When I was 17 years old my best friend told me about one of the older girls she did ballet with who had apparently had her clit pierced. I remember thinking 'whoa, they can do that!?' but thinking it was totally awesome anyway. The idea sort of slipped to the back of my mind for about a year or so until someone else brought up the topic. Now this person didn't have the piercing and didn't know anyone who had, but I tend to believe what people tell me and so when they said the piercing took 2 months to heal and you couldn't have sex in that time I thought 'well, that's it then I can't get one'. By that time I was in a relationship and going two months without sex was not an option. Fast forward 4 years and my boyfriend (same relationship as before) and I had just broken up and my first thought was 'well, now I won't be having sex for a while I can get that clit piercing!'
At A Glance Author Alice Contact Alice@bme.anon When Three months ago Artist Morag Studio Tattoo Gallery Location Adelaide
You can imagine how frustrated I was when I finally started googling the topic and discovered that it wasn't the clit they pierced (usually) but the hood and it took all of two weeks to heal! I could have had this done years ago! But oh well, what's done is done right?
I never do anything by halves so I researched the vertical and horizontal clit hood piercings (and quickly decided on vch), read people's experiences and talked to my friends about it for two weeks before I started looking for a piercer. By that time I was damn sure I wanted it done and I was so excited I was practically bouncing off the walls! I narrowed it down to two places that I thought looked good.
I don't have a lot of piercings (just my navel) and I hate needles so if I'm going to let a stranger near me with a needle (especially near my most sensitive parts!) I want to know exactly what they are going to do with it! The piercer I called first was the one I ended up going with (Morag). I was so embarrassed about telling her what I wanted that all I could get out was 'um, its one of the more embarrassing ones' but she knew right away and she was so casual about it I couldn't help but start to feel comfortable talking to her about it. She answered all my questions and referred me to some websites (which I'd already found myself) and I was pretty sure I wanted her to be the one to do it, but me being me I still wanted to check piercer number two. The second piercer spoke to me like my questions were ridiculous, when I asked about the procedure her answer was 'you just come in and we do it' I thanked her and quickly hung up.
When it was time for me to go in I was freshly waxed (all of it) in preparation and I was so nervous I arrived at the shop 20 minutes early. I had my best friend with me who I've been friends with for 10 years so she's seen all of me by now anyway and we quickly settled down into the waiting room. Morag was running a bit behind so when she came out she still had someone else to pierce before me, she noticed I was a bit nervous and so she sent me off to the nearest pub for a beer while she had her next appointment. It settled me right down and I walked back in completely relaxed (so have a drink before you go, no spirits, don't turn up drunk just one to loosen you up).
I was taken into the back room (private thank god! I didn't want everyone to see my vagina!) and I settled into the piercing chair. She was very casual and very professional, she asked me why I wanted it done, how I found out about her etc. and then it was down to business. My best friend settled into a chair right by mine and held my hand tightly.
I laid back and was told to pull my knees up and open so that my feet were together and just underneath my bum (not unlike how they position you for a wax). I had a skirt on so I just had to lift that up and I was told to wear a g-string (thong) which I did and I only had to pull that aside, she didn't make me remove it. Morag cleaned the area (no anesthetic) and started to put on all the clamps and everything which was uncomfortable and actually hurt a little bit. It makes sense though as she had to get it all under my hood. I just squeezed my eyes closed and tried not to think about what was happening. I started to change my mind at this point and I thought this was a terrible idea, what on Earth was I doing! Why was I paying so much to have someone pierce my vagina!? Was I insane!? I voiced all this to my best friend and she reassured me telling me it was all okay and reminding me that I'd wanted this for ages. I am so glad I took her with me!
Morag didn't warn me when she was going to pierce me, she didn't ask me to breathe out or anything which I'm so glad about or I would have just freaked out more! She just said 'don't worry it's almost over' and then ouchies!! I'm not going to lie, it bloody hurt! I didn't scream but I did say 'Oh my God!' as soon as I felt it and I squeezed all my friends hand really tight. The actually needle through your hood bit hurt the most and it was only really bad for a few seconds, after that it still hurt but not heaps bad. It hurt when she put the jewelry in for the first time and that was all. I paid and then my friend and I went across the road to the ice cream parlor and she bought me an ice cream to make me feel better! Haha! I messaged a few other girlfriends to tell them I'd been pierced and one of them asked what the ice cream was for to eat or to put on my poor pierced hood!
The first few days I walked around my University with a smug 'I know something you don't know' smile on my face. It was really sensitive for the first two days and it was a strange mixture of pleasure and pain as I walked around. I cleaned it with a sea salt wash everyday after I showered and kept that up for the first 2 weeks until it healed then I did it once every two or three days then once a week until I stopped, I haven't done it for about 4 or 5 weeks now. In the two weeks it took to heal my body did get a little upset with me about it and there was a bit of blood and pus but not much and usually only if I sat down or got up too quickly and irritated it which happened a few times.
Now it's fully healed, it's very pretty and I'm totally in love with it. I told a few girlfriends who've told some others and told their boyfriends and people are generally fascinated by the idea especially because I'm such a 'good girl'.
If you want one then I'd definitely recommend it, it's very little hassle (not like my navel piercing) and it's so sexy.