Don't let my character fool you~ Breast hair question.

[Barry the Bat]

(Yes, Barry is female. But why would you be able to tell, pervert?! D8 )

Yeah, well, question. I'm female, and I have hairs around my nipples. Like, enough for it to be noticable. Is this normal? Should I shave it? This is one of the very few questions I can't ask the boyfriend. Help?  

[LorienLlewellyn]

Yes, it's normal. I wouldn't recommend shaving it; the last thing you probably want on your chest is prickly stubble! It's nothing to worry about, so I'd suggest leaving it alone.

Just be aware that there are a lot of guys out there who don't know much about women, so you might have to explain it to future partners. But if any of them have a problem with it, then ditch them! xp  

[Barry the Bat]

I only really considered shaving because my boyfriend, well, watches a lot of porn (xD) so he likes hairless girls. Which pretty much makes me think he wouldn't like n****e hairs very much. I suppose I should tell him, to see if he knows it's even possible, and to get some free embarrasment, woo!

Also, I secondly considered shaving it because it's, well, hairy. xD; Makes me feel kinda gross. @_@  

[LorienLlewellyn]

There are all different kinds of girls in porno and outside of porno. There are hairless girls, all natural girls, girls somewhere in between, etc. But the more mainstream stuff does tend to have the hairless girls. Let's hope he knows a little bit about the female body outside of pornography though, especially since a lot of porno is really unrealistic in general.

You should never feel like you have to shave for a guy though. Your body is much more then a sexual object. Whether he likes it or not, girls grow hair. xp I don't remove any body hair and never plan to. So far, all my partners have been ok with it. I wouldn't be with someone who wasn't. But if you do decide to remove body hair, that's ok too, as long as it's something you want to do for yourself as opposed to for someone else. However, in terms of pubic hair, you should be leaving it all natural, trimming, or just removing hair around the edges. Removing all your pubic hair actually increases your chances of getting an infection.  

[Fiaroka]

Quote:

Removing all your pubic hair actually increases your chances of getting an infection.

What kind of infections?  

[LorienLlewellyn]

Fiaroka

Quote:

Removing all your pubic hair actually increases your chances of getting an infection.

What kind of infections?

Removing all your pubic hair, especially by shaving, increases your chances of getting a vaginal infection. So ob-gyns typically recommend trimming or staying all natural.  

[Fiaroka]

LorienLlewellyn

Fiaroka

Quote:

Removing all your pubic hair actually increases your chances of getting an infection.

What kind of infections?

Removing all your pubic hair, especially by shaving, increases your chances of getting a vaginal infection. So ob-gyns typically recommend trimming or staying all natural.

Oh.. I didn't know that. I've always found it easier hairless during a period 'cause then the blood doesn't travel on the hair around the pad. ^^' Shouldn't my doctor mention something like that then, when I get my pap smear done?  

[LorienLlewellyn]

Fiaroka

Oh.. I didn't know that. I've always found it easier hairless during a period 'cause then the blood doesn't travel on the hair around the pad. ^^' Shouldn't my doctor mention something like that then, when I get my pap smear done?

Yeah, ob-gyns probably should mention it, but I don't think most do unless they're asked directly. I think a lot of them probably feel like it's not worth bringing up because there are just so many things that can increase our chances of getting infections, we just can't avoid them all. Shaving pubic hair, staying in a wet bathing suit for too long, wearing underwear that doesn't breathe very well, using a new kind of soap, taking birth control pills, not changing your pad often enough, and even being in a hot tub all increase your chances of getting infections, yet pretty much all of us do at least one or two of those things.

And shaving isn't a guarantee that you'll get an infection. Most of us will get at least one non-sexually transmitted infection in our life whether we shave or not. But I do like to warn girls about it just so they know. It might not increase your chances of getting an infection by a great deal, but it still increases it some, and that's fairly valuable information in my opinion!

Here's a good article if you want to read it: http://www.pamf.org/teen/health/skin/pubichairremoval.html
It explains the health risks involved with shaving, but it also gives tips on how you can try to avoid those risks as much as possible if you do decide that you want to shave. Personally, I don't think it's worth it. But it also depends on how prone the girl is to getting infections, and I am sort of prone to them as I get older it seems. Women who get frequent vaginal infections would probably want to stay all natural or just trim (also talk to your doctor if you're getting frequent infections so you can rule out things like diabetes and HIV) . Women who rarely get infections might not care as much.  

[Barry the Bat]

Ah, yeah, I will ask him. And I know about the whole "It's my body, do what I want to with it" thing, he kindly went over that for me. :] I don't really like the hair myself though.  

[ThePocketBunny]

i didnt kno that i could get an infection! but about the boob hair, mine's fair and only 1 stands out coz its BLACK! BLACK in a midst of BLOND?! LOL, shutting up now  

[Kitsu Lolita]

it's normal and I have some too but I remove them with something I can't remember it's name in einglish lol sorry but it's this : http://epilco.com/images/pinza_dorada.gif sorry for my bad einglish. anyway, I remove the hairs that look more noticeable and problem solved :3  

[SOM3BODii TOLD M3]

Oh my goodness, I hate that one little black hair that grows on your n****e. Its soooo annoying. I just get my nail clippers an I clip it off! hahaha loser piece of hair, it had it coming.
And it takes a while for it to grow back to! soo im good mrgreen  

[dark repository]

It also happens to me. Mines are not too many, but they are kinda dark, so they are noticeable.
Just leave them there, be happy and teach your future partners about this.

If they think it's gross or something like that just ignore them, move on and keep on going. A guy who really likes you or loves you won't step back for such a tiny thing that at the end of all... is normal! ^_^  

[Barry the Bat]

Figured I'd update since I'm on gaia for the time being.

I told him; he doesn't really care. xP Doesn't bother me much anymore...

Problem solved.  

[KaileyKills]

its normal..i have some but its not noticeable...but its probably with geneitcs is why yours is like that. its gona be ok. if some guy doesnt like it then well leave them



-kaileyy heart