I hit a "milestone" last night!

Kristen61607

A while ago DH asked me when i was going to "outgrow" my belly button piercing and I told him when I got pregnant, I'd take it out!

 So last night, we took it out! It feels SO weird! I never realized how used to it I got - but now whenever I touch my stomach it feels weird. And it's weird to look at it too - but that's probably because there is a gaping hole on my stomach now.

 So does anyone else have one that they plan on removing soon? 

Sweetdream415

It is so funny that you mentioned this....I was just thinking about this exact issue this morning. 

I am pretty sure that I am going to take mine out.  I originally thought I might just get a pregnancy one, but I think I should just "outgrow" it myself. 

I will be curious to see others reponses too...

canthardlywait426

I had to remove mine for surgery on Feb 19th. I was mad because the dr actually sewed through my pierced hole! I wanted to be the one that decided when it was coming out!

Little did I know a month later it would have come out anyways!

cmenasco

Ha!  I thought about this too!  I actually took mine out when we started TTC.  I didn't want the hole to get bigger as my belly got bigger.....I still have a very small hole, but can't really see it too much unless you are looking for it.

AshleyM51

I had taken mine out about a year ago, but you can still see the hole (which I'm hoping doesn't stretch too bad).  DH said it looks like I was bitten by a one-fanged vampire : )

 Are there any kinds of treatments, after pregnancy of course, that can minimize the scar?

MrsTechie

AshleyM51:

I had taken mine out about a year ago, but you can still see the hole (which I'm hoping doesn't stretch too bad).  DH said it looks like I was bitten by a one-fanged vampire : )

 Are there any kinds of treatments, after pregnancy of course, that can minimize the scar?

There are many creams and treatments for scars. Mederma and bio oil are two I can think of off the top of my head. The scar treatment will not help with any internal scarring that developes and leaves a lump under the skin. Nor will it help the hole to close faster.

I've had mine out for 4 weeks now and my hole is almost gone. I have a ton of scar tissue- internal and external- where the piercing has moved and torn since I got it done nearly 13 years ago.

cdh224

I took mine out a few years ago after a beach outing where I heard someone call me by my last name and I was mortified to see a group of teenage boys looking at me in a bikini with my belly button ring.  Never thought my students would be at the same beach at the exact same time as me.  Guess that's when I 'outgrew' it!  Now I still have the sad little hole...