Getting your belly button pierced doesn‘t hurt nearly as much as the anticipation of it does! It‘s like a pinch and it‘s rather quick ... before you know it you're laughing both with releif and excitement that it‘s DONE! It‘s actually quite an exhilarating experience.
When I had my navel piercing done (about 30 years ago now) my piercer made a joke about calling an ambulance shortly after performing the piercing. My friend and I were just too busy laughing to even think about the pain!
The healing process can take quite a few weeks, but aside from a little tenderness for the first few days, assuming you keep your belly piercing clean and clear of infection, the new piercing doesn‘t cause too much discomfort at all. Follow your piercers guidelines for looking after your piercing and you‘ll be surprised just how quickly it heals and how painless the whole procedure is. It‘s definately best to wear loose fitting clothing during this healing time, anything that won‘t rub and distress your belly piercing is great.
If your about to get your belly button pierced, my advice, stop worrying about it and simply look forward to the event. MAKE SURE YOU USE A PROFESSIONAL PIERCER!! This is very important. There are risks associated with piercings, but these are very low if you use a trusted professional. Also, take care when selecting the jewellery you will use for your new navel piercing, make sure you select a surgical grade belly ring and listen to the advise offered by your piercer. Some designs cause less stress on a new piercing and are worthwhile using in the short term for the long term benefits of a successful piercing. Internally threaded belly rings are also good for new piercings to avoid bacterial build up so consider these if they are available.
The answer? NO! Getting your belly button pierced doesn‘t hurt nearly as much as people who havn‘t had it done anticipate!
Kathy Acker, in an interview, described her own experience with piercing: "Ground yourself and do really deep breathing. And if you do it right, the kundalini will come. The energy will go right to the top of your brain and shoot out. And it did!"
From the age of 10 I wanted to get my belly pierced but thought I was too young. When I was 12 my mum said she would take me to get it but I wanted to lose weight first, after that I kept putting it off because I was scared of the pain. I’m almost 16 and I finally got it done a few weeks ago for a holiday to Queensland and I’m so happy with it!! It was over and I didnt realise she’d even put the needle through. It’s a great piercing you can’t not love it! If you want it just do it!! You won’t regret it :)
I had mine done when I was 18 , loved it , removed it in 2008 because a few girls I went out with didn’t like it . Went and got it redone end of 2017 , sent a pic to my wife and she loves it ! TummyToys and belly ring shop is now my fav websites!
from the age of 12 i wanted to get my bally pierced but didn’t want to tell my parents. It was 2002 when i got it done, and thought it looked great, it wasn’t long ago when my parents found out i had my belly button pierced. They were really disappointed with me and didn’t trust me. After that we had our fight and argued that i was too young and need to stop copying and being like my friends i started to become a different person my, parents were glad that i became a more mature adult and wanted me to go through university. from today i still have my memories and was glad that i changed.
Once I turned sixteen I really wanted it done… I absolutely hate needles but getting the piercing was fine, didn’t hurt at all and didn’t hurt afterwards. I hopefully will get the bottom half of my navel done in the next few years. It has been healing very well and I’ve had no issues with it especially since I’ve ridden horses my whole life.
I had wanted my belly button pierced since i was 12 years old. Yes, I know that is super young. My mom agreed and took me to a piercing parlor and they said that they couldn’t pierce me even with parental consent until i was 13 years old at least. I left devastated but i kinda forgot about wanting the piercing until i was 18 years old. I went with my boyfriend to a shop where i met a super friendly lady who filled out my paperwork talked with me about the aftercare and then sat us in the waiting room. Shortly after sitting in the room she called us over to a room where we met the piercer who was super friendly. He sanitized me, marked the spot, put the clamps on and then laid me down my boyfriend grabbed my hand and i kinda laid there not knowing what to expect. It was very quick the pain was that equivalent to the ear piercings i had had when i was maybe 7 years old. My boyfriend later told me he was scared and surprised that i did not cry or react because the needle was really big lol. I would recommend this piercing. The soreness afterwards is more painful than the piercing itself and as long as you clean it very well you do not even really notice the soreness.