In January of 2004 I decided to get another piercing. I already had both of my inner labia and a Vertical Clitoral Hood pierced, but I wanted something different. Because of the conservative atmosphere in of the field in which I'm employed, I couldn't have any piercings that showed, and I was already getting flak for my tongue being pierced even tough I wore a clear retainer more often than my regular barbell. I wanted another genital piercing, but not any more in my labia. I didn't want to mess with a Princess Albertina or an Isabella because I'd heard that the aftercare was hell. I originally wanted a triangle (which I still hope to get someday), but nobody in the area would do that piercing. Frustrated after calling around to all of the piercing parlors listed in the area and hitting brick walls with every phone call, I almost gave up on my search for somebody to do a triangle piercing. There was one place that I hadn't called yet, so I figured that it wouldn't hurt to at least eliminate ALL of the possibilities. I picked up the phone and called Pisst Fish.
At A Glance Author Stephanie When Two years ago Artist ????? Studio Pisst Fish Location West Springfield, MA The person who answered the phone was very sympathetic and perceptive. She explained to me that because the triangle is such a risky piercing that not many people wanted to take the responsibility. She told me that if I wanted an exotic genital piercing, there were other options and she went over them with me.
When she explained the fourchette, I knew that was the one that I wanted. It was in a protected area where there wouldn't be much friction from clothing, and the jewelry wouldn't get caught up in the other hoops and barbell of my other piercings. She told me to come in to have the piercer see if I was anatomically capable of receiving the piercing, which thankfully I was. I paid my money, signed the paperwork, picked out the jewelry, and prepared myself to be pierced. Even though I'd had genital piercings before, I was still a bit nervous.
Next thing I knew, I was on the table on my hands and knees with a clamp on my perineum. The piercer told me when she was going to pierce me, so I braced myself. The piercing pinched, but was over in no time flat. Placing the clamps took longer than the actual piercing and placement of the 3/8" curved barbell put together and I was surprised at how easy the experience was. The piercer went over aftercare instructions with me and sent me home.
Aftercare was very delicate. During the first two weeks of healing I avoided thong underwear and wore loose fitting pants, and I cleansed thoroughly every time I used the toilet in addition to my regular aftercare routine. Wouldn't you know, it was during that time that I got my period. I used pads that month to avoid any mishaps with my piercing. I figured that seeing how I wasn't in any kind of a relationship, the piercing would have ample time to heal.
Three weeks after getting my fourchette, I bumped into an ex-boyfriend and lo and behold, we got back together. He loved my fourchette at first, he thought it was exotic and sexy along with my other genital piercings. He understood that it needed time to heal but he still couldn't wait to try it out. I was looking forward to it myself, as I assumed that the barbell would increase his stimulation and add to our sexual enjoyment. After all, that's what tongue studs do, right?
Then came the first time we were intimate since getting back together, along with our first sexual experience with a fourchette piercing as part of the equation. In one word: OUCH! It also tore the condom. Whenever my beloved wanted to have sex, I had to take it out because it hurt the both of us. The curved barbell scraped the underside of his penis and it got pulled inside of me whenever he thrusted. I was afraid of my fourchette tearing and losing my piercing forever, so I started taking it out whenever we were going to make love. However, it's in all of the time whenever we aren't around eachother for long periods of time (he works in the music industry and I travel as well for my job in advertising.).
I LOVE my fourchette and will never regret getting it. As far as the interference it causes sexually, I choose to work around it, but my fourchette is a part of me now and I'm not getting rid of it like my husband wants. If you can get this piercing do it, you won't regret it. It's not a piercing for everyone, so it's really a special thing to have it.