Belly buttons: keep jewelry in, or just re-pierce later?

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Which one usually has better results? I know many of you have had belly piercings and have had at least one pregnancy, and I am just curious as to which approach is more successful for the overall quality of the piercing.

On the one hand, I know an open piercing will stretch. I don't know how well it shrinks back to size.

On the other, scar tissue is unpredictable and piercing through it may result in a less well-placed or aesthetically pleasing piercing.

What did you do? How did it turn out? Would you do it that way again?

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I took mine out and I didn't need to have it repierced .... It stayed open.

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I plan on repiercing mine after pregnancy (well a few months after). I miss having it!

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I had a pregnancy belly ring & was able to wear it until 37 weeks. I didn't even get that big but my skin was really stretched to its limit and my belly button was kinda starting to pop out! The hole was getting sore and acting more like an open wound than a healed piercing. I had my belly pierced for 13 years prior & had to part ways with it. 😢  I guess it all depends on your body type and how much excess skin you have around your belly button. If it's not super stretched and there is a lil extra skin, then keep it. If not, I'd suggest taking it out. I think I left mine in too long, I now have a scar where it was and the skin is a lil disformed & discolored. I'm 7 weeks postpartum. Going to have to use scar cream to get it to heal and look halfway normal again.

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Do not keep a regular one. Get a pregnancy belly ring.

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I have a pregnancy belly button ring in. It's big and flexible so you can keep it in

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I took mine out and don't plan on putting it back in. The scars around it are awful from it getting ripped and tugged over the years. And of course all the stretching now!

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I took mine out with my first bc it hurt, and just never put it back in and it's been almost 7 years and it's still open a little stretched out but the right ring u can't tell!! Pregnant now with our second and my ring is still in!! Not as big this time around 😊

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I kept mine in until it was extremely uncomfortable and I just put it in every once in a while to keep the hole open. They have oregnancy belly rings

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I bought a maternity belly ring :)