Piercing lobes at a higher gauge

I want to stretch my lobes soo bad but I’m soo impatient and having my lobes pierced at the standard smaller size I’m sure is gonna make me feel shitty dysphoric sooner or later so I’d rather not sit at that size too long 😫

I’ve heard you can get them initially pierced with a larger needle for a jumpstart, have any of y’all done that? How much worse would you say the pain was compared to the regular needle? Did it take longer/was it harder to heal? Thanks