I've wanted my nipple pierced for along time, I've always thought that it's very pretty and it's like your little secret that nobody knows about until you tell them. The first time I talked about getting it done was when I was 13 years old to my best friend who instantly thought that I was mad! I love all kinds of body mods and wanted something done that was different from the usual. My friend just rolled her eyes and told me to stop being silly and I would never get it done. Anyways only being 13 at the time the idea quickly disappeared (I tended to change my mind every week about what I wanted pierced)
At A Glance Author anonymous When A week ago Artist Didnt get his name Studio The Needleworks Location Oasis Market, Birmingham
The idea of getting my nipple pierced entered back into my head when I was 16 and got my first boyfriend. He had just got his lip pierced and it made my want to go out and get something done. We started talking about piercing and I said that I wanted my lip, tongue etc which he agreed would look cool. I then added about wanting my nipple done which he laughed at and said that it looks horrible and I would be stupid to get that done as he wouldn't want to look at it. I was so annoyed that he had said that as it was my body not his! I managed to get over it but still thought about getting it done and in fact it made me more determined then ever to do it.
I liked the idea of this piercing as it was something that could be hidden from my parents who don't like the idea of body mods (However at the time of me writing this they are beginning to accept that I will do what I like to my body now I'm 18 but must live with the consequences. They have accepted that I have my ears done twice, cartilage piercing and belly button done) I then discovered BME and this made the idea of a nipple piercing more realistic as I was able to read about peoples experiences.
My 18th birthday came and went and I remembered the words my mum had uttered to me a few years ago "when your 18 you can get what you like pierced" so having this in mind I thought more about it and decided that it was going to be done. I had also split with my boyfriend who was always deadset against the idea anyway and I had gained a lot of confidence over the past few years and was happy with who I was for the first time in my life.
However I would have to wait a few weeks till they went away for a week so I was sure that if anything went wrong with the piercing I would be able to deal with it before they came back (My mum's a nurse so she talks about the dangers and tries to put me off before I get something done so she would kill me if she found out about this piercing)
I decided to mention the idea to my best friend who is very honest and will tell me if she likes the idea. Ha she didn't and didn't talk anymore about it. My folks left during the weekend so I decided to do it on the Monday so it would give me a week to recover. I text my friend whilst in college and asked her to meet me in town as I wanted to do some shopping anyway. We met up and shopped for a bit, I then told her that I needed to go to Oasis Market. She guessed why and tried to talk me out of it, she threatened to stand outside and make me go through it on my own and that was my punishment.
I really wanted it done so we went to Oasis and she tried to stall me by looking at pretty gypsy dresses and trying them on. She gave in and we went to The Needleworks were I had got my belly done a couple of weeks before. At this point panic set in as she reminded me that my folks would kill me when they found out so I thought about it and nearly backed out. The piercer said that it would be easy to take out if I didn't like it and he said that he would give me 5 minutes to think about it as the shop was closing at 5.30 and the last piercing takes place at 5.15. I said to my friend that "Dammit I will do it as I'm fed up of people telling me what to do".
I paid for it, filled out a form and showed them my I.D to prove my age. I had to wait 5 minutes so my friend who saw that I'd gone rather pale told me she would come in with me. I went into the room and the guy came in and told me not to look so worried because I wasn't going to die! This put me at ease and I relaxed. I chose my right nipple and he marked it up (I pulled my bra down but he told me to pull the bra over the top so he got the markings straight, this confused me and he had to explain what he meant which when I understood was embarrassing!) I sat on the table and he cleaned my nipple and put the clamp on which I didn't notice to be honest then he told me to be calm and he put the needle through. At first I thought "oh this is fine" then I the middle of my nipple burned like hell! I had my eyes closed and it felt like he had just stopped half way through. I had my eyes closed and I nearly shouted "hurry up and put the rest of the needle through!" He then said that he was done and just needed to put the jewellery through which didn't hurt at all.
My friend said that it looked quite pretty and I thanked him and left. Over the next few hours my nipple was very tender and rock hard as I had numbing spray put on it.
I would recommend that with this piecing IT MUST BE CLEANED EVERYDAY as I have found that if it isn't it starts to hurt and there is some gooey stuff around it, not nice. If you want this piercing go for it, it's worth it.