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Belly Button Piercing
In the mid-90's my sister and I, following the trend went to a local
tattoo and piercing parlor and got our navels pierced. Within minutes
we were sporting very cute belly button rings and running on an
adrenaline rush that lasted most of the day.
We were very conscientious about cleaning and care. Unfortunately, the
area around my belly button piercing started getting very red and
inflamed. It turns out my belly button piercing had become infected.
Eventually with careful attention and care the infection cleared up,
however, I found that any time I attempted to change my jewelry, or
moved the ring excessively I would end up back where I started...
infected again. This was pretty annoying, but I stuck with it and in
time, my belly button piercing was fully healed.
Then I got pregnant. I'd never thought about how a very pregnant tummy
would look with a belly button ring prominently displayed on the very
tip. Reluctantly I gave in, and removed the ring, thinking that the
hole would remain and that I could reinsert the jewelry after giving
birth.
Again, I was
mistaken. The stretching of my growing belly, resulted in the skin
around the ring getting stretched out of shape as well. I ended up with
stretch marks around my belly button piercing and had to take out the
ring at the seven month mark to my great disappointment. And, I was
left with an ugly looking hole.
That was it for me. I never bothered to have my belly button pierced
again. If you look closely you can still see where the holes were and
the resulting stretch marks. I consider these to be my battle scars of
pregnancy and giving birth. I still have my jewelry and from time to
time I do look at it fondly, but I've realized that those days are over
despite my best efforts. I never think that getting my belly button
pierced was a mistake, but I realized when it was time to let it go,
and I'm okay with that.
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