Let me start by saying I'm a fan of body mods...have been for awhile. I've added several shiny metal bits to myself (okay well, I didn't but my piercers did), and I've enjoyed them immensely. In February of 2002 I got both nipples pierced with 14g, ½ inch rings to decorate them. They were long in healing and in early January of 2003, I had to remove my right one due to migration. It had grown out to where the ring was visible under the skin, and it bled lightly when finally removed. I sulked about this for awhile, then turned my attention elsewhere.
At A Glance Author Jenna Contact Jenna@bme.anon When It just happened Artist Dan and Ian Studio Big River Tattoos / The Scorpien's Den Location Davenport, IA and Moline, IL. I belong to a local group of BDSMers. We gather twice a month to discuss, eat, play and interact with one another in a safe, sane and consensual environment. We have a demo monthly on one thing or another, and this month (last night) it was piercing. The piercers who did the demo were Dan and Ian. Dan I already knew as he had pierced my tongue and nipples previously. I had already decided that I wanted to add some more decoration to myself, and I wanted a set of labia rings, to go with my hood piercing, and hopefully lead to a labia corset in time. When I found out about the demo, and that the piercers would also be piercing anyone else who felt like getting poked, I spent hours researching the piercings I wanted, much praise to BME for the stories. I decided after reading all the experiences there, that it would feel like nothing at all, or like someone was shoving a bayonet through my pink parts. I could expect no bleeding or gushers. Oh boy, talk about nerves. O ne thing I did learn is that my particular anatomy was probably not suited for an inner labia piercing, but I thought it would be great for the outer.
After the demo, I spent some time speaking with Dan, about my migrated and lost nipple ring. He checked out my sad, bare nipple, he declared that it was ready to be repierced. Okay....so I was looking at three piercings in one night. That worried me a little bit. Okay....I'll be honest here....it worried me a lot. I'm not a huge wimp, but still, everyone has limits. I was lucky enough to have my Dom with me, and he supported me completely, and kept telling me that it would be okay...which was very nice to hear, as well as the hugs I got from him. I decided to go with the nipple first. It stung like they do (maybe a bit more so, due to scar tissue and having to go a bit deeper), but I lived, went outside and smoked heavily, trying to get myself into the mindset for the big ones, the labia. I had a terrible case of nerves, and I'm not sure why. I had lived through getting my hood pierced, and it wasn't nearly as painful as my nipples...but I still had this image in my head of a huge needle going though my junk and me screaming and bleeding, and well...you get the idea.
I might have hid in the smoking area all night, but Dan poked his head out and asked if I was ready. Taking a deep breath I managed to squeak out a yes, and padded to the piercing area like a lamb to the slaughter. Ian and I went through the jewelry selection, and gauge, and I questioned my sanity. We went with a 14g, and ½ inch CBRs. I laid myself on the table, while Ian got all positioned. He had me place my feet at the edge of the table and spread my knees, and I felt like I was getting ready for a yearly exam. My Dom stood by my head, lending reassurance and support, and I'm very glad that he likes body mods. I'm pretty sure I was blushing scarlet by that point, all my pink parts right out there in the open, but Ian was nice enough not to comment, except to remark that an inner labia would not work, and that my outer were very good for piercings. Yay me, I thought somewhat morosely. Ian cleaned the area, then marked the spots, telling me they would be slightly s taggered so they wouldn't rub each other. I expected this, and was okay with it. The placement was about a half inch down from where my hood piercing was located, so plenty of room to add more later.
The spots marked and checked, the clamp went on my left labia, and it wasn't bad at all. Could barely feel it. Ian asked, "ready?" and I laughed, wondering if anyone was every truly ready for this. I managed a yes, and took a deep breath, trying to concentrate on the ceiling light and not what was about to happen. I felt the needle touch me, then it was "YOWWWWW.....DAMMIT"....it hurt. More than I expected to be honest, but it was done, needle through and then just a light stingy tug when the jewelry went in. A moment to catch my breath and remind myself that the second piercing always hurt more than the first, and then realizing that the lip I just had pierced was the second, and still one more to go. I noticed my hands were shaking and tried to calm myself down with breathing while Ian got the next one clamped and ready. He asked if I was ready again, and while my brain screamed "No, I'm not ready, keep that damn needle away from me!" my stupid mouth answered "yes". I felt the sharp tip of the needle, sucked in a deep breath and then WHAM...."Owww.....owwww.....this SUCKS.....Oh my GODDD". It seemed to take forever, and I felt every movement of the needle, and I have to be honest, and say that it was the most pain I've ever felt from a piercing, ever. But it was done, and all that remained was to put the little balls in place. At one point the pliers slipped and made a loud "sproing" sound that elicited a yelp from me, but it didn't hurt. Ian cleaned me up, since I had bled some, and we went over aftercare. I sat up and peeked down at my newly decorated pink parts. They looked great, though there was a little bleeding. I kept getting offered a blanket, because my teeth were chattering very badly and I was shaking. I think it was a nerve reaction, because I was not cold. I was glad that I brought a pantyliner with me just in case, because I did need it. I got up off the table rather gingerly and saw the blood that had soaked onto the p apertowels. It wasn't all that much, but I really wish I hadn't seen that. After all was done, I spoke with Dan about how badly it had hurt. He said he wasn't surprised, since I had used up all my endorphins on the nipple piercing earlier, and so had no natural painkillers to kick in and help me out. Wish I would have thought about that beforehand.
I found that I could walk pretty normally, and that wearing panties helped a great deal, since they held the rings snug up against me so they didn't dangle or get twisted. They didn't hurt after it was all done, just the occasional quick twinge that is common with piercings. I was very pleased with them, though from all that excitement I was tired and more than ready to go home to bed. This morning I cleaned them in the shower for the first time, and was very surprised with how easily they turned. No effort at all, and no pain either. I had no swelling, and just a little spot of bleeding overnight. I did have to pause in cleaning and put my head down because I got very dizzy and felt like I would pass out. This is a common reaction to new piercings with me, and I'm still not sure why that happens. Maybe something along the lines of "Oh look, metal sticking through me, that's just not right." It was not because of pain, since there wasn't any. I used anti-bacterial soap, the gentle clear stuff, and patted them dry. This evening I took a long salt soak of a bath, and they seem to be doing just fine. There is no pain, though I am well aware they are there. I hope they heal quickly like my hood.
In short, yes they hurt...but mine may have hurt more than normal due to the earlier piercing. They didn't gush blood, just a bit of spotting. They are not hurting and turn easily. I'm very, very happy with them, and think they look quite lovely. If you're thinking about getting a labia piercing, I say go for it! Just don't get anything pierced beforehand. And if you think you are too old, or not thin enough, let me say I just turned 30, and I'm not a skinny girl. If you live in this area, I would recommend that you go see Ian and Dan. Both are friendly, and very good piercers!