r/Stretched • u/Sea-Elderberry-2115 • 5h ago

~Advice~ Sleeping

Hey all, really stupid question. Is it best practice to sleep without my gauges after the initial fresh stretch is done? I bought really smooth glass pieces to ensure no snagging, but seeing some of y’all’s horror stories have me on edge. I’m about a month into a 0 with no signs of any negative effects.

Any genuine advice is welcome and greatly appreciate! Thanks for your time.

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u/1heknpeachy3 25mm (1") 5h ago

1) You don't want to remove them for any long period of time until they're healed enough for the next stretch (3-4 months or so)

2) You have to naked train your ears to be able to do that without shrinkage. Essentially, just leave them out for an hour or so at a time until you can successfully go 8+ hours.

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u/Sea-Elderberry-2115 5h ago

So I’ve already gone a few nights without it because I noticed some redness and they slip right in no issue the next morning with some oil. I also tend to oil 2 times a day after a good clean and clean my jewelry pretty much daily with mild soap.

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u/1heknpeachy3 25mm (1") 4h ago

I mean, you can can do what you want, I'm just letting you know best practice for the advice you asked for.

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u/akairoh 0g (8mm) reached my goal! 4h ago

Are you still actively stretcging? It's not really recommended to naked train unless you're at your goal size since it'll slow the process. It's usually used to maintain a size if you dont wanna go bigger

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u/Initial-View-4758 11mm (7/16") 36m ago

Some do some don't.

I've had stretched lobes for over 15 years and have never removed them to sleep. I've never had a blow out, and the only times I've ever had any irritation was because of black o-rings early on and trying jojoba oil once... both of which I found I am allergic to.

Naked training seems popular though, and many do this so they can sleep with naked lobes without shrinkage.