I had wanted to get my nipples pierced for a long time. I had attempted to do it my self a few times (about the age of 16), but chickened out every time. A few years passed and I still wanted to do it, but was under aged, and had no place to do it in my home town.
At A Glance Author caspergirl When Six months ago Artist Jack Studio The Ink Spot Location Casper, WY Finally I moved away to college and decided I would do it. The day it happened my room mate's friend had just turned 18. She wanted to get her first piercing, my room mate wanted her tongue, and I wanted my nipples. What a better occasion right? My brother has a few piercings of his own, so we had him suggest a place.
We all went down there and checked it out. It was clean, and had a nice environment. I told the piercer, Jack, what I wanted done. We went over the consent form, checked my ID and went over a paper that told all about the aftercare. By then I was nervous as all hell. My friends went before me and I watched and got more nervous. I made them all leave the room when I got my piercings.
Jack showed me all the equipment, and showed that it was sterile, new needle, new jewelry etc. He marked the spots, checked with me and got ready. He put the clamp on the first one, which about made me cry because it hurt a lot, told me to take a big breath, so I did, and he pushed the needle through. OUCH! I thought my nipple had been torn off! My eyes watered a bit, but the pain went away quickly. The second one went about the same, but at least I knew a little more what to expect.
They healed great. Then one day I went home for the weekend. I was getting ready for bed and had my pj's on. My mom keeps it cold in the house and they got a little hard, so the rings stuck out a little, but I didn't realize it. My mom came up stares saw them. She yelled at me for a minute, and It ended up being a take out or tare out situation, so needless to say, I took them out. I had to show her the rings, which ended up going to my brother, go figure. He can have piercings but I can't? I don't get it.
Anyway, about 6 months later I decided to do it again, don't ask me why. I went back to Jack, and he remembered me which was cool. He was bummed that I took them out, but glad I came back to him (it shows I was pleased with them anyway). We went through the same procedure with the paper work and stuff. This time I was not quite as nervous, but it hurt a whole lot more for some reason. I think it maybe had something to do with the fact that he put them through the old scars or something? I don't know but It hurt like hell!
The healing went well. I cleaned them three times a day with Soft Soap, made sure there were no crusties, and in general made sure they were healthy. The only problems that I found with these piercings is that they are real sensitive until they heal. It hurts a little when they get hard, seat belts are kind of irritating, and it is a little hard to tie shoes. But over all it is worth it once they are healed. My favorite part is having my girlfriend play with them! They make great toys, and they look good too!
Well, This weekend I went home again. My mom and I decided to travel to Casper (where I live now) to do some shopping. We made a pit stop at my place, and I forgot that I left a pair of rings sitting out on my desk. I didn't think she saw them because she said nothing about them. But when we got home I got it from her again. She told me she was disappointed in me, and she wished that I would not do things like that to my body. But at least this time she also said that she realized that I was of age and that there was nothing she could do about it.
Well that is my piercing story. The point being that nipple piercings are a great thing to have, even if your mother does not approve. And hey, it might not be a bad idea to be a little more careful about hiding them (if you need to hide them) than I was. After all I think they are kind of intimate and personal. Not the kind of thing you want your mother to know about.