At A Glance Author Phoenix Contact Phoenix@bme.anon When Three months ago Artist Angie Studio Twilight Studios Location Augusta, GA, USA After getting my nipples pierced, and greatly enjoying the experience, I kept hearing the question, "So, why don't you get your hood pierced?" Of course I'm familiar with my own anatomy, so I knew the difference between that piercing and a clit piercing, but I had somehow come to associate all female genital piercings with the danger of losing sensation, so I was skeptical. Furthermore, I am extremely sensitive in that area, more than I gather most women are, and too much sensation can be painful, so I was worried about a piece of metal being down there rubbing up against me. I would just always reply that I thought that area didn't need any improvement because it was just perfect the way it was, but I guess that really wasn't quite right.
One particular night, a woman I had never met before began talking to me at the bar, and began to try to convince me that this was a great, fun piercing to have. I was very against it for myself, but later wondered if I really had all the information, so I took on the endeavor of educating myself. After reading multiple accounts of various women's experiences, most of my fears had subsided...and then there were the pictures. I was instantly drawn to the look of this piercing and felt that it reflected a lot about my inner self and my sexuality. I was still a bit worried about the sensation being too extreme, though.
I brought the idea up to my now husband while we were out having dinner. I wasn't completely set on it, but I thought it was a cool idea that he would be the only man to ever see it. This would be one thing that could be shared just between the two of us. He was instantly excited and wanted us to go get it done right away. I told him my worries, and he just replied, "Well, if you don't like it, you can always take it back out." That made a lot of sense I suppose, and I guess I was in the mood for a thrill because we were on our way to the shop to see our piercer as soon as we finished eating.
I was nervous. I expected it to be a very painful piercing, but I had handled my previous ones so well that I wasn't very worried. She took me back and went through her normal steps of getting ready as I sat in her chair pantsless. Then it came time. I thought I was prepared, but I had no idea. When the needle was only part-way through, I jerked back and rose out of the chair a little. I can't remember if I made any noise, but I'm sure I wanted to scream. I immediately began to apologize because I know this reaction didn't exactly make her job easier. However, she finished and it was done.
As bad as that was, I was surprised that I was barely sore. All the pain came at once and then everything was fine. We even continued our evening out. My body was a little shocked from the experience, though, and I felt a little "funny" the rest of the night. Even right after it was done I could say that I still would have done it even if I would have known how painful it was going to be.
Upon inspecting my new jewelry at home, I found it to be just a little crooked, but I knew this was my own fault, and it wasn't that bad. I was amazed at how quickly it healed and stopped hurting. The cleanings weren't much fun to begin with because I had horrible clotting and had to get my husband to help me remove that mess since I couldn't see or reach that area very well.
Within a couple of days, sex was possible, and this was good because that was another of my fears. We were only about three weeks away from our wedding and honeymoon when I had this done. Thankfully, by the time that came around, everything was in perfect working order again. It took about a week before I was prepared to start experimenting with anything in that area being touched for anything other than cleaning purposes, though. It was like having to relearn all over again...for both of us.
It took a while for me to get used to it, but now there are no problems. As far as being afraid of too much sensation, the jewelry being crooked sort of helps because it can be rotated out of the way of the very sensitive parts easily. I'm glad that I opened my mind up to this idea. For me, there's no added physical pleasure from the piercing itself, but I feel it belongs there as an expression of who I am.