I had my belly button pierced about 3 yrs ago it was rejected by my body after about 4 weeks. I had a small round scar above my button. Now im 9 months it looks like a Liver Bird its spliit off into two massive long stretch marks. eeeeeeh mingin. I wish i hadnt had it done now. Anyone else had this and been left with a daft scar.
Belly bar scar eeeeeeeh
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I have heard that this can happen but it depends on your skin type, I have heard horror stories of people with them still in and splitting and others where nothing happens at all.
I used to have mine pierced but as soon as Richard & Judy had a horror story on their programme, even before I got pregnant I took it straight out.
I used to have mine pierced but as soon as Richard & Judy had a horror story on their programme, even before I got pregnant I took it straight out.
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i got about a CM stretch marck cummin from my belly bar lol
I have mine done and wearing a pregnancy retainer but it is fine SO FAR! I have had mine done about 9 years ago, i hade a plastic retainer from the ouch website, but had to take it out this week (so at 31weeks) it has turnt into a line not a whole and it is very stretched and red!! 
I am putting it back in every day for 10 mins or so so it stays open, but i dont think it will be pretty after!! xxxx
I am putting it back in every day for 10 mins or so so it stays open, but i dont think it will be pretty after!! xxxx
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keely&bump said:
keely i have had mine done about the same amount of time as you and what with having beth last year and falling pregnant again i never got round to putting it back in its been out getting on for 2 yrears now and mines still open and fine
Just wanted to join in here ... 
As some of you may know, I own Ouch! Body Jewellery. One of our ranges is pregnancy retainers, which we have sold for a number of years.
The benefits of pregnancy retainers are that they give women the opportunity to keep their piercing open throughout the whole of their pregnancy, meaning that they don't have to deal with the added worry of whether they will need to re-pierce after they have had their baby. They are also ideal for scans where women are not permitted to wear jewellery.
Yes, some women's piercings will remain open all the way through their pregnancy and beyond, without using a pregnancy retainer - however there is no way of knowing this unless you try, by which time it will be too late when you find you can no longer get your favourite belly bar through!
The retainer bars are made from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) which is a biocompatible, non-stick substance - it is so biologically inert that it is actually used in cosmetic reconstruction surgery. Not to mention the fact that lymph cannot stick to it in any way, which is why professional piercers frequently use PTFE when carrying out new piercings. Its flexibility allows it to bend when it needs to, which is great for a belly which is increasing in size all the time.
The retainers are very flexible and are available in a wide range of sizes. On the contrary, the average size of a metal banana from a high street store is 10mm which, for most women, will not be large enough for the latter stages of pregnancy. Our standard range alone is available in sizes 8mm to 24mm, but we also make custom sizes longer than that if required. The range of sizes means that there will always be a retainer to fit you at any stage during your pregnancy.
So ... wearing a retainer will take away the worry of maybe having to re-pierce afterwards; they are biocompatible which makes them completely incapable of causing infection; they are flexible which is ideal for pregnancy, and you will always find one that fits you whatever stage of your pregnancy you are at. Always remember to have at least a couple of millimetres of bar spare at each end - wearing a retainer that is too tight, or where the end balls are snug next to the holes of your piercing, carries the risk of irritation and possibly infection.
Enough of the boring stuff. If you've decided you're going to get one then we have a huge range of styles and colours. Interested? Clicky
At the end of the day you don't have to wear one ... but if you want to keep something through your piercing for the duration of your pregnancy which is both comfortable and safe (not to mention a little bit fun and stylish!) then they are ideal.
As some of you may know, I own Ouch! Body Jewellery. One of our ranges is pregnancy retainers, which we have sold for a number of years.
The benefits of pregnancy retainers are that they give women the opportunity to keep their piercing open throughout the whole of their pregnancy, meaning that they don't have to deal with the added worry of whether they will need to re-pierce after they have had their baby. They are also ideal for scans where women are not permitted to wear jewellery.
Yes, some women's piercings will remain open all the way through their pregnancy and beyond, without using a pregnancy retainer - however there is no way of knowing this unless you try, by which time it will be too late when you find you can no longer get your favourite belly bar through!
The retainer bars are made from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) which is a biocompatible, non-stick substance - it is so biologically inert that it is actually used in cosmetic reconstruction surgery. Not to mention the fact that lymph cannot stick to it in any way, which is why professional piercers frequently use PTFE when carrying out new piercings. Its flexibility allows it to bend when it needs to, which is great for a belly which is increasing in size all the time.
The retainers are very flexible and are available in a wide range of sizes. On the contrary, the average size of a metal banana from a high street store is 10mm which, for most women, will not be large enough for the latter stages of pregnancy. Our standard range alone is available in sizes 8mm to 24mm, but we also make custom sizes longer than that if required. The range of sizes means that there will always be a retainer to fit you at any stage during your pregnancy.
So ... wearing a retainer will take away the worry of maybe having to re-pierce afterwards; they are biocompatible which makes them completely incapable of causing infection; they are flexible which is ideal for pregnancy, and you will always find one that fits you whatever stage of your pregnancy you are at. Always remember to have at least a couple of millimetres of bar spare at each end - wearing a retainer that is too tight, or where the end balls are snug next to the holes of your piercing, carries the risk of irritation and possibly infection.
Enough of the boring stuff. If you've decided you're going to get one then we have a huge range of styles and colours. Interested? Clicky
At the end of the day you don't have to wear one ... but if you want to keep something through your piercing for the duration of your pregnancy which is both comfortable and safe (not to mention a little bit fun and stylish!) then they are ideal.
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I had 4 piercings (top, bottom, one each side) and now it looks gross with holes and scars all over it. Didn't think about that when I had a lovely toned flat stomach 
Just got the top one in now, but as it was an old piercing, the healed scar inside the hole stretched and now bars are loose in it. I wore retainers in the top and bottom ones as I wanted to keep them, but now I wish I'd never had it pierced before being pregnant
Just got the top one in now, but as it was an old piercing, the healed scar inside the hole stretched and now bars are loose in it. I wore retainers in the top and bottom ones as I wanted to keep them, but now I wish I'd never had it pierced before being pregnant bossbump said:
Ive only just found this thread but this is my story lol
I got mine peirced at 14 after mum said no, tried to hide it but she saw it and made me take it out as it was swollen and septic
, when I was 16, I got it done again (with the ''im 16 you cant stop me'' comment pmsl) and it healed very fast and was fine, I took it out 6 months ago just cause I wanted to really but I have a scar, well a darkness of skin and a dent about a cm in diameter at the top hole, it looks naff. I hope it doesnt get worse as my pregnancy goes on!
