Belly ring

[cha-cha-chica]

I was wondering if someone, who's had their belly button pierced, could help me out here. Just a question or two:

1. How much does it REALLY hurt? I'm sure it's different from everybody, but on a scale of 1-10

2. I found a place that'll do it for $45, is that a good price or should I go to the most exspensive place? I don't want to go cheap-cheap, but I also don't want to spend my life savings on a little jewelry piece, you know? haha

Lately I've been thinking a lot about getting mine pierced, but just wanted to know a little bit about it from someone who's gone through with it before. I can handle pain pretty well, so I don't think that will be a problem. But it would be nice talking to a fellow belly ringer (lol)

thanks!

[Saka]

Well I've had mine pierced for about 5 years now and I love it. As for your questions though:

1. It hurt me quite a lot (probably a 7-8) but it was so so fast. It hurt for all of a few seconds. So I wouldn't let that put you off.

2. I'm not sure about pricing as I live in Australia. I paid about $75 for mine and that is about average here. As long as where you are having it done is clean and they sterilise the instruments then it doesn't really matter if they are a little cheaper.

Check them out before you get it done though. Is the studio clean? Is the floor clean? Do they wear gloves?

As for not wanting to pay much for a little piece of jewellery, good luck By that I mean that when you get one and start to look at all the pretty belly jewellery out there you will find it hard to resist them. I have about 10 belly rings, 2 of them gold. And I will probably get more as time goes on. I think they are all so pretty, and there is so much to choose from!

Good luck to you though. I recommend them as I love the look of them.

[WhiskersOnKittens]

Hi there,
I just wanted to add my story. I got mine pierced about 2 and a half years ago, and I swear to you, it did not hurt me one bit. It was a 0 on a scale of 1-10. I seriously didn't even know that she had pierced it when she was like "all done!". I really think it has something to do with how skilled the piercer is though. I live in Canada, and I paid $80 for mine--but I could've only paid $65 and had a ring (I got it pierced with a barbell). It is seriously the best $80 I've ever spent on myself (excluding the NEEDS in life). Even though I had quite a bit of trouble with it for the first year and a half or so--it was constantly infected, I should've just gone to the doctors, but I ended up fixing that little problem by using rubbing alcohol for about a week, 2x's a day, and I also put polysporin on my barbell, and then put it through the piercing. So I'm not sure what exactly did the trick, but whatever it was works for me.
Now my problem is that it seems to be migrating out rather quickly. I've noticed that there's not as much skin in the piercing as there was even a month or so ago. So I think I might have to go get it done again, but that's okay with me. So good luck with whatever you decide to do, and I hope some of this info was helpful!

Whiskers

[Blue-eyedBelle]

Mine didn't hurt either - I wouldn't even register it as a 1. However, the first couple of weeks afterward, it was tender - especially when the barbell would catch on something & it would tug the skin. But it was never really painful.

I paid $35 for mine - and that was at a reputable piercing studio & included a high quality surgical steel barbell.

[eminemworshipper]

they spray freezing spray on....it doesnt hurt...you can just feel a little sting- it is nothing.got mine done when I was 14- now 19- so im still alive