I took them out when i was 2 months PG with my daughter. I knew that i was gonna breast feed, so i wanted them to heal.

the ironic thing, is that piercings like that should take no time to heal shut...Daughter is 4 1/2, and I can still wear a ring in my left nipple, as it never shut completely. I put it in for my fire and ice thread, but right now, as i write this, i do not have it in. I can put it in with out any pain. This is very very unusual.

as far as blood, not too much really, just enough for it to want to scab at the holes. but then when i had my eyebrow peirced, i had little blood there, but my friend bled and bled when she had her's done right after i had mine done. Depends on the person i think