Piercings

Hi,
I have just found out i am pregnant, unsure how far (im thinking around 6weeks) but have Dr. appointment this morning to confirm.
Anyway to my question, I have my nipple pierced and am wondering if it will affect me breastfeeding my baby, i know im going to have to take it out, but was just worried about scar tissue causing problems.
Has anyone else had any problems like this?

What about Belly buttons - I know that most peoples belly buttons stick out - does that mean I will lose my piercing?

I didn't have to remove my belly button piercing, but I had to get a different kind of belly button bar, one that was longer than normal and flexible of course - I put my normal one back in probably 2-3 months after Erin was born.

As for my nipple piercing, definitely had to take that out, but didn't seem to affect breastfeeding when we were still doing that (bottle fed now), I don't imagine it would pose you any problems - although I agree with Anna in that the sooner you take it out the longer it will have to heal.

Yep I took my belly button ring out at about 18 weeks preg, and got it in again with no probs at all when I got home from hospital (3 days after having Isla). I didnt think I would be able to get it back in since I had never had it out before at all, so was very glad that it was so easy!

i had to take my belly ring out but i know of some people who kept theirs in.
my belly button has popped out and prob wouldve poppeed the ring out if i hadve kept it in.
id ahd mine doen for 8 yrs though so it was gettingready to go on its own lol

yeah my scar has streched so bad i couldnt put it back in after i had haleigh so i thought i will jsut repierce it once ive had this one.
i have to say after 2yrs i really still miss ahving it in my belly button.
i dont think i wouldve been able to wear a preggy bar in mine as my bump got so huge and bellybutton popped out hehe

I guess I will just have to wait and see what happens - I suppose every situation is different! I'm not too fussed if I have to take out my Belly bar - I can always get it redone later on!

Hmmm, this is something I've been thinking about lately.

Emachan, congrats on your new baby! What did you decide to do?

I'm wondering whether its worth getting one of those flexi bars or just taking it out? (I don't know whether I'd want to bare my stomach for quite a while after baby lol)
But if I took it out, would the holes just stretch and become all misshapen?    I hope not!

Just curious, what did people choose to do (I see that most of the replies on this thread have babies now )?

I took my belly button ring out about half way through about 25 weeks I think- once my belly got so tight thatmy belly betton was flattened out and where the peicring went it was beginning to be sore. I left it out the rest of pregnancy and put it back in when Isla was 3 days old. Went back in fine!

peachy wrote: I have a belly button piercing too, so am interested to now if I will have to remove it???

haha we had girls at Bethany who had their bellies pierced and didnt take it out , then the belly button goes outwards and PING the belly ring just popped right off....got a hell of a fright !