My ear ATE the frickin' PTFE when I attempted to tape from 6g to 4g.  Woke up, plug was gone, big wad of tape inside my hole.  Dried my ears out pretty badly, too. I'd like to give bondage tape a try the next time I stretch... a looong time from now.  (I really like 4g!)

Sounds like you've been doing a pretty good job, then. Sometimes, 2g can be 6mm.  Other times, it can be 6.5mm.  Maybe the jewelry that isn't working for you is of the 6.5mm variety?  In that case, I'd wait a month or so before trying it out again.  Or you can find a 6.5mm taper and do a mini-stretch once you're healed from ...

I don't think there's anything wrong with a 12g initial stretch if you've had pierced ears for a while.  At 19, I went from standard gunned lobes [that I have had since age 9] to 14g, which slid right in with room to spare.  As a matter of fact, I had worn 14g circulars for periods of time throughout my teens and didn't even ...

Lovely! I love the plugs you currently have in! I'd like to give a great big ME THREE! to the idea of earskins.  I'm at my goal of 4g, and I'm excited to start wearing them.  Those Anatometal blings would also look great at your size, even though they're pricey. Anything wood would look amazing... I think wood looks the best ...

I healed my 8g stretch with opalite plugs, and I have to say they did pretty well.  However, this was really before I knew all that I know about stretching.  It's good to play it safe by not wearing them in freshly stretched holes :)

Thanks for all the nice words, guys.  My friends just aren't nearly as supportive.  I've heard since I started stretching, "Uhh, you don't want those hockey puck thingies in your ears, now do you?"  Haha. I actually am somewhat interested in scalpelling.  I've even asked a couple piercers around here, and none have ...

[quote user="Drolhtis"] I've gotta say that is about the most perfect looking ear/plug combo I have ever seen. But I still wouldn't be surprised if after a few months 2G starts to look a little bit more perfect to you. JK but gratz on the stretch and and they really do look great. [/quote] Awh, thanks!  That's ...

Thanks, guys!  I promised pics, so here they are:  Yes, my ears are very tiny, and were pierced kinda low.  So tiny, that I think I'll stop at 4g.  I used the no flare pyrex plugs, which are so gorgeous in photos, I think.  These were taken the day after I stretched.  They are now a little over a week old, and doing so amazingly ...

Okay, I've decided that I'm definitely getting repierced, as a reward for keeping up with my workouts!  I've lusted after stretched navels for the longest time, and think I want to get it pierced at a 12g or 10g, just to make stretching up easier.  I'm thinking a good goal would be 6g, or possibly 4g... this is very tentative, ...

I couldn't decide what colors to get, so I settled on the clear pyrex no-flare plugs ^_^  They have rounded ends, too.  I like the pyrex single-flare eyelets, because you can watch the inside of your lobe through the glass as it heals.  Those don't have the rounded end, though. I highly reccommend getting the best taper you can find.  ...