Yesterday, I went to 00g. I left my tapers in (I know I'm not supposed to do that, but I'm stubborn and was being stupid :C) all day yesterday and I decided to try to put some plugs in. As soon as I tried to put the plugs in, my ears start bleeding. I clean my ears and I put my 0gs back in. They are a little tender and they are very swollen, but I'm going to do a sea salt soak a couple of times a day.

Is there anything else I should do to keep them happy and healthy? Also, I want to stretch them again, so how long should I wait?

Thanks! :)

You should wait at least 6 week since there was tearing. If it hurts when you try to stretch them, wait longer.

i have the same problem with my gauges... when i try to put plugs in they bleed because they are like tunnels and much harder to put it. so i just put my other gauges in after i wet my ear.

i'm at 3/4" now, and going from 0 to 00 was the biggest stretch in the lower numbers it seemed. i stretched with tapers, and left them in as well. the next day my lobes were like double their size, red and hot and did bleed. i did sea salt soaks (after just hoping they'd get better for days), and that was the best decision ever. i didn't size back down because i had already gone through hell stretching them up. it took a week or two but they finally calmed after days of sea salt soaks. the better choice is to probably have done what you did, size down and do soaks. obv wait until they're not bleeding, and there's no wound (rip/tear) or swelling. trying to rush stretching never works out, so take it easy c: