Navel piercings and pregnancy.

Heather - posted on 09/12/2012

Go to bodycandy.com they have great pregnancy belly rings, and they are priced great to. I plan on getting one soon so I don't have to have my piercing redone later on.

Chelsea - posted on 09/10/2012

I had vertical piercings top and bottom years ago. My body rejected them so I was left with small scars where they used to be. Since my belly has gotten bigger and the skin has stretched, the scars have too and they look like slightly darker patches of skin. Looks a little strange but I don't mind them. I just wonder how it will look after baby now...

Tennika - posted on 09/08/2012

I kept mine in during my entire pregnancy and I said I would only take it out if it hurt or it was uncomfortable. I kept it right up until labour. Took it out and put it right back in. The only thing that happened was a little bit of stretching of the hole where the dumbbell slides in and out more however it is still the same. I'm 30. I had my belly button pieced at 15. Had a baby at 18. I haven't been without my belly ring. Hope this helps.

Stevie - posted on 02/18/2010

I have had mine done since I was 14 so about 7 years and just took mine out (I'm 30 weeks in 2 days). I took it out because even though I had a long flexible barbel in (the one I got my tongue pierced with) the band on my maternity pants kept pressing the top ball down into my skin and it was leaving a red dent and making my bellybutton sore and itchy :( I plan on just putting a barbell through it every night and maybe leaving it in while I sleep because I don't wear anything tight to bed. I really hope it doesn't close up!

Ashley - posted on 02/17/2010

it have mine pierced twice.just put a stright barbel in it an ull be fine till u are delivering.then they make u take it out.

Nichole - posted on 02/17/2010

I took mine out with my first pregnancy and got it redone after my second was born still have it in but I'm keeping an eye on it if it starts to stretch I'm going to take it out and i will keep putting it in to help keep it open if it closes I will decide later if I will get it redone again.

Christie - posted on 02/05/2010

i have my navel pierced and with my first baby i took it out around 6 or 7 months..i also put it back in like 1 or twice a week to keep t open that might help i think as long as it is not bothering you you could leave it in until your just about due..they also make pregnancy belly rings ive never used them but ive seen them...good luck!

Liz - posted on 02/05/2010

I had mine in for a while but it scared really bad cause the hole stretched i took it right out cause i didnt want to get bad but that was my personal reason

Natasha - posted on 02/05/2010

Hi, my friend left her's in till nine months and now where the piercing was looks all disfigured because the whole streched so much so i took mine ou but i put it bak in once or twice a wk and it's still open. Good luk!!

Katy - posted on 02/02/2010

Check out this website: http://www.maternitypiercings.com/

I ordered one from there and am going to swap it out as soon as it gets here!! I am 29 weeks and my belly button looks like it is going to pop out soon so I want to get it switched as soon as I can! These are flexible and longer so you can leave them in the entire pregnancy if you want. They are priced good too so its worth it! Plus they are supposed to be more comfortable for after you have the baby as well. Good luck!

Ellie - posted on 02/01/2010

Well, I don't have my Navel pierced.. but I do have my nipples... and I am not breastfeeding, my own personal choice. And if i dont have to, I AM NOT removing them! lol

Jenn - posted on 02/01/2010

I just walked into a tattoo/piercing shop and the guy made me up a plastic one that was heaps longer than my steel one. The balls are also plastic. It's also easier to take out when I go for scans. I don't intend on taking it out this whole pregnancy except like I said for scans and then my c-section. It's long enough that I still have room to grow.

Kirsty-Louise - posted on 02/01/2010

im only six months gone and i took mine out about 4 months ago as it was sore but mine still hasnt closed up yet cause i still put a bar through every once in a while but I have had mine pierced nearly 10 years so could be diff for everyone but I was like you and was cautious of taking it out as I didnt want it to close up either but mine stil open after 4 months

Jessica - posted on 02/01/2010

im almost 6 months now, and i have my belly piereced, i dont plan on taking it out at all...
just go to your local body shop and buy a pregnancy belly bar, they are usually straight. some bend, others dont. they feel abit wierd at first but then you dont notice it....
hope this helps...

Best of luck with the pregnancy and baby...
xx

Tracey - posted on 02/01/2010

hi i am pregnant with my 2nd child and with my daughter i don't think i ever took it out. my doctor said if it did not bother me then it was ok. i do have a tiny stretch mark from it but she is 4 1/2 yrs old now and i can hardly tell that there is a mark there. my belly button never popped so i was fine. i was worried i would have to take it out cuz i did not want it to close up. with this baby its still in. i know now that i will have another c-section so i will take it out before i go to the hospital, but if it does not bother me then i have nothing to worry about.

