There is a tattoo parlor across the street from my school who, once a year does a week or two of free piercings (the first week of classes usually.) I went with my friend to get her nose pierced, and I got bit with the bug; I needed to get something pierced. Now my only concern was I had nothing else that I wanted pierced! (or so I thought) At the time I had three piercings in my lobes and my snug and navel pierced and had no specific desire to get anything else done but I really wanted SOMETHING done. I expressed my concerns to the piercer who had pierced my snug the year before at their other free piercing week and he suggested a few things but I said I was concerned because I had just gotten a new tattoo and my old tattoo redone and I didn't want to freak my parents out any more than I already have. In hearing this he suggested getting my nipples pierced because they would be hidden from my parents.
At A Glance Author Steph When A month ago I was intrigued but didn't really consider the possibility at all....until I went to class. Then I couldn't get it off my mind. It was free piercing; we just had to supply a tip, so I wouldn't be losing a lot of money if I didn't like them and if I was ever going to do anything crazy like this, now would be the right time to do it. The more I thought about it, the more I fell in love with the idea. It was so not what people would expect of me, and I really liked the idea that nobody knew I was going to do it; so I made the decision that when I got out of class, I was going to get my nipples pierced. I was really nervous but also excited when I got to the shop. Now as I mentioned it was free piercing week so it was incredibly busy in the shop, and I waited for about an hour and a half to be seen.
When I finally was able to see him I was very nervous about this piercing, I was terrified of the pain and was scared that I was going to wimp out. The first thing I had to do was take off my shirt so he could clean and mark my nipples, then we had to decide on the jewelry to pierce me with, I could tell that he thought I should get barbells but I wasn't a huge fan of the way I thought they would look so I opted for rings. Then I had to lay down on the table and brace myself, he put on the clamps, which didn't really hurt that much but I was also stressing out at the time. He explained to me that he would pierce one then immediately pierce the other one after the first. So I braced myself and he pierced the first one OUCH!! I cursed and jerked and felt this incredible pain in my right boob, wow! It hurt a lot, not as much as I expected, but it still hurt.
Then he (after inserting the jewelry in my right nipple) he immediately moved the clamps and pierced my left one. My left nipple hurt more than my right and I was so incredibly happy when it was over. The insertion of the jewelry did not hurt at all; I could honestly say this has been my most painful piercing (since this experience I have gotten my hood, industrial and both conches pierced)but I was amazed that immediately after the piercing, the pain was gone. I never felt anymore pain from these, not while he inserted the jewelry, not when I had to clean them, never! So while this piercing did hurt a lot, I love the fact that I did it and I couldn't be happier with the way they look. When I first got them done, I just was in shock that I went through with it! Wow, a former cheerleader with her nipples pierced, it just cracked me up that I had enough balls to get them done and I loved the fact that nobody knew I was doing it.
When he had me look in the mirror to see what they looked like it reinforced my amazement at the fact that I actually went through with it. Before I got my nipples pierced, I actually didn't even like the way that pierced nipples looked; but I could honestly say now that every single day that I have had them, I have fallen more and more in love with them. Now they are a big part of me and I absolutely love them and I am so excited about switching them to jewelry with "more sparkle" as my piercer puts it. I highly recommend this piercing to anyone who is considering it. I hope that I don't turn anyone away from doing it because of how much it hurt to get done, because I do not regret it at all and I love the fact that I went through with it. It does hurt to get the piercing but it is completely do-able and it isn't that bad since you never feel it again after the piercing! No pain during cleaning or anything, also I never knew that nipple piercings heighten sensitivity in your nipples until I got mine done. They have definitely gotten more sensitive and I love it! Again, I highly recommend this piercing to anyone who is considering it. If you are thinking of doing it, get rid of all of your fears and just do it!!