At A Glance
Author	Vicky
Contact	mistress_vampire@hotmail.com
When	Six months ago
Artist	Luke
Studio	BodyWorks
Location	Croydon, South London

Nipple piercing story.

I'm an 18 year old female with five current and two retired piercings. I had my nipple pierced about six months ago; my lip and Septum pierced in the Summer of last year (almost a year ago - both retired) and my clit-hood and tongue since then. The nipple piercing was the most exciting - being my first - piercing, and is still my favourite today.

Just after my 17th birthday, I started a new job and was seeing a guy I didn't like very much. The job was interesting and fun - a very relaxed office enviroment without dresscode or strict rules on anything. The guy I was seeing was very insecure - especially about the way he looked a lot of the time, and it was starting to rub off on me. Working with new people was great; and because of the lack of dress-code I was suddenly working with more people with visible piercings and tattoos than I'd seen in my life. I developed a quick and life-changing interest in the experiences of one of the girls and would bug her about her piercings - she had/has nostril, lobes, tongue and labret piercings.
Aside from having my ears gunned at a young age, I had no experience with piercing whatsoever. So when I decided to have something pierced, I decided to have something unusual (it seemed unusual at the time!) and not obvious...
I've been told since I had the piercing that it was pretty "hardcore" to go for a nipple piercing first off - but it never really occurred to me to be any worse or better than having anything else pierced.

Enough background information.
I'm pretty sure it was a Saturday afternoon I finally chose to go through with it. My parents have always been pretty lenient with my brother and I, so when I told my Mum the day before that I wanted to have my nipple pierced, she simply said "well I'm not going to clean it!". I don't think she thought I would go through with it to be honest.
One of my friends joined me; and on directions from my brother (who has had x3 tongue piercings), we made our way down to Bodyworks in Croydon. I have only ever heard good things about the place, and would recommend it to anyone in the local area. I realise that there probably are better places with more friendly staff, but I've never had a problem there and I always walk in and out feeling confident I know everything I need to.

We spent a while looking for the place; but when we finally did, I started to get nervous (getting a new piercing still doesn't hit me until I'm walking toward the place!) - I realised how little I knew on the subject - I still wasn't to be introduced to BME for another year. My friend was probably on my Mum's side of not believing I'd go through with the whole thing - so in the spirit of shocking and surprising everyone; I marched right in and made my claim to the girl behind the desk.

I can't remember anyone else waiting to be pierced, although I do remember watching two guys coming out of the piercing room while I was signing the necessary forms - both with a careful hand guarding their left nipples. I'm not sure if this is what made me decide to have the left one pierced - I'd never thought about which one, although I knew I only wanted one pierced.
Most people have said, "oh, you're right handed, so that's why you had the left one pierced" - it makes sense, because I wouldn't brush my arm against the breast as much, causing less aggravation. I don't remember any pain caused by my innate clumsiness anyway, but it's nice to think I did things the right way without thinking about it too much... for once.

The piercer calls me in a few minutes, introduces himself (Luke) and has me sit down. He asks me if my nipples are particularly sensitive on a daily basis (they aren't), and which one I would like to have pierced. He's setting everything up while I pull off my top and struggle with having my bra up on my chest with my breasts hanging out in front of a complete stranger - this never bothered me like maybe it should have done.

He explains that the nipple, like most piercings, will swell; but unlike most, it will be effected full time, and that because of this, I would probably be back to have the other one pierced because they would look uneven. I don't think he was just trying to talk me into having them both done for any reason - I guess he was just doing his job. The difference in size is not noticeable to me; and since you can see it's pierced, you know why if you think there is a difference. I never went back to have the other one done.

I finally get my bra comfortable and settle back into the "dentist chair", and he comes towards me with something in his hand. I closed my eyes and started to wonder what this was actually going to feel like - and whether I was about to do something stupid. I still can't watch myself being pierced after 5 piercings.

They don't have any method of breathing exercises or counting down to the pierce in this place - they just ask if you're ready, and when you say yes, they wait a few seconds, ask again and you're pierced before you answer. The clamps were only on for a few seconds; he said "this will pinch a bit"; and it did, but considering I was mentally prepared as though he was going to just shove a pen into my chest, I didn't notice it a great deal. When he came to pierce me, I don't remember experiencing much pain - perhaps a burning sensation, but there was never any great discomfort. Looking down as soon as the needle was through made me feel a bit queasy; seeing my nipple speared like that - but I settled back again while he removed the clamps. I had barely turned to see what he was doing before he'd slipped the 14g SS ring into it, and slipped the ball in without error.

Unfortunately with such little knowledge of piercings and tattoos, I didn't really know how to look after my new addition. The aftercare instructions given to me were to use Savlon antiseptic wash - I bought a bottle before I left and some q-tips to clean later on that afternoon. I was told it was a sensitive piercing and would take a while to heal - I wasn't to change the jewellery until fully healed, and to come back if I had any problems or questions. I left feeling pretty good - the soreness came and went through the next week or so, but providing I was careful in the shower and when I cleaned it - which was pretty much twice a day for two weeks, I shouldn't have any problems.

Like I said; not knowing what I was really doing - I attempted to change the ring within a few days. I switched the ball to a cute little dice thing - which took hours to actually get in. About two weeks later, I bought an externally threaded barbell - Big Mistake! I tried and tried in the shower for the following week to get it in - but the screw thread was unbearable and I caused more problems than I realised. In the end, I gave in - thinking back to the pain I went through, I must have done a lot of damage to the already fresh scar-tissue. The piercing itself - probably, though not necessarily - because of the messing around I did, took about a year to fully heal. The pain itself went away all the time I wasn't aggravating it - but the piercing still leaked (forming crusties - not blood - around the ring) for a long time and I nearly gave up a few times. I'm glad I didn't, however, because it's a perfect, healthy piercing now; my pride and joy.

So, I think everything is included. Yes, the piercing itself hurt, but only for a second and nothing like some of the others I've been through (inc. Septum and lip). I did mess up on the aftercare - being 17 and starved of information, I forgive myself for it. I have additions in mind for it - I considered having the other nipple pierced, and maybe both of them double pierced (this one is horizontal) as crosses, but I haven't made any real decisions so far. The piercing itself is more obvious than I realised it would be - I have a lot of second-glances from people who've seen a possible "double nipple" thing going on. I enjoy the attention, but realise that people do think it's lop-sided to only have the one done. Maybe one day...

Thanks for reading, my e-mail for questions is above. Please understand that I can't "help convince your parents" - something most of the e-mails regarding my tongue piercing spoke of. Thanks again - Vicky.