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Pic 1: currently. Pic 2: old jewelry (before downsizing).

My piercing is 6 months old. I’ve read on here many people advising to wait the full 12 months before changing jewelry. So today, I went to my piercer planning to just downsize it.

But when he saw it, he said it looked perfectly fine and insisted it was okay to switch to new jewelry already at 6 months (even at 4 months). I told him I was surprised because it goes against the advice/horror stories I saw here, but he insisted so much that it was completely unnecessary to wait 12 months and that I can really change it now. So I caved in and agreed.

The jewelry change didn’t hurt at all (I did not feel ANYTHING), and my navel feels completely fine so far. Actually, it feels even better now that it’s downsized.

Does that mean it’s healed enough, or can problems still appear later?

My piercing is 6 months old now, and I’d like to change it to something cuter. It doesn’t feel painful, irritated, or swollen. However, I see conflicting advice online: some people say wait 6 months, others 12. My biggest fear is changing it too early, having it get irritated, and ruining the piercing, even if it *feels* *fine* now.

Has anyone changed theirs before the 1-year mark without issues?

Also, I moved to another city. Can I go to a new piercer to change the jewelry? If I bought my own jewelry already from another store, how much would it cost (on average) to have the piercer change it? Or can I do it myself?

Another reason I’ve wanted to change it is because it “sticks out” now (pic 2).

Edit to add: I don’t want any heavy or dangling jewelry, I just want a slightly bigger, circle shaped jewel on the bottom! 💎 instead of the tiny metal ball I have rn.

My piercing is 6 months old now, and I’d like to change it to something cuter. It doesn’t feel painful, irritated, or swollen. However, I see conflicting advice online: some people say wait 6 months, others 12. My biggest fear is changing it too early, having it get irritated, and ruining the piercing, even if it feels fine now.

Has anyone changed theirs before the 1-year mark without issues?

Also, I moved to another city. Can I go to a new piercer to change the jewelry? If I bought my own jewelry already from another store, how much would it cost (on average) to have the piercer change it? Or can I do it myself?

Another reason I’ve wanted to change it is because it “sticks out” (forgot to add pic here. it’s in my profile)

Edit to add: I don’t want any heavy or dangling jewelry, I just want a slightly bigger, circle shaped jewel on the bottom! 💎 instead of the tiny metal ball I have rn.