At A Glance Author Bondage-Kit Contact maygin_nothing@hotmail.com IAM Bondage-Kit When It just happened Artist BJ Studio Soul Survivors Location Winnipeg I can't remember what exactly sparked my interested in nipple piercings to begin or what day it had been when I'd begun contemplating getting them for myself, but somewhere between being scared of them and having them something inside of me changed.
When I'd first gotten into piercing I remember setting boundaries of what I would and would never get. Slowly I realized that these boundaries I had set for myself were like false rules and notions that parents set for their children to protect them from the world. My opinion of nipple piercings was that only trashy or popular or 'beautiful' girls had them done. It had been ignorance on my part, just as surface piercings used to freak me out because they are under the skin whereas other piercings are under a flap or curve, like the navel and eyebrow. I didn't understand the world like I do now. It isn't about popularity or standing out in a crowd, not to me as least and I am embarrassed for ever having thought such things of those who are pierced.
There are small pieces that I remember of this weird worldly realization about all my self forbidden piercings. Along the way nipples have always stood out to me, they're so taboo but yet they aren't at all, to be it was like realizing that sex isn't wrong but a part of life. At first I'd stay up late at just to visit BME and sneak my peak at pierced nipples, so afraid that my mom would find out and act like it was porn. It wasn't like that though I was curious about it all. After a while I began to meet more and more people with their nipples pierced and my opinions changed with enlightenment. The biggest influence was a girl who I used to work with. She was a big girl, bigger than me, but who never put up with anyone's shit, well that and her obsession with piercings. She wasn't shy about telling people that her nipples were pierced and she certainly didn't have a problem talking with me about it. At that point I was interested in getting a set of nipple piercings for myself, but embarrassed with the fact that I am a little over the chubby side. Sheryl made me feel a lot more comfortable with my body and not so ashamed of my breasts (I've never liked them because they're big, pale and rather saggy). After having talked to her about the ups and downs of her piercings, as well as the benefits of them I pretty much came to the conclusion that one day I would have my nipples pierced... just not anytime remotely soon. A few time I've had the worst urge to get them done but didn't even get as far as making the appointment, which seemed alright by me since I kept telling myself that someday was soon enough for me.
Being an addicted, or rather frequent member of BME, I of course read the article about the girl in Canada who had died from an infection after getting her nipples pierced. The article basically made me want to cover my nipples and grit my teeth, shrug it off, and put off the piercing until I'm in my forties. I'd made up my mind, or so I thought, that nipple piercings were for me but not for a LONG time. Better be safe and live my life then get some hot piercings, is what was going around in my head. That was that.
For a while I was fine with my decision and went on to get my tongue and both nostrils, which were both piercings that I had intended on getting 'some day' but ended up getting a lot sooner. My tongue was a big worry for me because there was a chance that the barbell would shift and could rub up against a main artery in my tongue, break it open and have to go to the hospital. The barbell has shifted, quite a bit actually, but no signs of anything so I figure that I'm in the clear. At the time it was a huge worry for me, just like the very slim chance with my nipples has been, but after facing the dreaded tongue piercing and getting my nostrils done I feel more daring and not so worrisome. Main thing is to take care of your piercings is what goes around in my mind, and it's true. There is always going to be that chance, but the 'always' isn't conditioned to piercings, it is quite simply always there. No more than four months after I'd made the decision of waiting to get my nipples done I made another decision; I would get my nipples done soon, this year, as soon as I had the money and felt comfortable with my body to go through with it.
I mentioned before about how I'm a little beyond chubby, and I've always hated my breasts, and yes my coworker Sheryl did help me feel better, but it was still odd for me. I wanted them done so badly but was scared because of some weird embarrassment that filled me up. To put it simply and straightforward I was sure that no one would ever like my breasts and nipples and that to have them pierced would be frowned upon (by who I'm not sure, it's just how I felt). I don't feel that way any longer.
