3rd Trimester
Hazell121
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To those of you with you belly button pierced
Hazell121
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Did you have to take out your ring? If so, did you put anything else back in or were you able to just leave the ring out? My DH keeps telling me that I can stick fishing line in there, which I keep insisting will not work.
Thanks!
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Re: To those of you with you belly button pierced
The only time I have to take it off is for sonograms and when you go into labor. The first time around, I put back the ring the next day and plan to do the same now.
I took mine out a few years ago so I don't have any practical knowledge here.
Looking at my holes now they are 1" apart from eachother, I can't imagine that a regular piercing hoop would fit through it without stretching the hole. I'd think you'd want to put something else in while you were pg, like one of those larger bar bells that more flat?
TTC #2 since 1/1/13
I took mine out. I have had it for 11 years though so I know it wont close. They sale maternity belly rings that are made of bendable plastic. I would get one of those if you want to keep it in.
You can purchase them at any body jewelry shop, amazon, online, or wherever. I got mine for $5. Totally worth it.
I've also heard fishing line works, but I'd assume you'd need to use really heavy line. I've seen some pregnancy rings that that's essentially what they are, really heavy fishing line with a charm on the end. Like these:
https://www.bodycandy.com/cgi-bin/category/pregnancyring?kwid=jL8TUnbL&crid=3571894725&gclid=CLzz-tngmKwCFQen7Qod1lNsLg
I will add that I did get a flexible belly ring during my first pregnancy and it irritated the crap out of my belly, so I put back my original (which is a 14k ring and it's a long bar also). Also, my belly never became an outie...it stayed as an innie.
I left in my regular barbell until about 20 weeks and then got a couple of maternity barbells. The first ones I got cost about 10 a piece and had little crystals in them that fell out. I suggest the simple bars, the more flexible the better, not all of the plastic ones are very bendy. The second ones I bought were the basic plastic ones and I've kept them in so far, but since hitting 38 weeks it's been very unpleasant to bump into it. Here is where I got mine.
https://www.pagoda.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=3945596&f=PAD/Body+Jewelry+Type/Barbell&cp=3974281