two years ago |
| Artist | Jimi |
| Studio | Studio 14 |
| Location | Toledo |
Dan decided that I should get them done on his birthday, almost as a present, so on his 17th birthday, I came home from school to see him for the weekend, and we went to Studio 14. He offered to pay, then joked how funny it was that he was paying for his birthday present (though I daresay he may actually enjoy them more than I do). His mom decided to come with us, which might sound kind of strange (especially as I wouldn't even have had my own mother there; though I've had them for 2 years as of Oct 3, I think my mom would try to rip them out if she found out even now). But his mom and I get on well, and she was interested to see.
I'd been pierced by Jimi before, and so it wasn't too awkward for me to have him do them. We filled out the paperwork and went back, and he said to take my shirt off and have a seat. I took off my tank top, and Jimi said, "Hey, whoa, the door is open." I wasn't that worried about anyone walking by, but it hadn't really occurred to me that it was open. I was slightly embarrassed but shrugged it off and jumped up onto the seat as Dan's mom closed the door. Perhaps jumping was a bad idea as, even though they're small, they still have some bounce. I'm sure Dan enjoyed it though (because he told me later) and Jimi didn't seem to mind.
Jimi decided that he'd pierce them freehand, which was a relief for me, because I'd a feeling the clamps would have hurt worse than the actual piercing. Jimi decided it would be best to do them at 14g, and at the time, I agreed, though after they were healed, Dan helped me stretch them to 12g because they are stronger and less likely to rip out during use. Jimi had me sit down and sit up straight and still while he drew the marks on either side of both nipples and made sure they were lined up with each other. He asked if it mattered which side he started on. He was already on the right, and I told him that would be fine. He told me that I needed to stay still, and started counting to three. I took a deep breath, and when he got to three, I let it out and he pushed the needle through. I felt it, but it didn't really hurt. Honestly, for me at least, it wasn't any worse than having my earlobes pierced. Much less pain than I expected. I'm not sure if this is related to the fact that my nipples weren't very sensitive before, but it's possible, even probable. He threw the needle in the bin, switched his gloves, and picked up the other needle (He'd set out the things he'd need ahead of time).
He moved beside me and got ready to pierce the other one. We did the one two three again, and on the out breath, it went in. As second piercings are wont to do, this one hurt slightly more, burning a little, but again, it wasn't bad. He had me look in the mirror, which took up the wall in front of me. I smiled. I loved my breasts better already. Dan said that they looked great, and asked his mom, "Don't they look great?" She said she'd rather refrain from commenting on his girlfriend's nipples, but I'm pretty sure she nodded.
I pulled my shirt on by stepping through it (one advantage to being small, with stretchy shirts, this seems to be an easier way for me to get them on/off, and it was definitely easier on my nipples than pulling over them would have been, as I was to find out later). When we got back to Dan's house, I switched shirts, favoring fishnet, sans bra. This worked well until I had to go upstairs. I started up the stairs, planning to cover myself with my hair, and there was his dad. He actually asked to see them, which I wasn't (and still am not) quite sure how to take. I brushed by him figuring if he saw, he saw, but I wasn't going to stand around. This asking to see would not be a rare phenomenon among people, as I was to learn.
When I went back to school, after the weekend I had them done, (and since I'd mentioned to people I would be getting them before I left), many asked to see them, either because they really wanted to, or because they didn't believe me, which might have been a cover for the fact that they really wanted to. Some (usually girls) I obliged. Others, I did not. One friend, a girl, upon seeing them, decided to go through with getting hers pierced, which made me kind of happy (only kind of though, because I was minutely jealous that she not only had perfect nipples, but bigger breasts). Another friend, a guy, wouldn't stop asking to see them, so when he bent to tie his shoe, I showed my gay friend who was with us (sort of a na-na-na boo boo thing, immature I know, but amusing.) Well, the other guy ended up looking up at the right time to see, and apparently spent the rest of the night describing to his friends my 'ten point tits' after which they all clamored they wanted to see, saying it was only fair since they'd had to listen to descriptions of them all night.
This greatly amused me, seeing as how I'd been used to people making fun of my lack of size, and it amused me further to deny them the pleasure. The people who have seen my nipples tend to think they are nice, a few even going so far as to say perfect (something Dan said before, but more often after I got them pierced, and still does though we're no longer dating. I joke that sometimes I think he loved my nipples more than me).
