When is it "safe" to get one even though my boobs are still growing and what not.
I'm getting it done in celebration for my friend's 18th birthday.
Which will be in September, and i'll be over a year on HRT by then.
Just wanna get feedback.
Ask your doctor. You should see them by then. I honestly don't think it's entirely safe, but you never know, maybe it is.
Also, personal comment: GYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH.
Hi Joey
Here is a link to a thread from a couple of months ago.
Nipple rings (MtF) (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,115335.msg884061.html#msg884061)
Are you thinking about bars, curved bars, rings, and/or shields?
Quote from: Jamie D on May 08, 2012, 11:03:29 PM
Hi Joey
Here is a link to a thread from a couple of months ago.
Nipple rings (MtF) (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,115335.msg884061.html#msg884061)
Are you thinking about bars, curved bars, rings, and/or shields?
Bars. :)
and thank you.
Ow.......
Quote from: JoeyD on May 08, 2012, 11:08:20 PM
Bars. :)
and thank you.
If the nipple is not big enough to support the piercing, it has to be done through the areola.
Yikes!
Quote from: Jamie D on May 08, 2012, 11:27:45 PM
If the nipple is not big enough to support the piercing, it has to be done through the areola.
Yikes!
I thought it had to go through the base of the nipple, and they just used a different gauge depending on the size. Piercing through the areola can lead to infections and stuff if a milk duct gets blocked...
Personally, I'm waiting till I've finished growing / decided if I'm getting implants. Nipple piercings already have a decently high chance of rejection. No sense stacking the odds against. And lots of other things I can punch bits of metal through in the meantime. ;D
I'm not pierced ... yet ... but smaller gauge piercings tend to migrate.
So I'm told.
I had a safety pin in my left nipple during my young deathrocker/punker days :) But then again I also had safety pins all over my face and they were all connected by silver chains that formed a spider web (Musicians can be strange folks)
Anyway, that was long before I ever knew transitioning was possible and the pin in my nipple got ripped out during a bit of a tussle
Being that you are on HRT, I would not recommend it unless you are a sadomasochist :) But if that's the case, enjoy the pain
Although rare, some women with "inverted nipples" get areola piercings.
Quote from: V M on May 09, 2012, 12:26:39 AM
I had a safety pin in my left nipple during my young deathrocker/punker days :)
Not totally unheard of. Male safety pin nipple piercing:
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm1.staticflickr.com%2F66%2F192123309_9893f4cc42.jpg&hash=cd8a71cc6987f4428e4ee92cf03ab66214ec567d)
The good old days, huh?
Quote from: Jamie D on May 09, 2012, 12:37:12 AM
Not totally unheard of. Male safety pin nipple piercing:
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm1.staticflickr.com%2F66%2F192123309_9893f4cc42.jpg&hash=cd8a71cc6987f4428e4ee92cf03ab66214ec567d)
The good old days, huh?
No, not unheard of :) But I've never seen anyone else with a spider web of silver chains (various necklaces hooked together to form a spider web) attached to one
Some people do go a little bit overboard
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-fwwq82VwWPA%2FTcvQSwVZ1UI%2FAAAAAAAAAUo%2FWWyFGaKx444%2Fs1600%2Felaine-davidson-piercing-brazil-woman.jpg&hash=cd85d8a1be880a9c1e7e8f9620cbdccbae369ece)
I'm hijacking Joey's thread
Tell me to stop!
LOL... That one's got me beat :laugh: Besides, my crazy hey days were 20-30 years ago
Poor Joey, sorry to jack your thread... If you want a nipple piercing go for it, just make sure to keep it in good shape so you don't get an infection and make sure it's not to heavy so you don't end up one perky and the other a sager
Hugs
Quote from: JoeyD on May 08, 2012, 10:54:22 PM
When is it "safe" to get one even though my boobs are still growing and what not.
I'm getting it done in celebration for my friend's 18th birthday.
Which will be in September, and i'll be over a year on HRT by then.
Just wanna get feedback.
Rihanna has a nice nipple ring
(clothed, no picture here, just a
link (http://celeb.wohoo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/rihanna-nipple-4.jpg) )
i think you should be fine , my friend had nipple piercings before they even started HRT
Quote from: mementomori on May 09, 2012, 01:32:33 AM
i think you should be fine , my friend had nipple piercings before they even started HRT
What type of piercing jewelry? Was your friend MtF?
Quote from: Jamie D on May 09, 2012, 01:35:19 AM
What type of piercing jewelry? Was your friend MtF?
im not sure about the jewellery ill ask next time i talk to them and yea they are bio male and have been on mtf hormones for a couple of years
I have considered barbells with shields.
Wish I could post a picture, but it would violate policy. You'll have to look it up.
Quote from: Jamie D on May 09, 2012, 01:44:33 AM
I have considered barbells with shields.
Wish I could post a picture, but it would violate policy. You'll have to look it up.
i know what they look like maybe just get rings or barbels and but the shields and wear them occasionally till you feel like you have full finished developing them you can wear them all the time
Quote from: Jamie D on May 09, 2012, 01:00:37 AM
Some people do go a little bit overboard
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-fwwq82VwWPA%2FTcvQSwVZ1UI%2FAAAAAAAAAUo%2FWWyFGaKx444%2Fs1600%2Felaine-davidson-piercing-brazil-woman.jpg&hash=cd85d8a1be880a9c1e7e8f9620cbdccbae369ece)
I'm hijacking Joey's thread
Tell me to stop!
