Belly Button Piercing and pregnant

paul2louise

I had my 20 week scan yesterday and the nurse told me to remove my belly button piercing. She said I could get a plastic one instead.

Does anyone know what is best to do as I have read that the hole can heal wrong if you just take it out and difficult if you want to repierce.

thanks

Louise

ema_o

You can get one made of some sort of sterile plastic - apparently the metal ones might grow out when your bump expands. I had mine pierced just before I found out I was PG and found out about it - I decided to remove it though based on the fact that it hadn't yet healed so didn't think it would heal easily while my bump was growing!!

I think at 20 weeks you should be fine to wait while you get a replacement one, then swap them over.

My friend used a plastic one until just before the birth when it got too small - she took it out and waited for a bigger sized one to arrive but a few days later it had healed - so recommend getting a bigger sized one as well just in case you need to change it.

galvanizersbaby

Hi

Is it a recent piercing? if not I just took my piercing out both times when pregnant with my 2 and then popped in back in again (didn't have any problems)

anm_2

On my last pregnancy the midwife told me to take it out when i was about 36 weeks, she never said anything to me before then.
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crazygirl

You need something like this - http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com/online_store/black_bioplast_bananabell_blue_jewel_14046789.cfm (not a recommendation for this shop, just one I found on google.)
They are a flexible plastic bar. Sometimes called PTFE or Bio compatible belly bars.

pulliptears

Ive always used The Body Jewellery Shop for my accessories (though I've taken out a lot of piercings now ) They sell quite a good range of the plastic 'bio flex' bars for pregnancy, one here:

http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com/online_store/bioflex-multi-use-body-piercing-curved-tube-1-6mm.cfm

have a look around the site, they do sell some nice things.
HTH
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pulliptears

crazygirl wrote: »

You need something like this - http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com/online_store/black_bioplast_bananabell_blue_jewel_14046789.cfm (not a recommendation for this shop, just one I found on google.)
They are a flexible plastic bar. Sometimes called PTFE or Bio compatible belly bars.

Beat me to it hehe. If you do a search for 'pregnancy' on that site it brings up quite a few. I highly recommend them.

pinkshoes

I'm 36 weeks pregnant and still have my navel piercing in.

I bought a pack of 10 PTFE ones from ebay (only £7 for 10 and free postage), which can be sterilised by boiling them, and the stem on them can be cut to size, so you can put a longer one through as you get stretched!!

I'm on my 5th one now, so the pack of 10 was definitely a good idea!

I'll put the metal one back in once baby is born!

(once you've cut them, use a metal ball to make the screw thread, as it's MUCH easier!)

paul2louise

thanks for all your replies.

i have had my piercing for about 10 years now so it wouldnt heal too well and apart from which i didnt want to lose it if i didnt have to. I will have alook at the sites suggested, i understand why it needs to be flexbile, i was think that the hole diameter got wider not the whole itself got longer but that makes sense now.

Great stuff

Louise

MERFE

I took mine out when I found out I was pregnant with my DD and after I had her I could easily just pop a new bar in if I wanted, have occassionally. Mine hasn't ever closed up, everyone is different though.

paul2louise

I have just bought a nice PTFE blue one off ebay for £1.49. Thanks Guys