About a year ago my girlfriend suggested that I get my nipples pierced. I had honestly not thought about it and didn't like the idea of doing something that would obviously hurt. What made it worse is that my girlfriend had once had her nipple pierced but had suffered a terrible accident one day when getting out the shower. Somehow she managed to get her bar ripped out and this left serious damage. So for a long time I thought it was just the craziest thing in the world to want to do to yourself.
At A Glance Author lark Contact lark@bme.anon When A month ago Artist Can't remember name Studio Bodyworks Location Croydon But time moved on and my girlfriend left and at the back of my mind was the idea about getting my nipple pierced and in the end it became an itch I had to scratch. I had one or two failed attempts to get it pierced where I phoned up studios, found out all about costs and then just couldn't go through with it. But eventually I held my nerve!
In November a friend of mine got her belly button pierced and I thought to myself maybe now is the time to get my nipple pierced. So I researched on the web about potential problems and about how to look after it and eventually found a really cool website for Bodyworks Piercing Studio in Croydon. I set a date in mind to get it done and just did it.
I was meant to go with a friend but they wimped out on the day and I had to make the journey on my own. I really wasn't sure if i was going to go through with at all, I kept wondering if I was just being stupid. But luckily I kept my nerve and walked relatively calmly through the door.
I went to Bodyworks as soon as it opened (to be honest I was there before it opened and had to walk round the block a few times!), and somehow managed to blurt out what I wanted. I made a point of getting there early so that I didn't have time to change my mind, because I definitely began to rethink my intentions. The staff there were excellent and told me exactly what would happen and how to care for my piercing. I signed my consent form and went through to the piercing studio.
I was nervous for two reasons, one because I was really worried I would pass out or throw up, and secondly because I quite fancied the piercer. Anyhow, my shirt came off, i was measured up and then clamped (after having my nipple swabbed with a disinfectant). The actual moment of piercing happened in a flash and didn't hurt at all which really surprised me. She then put my bar through and asked me to take a look in the mirror. I was very pleased with myself! I got a fairly standard titanium barbell put in, and was surprised at just how shiny it was!
Its now been a couple of months and I have had no complications and really like it! I have however become addicted to changing it and the sensation of changing the bars is very very nice. I probably won't keep it very long because it was really just something I got done to scratch an itch and the actual moment of getting pierced is what I was actually after. Having said that I do like waking up in the morning knowing that I got it pierced and actually seeing it.
I want to get a ring put in at some stage and then I will have done the nipple piercing and will ditch it. I actually took it out recently as I had had enough of it, i regretted it a day later and had to force the bar back through. I don't recommend anyone doing that because it really really hurt and is a bit sore still (although it looks really cool!).
So to anyone reading this wondering whether they should get a nipple pierced, I say this. Do it! It really doesn't hurt and it can look really cool and really sexy. My experience is that it healed really really easily and well. I would not get anything else pierced because I just don't see the point (this is purely in my case). My piercing is private and only those whom I want to show get to see it. To everyone else I am still the same, almost no-one knows that I got it pierced and I intend to keep it that way.
Many thanks to the staff at Bodyworks for looking after me so well, I am sure they could tell just how nervous I was. I thoroughly recommend them as a top place to get pierced, the premises were spotless and they did a fine job.