Andrea - posted on 02/01/2010

I am 29 weeks and still have mine in. I don't think you have to take it out at all unless it no longer fits; however, I have found that there are special belly rings for pregnant women that have longer bars that are more flexible, so you may want to look into one of those if your ring starts to get to small. I am also not sure of how it will work if your belly button pops out as mine has not.

Sherrie - posted on 02/01/2010

I took mine out already. But I put it in for a few hours once a week. I have had it out over a month now and it hasn't closed yet.

Yulandie - posted on 01/31/2010

hey danielle, ive had a pregnancy navel piercing with my daughter and my current pregnancy, ive 6 weeks to go till babys due and im still wearing mine, and will be during the birth as i did so with my daughter, if you go online and type in pregnancy piercings youll get all the info you need and where you can purchase one, i got mine for $25.00, its plastic with a diamond and has cute baby feet dangling on the end, best of luck with baby and hope this helps

Caitlin - posted on 01/31/2010

i'm 32 weeks and i took mine out about a month ago because it was stretched too tight

Sarah - posted on 01/31/2010

i took mine out i think it was at 8 months just because my belly was pushing onto it and you could see the shape of the bar through the skin, i used to put it in for a half an hour daily to make sure it never grew over and brought it to the hospital with me and put it in within hours of giving birth. i am now 19 weeks and ill be doing the same, i love my navel ring and wants to keep it as long as i possibly can :)

Lauren - posted on 01/30/2010

I am actually getting a surgical grade belly button ring you can adjust the length and it will help avoid any tearing and problems. Here is the website that I got mine from:
http://pregnancypiercings.com/order/1

Amber - posted on 01/30/2010

i took it out when i found out with my first... a little prude from my family raising so a mom with a bellyring was a little too much for me... i havent missed it and im glad it closed up...

Jennifer - posted on 01/30/2010

Hey well with my first one I had to remove mine my 8 month but this one I had to do it my sixth month, and I called the peircing place I got it from and they told me they would repierce mine for free ( they will do this if you have to take it out for preg.) So I would call around and see because then you wouldn't have to worry bout having to pay to repierce it just incase. though I would suggest not leaving it in too long, it can give you strech marks because your belly skin will try and stretch normal around it but it will stop the normal process. I hope this helps you :))

Natalie - posted on 01/30/2010

This is my 3rd pregnacy, i'm only 14 weeks now but with my other 2 i took mine out around 25 weeks, maybe 30, i can't remember. But it was when i felt that my belly was getting too big and stretched.

How long have you had he piercing for? I've had mine for 5 years before i even got pregnant so i just put the piercing in a couple of times a week so the whole won't close and after birth i put it back in without any problems.

Mandy - posted on 01/30/2010

this is my 3rd baby...i've had mine in the whole time with all 3 babies. never took it out! i'm 38 wks today and still have it in... it dont bother me at all

Lauren - posted on 01/29/2010

my friend had hers peirced and didnt take it out, but she got stretch marks above it and no where else, so i think the belly ring may have caused it, but i have no idea for sure. i took mine out right when i found out i was pregnant, im overly paranoid ha

Kat - posted on 01/29/2010

I would think go as long as you can handle it. No reason to take it out if it never bothers you. I took mine out when I was 18wks with my 1st. It was driving me nuts. That was May 08, but it looks like to me that I could put a ring through it if I liked. But I'm not bothered with it. If your keen to keep it & it's not bothering you then keep it in as long as you like I say..... I am also an Aussie & have seen/heard of the plastic ones, a great solution!

Katherine - posted on 01/29/2010

your welcome :)

Danielle - posted on 01/29/2010

Wow never heard of those before. I live in the US. I did do research online and found a website that sells plastic flexible belly rings for pregnancy. I will probably be ordering one, thanks!!

Katherine - posted on 01/29/2010

Hi Danielle,

You should be able to get a special plastic bellyring to wear while your pregnant, my sister got one, I just took mine out and it closed up as, I have the same problem as you. I don't know where you live but I live in Australia, but I am sure you should be able to get a special plastic bellyring for pregnancy, good luck :)

Carolee - posted on 01/29/2010

I had mine in until I could see it was about to start stretching the hole. I did keep putting it back in for a few minutes every couple of days/weeks throughout the entire pregnancy. I put mine back in a few hours after I gave birth.