If we suspect you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, we may decline to pierce you. If you have Mitral Valve Prolapse you need to be pre-medicated and have a note from your doctor to be pierced. If you are pregnant, we will not pierce you. Based on experience, we have found that due to the stress of healing from childbirth, new mothers should wait 5 months postpartum with c-section and 3 months postpartum with vaginal births to be pierced. You will end up with a better piercing if you let your body focus on healing first. Nursing mothers should wait at least 1 full year after milk production stops before considering nipple piercings. If you are diabetic, you may need to have a note from your doctor and to be aware of your sugar level. If you have control of your sugar level, you have a better chance of getting pierced.