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Q: Belly Ring
asked by: bubblebelly on February 4th, 2004
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I have a belly ring and everyone is telling me that I need to take it out but the doctor has never said anything about it.Should I take it out?And if I dont what would happen?
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allusivepond
replied on February 4th, 2004
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I have a belly button ring also and even though im not pregnant my bf and I are trying and I was wondering the same thing.

R u pregnant now or planning on getting pregnant

from someone who cant wait to have a jelly bean all of their own
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bubblebelly
replied on February 4th, 2004
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Hi Again
Im pregnant now,im 19 weeks and 6 days!20 weeks tomorrow! U r trying to have children?
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allusivepond
replied on February 4th, 2004
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Yep my bf and I are currently nearing the end of our first month, I dont think we are pregnant but there is still that little bit of hope.

Was urs a planned pregnancy or an unexpected event(i dont like to say accident as children arent accidents)

from someone who cant wait to have a jelly bean all of their own
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kitty_55
replied on February 4th, 2004
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Hey,

you should take your belly button ring out cuz your tummy gets bigger the whole will get bigger. If you dont want to get rid of it use fishing line. I have heard from a couple of people that used it and it works..

Alison xoxo
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caracook
replied on February 4th, 2004
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When you get big your belly button pops out. I'm sure that can't be good with the belly button ring. I was wondering about nipple rings and hood piercings. I'm not pregnant, just ttc.
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JillMarie
replied on February 4th, 2004
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I'm not taking mine out until the doctor says I have to! Smile
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caracook
replied on February 4th, 2004
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Not to be rude but it is prolly going to look kinda silly once your belly button pops out...
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Jaydensmommy
replied on February 5th, 2004
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Your doctor will most likely not tell you to take it out...I took mine out right away..I was sick of it anyways...And here I am 1 yr later and its still open. But eventhought I took it out...It turned a brownish color and has a stretch mark going onto it..Dosen't look good.

~sara~
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bubblebelly
replied on February 5th, 2004
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Thank You!
Thank you very much for your replies.I once took my belly ring out 4 surgry(it was out 4 like an hour)and it was very hard to put back in.If I didnt think it would grow up I would go ahead and take it out but I think it might.But I might try the fishing line thing.Thanks for the advise! :p
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PregnaJordan
replied on February 5th, 2004
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Yea I have a small stretchmark going through the two holes...But my friend didnt tak hers out till her last month(belly button never popped)...And hers looked nasty and I mean nasty!! It still does and her son is two months old! Its brown and hard...My advice, take it out!
Jordan and jaydyn
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Toska
replied on February 10th, 2004
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Hello I don't have a belly ring but my friend does and she has had two children and never takenit out, it didn't affect her, so I would say whatever you want to do, but you don't have to take it out.
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smith8500
replied on February 10th, 2004
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Hey
Well my friend was preggy and had a belly button ring. She didn't take it out at all and when she finally had the baby the scar it left was horrible. I suggest taking it out and maybe putting in a line of string to keep it open!
Love,
chanda
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rach16
replied on February 13th, 2004
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Special Belly Bars
I don;t know if you can get them where you lot are from but I know that in england you can get special maternity ones. You are meant to take them out cause as your belly stretches then it can rip the bar out. It happened to my friend and now she can never have her belly pierced again I wouldn't risk it personally. I have taken mine out nad if you end up being that bothered by it then why not get it re-pierced afterwards? Only a suggestion.

Rachel xxxx
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JillMarie
replied on February 16th, 2004
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I put vaseline on the ring and belly button when I get ready to put it back in. It goes in really smooth!
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LoobyLou
replied on March 4th, 2004
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What you need is a flexible plastic belly button bar, you can get them from most piercests, then you can leave it in throughout the pregnancy and not get any of the usual problems! I bought my cousin one because she's 6 months gone! Smile
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Uniquecc
replied on March 9th, 2004
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No matter what, it's not going to look the same after you give birth.
I took my belly ring out when I was about three months pregnant. After I had my son I now have a stretch mark going through it (the top of my belly button). Not only that, but you can see both holes (from where the ring was) because my stomach is stretched and my belly button still sticks out. It's not a very good thing. Doesn't look very nice either. But I have a beautiful son in return. Good luck.
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