At 8 for three months, still hurts trying to put in 6g taper

[xangela]

Title kind of says it all. I've been at 8 for a little over three months.

Edit: After reading through the forums I see that this is a fairly common problem. I'll try waiting another week or two.

[BassPlayer95]

Everyone's ears are different, it can take some ears longer to heal than others. I don't have experience, I'm just reciting info from people on the site.

[xangela]

I got the 6g taper in but it had this terrible burning feeling so we're back to 8g and letting it rest for awhile.

[corazon_de_oro]

8G-6G was a really hard stretch for me. I think I waited almost three months and honestly I probably should've waited another month. Are you using lube/oil and trying to stretch after a long, hot shower? Because that will help a ton if you're not doing it already.

[xangela]

I have been, but I think I'll start wearing some of my non-plug jewelry and hoping it gets easier later this month.

[ViolentJayne]

like most people I had one ear stretch easier than the other after waiting about 3 months also .. so in my tough ear I wore a stainless steel spiral for a few more weeks the extra weight helped it loosen .. but Do not try this at larger sizes as I hear it can cause problems ... just a suggestion of what worked for me .. its not good to wear spirals in a fresh stretch but Id say after 3 months its probably ok .....and I wouldnt wear it long term either just maybe 2 weeks or so

[SassafrasChelsea]

the hardest stretch for me was the 4g to a 2g...for some reason, my ears bled so much on the first try (I waited about 2 and a half months)...I had to just downsize back to the 4g and I tried again in another month...hurt a little, but no problems I've heard that from 2g to a 0g is the hardest for most people but I also did that on my first try XD (however I had my 2g in for 5 months) no blowouts, not even a drip of blood I guess it depends what kind of ears you have