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Bellybutton Disaster! (4 votes) (average: 3.25 out of 5)

By Jessica from Canada. For my fourteenth birthday, I thought it would be fun to go get my navel piercing done. My dad agreed to take me (my mom said she’d pass out if she took me) and we went to this little alternative/piercing... Read Full Story

Stupid yet cute Idea! (2 votes) (average: 5.00 out of 5)

By Janice, from Tx. I want to say that I did pierce my own belly when I was 14. Stupid I know but I loved and wanted this piercing soooooo much but my mom is strictly NO to any piercings, including my industrial. Anyway I was searching... Read Full Story

Almost blacked out when i got it then it got infected…. (3 votes) (average: 3.67 out of 5)

By Sandrene from Jamaica. My best friend and i always planned to get our navel pierced together so we finally picked a day February 5, 2011. We went up to the store and we chose our first navel ring. I went first it was pretty quick... Read Full Story

Torn to pieces… (12 votes) (average: 3.33 out of 5)

By Charlotte, Manchester I was really excited because after 1 year of nagging i was finally allowed to get my belly button peirced at the age of 13. I went into town with my mum and i was shaking and felt really scared. My mum had... Read Full Story

SHERITA AND THE DREAM (19 votes) (average: 3.74 out of 5)

By Sherita Norman, Louisisana OK I am 17 years old and decided to get my piercing on JAN.31 2009. My mom took me and I was real excited! I filled out my papers and layed on the table as the lady pierced me. It did not hurt but I couldn’t... Read Full Story

Samantha’s Belly Button Infection (28 votes) (average: 3.96 out of 5)

By Samantha … i got my belly button done like a month and a couple weeks ago… and at first it was healing amazingly … but then my boyfriend bought me a nice belly button ring and it hadnt been six months yet and the... Read Full Story

Horrible Ending To A Birthday Gift… (43 votes) (average: 4.23 out of 5)

By Shanay, Brooklyn For my 16th birthday my mom finally let me get a belly piercing. at first i was scared but the fact that i waited so long to get it, i had to go through with it. The first week was heaven! i could wear my favorite... Read Full Story

Navel piercing horror (20 votes) (average: 3.85 out of 5)

By Chris, Rockhampton Qld Australia I had my belly button piercing done a week ago – did all the right cleaning instructions – by day 4 i had a swollen stomach, nausea, fever, very red site. I got my partner to take me... Read Full Story

The Pain of an Infected Belly Piercing (8 votes) (average: 2.50 out of 5)

by Megan (Iron mountain, MI, United States) I got my belly button pierced when I was 11 years old and I’m now 12 and it’s been done healing for 2 weeks When I first got it pierced it got infected because I’m allergic... Read Full Story

My infection story and some tips. (12 votes) (average: 2.92 out of 5)

by Ceecee (Massachusettes) I recently got my belly button pierced, and the third day I had it I noticed it started getting very red and painful. It was indeed a mild infection. The skin around it had gotten very stiff and irritated.... Read Full Story

3 times and still no luck (5 votes) (average: 3.40 out of 5)

by Lyndsey (Calgary) I have had my belly button pierced three times and have had no luck with it staying in. It grows out every time and gets infected!! I thought maybe it was the metal cause I’m allergic to nickel, so I tried... Read Full Story

Infection (9 votes) (average: 2.78 out of 5)

by Anonymous I had my bellybutton pierced about 12 years ago and its perfectly good now but when i first had it done i got impatient and took the original titanium ring out (which they suggest not to) and replaced it with a 9ct gold... Read Full Story

Infection (8 votes) (average: 2.63 out of 5)

by Shivon (New Zealand) When I first got my belly done I thought it was like any other piercing, that I’ll be healed in 6-8 weeks and I could do whatever but that was not the case. As I was takin’ dance lessons @ da time... Read Full Story

My dream to have a navel ring over… (7 votes) (average: 3.29 out of 5)

by Wildchild (Philippines) Since i was 18 yrs old i always wanted to have a belly pierce. And now I’m 25 i mustered enough courage to get 1. The first time i got it was in Japan where i used gun piercing. It got infected as i... Read Full Story

Keloid (12 votes) (average: 3.08 out of 5)

by Quanna (Ga) I remember when I got my very first belly ring it was good for a while I did what the guy who pierced me told me to do and I did what he didn’t tell me to do. He told me not to let anyone lick or anything and my... Read Full Story

Small infection- long time (11 votes) (average: 3.27 out of 5)

by Amy (New York) I had my belly button pierced when I was younger and then had it repierced about 4 years ago. I don’t know if the scar tissue caused a problem or what, but it took about a year to heal. I did the Betadine thing,... Read Full Story