Hey my name is Lauryn I'm 15 and I got my navel pierced about 4 months ago. I have read about a million of these stories so I decided I would share mine. I have wanted to get my navel pierced since I was like 12 when my cousin got hers done. I'd never really thought about it before but once I saw how amazing hers looked I wanted it so bad. Since I was only 12 of coarse my mother said no. I didn't think the chances were likely so I decided to leave it alone and just wait until I was old enough to do it without parental consent.
At A Glance Author Lauryn Contact pinktricity180@hotmail.com When N/A Artist Dee Studio Bee-Cool Location Calgary It wasn't until last spring that the intense desire to get it done came back. A couple girls on my volleyball team got theirs done and every time we went swimming in the hotel pools at tournaments and I would see how good it looked I wanted it done more and more. I asked my mom and used every trick I could think of to try and convince her to let me do it, but still all I got was a very firm no. I was so mad but again decided there was no use in fighting with my mom. I still wanted it done so badly.
It wasn't until this summer that I really even thought about getting my navel pierced again. My family was out at our cabin for most of the summer. We were on our boat when out of nowhere my Dad just said, "You know Lauryn, if you are still serious about getting your navel pierced then it might be a possibility". I was so like shocked that I didn't know what to say. I didn't talk about it for the next couple days but o man, was it ever on my mind. That's all I could think about. I didn't want to bring it up too much or anything and annoy my Dad so he changed his mind but I still wasn't sure if he was serious or teasing me. I knew my Mom definitely did not support the idea. It was killing me so I finally asked my Dad if he was serious. He said if I started doing my chores and was responsible I could get it done when we got home.
I did everything I was told and was the best daughter ever for that long month we were away. It was so tough because all I could think about was getting it pierced. I wanted it so badly. When we finally got back from the holidays I started doing my research. I looked up all sorts of information about piercings. I got after care information the risks absolutely everything I could find. My parents said if I was actually going to do it I had to find information about everything and do good thorough research. After I found all the information and shared it with my parents I started talking to friends who had it done and asked them where they went and if they would recommend it. I started calling different studios and going to check them out. I asked millions of questions to make sure I got ALL the info. I finally picked a place name "Bee-Cool". I know it sounds kind of sleazy and superficial but it was the best place I could find. The place was so clean and the piercer was very knowledgeable. She showed me a bunch of pictures of her work and I liked it a lot.
I could not believe after all these years of dreaming about it that it was actually happening, I was actually getting my navel pierced. I was so excited. My mom was still very upset about it; she did not want it done at all. She did everything to try and discourage me from doing it. She refused to hold my hand when I got it done or let me bring a friend who would hold my hand. She didn't even want to take me but since my Dad is super busy and always working she had to. She took me on a Thursday afternoon, August 21st to be exact. We walked into the studio told Dee (the piercer) what I wanted done, she told me to lift my shirt so she could see my bellybutton. She said I had a shallow bellybutton so it could only be pierced with a barbell or the jewelery would be rejected. I was OK with that since I only really liked the Barbells. I picked a barbell with a white gem on the bottom. Dee gave us some forms to fill out about health and stuff. After my mom and me were done all the paperwork we were ready to go.
Dee took me into a back from and told me to tuck my bra under my shirt. I stood against the wall and she marked where she thought the piercing should go. I looked in the mirror and told her it looked perfect. She told me to lie in the dentist like chair and relax. She cleaned my bellybutton and started to clamp it. I was so nervous because I am so scared of needles and I am really sensitive when it comes to pain. She told me everything she was doing as she did it so I would know what was going on. She told me to take a huge breath in and as I breathed out she pierced me. O man was that ever painful. It was the most painful experience of my life. Then when she put the jewelry in it hurt just as much if not worse. The pain was intense but only for a second.
She told me just to lie down for a second and not get up too fast. When I got up I checked it out in the mirror. I was in love with it. It was so pretty. As I was getting it done I had my second thoughts and was scared it would look bad, but man was I happy I did do it. We left the piercing room and went back to the front to get our after-care instructions. My bellybutton was still throbbing a bit but I thought the pain was worth how hot it looked. My Mom and I left the piercing place and on the way out she admitted how cute it looked.
I have had a couple minor infections since I got it pierced and I had some keloids form. All you do is go to your piercer and they will tell you what to do. I just changed my jewelry to a dangling star barbell and it looks so much better. I love my piercing do death. If you are thinking about doing it I say go for it. Just make sure you do proper research and take really, really good care of it.