How do I make stretching my ears less painful?

Ive had a regular pierced ear since I was like a few months old, I already bought gauges theyre a size 8 and I just found out that I shouldnt skip sizes and I wanna know if there is anyway I can make it less painful ? I know I was stupid for skipping sizes but I didnt kno. please help. xx

Well why don't you try a smaller size first rather than going straight to a size 8. My friend had the same problem but she went to a size 5 and said it hurt quite a bit, I would highly recommend just using a size 1 then increasing the size to where you want it.

You could also use Vaseline or baby oil on the stretcher, and on/in your stretched ear. Another thing is never push it in slow, it will be less painful if pushed in fast.