Has anyone has a successful breastfeeding journey with nipples pierced?

I want to get my nipples pierced but I’m probably not done having kids. Has anyone been able to breastfeed with nipple piercings? What kind of challenges did it have?

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As in kept the piercings in and breastfed? Or had them done previously, taken them out and breastfed?

I took mine out when I was about 7 months pregnant just because my nipples were getting so sensitive and uncomfortable and I didn’t have any issues bf. I had them for 7 years I wanna say at that point.
My best friend’s auntie kept her piercings while breastfeeding she just had to take them out when nursing and then put them back in. It’s possible but costs more trouble than it’s worth imo.

You'd need to take them out if you're breastfeeding, so they'll close at some point. And it may not be ideal during pregnancy to have them. Shouldn't affect your ability to breastfeed though.

Yes but you need to take them out for BF, it’s a choking hazard. I did BF successfully with pierced nipples but I took them out day of birth and because I BF for 3yrs I never put them back in, but I don’t miss them coz I still have 3 down the middle of my body. Get them if you want, just know you’ll have to take them out for BF. And if you don’t BF then all good I guess.

Also took mine out when I was pregnant and didn’t affect my ability to breastfeed (I did stop but not for that reason. I’d probably just wait until you’re done having kids tbf, any other piercings I’ve had haven’t really closed up but they did after a couple of weeks so if you get it done before you’ll probably end up getting them re done afterwards x

Mine have been pierced since sixteen. I can go years without putting anything in and they will still hold jewelry. I breastfed for a little while with my son, and plan to again when baby is born in August.

You have to remove the jewlery before you breastfeed. I would wait until you’re done having kids. I had mine pierced in my early twenties and got pregnant in my late twenties and I took the jewlery out while I was still pregnant in the hopes the nipple would heal. I haven’t put jewelry in them since I’m almost 34 now and I still have some scar tissue from the piercings but was able to breastfeed. Just wait to decorate your nipples when you’re done with it. It will be better then. I might get mine redone if I’m feeling spicy after baby #2 😂

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