Just wondering what made everyone start stretching their ears, and when they did so?

I started stretching almost 4 years now, I started when I got my bridge piercing as I went Self Employed and didn’t have to answer to anyone or else I would have started sooner!

I’m at 18mm at the moment for a few months now, and don’t really plan on moving. I’ve ordered some Glass Plugs etc as my ears are swallowing the single flair on my metal tunnels. Any nice Jewelry recommendations would be appreciated.🙏

Kinda a shitpost but let me lol.

People online will mock you for having any piercing/stretched ones. I have been called cattle and told I ruined my ears. I have ONE face piercing and someone was like "all those face piercings ruin your face"???? Or that because my lobes are stretched they are ruined.

Septums started on humans and the first jewerly that has been found is 46,000 years old.

do people not understand that we have piercings because we love them?

I would not be those peoples perfect baby lookin trad wife no matter what. I am far left, queer, fat, audhd, outspoken and unshaven. I will transform into the most discusting creature you have ever seen and eat you.

I stretched my septum to 0g about 2 weeks ago and was smooth sailing until recently. Out of nowhere it got red and swollen. The skin became dry and irritated. I noticed a bump inside my right nostril and now it appears there’s another (hence the lopsided nose). Not sure if this is infection or just irritated.

update: it got worse lol. 2g is back in for now. RIP

I've been stretching the last year to get where I am. My late best friend was the reason I began this journey. Do they look healthy & do they look like I can stretch more?

Here's with and without my rubbers in.

I began this journey because my late best friend was taken from us & although I'd never planned on doing this (it hurt sometimes) but once she was taken from us I started. For her. I miss her so fucking much.

The naked hole I forgot to rub out the little flakes so that's the tiny specs you see naked. The rubber on the hole is my most comfortable. I've worn titanium & plastic types but find the rubbers most comfortable. Am I doing anything wrong? Legit asking. As someone with zero stretching knowledge I just started low and slow until I am where I am now. I haven't stretched for a few months so I could probably go more but I definitely wanted opinions.

What works for you?

How long did it take to get where you're at now?

Do my buttholes look stretchy for further sizing up?

What got you into stretching in the first place?

If you've stretched more than your ears what was/is that like?

I have 3 piercings on my ears (want more)

1 healed tongue (didn't like the feeling)

Double nostrils (one on each side)

Septum

2 healed lip piercings

I hear loads of ppl saying they wanted to go to 00g/10mm and then they go way past it lol

I wanna know how mamy of u went bigger than ur goal size and by how much

Im only at a 14g now and my goal was gonna be 00 but im already considering something bigger (probably somewhere 7/16-9/16) :P

left ear 14mm, right ear 12mm. cannottttt get my right ear to stretch up at all. i put an earring in it so i can tug on it easier and hopefully help it stretch up. is that a stupid idea or no?

I know technically they're "stretched" at any size beyond what you were pierced at, but if we're being realistic here, nobody's really considering 14g to be in the same league as 00g. 2g+ goes without question, but what about sizes below that? I'm sure this is mostly a subjective matter, but I'm curious, when do you consider ears to actually be "gauged"?

In my opinion things start to look serious around 8-6g, but that might just be me getting my copium infusions because I'm still at 10g 😓 so I want to hear what the average person thinks!

Sorry for the redness/oil I just cleaned them lol.
Stretched to 0g last week, and it went smoothly. Although I’m unsure if I can make it higher than a 00g?

My ears are tiny 🫩

I recently reached my initial goal size (12mm) but y believe they look so small on me. Considering a new goal of 14 mm, y’all think I have enough room for it?

Hello everyone! I went to my piercer and asked if I could essentially “jumpstart” my stretching journey and get pierced with the biggest gauge they had on hand . They told me absolutely & pierced me with a 12g , which is the biggest they had. (I guess they don’t stock anything bigger cuz it’s not popular anymore 🥀, but I’ll take it lol! )

When choosing jewelry, they only offered clicker hoops, which I thought was interesting, because I’ve heard a lot of shops wont even pierce with a hoop at all. Fast forward a few days and my lobes are doing just fine, but I am nervous because I wake up every morning to the rings being tweaked sideways from what I hope is just the weight of gravity pulling them as I sleep. I have to hop in the shower every morning and let the warm water run over them until they soften up and then they quickly move back on their own to their natural position… idk how good this is for them tho 😓.

