I was only ten when my mom first asked me to get my belly button pierced with her...but at the time the idea did not appeal to me.
At A Glance Author Destiny Contact flirtologist1992@yahoo.com When It just happened Artist I dont know Studio Sunset tattoos Location Livingston Texas When I hit about eleven or twelve the idea became one that I just couldnt seem to get rid of.
Finally now at the age of thirteen I just couldnt keep silent any longer, I just had to have it done. So about three or four days ago I mentioned it to my grandmother who stands as my legal guardian and was half expecting her to out up and argument with the the words absolutley not...but to my surprise she agreed with it. She felt that since I have been doing well in school with a 99.4 Grade point average that there was no way she could say no.
Now that the first step was finally over I only had to get two more approvals, my mom automatically said yes considering she had been wanting me to get it done for so long already. The hardest part of all was getting my dad's approval...he was alittle iffy at first but agreed with the aspect and point of view my grandmother had so it was settled....I was getting it done!!! That was the perfect answer I had been looking for..altough I didnt expect the answer so easily.
I talked to my uncle about where he got his tattoo and he didnt recommend the place he got it but later found another place by the name of sunset tattoos and called me with the details, although he coudnt provide much information...he did have the phone number, so we called and asked many questions before actually going. After we were convinced that this was the right place, all we had to do was set a date and make it final. So after visiting the place to make sure it was sanitary we did just that.
I didnt sleep for what seemed like forever, I just couldnt stand the anticipation. I arrived hom from school one afternoon and my grandmother said that she had to cancel the appointment for that afternoon but that we would go the following afternoon when she wasnt so tired from work.So I went to school the next day and I felt like I wouldnt last, the nervousness in my stomach had already appeared and wasnt going away. I was shaking and so scared and didnt think about anything else all day.
Well after the long day at school, I went home and quickly changed into some looser clothes and grabbed a small bite to eat considering I hadnt eaten anything with the thought that I couldnt hold it down. After I was done we left, the tattoo and piercing place wasnt too far away so it only took a minute to get there. My cousin had went with me to give comfort of some sort. When we walked in we looked around at all the different kinds of tattoos on the wall and were fascinated..all the while my grandmother payed for it at the counter and asked if they could cover up one of her tattoos with something else. After she payed the man called me into the back room and cleaned off my stomach and marked the dots for the piercing.
The queasiness in my stomach increased tremendously as I sat down in the chair for the piecing. I hate shots and anything that can puncture my skin so the thought os this alone had me to where I could hardly bear it. I didnt look down one time during the whole procedure. Until right now I still dont know what the needle looked like or anything.My couisn talked to me and helped me through the whole part of getting the clamp on...I had been told that the clamp was the worst part...wrong, although the clamp didnt hurt at all and the reassuring voice from my cousin helped alot, the needle punctuating my skin was alittle worse. My cousin was fine through the whole thing and talked me through it nicely all up until it was actually time for the needle to go through, she wuit talking and turned hre head also. The man told me to take a deep breath and I knew it was time, the needle went through my stomach smoothly not hurting but leaving a small burning sensation that was really hot, my eyes went wide more because of the burning sensation and knowing the needle was through and it actually hurting and my couisn caught the look on my face when it happened and busted out laughing, I was ready to hurt her although it did lighten the tension, it was over just like that..we were hardly in there anytime at all and it was over. All that worrying for nothing...I have had it done for only about 5 hours now, it doesnt show any sign of infection or anything but I really havent given it time, there is a small red mark on the top hole that has been there since I got it done...it has lightened a great deal and just that short amount of time.
I dont know if this helps but advice on cleaning it would be to use sea salt and mix it with water in a shot glass, cup the glass onto your stomach and swiver it sround for a few minutes and do that 3 times a day washing it with dial soap about 1 or 2 times day, making sure to get rid of all traces of soap and pat it dry, touch the piercing at least as possibe only moving it up and down a couple times to help the salt water run through it...dont clean it too much for that keeps your body from being able to fight off infection on its own. If you are thinking about getting a belly button piercing but are not quite sure..I say go for it..I cant even count how many times I have raised up my shirt to look at mine and been overly excited each time...it doesnt hurt..but I know it is different for each person..but even if it does hurt..it's worth it!!!! I hope I have helped you in some way. If you have any questions feel free to email me at flirtologist1992@yahoo.com. I am writing this on April 5, 2006 and hoping that it may help you in some way. Good luck with your future piercings.