stretch my earlobes

I started off with the same holes I’ve had in my lobes since I got them done at age 8. I was expecting to need to start at something like 18g, but on a whim I tried to start with the 14g taper I’d bought to help me with getting my septum jewelry in, and had very little trouble at all – the right lobe was fine, the left was a bit tight for a couple of days. I rummaged through my jewelry box, found a couple of stray 14g barbells from other piercings, and used those for around a month before finding some 12g tapers at a local store yesterday. The 12g tapers went in much easier than the 14g, most likely because of the weight of the 14g jewelry I’d used.

The plan now is to wait until payday and find myself some 10g tapers/jewelry. I’m hoping to get to either 4g or 2g, but no larger than that.

so i’m an idiot and ordered plugs a few gauges larger than regular pierced ears rather than just one or 2, and to top it off i hadn’t been wearing earrings for a few weeks, just out of laziness. i’ve had my plugs now for a week or two and have been wearing earrings nonstop and pretty frequently trying to get the plugs in, to no avail. ::sigh:: i don’t even want to stretch them far, only to a 12g.

I put in the 6 gauge tapers last thursday and my earlobes are doing fine. My left one had no problems, but my right one put up a bit of a fight. They burned a bit at first, but baby oil did the trick. (:

I was originally a 16-gauge but i’ve got my earlobes down to 8. Hopefully I get it down to 6 or 4 because i want to use plugs instead of tapers. (:

I’m up to 4-guage now, and I think that’s where I’ll leave it. I have very small earlobes, and I don’t want them bagged out of shape… but I’m very excited. The last time I stretched, my right ear did NOT react well, but this time I did it more slowly and gently, and it’s perfectly fine. I could easily go larger, but I don’t think I will. It’s worth doing, though!

I’ve gotten my earlobes up to 6 guage. I was hoping to go to four or two, but my right ear is giving me problems and this may be the last time I stretch… at least for a while. Time for more holes I suppose.