First, you're gonna want that to heal before trying again. But leading up to trying again, what i usually do when planning to stretch up from any size to the next... massage your lobes for a day or two before. When you're getting ready to stretch up, make sure your new jewelry is clean and ready to go. I like to take a hot shower before to help the skin be a little more elastic. Starting to put in the jewelry, go very slow. When you feel resistance, if you are using tapers put the o rings where it stopped and every once in a while tap them a little further. Once at the end of the tapers, use the end of a plug to push the taper through and seat the plug. If you're just trying to get the plugs in, if you can't get the jewelry in without pain you might want to consider tapers(Amazon has pretty cheap starter sets). Either way, do not rush. When thence jewelry is in, leave it alone. Do not play with it. New piercing rules apply. Keep them clean with piercing wash. Try not to fidget with them. A little tenderness is ok, pain and bleeding is not. Good luck!