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Originally Posted by kristenyostdc
 I think my husband would kill me! I have been dying to get my nose pierced for years. And I've really been thinking about it a lot lately. But I know if I did it or even mentioned it my hubby would freak. Would you all do it even though your hubby/SO wouldn't like it? I'm very hard headed and I'll probably do it anyway, but thought I'd ask. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by kristenyostdc
I think my husband would kill me! I have been dying to get my nose pierced for years. And I've really been thinking about it a lot lately. But I know if I did it or even mentioned it my hubby would freak. Would you all do it even though your hubby/SO wouldn't like it? I'm very hard headed and I'll probably do it anyway, but thought I'd ask. Thanks!
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He always ends up liking the results but just takes him time to get use to the idea.
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Originally Posted by BettinaAuSucre
I think at 13/14, putting a hole in your body sounds really awesome, but I don't think a 13/14 year old has the maturity to understand the consequences. Not to mention at 16, a tattoo is far too permanent and the design they could potentially pick could be one they will later disdain. There are exceptions for each case, where a child has done such things and not regretted it later, but, I will not assist in any body modification until the child is 18. After that, they are on their own to pay for it and transport themselves to a reputable facility to do so.
My father was extremely against both. His household, his rules, right? Well I now have 4 tattoos and 3 piercings. I understand now why he was so against it. |
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Originally Posted by east carolina
My 5 year old DS is very tattoo positive. A good friend of ours had a quite a few visible tats and he loved to touch them. He really likes mine, too, but he hasn't gone as far as expressing a desire to have one himself.
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Originally Posted by reelgeek
Very happy to have found this group. I have two tattoos right now, one of which is surrounding my belly button. I was just wondering if anyone has experience with tattoos stretching due to pregnancy and what shape they returned to after you lost the weight? I'm currently only just starting my 2nd trimester on my first (so far) successful pregnancy, so I've only begun showing a little bit (looks like I drank too much beer).
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Originally Posted by ToadJode
What are your thoughts on tattoos and piercings for your kids? My twin girls are only 6 weeks old now, but eventually they are going to see and understand that Mommy and Daddy have tattoos. We are piercing their ears next week. BF and I have discussed it and would be willing to take them for belly button piercings at 13/14 years old and tattoos at 16 years old. I'm wondering what other parents think about it for their children? |
Quick question! I'm most likely getting my septum pierced tomorrow. I've never had any facial piercings (even though I told my mom that the day I turned 18, I was getting my nose pierced whether or not she approved...eight years later, I'm finally doing something, LOL). I'm not sure what I need to know or should expect. I AM going to a very reputable piercer, so I have that covered.
My biggest concern is probably the jewelry; during my last pregnancy, I started reacting to gold. I had to take my wedding ring off my finger, but oddly enough, it hangs around my neck without a problem. Other than that, I've never had an issue with jewelry, and I've had my ears pierced for most of my life.
Any advice for me?
ETA: My hubby is also thinking of piercing one ear (he's had the other done for years) and stretching both ears a bit. Any advice on stretching and jewelry for him?
(I know I've totally asked some of this in the past, but it's been a few years, I didn't go through with it, and there are way too many posts to sift through to find the old info!)
Me again!
We got our piercings done yesterday, and we love them! DH ended up having his left ear re-pierced so they could both be at gauge (a six, I think?). I was sooo nervous going in, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting. Our poor 8 m/o DD was in a panic when I was getting pierced; she was crying like she was really worried about what was happening to me (which, sad as that as, was really sweet at the same time!).
Anyway, I have a few questions about after care. The piercer told us to do saline solution twice a day, but the paper he gave us says five times a day. I'm just doing it every time I go to the bathroom, so it's probably been like ten times today, honestly. I made a saline solution out of sea salt and water (non-iodized), and it's not in a spray bottle, so I'm using q-tips. Is there any reason that isn't okay? I hope I'm getting the whole thing; it's kind of a pain to get to, and I'm trying not to move the horseshoe around too much.
He also said to wash the area twice a day with anti-bacterial soap, but since I'm of the anti-anti-bacterial variety, I have serious reservations about that. I would never wash any other wound that way, so I can't see doing it for the piercings. Am I missing some really important reason that it needs to be done?
Last, the paper says not to move the jewelry around. I figure I should trust the piercer, but I was just confused because when I had my ears pierced, I remember being told I had to turn them three times a day. I'm trying not to move it, but it does get bumped here and there, especially because I keep forgetting it's there! Am I going to hurt anything by accidentally bumping it with my finger?
Here is a picture of my piercing and one of DH's ears. My horseshoe is actually less visible than it seems; before we took this, I bumped my nose with my hand, and I didn't know until later that it had made the jewelry move and sit crooked. It's so subtle that my kids didn't notice until well into today, and that was only after I asked them twenty times if they noticed anything different about my face. :lol I may go to something more visible once it's all healed; I wanted something subtle, but I picked such a small horseshoe not realizing how far up the piercing was going to be. The one I originally picked was even smaller!
First of all, I think that Septum piercing looks adorable! I just got my nose done a month ago and I have considered a septum piercing in addition LOL.
As for your question, I just got my nose done and was told the same aftercare instructions as you. Yes, it's a bad idea to move the jewelry around as there is more cartilage than an ear piercing and it can cause scaring, not to mention there is more bacteria in your nose that can get into the piercing before it's healed, possibly causing an infection.
I didn't use anti-bacterial soap to clean my piercing for the same reason as you, I was just more cautious about touching the piercing, washed my hands a TON and did saline 3 times a day.
I ended up with a cold a few days after I got my nose done and so I had a lot of activity around the piercing site( having to blow my nose a lot!) and it didn't hurt me. I just made sure to clean it carefully, inside(with a q-tip) and out (with saline) after clearing my nose. I pulled my piercing out a few times by accident, but I made sure to clean the wound and stud before putting it back in, also washed my hands. I haven't had any problems so far from the minor accidental pulling on it, so I don't think you have anything to worry about.
I just changed my piercing recently, as the stud had become bothersome after the swelling went down and put in a corkscrew stud, which is the most irritating piercing I have ever put in. It took me over an hour of just sitting there, trying to get it in, washing, re-washing, etc. Finally got it in though. I have had a labret and other piercings, never have I had so much trouble. LOL.
Anyways, just watch the cleaning amount. 10 times a day is overkill. If you clean it too much, it can be just as bad as not cleaning it at all. Too much activity around the piercing can introduce as much bacterial as unwashed hands and keep it from healing.
*nevermind* :)
Hi mamas! I don't think I've posted here yet for some reason.
I got my side done for the first time and yowza, that hurt. (I'm not new to this either, it was my fifth time getting tattooed.) Where was the most painful spot for the rest of you? My wrist was no joke and the back of my arm wasn't pleasant either. My back was the easiest.
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