Questions on ear piercing?

If you can sit still long enough for the tagging gun to do it's work, it'll only sting for less than a second. Like if you get stung by a bee, but not nearly as bad. You're supposed to keep your first earrings in for six weeks (or was it six months...?), but as long as you don't take them out, swimming should be fine. The chlorine in the water will kill any bacteria that could give you an infection, and if you're getting them pierced from a store, then they should provide you with a bottle of ear hole cleaner. Simply dab some of the liquid on a Q-Tip and rub it around the stem of the earring and your ear, and you'll be fine.