i got my belly button pierced september 7th 07 (the top)
I washed it with antibacterial soap and antiseptec and peroxide and alcohal 4 times a day for one month. It didnt crust ooze bleed or puss.
Then i washed it twice a day since with all the same stuff until november it started getting crusty bloody and pussing so i also used bactine and that healing cream you put on cuts. And all that went away right afterwards and since ive been washing it with all that minus peroxide and the cream.
Its doing fine now and the bar moves smoothly through the piercing and it doesnt hurt or anything.
when you do you think i could change it? and do you think theres any thing i should do imperticular before?

kristenashleigh

I'm pretty sure they tell you to wait, what?
3 months? I have had mine pierced for 3 years
and I changed it the first month I got it, and it
got really infected. I say change it when you
feel comfortable =). Now should be fine, actually.
CLEAN YOUR HANDS, and the new jewellery,
and your piercing, and do it quickly, as with me
and all my friends i was kind of queasy when i
took it out.. =S
i dont know i guess something to do with a hole
in my tummy.
but yes
just keep 'er clean =)

nauticalstar420

It is recommended to keep this piercing in for at least 6 weeks before changing it (but I would wait even longer if it were me). This piercing is highly irritable and prone to infection because of its location. Since it was pierced almost 3 months ago, I would say you are safe to change it now.

One thing I must warn you of though, is that you are putting entirely too many different chemicals on your piercing. I'm surprised you arent having more problems than you currently are. Peroxide, Bactine, and Neosporin (i'm assuming thats what you meant by "healing cream") are a huge no no for piercings. They are very irritating to the piercing and the skin that surrounds it. The only thing a 3 month old piercing should be cleaned with is antibacterial soap. Thats it. I know that some people think that the more products they put on the piercing, the better, but its quite the opposite. Improper care can lead to infection, and a bellybutton infection can get quite nasty.

When you change it, make sure you dont put any dangly jewelry or jewelry with sharp pendants in it. Flashy, dangly jewelry can easily get caught on things, such as the bottom of your shirts. Keep it simple and elegant, it doesnt have to be flashy. Good luck and I hope it all goes well.

meleenybabe

yeah thats what the cream is called neosporin... thanks for the advice about the too many chemicals because the skin around my piercing is a little red (not infected looking jsut it looks irritated) so thats probably what it is!

nauticalstar420

Well good luck with it from now on!

HumanSiv

I got my naval pierced in July this year and i changed my barbell within the first two weeks, i didnt have any problems with it at first, but now i forgot to clean it for about a week and now im stuck with a nasty infection with pus and blood and all ickys... And to make things worse, yesterday i took it out to clean it ( in warm salty water) and the top of the piercing closed over! I was horrified because i really didnt want to take it out but i had to re pierce it, which hurt a lot but it was for the best.
In my opinion just leave it in for atleast 3-4 months and when you feel that the piercing has healed then take it out and replace it with a new barbell BUT just make sure your hands are clean and the new jewellery is sanitised. And once you put the new barbell in leave it there for a while just so the naval can heal over just that little bit more.
Hope this helps...
Cheers.

meleenybabe

yeah i already took the piercing out because my body rejected it and i was noticing the skin over the bar was getting smaller and smaller until finally i said something to my dad and he took me to the place i got it done at and the piercer told me my body rejected the piercing so now i have to wait 2 months for it to completely heal and then i can try getting it repeirced againn, i was sooooo mad i went through all that bullshtt about cleaning it four times a day just to find out my body threw it away... whatever

nauticalstar420

You were cleaning it four times a day? That could have been your problem hun. After you get the piercing, for the first two weeks, clean it twice a day, and after that reduce to once a day (most people do it when they shower). Every time you clean it you interrupt the healing process, so even though you think the more you clean it the better, you are actually causing more harm than help.

meleenybabe

what your saying sounds right but i was told something different by a professional, plus a couple of myfriends who cleaned it only once a day ended up with infections. either way it doesnt matter though because i did get one. would the body reject a piercing from it being cleaned to often?

nauticalstar420

Rejection usually occurs either if your body just simply doesnt want a piercing there, or there is infection or severe irritation. Cleaning too often can actually cause severe irritation, which can lead to infection. Its all a process. All professional piercers have different methods of aftercare, but I have never seen a single problem out of anyone using the method I have told you about. Like I said, cleaning too often interrupts the healing process. A piercing is a wound that needs to heal, and every time you clean it you open up that wound causing it to have to start healing all over again. That is why cleaning should be kept to a minimum.