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Belly button piercing....what age ?

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AnyFucker · 04/08/2010 21:57

For those with teenage dd's, at what age (if ever) did you allow them to get their belly button pierced ?

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CakeandRoses · 22/08/2010 09:07

16 I'd say.

Really hoping DD won't ever have piercings tho (currently 4 weeks old so can't bear the thought of her ever spoiling that beautiful new skin!)

CakeandRoses · 22/08/2010 09:12

Sorry, just seen that you've decided on 15. Your reasons seem sensible to me

jellybeans · 22/08/2010 23:16

If my DD was desperate maybe 14, she is 13 now and loads of her friends have had it (12 & 13 years old) but luckily she doesn't think it looks nice.

cinpin · 31/08/2010 20:37

My daughter had it done at twelve, its not a tatoo and can easily come out so i did not see a problem. Funny enough she is now 17 and now has took it out. No harm done

happiestblonde · 01/09/2010 00:08

I had my first in my BB at 15 then pierced the bottom part at 16. No harm done but earlier that 15 is perhaps a bit excessive.

moragsoverhereplease · 01/09/2010 00:37

It will leave a horrible horrible scar.

I will show my children my scar from if they ever ask to have it done.

jasminetatu · 04/09/2010 14:07

Hello everyone! I'm new here!

I work in a reputable tattoo and piercing studio so anybody with questions about body mods can feel free to ask me! I'm a regular tattoo guru for all my friends.. haha!

My advice would be to let your daughter wait until she is old enough to have the piercing without the need for parental consent - the law is very vague regarding piercings/tattoos and many studios get away with piercing underagers and putting out nasty work! She should be over 16 with parental consent; 18 without. If the piercing studio is a good one, they should ask to see her proof of ID!

Whilst piercings don't last forever, they do take a long time to heal up and you are often left with really obvious holes/dimples. I've collected many of these over the years - I'm now pregnant and slightly dreading my old bellybutton dimples stretching out.. eek!

If you do choose to have the piercing, check out the studio - ask to see their autoclave to check they are properly sterilising all equipment. Make sure all needles come fresh out of sterile packs - watch them remove all the equipment from the sterile packs so you know it's fresh :) A piercing gun should never be used on anything other than ear lobes - a bellybutton will be pierced with a needle and clamp.

...what a long post! I hope it's of some help! x

shazboo · 04/09/2010 14:23

my first daughter was 14 when she had hers done, i took her and made sure everything was clean and sterile. she is 20 now and still has it.
my second daughter is 14 now and has no interest in having it done.
so i think you have to go with how the individual child is mature wise and if they will keep it clean.

borderslass · 04/09/2010 15:14

I said mine couldn't, didn't mind the ears but not body piercings DD1 [19] now has tongue, belly and back of neck piercings did have lip and nose done also has huge tunnels in her ears she also has a huge tattoo across her chest [which I hate] and other tattoos.
If dd2 [14] wants any body piercings she'll have to wait until she's 16 but I cant see her wanting them.

rosalita · 05/09/2010 04:46

Mine was 15 and she took care of it perfectly. I had mine done at the same time as her and mine is still sore. They do take a long time too heal. I have always told my kids "I don't worry about what they do to the outside of their bodies, I worry about what they take on the inside"
You know your daughter best, so go with your gut

fio38 · 07/09/2010 09:29

my daughter got hers done on 16th birthday, although i wasn't happy about it, she had been going on about it for months and basically told me "when i am 16, i am an adult, so i will do what i like"..

lilmamma · 22/09/2010 18:18

my daughter was 15,she also has 2 very small tatoos,one by her belly buton and small hearts on her shoulder.

NineTails20 · 23/09/2010 11:14

I'm a tattooed mum(I have four), but I have always told my kids that if they want to get tattooed in the future, to think long and hard about it. They can take piercings out and they can heal over, but a tattoo is there forever.

And as for getting any part of their body pierced, other than their ears? Not until they're 16. Thankfully, my sons show no signs of wanting either, and my daughter just wants her ears pierced.

Talker2010 · 24/09/2010 17:14

My 15 yr old has double ear piercings and is thinking about a third

She has not mentioned elsewhere ... I would be horrified if she wanted other visible piercings as I think they are a statement that says negative things to many people

Belly button ... why not ... but it is a sexual statement so I would want to make sure that she understood that

PS
What happens to one during pregnancy

kellestar · 27/09/2010 18:01

With my body piercings I had them once I was 16, school were really fussy about any piercing and it just wasn't worth it, College weren't bothere about piercings. I paid for them myself and had 18 by the time I was 18 and 21 by the time I was 21. I now only have my ears done. Piercings and suits don't always go. Belly Button was the third piercing I had done and wasn't that painful compared to others. I had my ears pierced at 11, just before senior school.

My cousin was 13 when she had her BB done with my aunts permission.

My sister wasn't interested in piercings but had a tattoo as soon as she turned 18, knee to ankle stars, biggest covers her knee and is about as big as the average hand. 2 days before my wedding, chief bridesmaid with a tea dress flashing very red and large tattoos.

My parents were quite laid back, but had clear rules and piercings was one of them. I thought it fair at the time, and I still do.

I've had my tongue piercing out 8 years and it's still not fully closed over, I still have a little opening on the top. It's not sore or painful and isn't messy.

prettypurpledaisy · 27/09/2010 21:29

My dd had hers done at 14 I went with her to check that everything was ok. She has had no problems with hers.
She wants her nose pierced and I have agreed to pay for it if she books the appointment, so far she is too shy to ring up for herself

Mum2Luke · 01/10/2010 17:08

I made my daughter wait till she was 16, I went with her to sign consent as this one you could have it done at 18 without consent.

She now wants a tattoo which I am not really keen on but I told her when she is 18 next year and as long as it could be covered up if she was working and I do not want to have her moaning to have it removed!

I don't mind earrings but why do teens want to pierce every part of their body -ewwwww!!!

sunnydelight · 06/10/2010 01:07

DH and I both have pierced belly buttons, I've had mine done three times due to taking it out while pregnant (didn't have to but it bugged me) and have never had any problems.

Our school doesn't allow anything pierced except ears (though I'm not sure exactly how they can police that one!) but I would happy with it from 14 or so. That is the ONLY piercing I would be happy with though, anything else they need to be over 18!

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