About a month ago I met a guy (yes isn't this how all the stupid stories start), we hooked up and oddly enough he really liked my breasts and adored my nipples even though they're shy and aren't always up. When I found out I pretty much made up my mind then and there that I was going to get my nipples pierced. It seems stupid now that I look back on it because I can't remember what its like to utterly hate my breasts anymore, but I guess I just needed that extra praise, that little push to finally make up my mind. I'm still sure that he thinks I got them done for him, but I know that my nipples are one piercing that will forever be for me.
With this pure determination in the pit of my stomach I almost immediately contacted my piercer to inquire about getting pierced and the pretty penny it would cost. I was pleased to hear back that he could indeed do my piercings for me and that he would also knock off a nice $20 from the total, bringing it down to $100. Not bad considering I was expecting another $60 or so. I waited a week after all the information and weighed out my options but deep down I knew that my mind was set. I made my appointment for the following Friday, payday, and waited impatiently for the day to arrive.
Between booking the appointment and the day of the piercing I had planned on doing tons of research on the piercings, process, aftercare, the whole nine yards. The key word there is planned. I did look at a few experiences to try and get a just of the whole matter, but it seems like there aren't too many experiences with descriptions that I'm looking for. I wanted to know what sort of feeling I should be expecting but instead I just found a few 'oh it hurt like a bitch!' entries. I didn't find any special healing remedies and no revolutionary results so I pretty much gave up. I already know how my body heals and I figured that if the piercing was anything like my nose or conch piercings then I could handle it like a trooper and even those had been my worst. I decided to leave it at that and waited for my precious payday.
When my big day came and my pay was in the bank I decided that since I had some hours to kill I may as well pick up a new bra to wear for the piercing so that they wouldn't get too irritated and then met up with my friend. Originally my appointment had been for 2:30pm, but since we were off at a late start I phoned and asked if it was alright if I were to be about 15 minutes late. Lucky for me there wasn't an appointment booked for 3 so the receptionist changed the times and I was on my way.
By the time I walked into Soul Survivors it was about 10 to 3pm and I was in the clear. I told the receptionist that I was there and she handed me the same old forms to fill out. I hurried through them and then returned to the front desk with my license and was soon waiting with my friend, failing at all attempted conversation. The main thought that was bouncing around in my head was 'is this going to hurt?' Logic said it's a piercing, of course it's going to hurt and it's through your nipples so it's really going to hurt, and the few stories that I'd read claiming it hurt like a bitch and they swore until the cows came home made sense, but in all honesty I wasn't too sure. I'd had piercings that had hurt and ones that hadn't but they never seemed unbearable and personally, nipple pain wasn't one of my worries. I would find out soon enough.
My piercer, BJ, called me into the little room and I felt better immediately. I always feel more comfortable when it's just you and the piercer in the room; it's so much more personal and one on one. I was a little bit confused about whether to take off my shirt or leave it or whatnot so I said exactly that and was told not to worry and sit in the chair for the time being. There was the usual small talk, and a brief explanation of what was about to happen. He needed access to the area without the restrictions of a bra, so I decided I would take off my bra and leave my shirt on but lift it up which cleared up a lot of my worries. BJ also said that it was a really quick and simple process which I didn't really believe. He decided to skip all the aftercare and technical stuff since I'm in there at least once a month as it is. After a while it gets way too mundane, they clean the area, mark it, clamp it, pierce it, put the jewelry through, clean you up, and discard the needle in the safety box... I know the drill already.
Since it was easier to mark the nipples while standing (their most natural state), I stood beside the chair and BJ cleaned and marked me. Marking is always the most awkward when you have to stand, I always worry that my breathing is going to screw it up or that I'll think about moving and I'll accidentally move a little. No such problems this time around and I wasn't too concerned about the placement so I was soon set to be pierced.
