A while ago the idea struck me to self pierce my horizontal hood. I had a plan of genital piercings I wanted to get done eventually (that obviously being one of them) and as I thought about it, and sat on the idea longer and longer it became more and more of a personal thing that I HAD to for for myself. So I examined my hood, planned it, etc... And as it turned out, my hood would have been risky business, the two major clit veins were very close to the surface, and my hood is so small that working around them would have been tricky. However, I still just wanted to pierce myself there, and I thought about it more and realized that it was piercing my own glorious cunt in private ritual of self love (in a nutshell, I guess)that was the important part to me, not the particular piercing that I did since I wanted several anyway.
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When It just happened Another plan I had for down there was to get symmetrical inner labial rings. This seemed much safer and much more do- able for me, considering my anatomy. So I did the flashlight check for veins, and scoped out the area, and figured out the general placement and came to the decision that yes, indeed, I can do this myself. So I bought the jewelry I would need, 7/16" diameter 14g CBR, and headed home.
I decided to hop in the shower before I began because the best topical disinfectant I had was rubbing alcohol, while I did that I boiled my jewelry and penningtons, and soaked my needle in peroxide. When I got out of the shower, I put down a clean towel to put my supplies on, and another for me to sit on and I was ready to go.
So, I clamp it, and I'm becoming a bit nervous. Do another quick vein check, mentally mark the entry and exit holes, and pick up the needle. At this point I was breathing rather heavily and noticed that my hand wasn't quite steady. I placed the needle so it was just barely touching the skin and took a deep breath in. MY hand became for steady, so I began to pierce. And... I chickened out less than halfway through. It wasn't that the piercing was painful, for some reason I just couldn't do it. I took another breath, tried again, and I only got about halfway through again. This happened one last time before I decided to call it quits for the day. This was supposed to be self-validating experience in a way, and I didn't want to go through with it if I was unsure.
I let a week go by, and decided to have another go at it. so I did the same deal, showered, cleaned my tools and put the on a clean towel... I had more confidence that I could keep a steady hand, and felt more ready. So I clamped, checked, got the needle, took an breath and... no piercing. This time I got it about halfway through again, and felt something that didn't seem right, you know, like physically. It didn't hurt more but it seemed like there was scar tissue or something that was a whole lot thicker then the rest of the flesh. That kind of freaked me out, and I decided that I wasn't going to get what I wanted to out of piercing myself if something did go wrong, and the whole thing was becoming more complicated then I wanted it to, or honestly felt capable of dealing with. So I faced the fact that this just wasn't going to happen now.
A few minutes after that attempt a little bump that almost looked like a tiny blood blister developed under the skin, the puncture was also bleeding a bit more then I thought should be normal, not really a worrysome amount since I do tend to be a bleeder, but even so, I figured that was a sign that I shouldn't have done it. Everything is fine now, no harm no foul, and I'm really not disappointed at all. I guess it'll happen soon, only by a licensed piercer, the way nature intended.
Obviously self piercing your genitals is a lot different then self piercing your earlobe. It's irresponsible and unless you know exactly what you are doing, you shouldn't do it. I did know exactly what I was doing, but still ran into problems. What I found is that ultimately decorating my vagina will be important and personal no matter what, even if it means going the safe route and letting someone else help. It's a much better idea then doing something that could be sexually devastating and cause health issues. So be careful god damnit!