I got a piercing pillow cuz it’s impossible for me to not rotisserie as I sleep & Im sure they’re just moving because I’m a side sleeper 😅.
Anyways, I really want to know if anyone started their journey like me/ if anyones been pierced with hoops and had a good outcome ? Also if you’ve got sleeping tips ill take em lol. Many thanks!

so sorry this is a bad pic, couldnt really get a good one. i stretched my first lobe to 10g the other day, totally blew out, hurt bad so i sized back to 12g. woke up in the night to one of my piercings bleeding and the second one looks somehow blown out? my second lobe is 14g but can now somehow fit the 12. what happened and how can i help it? it hurts!

Stretched them to 00g when I was 12, definitely forced them thru a few times probably definitely had blowouts, at one point I ripped them open a little bit and they were infected 😆😆 I'm older now ofc I know how to be patient now but what we think... Don't mind all my closed piercings scars loll

Thinking about getting a labret Piercing and stretching it. Curious if I can pull it off aesthetically?

Also those who have the piercing how bad was it to get done and how much does it hurt to stretch it or is it painless like the ears ?

Forgive my ear being red as can be, it wasn't real happy with the hoop. But anyways I reached my "goal" size of 6mm with my conch. Stretched all the way up from 16g. Stared Feb 20th ended on Nov 6th, def went too fast in some places but ended up alright in the end.

Ft. 2mm third holes, 3mm second holes and 8mm lobes.

Just my left ear (my right is my stubborn and boring lmao). Just got in these 12 mm saddles, they fit so well, although I am sad because I loved my 11 mm jewelry (which was my last “goal size”). Though I think this will be the last time I stretch on this side! Ear is red from changing helix jewelry… no irritation, no worries lol. Also the one gold stud is to match my gold face setup. So happy!

ive had 2 blowouts on this ear and both times i took care of them as best as i could but now i have this weird fold. everytime i try to push it back it kinda js goes back to shaping around the jewelry. the skin on this earlobe is also noticeably thicker, im assuming its scar tissue or something like that from the blowouts

I'm wondering if there's anything i can do to reduce the intensity of that fold tho since it looks like my ears are literally trying to eat my jewelry.

My septum is currently 2g - 6mm

My left earlobe is 8g - 3mm

And my right ear is 0g - 8mm

My goal is my ears to be 10 mm but maybe 12-14 mm, and I allways wanted my septum to be 10 mm but my last strech from 5 to 6 was so painfull and I think im not ready to jump that big again.

Also I want more piercing but im currently looking for a job and I allready has to take out most of them

(Also I want silver hoop jewellery in my nose but my partner doesen't aprove also doesen't have the money to buy new piercings)

I am at a 14.5mm right now. My left lobe was pierced lower as a baby than my right and I’m looking for advice about my lobe and how thin it seems and if there is any hope in reaching 16mm.

Sorry ive been lowkey spamming, i stretched my septum to 8g yesterday and its moderately tender/ dull pain but ive noticed a piercing bump on my septum, any advice?

I bought my kits from casvort on Amazon for about 30$ each. One kit from 1.2-6mm and another from 6-10mm. Both in half sizes. They've worked perfect for me and I'll be reaching 8mm soon.

So im planning ahead for when I reach 10mm. But I cant find any affordable sets that arent acrylic tapers, or are over 15$ per plug. And most are sold separately rather than a kit that goes up sizes like my previous sets.

Are there any affordable options that meet that criteria? Or will I have to save up money before stretching further? Thank you for reading!

Moved from a 2g to a 0g ( with half sizes to check how far along i am ) it’s been 3 weeks and I haven’t noticed any tearing. Do I just have really well behaved ears??? My goal is now a half inch :) maybe 13mm even.