So there!

For a long time I've wanted to get a nipple piercing, either for both or just the left nipple. But everybody's been telling me, "Nooo! When you have a baby, the milk will gush out the sides of your nipple!"

Utter bollocks, according to Wikipedia.

Nipple piercing and breastfeeding

There is a common question among women who consider nipple piercings, and that question is how it may affect breastfeeding. There is no evidence that proper nipple piercings cause any complications with lactation. However, it is recommended that good care is taken to prevent infection by using a piercing professional and good body piercing aftercare. Frequent re-piercings can also damage the nipple and cause complications. It is also recommended that the piercing be healed before breastfeeding. Most body piercing professionals will refuse to pierce a pregnant woman for this reason, and because piercing causes unnecessary stress on the body that could potentially complicate a pregnancy.

Several complications have been noted involving breastfeeding with a piercing present, so it is recommended to remove nipple jewelry before nursing.

Several women who do not remove nipple jewelry before nursing observe the following problems:

• Poor latch
  
• Babies frequently coming on and off the breast
• Slurping
• Gagging
• Milk leaking from the baby's mouth

It is also a potential choking hazard for the baby. As the baby sucks, the jewelry could come loose and lodge in the throat. The baby's gums and tongue as well as the soft and hard palate could be injured by the jewelry.

So obviously, I'll just take the darn thing out when I become pregnant. Ha!