Nipple Jewelry

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Saturday May 10th, 2008 @ 8:24 PM

Filed under: Nipple

I swear I read about proper jewelry on here somewhere before, but I’m assuming it was on the old QOD..so I apologize for what may be an easy question to answer.

I’ve had my nipples (female) pierced for about 2 1/2 years with the original 14 gauge horseshoe..uhh circular?..barbells still in (pardon my lack of proper terminology, my brain isn’t working well tonight). There’s still crusties everyday, but I had a difficult time with healing, especially after one was ripped in my sleep. Mainly I’m wondering if I might have better luck with straight barbells, such as less movement and less snagging, which in turn I would hope to have happier piercings.

If barbells are a better option, how do I go about figuring a proper length without going to a studio…all the “shops” around here are disgusting and unsanitary and I don’t trust the people running them at all, and the shop I got the piercings done at is several hours away.

Thanks

Barbells are going to be a better option for you and will likely solve the problems that you are having. The reasons you guessed they might be a better option for you are spot-on.

As for figuring out the size…a pair of calipers or even a ruler should do the trick. You want the barbells to be 1/16″-1/8″ of longer than the width of your nipples. Chances are good that 1/16″ will do the trick, but if they still tend to flare up or get swollen, a little extra room might be good. Take the measurement and then figure out what length of jewlery is going to fit the best.

Good luck!

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