Before, I'd have thought these people were all crazy. Who'd want to see my boobs? And I'd argue that I had none to speak of. But after having them pierced, I gained a confidence. I was okay with people seeing them if they did. Sometimes, I'd wear tank tops without a bra (I don't need the support, and really only wear bras for the most part because under wire give just enough boost not to feel small, and was more confident with the trace of rings poking out.) so that the outline of the rings, and sometimes my nipples themselves, would show through.
And then there is the benefit of sensitivity that I didn't have before. Where Dan licking my nipples felt good before, it was a passing thing, not something I'd want him to focus on, as there wasn't much sensation there. Now, I can get fairly far just from that, and in fact almost need to have them used a little to get anywhere. He loves them though, and likes to do that, and so it works for both of us.
I have to be careful, as my parents still don't know about them (the only piercings with the exception of my newest addition, which I've managed to hide from them.) I didn't have any problem doing so until recently, as I usually knew when I'd see them, and was careful to wear proper clothes (and I bought a bathing suit with padding for when I'd be near water with them).
More than once, recently I've had to take them out because what I was wearing would show them and my dad showed up to my grandma's unexpectedly. And then, during trips to the dermatologist due to my melanoma and my mother insisting on coming in, I had to take them out. I made her wait outside the first time, took the rings out and tucked them in my pocket, managing, I realized later, to lose a ball. The next time, though she didn't come, my grandma did. I took them out before we even left, to be safe. Luckily, they're healed enough for it, and no one thinks to look for those holes.
Speaking of healing, for me the healing process consisted of salt soaks and washing with Softsoap (I'd determined from my tragus and anti-tragus, and Jimi recently finding that the dye in Dial irritates some people, that Dial was not for me. Softsoap has worked infinitely better). I've also since abandoned salt soaks, because for the most part, they don't work for me. He gave me this stuff, SilverAid which seemed to help in the healing, and I used it once in awhile when my nipples would get irritated even after they were healed.
They healed up fairly quickly, within the month, and I didn't have any problems with them, except a couple times someone's pulled on them too hard *ahem* or when they've been played with too much. They never completely stopped crusting, which didn't worry me much, as there wasn't usually much there and it's fairly common for nipples do so. But as of late, the crust has had a bit of a smell (I'd liken it to fish food flakes, but not as strong, really, if you crumbled one, and then took a small fleck of it on your finger, and smelled just that one, it would be about that way). The crust was actually similar to the crust my conch has been having as it heals, and I think they may be related. Dan suggested using Vitamin E Oil on them, which I was already going to be getting for my recently stretched ears.
The Vitamin E Oil was hard to find. I checked a couple places in Bowling Green (The Pharm and Kroger). Finally, I went across town to Walmart, where I knew it should be because Dan had gotten his at the one in Toledo. It was about 4 dollars for a 2 oz bottle. I put the oil on that night, a Sunday, and the next day the crusties weren't as prevalent, and there was barely an odor from them. There were no crusties even by nighttime when I went to bed, though I still put some on. Tuesday night, there were no crusties, just sort of a white film, sans smell, and I put a little oil on then too. Wednesday and Thurs it was about the same. Friday through Sunday I forgot to put it on, but there was really not much but the white film there if I moved the rings, and it didn't have a smell. By Mon night, technically Tues morning, as I got ready to go to bed, I put some oil on because the crust was coming back.
After a few weeks of putting it on a couple times a week, they seem to be doing better. They still crust a little, and smell very, very faintly if I forget to use any for five days or so, but at least now I know that when I remember to put the oil on every couple days, this works for me. I'm also considering starting to clean with saline solution, to see if that is any better. I'm planning to get my nipples pierced vertically fairly soon, and will probably adopt that approach then, if not sooner. I also plan to try that with my conch, as it's still having problems.
I've had these piercings for two years as of Oct. 3, and the crusting with recent and short- lived smell is the only problem I've had with them, which I think was just caused by an irritation combined with the conch healing at the same time. At least for me, they didn't hurt, healed fairly quickly, and have been two of my favorite piercings to have. They've given me an increased sensitivity and an increased confidence in my breasts and, in turn, myself.
