Pregnant with nipple piercings

Really random! Does anyone else have their nips pierced and have you decided to keep them in during your pregnancy? We’ve decided to not breastfeed so I’ve left mine in (4ish years healed) but they feel like they’re on fire! I’m so scared to take them out in case they heal up; they’re one part of me that makes me feel like myself and don’t really want to get rid, but think I might have to. Has anyone else found this? Did you use retainers instead of bars? Or just take them out?

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I kept mine in during my pregnancy and only took them out as before having baby I decided I wanted to pump but when baby arrived I noticed with the piercings I struggled to. I’ve taken them out now and will be getting them redone at some point in the future as I decided I wanted to breastfeed in the end. I did experience a little bit of pain with them in while pregnant but was able to ignore. I kept the same bar. I had my nipples done for about 1 maybe 2 years perhaps prior but have now closed up 3 months later. When I got my nips done to begin with my piercer told me hormones may affect it so could spose make it more painful/sensitive x

Thank you, I’m hoping to just stick with it and ignore the feeling. It’s not 24/7 but when it hits it’s horrible 😂 will just have to see how it goes!

I have mine I'm 19 weeks and they're so sensitive but I want to breastfeed so a little stressed as they also help me with Raynaud's 😂

i had to take one out because it was too painful, still don’t know whether to take the other out but i really don’t want to :(

Praying for everyone’s nips 🙌🏻😂

I've had mine pierced for over 10 years. Now almost 12 weeks pregnant with my first & the nips have been insanely sensitive but I think it's all down to hormones. I had a hoop in but recently changed to a bar so that I could easily take it out or pop it back in whenever I felt like it. For now it's staying but we shall see what happens. I have done some reading & my understanding is that if you want to breastfeed take them out whilst you are feeding. So I will probably take it out closer to the birth & fingers crossed I will be able to breastfeed?! 🤞🏻

I’m sure you’ll be able to breastfeed! They don’t stop the nipple from working, just have to take them out when breastfeeding 😊 it seems to be personal opinion but the burning is real!

I had mine done 6yrs but I want to breastfeed and pump so I got told I need to take them out, im 37wks and my nipz have been so sore so that's another reason I took them out. But I started using bioflex bars was alot nicer for my boobs lol but i keep putting my bar through the holes just to make sure they don't heal.

Had mine pierced 2 years prior, I’m now 36 weeks and took them out at 32 weeks as I want to BF. They didn’t cause me any pain (just tender if I had been wearing a bra all day) and no scarring or anything (I scar super easily). I also found that I started leaking colostrum at 18 weeks so they definitely haven’t caused any problems in that regard. I miss them a lot as like you they made me feel like myself so I plan on getting them redone as soon as I stop BF. My belly button piercing however is a different story. It rejected suddenly early pregnancy and I now have a rather large lump/scar which has been painful at times :((

I had to take mine out at 3 months too painful as my boobs got big I went from a C to a double D!

My nipples got bigger and the bars got so tight and it was sore so I took mine out early on

I kept mine in during pregnancy didn’t take out till my c section and then they stayed out till baby was about two months old. I will say it was a bit of a fight to get them in tho but I breastfed

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