I climbed eagerly back into the chair and waited for it to all finally happen. It didn't take more than a few seconds before BJ was ready with the clamp, lucky me. He said some stuff about if it's too tight to tell him to ease off; I figured that if it meant numbing out my nipples more for a less painful piercing to hell with it, he could go as tight as he needed. My right nipple was clamped first, not too bad if you ask me. Well, not bad but sort of awkward... Of course it's going to be awkward with a piercing clamp on your nipple when just a few weeks ago nothing other than a bra or a night shirt had come close to them. Anyway, BJ told me to take a deep breath when he'd say to and at that moment I couldn't help but glance down at the needle. I never want to see the initial piercing, but sometimes I get curious. The needle was pretty small in length, not exactly thick, but defiantly not thin and that was enough to satisfy my curiosity concerning the needle and my nipples. I knew what was coming next and I looked at the pictures on the wall just quickly enough. I usually breathe in right when the piercer says 'deep breath' but they never actually pierce the skin until a second after they say it and I usually jolt my deep breath ever so slightly when the needle goes through. Knowing this, I decided to pause a second when he said those magic words and take a deep breath on the moment of that very first pressure and pain. Wise choice on my part, it was a quick and steady piercing.
Usually when you get a set of piercings the second is always the more painful, for the first time this wasn't true for me. When my right nipple was pierced it didn't exactly hurt, I felt the needle enter the tissue and slide through. There's an animated icon on one of the forums on IAM BME of a clamp on skin and a needle going through it and it seems so smooth so 'one, two, three, pierce, slide' without a pause or break or anything and I thought of that icon the exact moment I felt it all. The needle was replaced with a taper and then the jewelry and I can honestly say it didn't hurt. I felt it, but it was just like if you take off a ring from your finger and put it on again, you can just simply feel it going on. I simply felt it going through. I didn't notice the ends being put on at all, just noted the tiny either slightly numb or slightly burning sensation of my nipple being forced erect. With a little ticklish cleaning with a q-tip the first nipple was done. I'm pretty sure that it took less than a minute from the needle to the cleaning, so BJ had been right, nice and fast.
My left nipple went exactly the same but with less feeling when it came to the needle moving underneath the flesh. I have to say I was impressed and I'm pretty sure that I said so too! I felt the q-tip once more and then BJ discarded the needle and began cleaning up. He didn't bother giving me a aftercare pamphlet (I found yet another one in my room the other day), but told me that salt water soaks would be my best friend for these piercings and gave me two little containers of soft soap to clean with just incase I was running out of my never ending supply. He also mentioned that some people just leave it alone altogether and just let the healing process take its course.
I quickly put my bra back on and headed out into the waiting area to see my friend and pay the bill. I tipped $10, because I like to tip but I'm really bad with money so I only had the $10 left. I'm sure I'll be back in there again soon anyway so I can leave a better tip.
It's been five days since I had my nipples done now and I think that they are healing nicely. I absolutely love the way that my new piercings look and feel. I think that they're supposed to be horizontal but since I have large breasts and am a rather big girl it turns out that they're diagonal. I think that it looks cute doe diagonal, a nice change from the horizontal. I have to admit that since I've had them done I've felt a lot more confidant and at home in my body. I've also had the weirdest urge to tell everyone that I have them done (and show them)! That is something that I would have never ever done before having them done. I'm very glad that I finally find a good excuse to get them pierced. They're my nipples and a celebration of my femininity and in a way a sort of revolution for me.
As of yet, they haven't hurt and there hasn't been any crusties or anything. The only problem I'm worried about is that they might reject because they can be prone to rejection, I hate that. My nipples aren't really any more sensitive though I thought that they would be. They also aren't really getting hard like everyone said that they would ( this plays into my rejection fear because I don't want my nipples to try and be shy and go down all the time and force the jewelry out), but then again they're still just healing so I shouldn't worry too much. I'll keep an eye on it and if I have to BJ said that I can come in and they'll put in a larger gauge to try and stop the migration. For cleaning I haven't been using the soft soap and I don't intend to unless well, no scrap that, I just don't. I've been showering regularly and checking for crusties so that they don't get into the piercing if they do accumulate. Other than that I'm just taking each day as it comes and making sure that nothing out of the ordinary happens.
I recommend getting your nipples pierced no matter who you are and what you think of nipple piercings, it will defiantly change your outlook on some things I assure you! If you're in the Winnipeg area I recommend BJ at Soul Survivors, he is a great piercer and very easy to talk to!
Until next time,
Bondage-Kit