Can you change a nipple ring on your own and how?
Yes, you can.
During the initial healing period it is always best if you get
your nipple ring changed by the piercer, but after your nipple
piercing has healed completely, you can change it on your own, at
will. Here's how:
1) Make sure that the new nipple ring which you intend to insert
is disinfected properly. Cleaning it with some antibacterial soap
often does the trick. In addition to the nipple ring, your hands as
well as the nipple piercing should be cleaned thoroughly with
antibacterial soap.
2) Now for removing the old nipple ring. You need to start by
pressing your skin next to one hole of the nipple piercing. Keeping
the skin pressed, you have to slowly remove the ring from the
piercing bit by bit till it comes out completely.
3) The new nipple ring should be inserted in much the same way.
You have to pinch your nipples to make the piercing visible and
then put the ring into one hole. Slowly keep pushing the nipple
ring further into the hole till you see it come out from the other
hole. Once inserted fully, you simply need to close the ring or
tighten any screws on the ring.
If you are finding it a little difficult, you should oil your
piercing and your new nipple ring with some water based lubricant
before changing the nipple ring, as this will facilitate the
process. Putting a hot compress on your skin or taking a hot shower
just prior to changing your nipple ring also helps a lot as this
makes your skin softer, which enables the nipple ring to be changed
relatively easier.
With practice, it will become very easy to change your nipple
ring, and practice you will get aplenty. What with the thousands of
varieties of nipple rings available nowadays, you might just end up
changing your nipple ring very often. Hence the above advice is
sure to come in handy, provided of course that you do have a nipple
piercing!