Re: Bellybutton piercing and Pregnancy
From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:41:54 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 23 Jan 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
So there is no reason to take out a belly ring if it's already there
when you get pregnant? I've had mine pierced for 8 years and can't
imagine parting wit it even if I am pregnant!!
>I have had several friends, including my sister, who has had 4 children,
>who had their BB pierced prior to pregnancy and it did not help or
>hinder stretch marks, one way I do know to help with getting less
>stretch marks is to use lots and lots of vitamin e lotion, it helps keep
>the skin supple. But back to the question, it takes about 6 months for
>a BB piercing to heal if it is taken care of correctly. You will have
>to take the jewelry out if you get pregnant again. I have never run
>into an incident of the hole stretching from pregnancy. My fiance is a
>licenced piercer, and hasn't run into this problem either. You might
>try looking up piercing care before and after pregnancy and see if there
>are any suggestions. Hope this helps, and good luck.
>
>At Thu, 23 Jan 2003, lynn wrote:
>>
>>Hi!
>>I posted this question last week, but Dr. Fabio was the only Dr. on at
>>the time and said he never came across this in Italy, so I'm hoping the
>>other doctors currently on have seen this....
>>I have been waiting to pierce my bellybutton in hopes that I will have
>>another child. Well, after many m/c's, I don't want to wait any longer
>>(it's been years and I'm not getting any younger!). SO, if I do get it
>>pierced, and then do get pregnant, what will become of it?? Reason I'm
>>asking is I saw something in the archives where a woman was blaming her
>>BB ring for stretchmarks - any truth to this?? And will the hole get
>>gross and stretched out as the stomache gets bigger? Anything I need to
>>know before I get it done, hopefully this weekend??
>>Thanks so much!
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