I took my piercing out a couple months ago b/c it was causing me pain, but I keep putting it back in every few days b/c I don't want the hole to close. For the past few weeks my belly button has been slowly turning into an outie, right now its more flat though. Starting a week ago when I'd put the barbell back in I'd have to force it through b/c it seems like the hole is closing. Now I've started to put it in every other day and this morning it hurt and bled a tiny, tiny bit. I really, really want to keep the hole, I don't want to get it repierced either, but do I just need to give up on it already? I feel like I need someone else to tell me to just let it go! What do you think?
Re: belly button piercing hole closing
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Evelyn (3.24.10), Graham (5.30.13) & Miles (8.28.16)
I took mine out at 12 weeks when I was pregnant with DS and STILL had stretch marks from it. This time I kept it in...it came out 2 weeks ago.
I'd let it go because it's probably not the hole that's closing, it's probably just tight from being stretched.
I had mine for 2 years when I took it out the first time. I went back a year after DS was born (so it had been out for 2 years at that point) to get it repierced and they didn't have to repierce. It had just closed a little bit so they let me pay just for a new belly ring and they stretched it out for me (I couldn't have done that to myself, lol). This time I plan on putting it back in right after she's born (so it will only have been out for a few months) so it won't need to be restretched.
And, yes, I realize I will be 24, but I like my belly ring. I am totally clinging to my teen years, lol.
I agree with pp, I'm gonna be 30 this year and so I figured I'd just let mine go. I've noticed recently though that the bottom part of the piercing is beginning to kinda close up and I'd had that ring in for 12 years. hmm
My SIL, who has lots of piercings said the maternity ring works pretty well.