I had always liked the look of the navel piercing, but for some reason I never thought I would have one of my own. I didn't think about it, and simply admired others that my friends had shown me. That was three years ago! The navel piercing phase kind of went away, and I had gotten through it without being even tempted!
At A Glance Author Lolly Contact Lolly@bme.anon When It just happened Artist Gayle Studio Bobby Marshall's Location The galleries, washington, north east UK So a few weeks ago I started college, and spotted a friend of mine had their bellybutton pierced. I was talking to her about it and it was pretty nice. Then I started asking other people if they had theirs done, of course 9 times out of 10 they would and we would have a chat about it. Everyone bar one person said it was virtually painless and well worth it, plus I liked the look of it on top of that.
I have changed a lot in the past couple of years, being a teenager change seems to happen a lot! I went through liking all sorts of music genres, all sorts of clothing styles and all sorts of mentalities as a person. As I am now I have ended up enjoying all sorts of music, and I now enjoy being girly when I used to be practically the opposite of me now! At one time I would have never seen myself getting a navel piercing, but here I am with a bar in my belly!
So last week I randomly decided I was going to do it. Me and my friends set out for a beauty place near us. We had to take two buses and I was sooo nervous! Unfortunately a couple of my friends had been working and by the time we met up with them and got to Bobby Marshall's the piercer had already left! :o( So I arranged to go back on wednesday night (today) and do it then.
I can't tell you how obsessive I became by the way! It's all I ever talked about and I was sooo constantly nervous for days haha! I couldn't imagine the moment and it's all I could think about. Freaky.
Fast forward to today, and there I was nervous as hell getting ready to go to college. It was very odd, all day I was calm and tried not to think about it. Me and a friend went to town after college. It helped to take my mind off things and I had a good shopping spree! :oP
When I got back home it was around 5.30pm and my appointment was at 6.30pm, so I started to get a little nervous. We left in the car and set off back to Bobby Marshall's. It was me, my mam and my boyfriend. When we got there I had to sit in the waiting area for my turn. There were a couple of other girls there and one was getting her tragus done. I have this already but it was done with a gun - very wrong I now know! Guns are bad kiddies! It was actually me to go first, and I got called into the room.
It was really nice and Gayle my piercer was very kind and helped me to relax. I tried to stay calm and went along with what she said. She told me to lift my top and tuck it into my bra, then she made 2 dots. She used a little orange device (I dont know lol) to get it right and then told me to lie on the bed which was just like a doctors bed with paper down it. I lay there and it was happening so fast I dont really know what I was thinking. Gayle checked the marks again and said it was all fine. She'd shown me the needle in the packaging and everything and I'd picked out a gorgeous barbell with two multi-coloured jem stones. I love it! :oP
When Gayle put the clamp on I really thought it was going to be awful. To my relief, it was totally fine. It did not pinch or hurt and it definately did not cause bruising or anything because it was so lightly done. Once the skin was in the clamps she held them back so that she could get a clear view of the bottom mark. I had my eyes closed at this point and my boyfriend told me that she pushed the needle through the first mark, then pulled the clamps down to see the top mark before lining the needle up with the top one and pushing that through. She then told me she would put the barbell on and said it may tug a little, but it was very quick and painless.
While I had my eyes shut I could concentrate on the feeling. I was dreading it lol. For me, It was not painful. It is hard to explain, but I think because the navel doesn't feel much, just like when you pinch it you can't really feel it. It felt numb but it wasn't. I couldn't feel it going through the layers as some people have said, and it was over in a flash. 5 minutes maximum including picking jewellery and filling in forms!
If you're wanting to get this done, just do it. Don't fret for days like I did because it is not worth it. Think about yourself personally though, and consider your personal pain threshold, don't just take my word that you will be fine too! Research your stuff on websites and know what is gonna happen, it's nice to be prepared. And if you have a fear of needles, just ask not to see it! that's what I did and she just showed me the new packaged needle from the back.
I love my new piercing, and I just hope your experience is as painless as mine! If you have any questions just email me through this site :o) xXxXx