Okay so I got my belly pierced in May. I’m on the chubbier side (not that it really matters I guess). And I switched my jewelry a week ago, but I switched it twice in the same day (bc I’m indecisive). I woke up this morning to extreme pain near my navel. Like any type of movement hurts it, but laying on my stomach doesn’t. Moving the piercing is painful too. So I decided maybe cleaning it will help, I cleaned it and I was fine. No pain when I moved my body, no pain when I moved the piercing.

But then I went swimming.... and this was my first time swimming since getting the piercing. After we were done, of course the pain came back. I cleaned it AGAIN, pain went away. Now I’m chilling on my couch, when I get up there goes the pain😫😫.

I’m trying to decipher if it’s infected or what! It doesn’t look infected at all!! I’m trying to decide if I should take the jewelry out and clean it more thoroughly or.... if I should just keep cleaning it with the jewelry inside??