i started from an 18g, dead stretched to 16g and stainless steel tapered to 14g. put in stainless steel horseshoes. both were in for about a week or two before they started to feel loose and like i'd had them forever, at which point i'd attempt to go up a gauge.
each time, the taper slid through really easily and i only had a little bit of snugness, redness and soreness in my lobes that went away after a few days. all normal stuff.
going from 14g to 12g, the taper went in smoothly, the jewelry went in fine, woo! the same snugness and soreness, a little redness, we're good.
this morning when i woke up, there was no redness and my horseshoes are less sore and more stinging, like theyre gripping on really tight to the horseshoe.
i checked for signs of me fucking up: no tearing, no bleeding, no itching, no creases, no blowout, no discharge. this leads me to believe that this tightness is normal, perhaps now that i'm getting bigger.
am i right? if not, what do i do?
(ps. this community is amazing! i've been lurking for about three weeks and everyone is so helpful and lovely here. thank you.)