Belly button splitting :/

[bubblychick]

I used to have my belly button pierced but took it out when I was pregnant with DD cause it rubbed too much and now it's just two tiny scars but my belly button has popped and the scars have stretched and one of them is starting to split and it itches like mad it's all pink and tender and stings a bit too

 

[poutie]

I had my belly button pierced before I had my son and I took it out around 15 weeks with him. I never got stretch marks or anything, although the skin around the piercing was always a little stretched out and never did go completely back to normal. But this time, I've gotten little stretch marks on it! And it itches sometimes too. Weird because I would think since this is my second baby, it would already be stretched out from DS!

I'm hoping the stretch marks will fade soon after LO is born!

 

[Butterfly89]

I keep massaging mine and trying to break up the scar tissue! I read that's what you should do with c-section scars (once they are healed) so I figure it might help with this too!

I didn't take mine out til bout 25 weeks so it ended up with a massive nickel sized scar that's dark purpley with whitey/yellow streaks because it was rejecting. It's gross. =[ The actual holes are closed up though.

But its starting to fade. I've been putting a stretch mark belly butter on it a couple times a day that has vitamin e and cocoa butter. I know they say it might not help, but it seems to be! It's shrinking and I haven't got stretch marks on it yet, but we'll see I guess.

One of my friends got stretch marks from hers and a little dark sunken area (though they aren't bad really in my opinion!) and the other had none at all and was able to repierce it a few months later and it looks great!! I think its one of those things. =( Luck of the draw.