Some changes to our products and site.

It only takes a couple customer feedback to make us change our ways...because we know if 1 or 2 people take the time to email us, there's 100-200 more that have similar thoughts that don't say anything.

Introducing our NEWEST UltraFlex bar.   The pregnancy belly ring shown above is normal length, just over 1 inch, and is the most flexible, comfortable threaded bar we know of on the market.

We originally started out with the white 2 inch bars that most people are still using.  We've changed our material twice since then, and we no longer offer the 2 inch bars, as...face it... they are ridiculously long... and catch on everything under the sun.    Sure you can cut them off, but so many people don't because they are afraid of making a mistake.

The white bars were much cheaper, but not as flexible or smooth.  The new clear bars are ultra smooth and comfy. Yes...more expensive too.  The Ultras are easily 6 or 7 TIMES more expensive than the white bar, but we have strived to keep the costs low for our customers anyway.  The only prices we have increased have been our sterling silver dangles, since the silver market went sky high.

In any case, we have all three bars available in the accessories section at Maternity Piercings, in case anyone is interested in comparing them. We have also slightly changed the names.  The regular white bar which was our original 2 inch bar we used on everything, the SmoothFlex bar, which was our previous Ultra Flexibar, which we now use standard on all our non dangle times...and our newest UltraFlex bar, the best solid bar available for comfort.   As always, you can cut any of our bars to a shorter length, and you can use them with all your standard 14g balls and ends you have for your other body jewelry. 

Styles are available for everyday wear if you're not pregnant, but would like a longer length flexible belly ring for working out, horseback riding, or other sports, as well as those times of minor weight gain when those short steel bars can get very uncomfortable.

Stop by for a visit...  http://www.maternitypiercings.com

Fit Pregnancy Article

I was a little confused by a couple things they said in the article.  First, they named them "surgical plastic retainers " which I'd never search for in a million years, and then they went on to say that they were "thinner" and longer, and that is incorrect.  Although they are longer than steel bars, and we do have thinner 16g styles available on the site, 99% of what we sell are standard 14g bars, and we feel this is vital because if you wear a 14g (the standard gauge) and you switch to a 16g (a thinner gauge) during pregnacy, your piercing could close up a little, and then you'll have to use a taper to try to stretch back to a 14g back in again (OUCH) or be stuck with 16g forever, which are REALLY hard to find in cute styles. So make sure and get the gauge that you wear now!
Interesting that they would change the name, our pregnancy belly rings first started out as tongue rings, when they first came out with the flexible materials like bioplast and PTFE.  These are products we added to our regular body jewelry offerings on Ebay, and our regular body jewelry site, but the weren't wildly popular at first.  I think really it's because nobody knew to search for them. They were functional, but not very fun styles.  The length was good, 16mm, which is 5/8". That's probably enough length for most people.  But it's nice to have the longer length just in case. So that is what we sold for "pregnancy belly rings", until someone approached us to make longer length ones.  Then we got serious, and creative. And then we finally started marketing on a separate site.  And THEN we got a lot of competition.  Wow....so many sites are offering these now, it's incredible.  I still think we have the best selection and prices, and guarantees in the business though!  :)