Belly button ring

The person who pierced mine said to wait 8 weeks to swim or change it.
But my best friend had hers done and the person who did hers told her only 6 weeks..
So when should I change it and swim..cause summer is coming up

You can safely swim in clean sanitary water such as a pool after about 2-3 weeks. No swimming in dirty lakes. You have to wait 3 months before you can change it definitely not 6 or 8. Taking it out before can cause lots of problems.

I guess the longer the better. Different piercers say different things. I got mine done just over two weeks ago and the lady said I couldn't swim for 8 weeks however she also told me that I shouldn't really take it out for 12 weeks.

In my personal opinion 8 weeks a little too short to be taking it out let alone 6 weeks. It's up to you. Is it still sore? If you feel like it has healed then go ahead. If it still sometimes gets sore then I would leave it in for a bit longer.
Good luck
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A week is not enough, do not take it out although you can swim in a few weeks.

Wow you're lucky for it not be sore :P
Mine still is. You might find that you keep accidently knocking it or catching it with clothing etc that might make it hurt a little bit when touched. Once you get nearer to the time decide whether you feel it's an appropriate time to take it out. Good luck
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You will know when the piercing has healed as;
-The area will not be sore anymore
-There is not puss coming out of it
- The jewellery moves freely ( without pain)
-The area around the piercing is not red or discolored

you could probably swim in the ocean, but id stay away from pools as they are full of chemicals. I wouldnt change it tho. not until about 10 weeks! I changed mine at about 6 weeks and I got a HUGE infection that swelled my tummy and made me look preggers! lol. the doctor gave me a 50/50 chance of keeping the ring. I ended up keeping it. but seriously dont change it yet.

The longer the better.
I've had mine since August and I just changed the bar in it for the first time and no problems have occured with it.
I would wait a few months before swimming as it can irritate a healing peircing.

you shouldnt swim in swimming pools for a few months
because the chlorine can infect it
your fine to have showers or swim in the ocean though
and you need to leave it in for at least 3 months before attempting to change it
because it needs that time to heal

The girl who just piereced my daughter's belly button was awesome. She said to do sea salt soaks 4x/day and that it can take anywhere from 6-months to 1 year for a naval piercing to heal. She said absolutely no swimming or changing the jewelry for at least 6-months. Some of my daughter's friends said they went swimming in the ocean after 2 weeks but the piercer said no way, not worth the risk of infection. We thought 6-months seemed like a long time but after reading the literature she gave us and researching on line we will wait.