PIERCINGS

I want a belly piercing so bad but I can't mentally prepare myself because I'm getting different answers.

So 2 things.

For the people who have belly piercings:
How was it for you?
Like the action of getting it pierced, what was the pain on a scale of 1-10 10 being super painful, 1 being "it felt like someone pinched me"
Also the soreness...how long did last for you? How long did you take before you went to the beach/pool again (because i heard you can't go for the first week, makes sense)
How do you clean yours? Like the SPECIFICS. Do you use just your finger and swish around? Do you just like the soapy water/liquid sit there for a bit?
AND How often do you change your jewelry? Does it hurt when you change your jewelry?


For the people who also want a belly piercing:
How are you mentally preparing yourself?


I KNOW I KNOW PAIN TEMPORARY SWAG FOREVER, but ughhhh I hate the slightest touch of pain