Repiercing belly button

[gottaloveascamhun]

In my 20s I had a belly bar but took it out when pregnant. Can I get it repierced, obviously at a proper place not just doing it myself? Has anyone done this?

Has it definitely healed? I put a ring back in mine after years, I used a very slender ring to navigate it, it was actually an warring to start with, used some live and just worked it through gently, it's fine.

Ooh that's worth a try thanks!

@Hohofortherobbers live? Typo?

Omg I've just got an earring through it! Never would have thought it was still a hole! Thanks so much

2 typos! Used an earring to start as it was slimmer, used LUBE to get it through

Ah I thought you meant lube. I don't even have a belly bar anymore but have ordered one on prime 😀

I'd been wondering about the same. I took mine out around 28 years ago. I'd been going to contact a local piercing place to see what they suggested.

I thought mine would have healed by now. I don't know if I dare try to unblock it.

Please let us know how you get on, OP

Oh, I should read the whole thread!

How long was it since you took it out? I mistakenly thought you'd said 20 years in your OP. @gottaloveascamhun

I think 12 years since I had a bar in it

I've just had a go too and done mine with an earring. 14 years since I had anything in!

I'm tempted to have a try now! It would save a trip to the piercing studio, though I don't know what they'd have suggested or done.

Did you use any sort of lubricant @raffegiraffe I don't have any lube!

Though I had mine in for only around a year before I took it out - over 20 years ago. I've always thought the holes looked messy, then recently thought I'd like it back. I don't have my midriff exposed, so nobody will see it, I just thought I'd like it back.

Yep I had some KY haha.
Think you could use savlon.. or Vaseline?

Mine had been out for 10+ years. When you replace the earring with a naval ring get one which is really slender and go slow and lubricate, I definitely traumatised mine when I replaced the earring with the naval ring, took a week or so of salt washes to settle back down but then it was OK

Thanks @raffegiraffe

I had the Vaseline and tried with an earring but lost my nerve. It appears to be blocked at one end and I don't want to force it, it has been over 20 years!

I'm not sure what the piercing person will do or whether they can repierce it.

I've had my naval pierced twice. On both occasions the body rejected it, so, sadly, I've had to give up on it as a lost cause. I would like to have my nipples pierced but, in part due to my previous piercing experience,that is not going to happen.

So, it's just my ears.

I got mine re-done at a professional piercing place when DD was 6mo. Couldn't have done it myself!

I had my belly button pierced three times before I gave up. It healed up every time, including growing a long tube of skin around the ring. Now I've just got a scar. 😭

My old piercing holes are very sore where I tried to insert the earring (carefully). I'll get it done properly, though I think I remember it was quite painful. I hope my threshold is higher now!

Slightly sore not very!

I took mine out during my pregnancy and it was fine. It was a bit uncomfortable when I put the bar through the first time though.