When I was pregnant I worried about everything from what I ate and taking vitamins to decorating my new baby’s room. The last thing on my mind was my belly button piercing. I didn’t know what a problem belly button piercing could be during pregnancy. Many women don’t think about how their piercing would be affected by their pregnancy. It is important to make sure you know what might happen to your piercing and what you can do to prevent problems.
The first clue that I might have a problem with my belly button piercing was when my tummy started to grow and my piercing started to get red and itching. I mentioned it to a friend who had recently had a baby and she told me she had to take her piercing out. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to do that. I didn’t want to remove my piercing, I went through so much getting my belly button pierced in the first place that I didn’t want the hole to close up. So I talked to more people and at my next appointment I asked my doctor.
What I learned is that there are many possible side effects from leaving your belly button piercing in while you are pregnant. The smallest and most common problem is pain and itchiness. Many women say that the piercing gets very uncomfortable. I was already noticing this so I wasn’t looking forward to the bigger complications. You can have excessive scaring around your piercing, so even after you are pregnant you will have big purple scars around it. One of the biggest side effects of leaving your belly button piercing in while pregnant is tearing. As your stomach grows your piercing can actually rip and tear your skin.
Obviously I didn’t want any of these complications, but I also didn’t want to have to remove my piercing and risk it closing up. I decided to talk to the piercing artist that I got my piercing from. She told me about maternity belly button rings. She said that maternity belly button rings work for many women so that they don’t have to remove their piercing during pregnancy.
Right away I went out and bought a maternity belly button ring. A maternity belly button ring is a extra long barbell type ring that is not made of metal. Since the ring is long and flexible it won’t rip or tear as your belly grows. Its completely flexible and bends and moves with your body. I loved my maternity belly button ring. It looked cute and it stayed comfortable throughout my pregnancy. I didn’t have any problems with it being uncomfortable or any tearing. I ended up having to have a c-section and my doctor actually let me leave my piercing in since it had no metal in it, but this vary from doctor to doctor. I was happy to find the maternity belly button rings, it let me keep my piercing without sacrificing my safety.
There are several places on-line that you can buy maternity belly button rings. Eva Lillian Maternity is a great place to find several choices for maternity belly button piercing. They also have lots of other pregnancy items that you might need. Body Candy Also has a selection of maternity belly button rings. Maternity belly button rings can range in price from $7-$20. Its a small price to pay to keep you belly button pierced while pregnant, and keep yourself safe.
