As the growing belly expands, some pregnant moms face the decision to keep their belly piercing
or to take it out.
During pregnancy, the abdomen will expand until eventually the belly button protrudes. It can become difficult and uncomfortable to leave jewelry in place.
Know your options
If you'd like to leave your piercing in, you could use something like Pregnancy Piercings, belly button rings flexible enough to hold your piercing throughout each stage of pregnancy.
If you do decide to remove your piercing during pregnancy but wish to be fitted or pierced again, wait a while after pregnancy and childbirth. All piercings carry a small risk of infection.
You tell us
If you had a belly piercing, did you take yours out while pregnant?
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Stephanie Precourt is a RealMomsGuide mom blogger and mother of four in Northwest Indiana. She writes about motherhood daily at her blog Adventures In Babywearing. Stephanie also writes for the local parenting magazine and website NWIparent.
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I don't have any piercings, other than my ears, but I always think that navel rings on pregnant women look so painful, but maybe they're not?
I definitely wish my belly button looked the way it did before pregnancy. It just hasn't looked the same
