Hi Sarah,

Just to addd my naval ring experience to the mix. I have had a naval ring for about 10 years, and I kept it "in" through my entire pregnancy. I never found it caught on my clothes, but I wear my pants 'low slung' anyway. It caused no problem thru labour, and when I had to have an emergency ceasar after 10 hours they just put tape over it.

I asked my OB early on in my pregnancy if i should take it out, and he advised againts it as there was a very slim possibility creating an empty piercing hole could introduce infection to the abdominal region, which could cause problems for bub early on.

Seems like everyone is different, but hope that helps.