I've learned so much useful information about stretching my ears from this subreddit. I initially was going to use plastic tapers for my ears and figured it was "no pain no gain" for stretching. Until I started reading posts here and... thank goodness for y'all.
I'm currently at 1g (7mm) on my ear lobes, and am wanting to go to 0g (8mm) and stay there. I've been at 1g since Dec 9, 2025. So it's been about five months. I've tried to go up to 0g a few times in the last month and it's just not happening. No matter what I use, like coconut oil or jojoba oil to stretch up, there's no way my ears are stretching right now.
Is there anything that I should be doing to prep my ears more to go up another size? Is it just being as patient as possible? Should I try wearing heavier jewelry? Right now I'm wearing the single-flare glass plugs that I used to size up to 1g. Any thoughts/advice are appreciated.