Wonder how long it takes for this woman to get on a plane? Washing would be fun as well.
Well I do have small breasts, and I'm sure they're not going to get much bigger since my mom's rack ain't all that either.
Piercings are sexy.
I know it'd raise my confidence.
And in my opinion, most other people who find piercings sexy, are also sexy themselves.
So it all works out.
OUCH..........my nipples are toooooo sensitive to the touch
Quote from: JoeyD on May 09, 2012, 02:24:19 PM
Well I do have small breasts, and I'm sure they're not going to get much bigger since my mom's rack ain't all that either.
Piercings are sexy.
I know it'd raise my confidence.
And in my opinion, most other people who find piercings sexy, are also sexy themselves.
So it all works out.
That shouldn't be a problem. It's jewelry. It just enhances what you have.
nipple piercing are sexy...
I have a friend who had hers done.. and I like the look.. When my boobs are finished growing I want mine done.
This thread arises my curiosity... I see/hear of so many piercings in "non-classic" places here that I really want to ask... Are piercings especially popular amongst trans people? Or are they just popular in young people, and since I'm not very social, I never knew? Or is it an English country thing?
Because, I don't know... I've always found the vast majority of piercings gross, and most people with whom I spoke of this at least partly agreed (i.e. "I'm okay with the nose and lip, but nipples, genitals, tongue, upper ear, all that grosses me out!") I was shocked to see the difference... But maybe my "sample" was just too small. After all, I really don't speak of things like that every day.
Quote from: A on May 10, 2012, 06:05:08 PM
This thread arises my curiosity... I see/hear of so many piercings in "non-classic" places here that I really want to ask... Are piercings especially popular amongst trans people? Or are they just popular in young people, and since I'm not very social, I never knew? Or is it an English country thing?
Because, I don't know... I've always found the vast majority of piercings gross, and most people with whom I spoke of this at least partly agreed (i.e. "I'm okay with the nose and lip, but nipples, genitals, tongue, upper ear, all that grosses me out!") I was shocked to see the difference... But maybe my "sample" was just too small. After all, I really don't speak of things like that every day.
It's a young people thing trans, gay, lesbian, or alien. Trust me xD
I have 12g "vertical" barbells in mine, I have quite long nips so there was more than enough room to put them in just above the base...I really like them alot!! Had them in since last November and have had no issues at all.
sometimes the pain of the piercings distracts your mind from the pain of other things...its not all bad ;)
I decided to do this.
I'm only getting one done though.
Because having only one is cool.
Makes me all mysterious-like~~
I hope you all know I'm kidding.
Meanie, don't play with people's naivety! So you never intended to get that piercing?
Quote from: A on May 10, 2012, 06:05:08 PM
This thread arises my curiosity... I see/hear of so many piercings in "non-classic" places here that I really want to ask... Are piercings especially popular amongst trans people? Or are they just popular in young people, and since I'm not very social, I never knew? Or is it an English country thing?
Because, I don't know... I've always found the vast majority of piercings gross, and most people with whom I spoke of this at least partly agreed (i.e. "I'm okay with the nose and lip, but nipples, genitals, tongue, upper ear, all that grosses me out!") I was shocked to see the difference... But maybe my "sample" was just too small. After all, I really don't speak of things like that every day.
nipple piercings are actually really common
I was kidding about being mysterious for only having one side done hahaha.
:P
I'm actually a bit conservative and usually seen as a "clean cut" type of person...in my personal revolt against that image I have had numorous piercings, but none where the public could see them...also in my quest to make the "boy parts" go away or at least be disguised in my mind I have had several down there over the years, I took them all out now that I can be the real me in 3D a bit more...hard to explain, but it makes sense to me ;)
really do like my pierced nips though...and I am far from being young, lol
It may be a "West Coast" thing as its quite common here across many demographics
So you're getting both done? Now that's special. o.o
The possibility of infection is my main concern as well... Please be careful Joey
Advice on piercings,
if you have one that is really bothering you and not doing well take it out! Don't try and play a waiting game to see if it will get better! It's not worth the risk
Quote from: Michelle G on May 13, 2012, 01:14:31 AM
Advice on piercings,
if you have one that is really bothering you and not doing well take it out! Don't try and play a waiting game to see if it will get better! It's not worth the risk
i took a navel piercing out after years of having it becuase whenever i would squize it a white liquid would slightly ooze out , i just decided it must not have ever fulled healed and that it wasnt healthy to keep it
Quote from: mementomori on May 13, 2012, 01:16:25 AM
i took a navel piercing out after years of having it becuase whenever i would squize it a white liquid would slightly ooze out , i just decided it must not have ever fulled healed and that it wasnt healthy to keep it
Good advice about taking them out if infected. The danger, among others, is septicaemia, which is a very nasty condition and unfortunately it can develop very quickly and can lead to 'shock' and multi-organ shutdown. If you are lucky someone may get you to Intensive Care, if unlucky to the funeral parlour.
Woman who wish to breast feed are advised not to get nipple piercings as they may disrupt or prevent milk being released. Of course this may not be a problem for all of us. Sadly.
Cindy