*waves* First off, my name is Noelle I'm 15, and I want to start stretching my ears.
I've been thinking about it for about a year or so and I recently went out and bought a pair of 12g glass "crescent tapers", as my sources are pretty limited (I'm confined to just the local Hot Topic). I had my ears pierced with a gun when I was.... 5? 6? I've compared them to a bunch of size charts and it appears they are currently at a 16g. They have healed very nicely over the years. I also have doubles (retired) and a cartilage.
Anyways, brought these babies home, and over the next two days massaged the heck out of my ears. In the shower, sitting at the computer, etc. I cleaned my hands and ears and jewelry, numb my ear with ice, go to put one in and....
I can't get them in very far! Like, I can get it about 1/3 of the way in, but its not enough to snuggly fit an o-ring on. I tried pretty much everything to get it in. I'm not sure if it's because I'm scared of fucking my ear up or, oddly enough, breaking the jewelry. They just look really fragile!
Am I just paranoid? Should I maybe have first bought a 14g? I've heard you can usually skip a size the first time around and my holes were pretty lose anyways for a 16g so I thought I'd be fine with a 12g? Am I just being a pussy and need to try to push it in with more force? Like I said, It's not much about the pain, but I just really don't want to break the jewelry.
Also, I've heard lube works, but we don't have like, any sex lube lying around. Would a natural oil (like olive or vegetable oil) work?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!