Woman labelled 'alien' for having no belly button embraces her uniqueness; inspires others

A woman born without belly button, essential remnant of umbilical cord at time of birth, is being mocked as an ‘alien’ by trolls. She, however, stated that she feels pride in embracing her uniqueness despite 'boos' that she often gets both online and in physical world. Jess Kaufman was born with an omphalocele, a rare birth defect according to LBible. This is a condition wherein infant’s organs develop on outside of abdominal wall during pregnancy of mor. Medics, at time of birth, have to rearrange organs back inside baby. Although oblivious about her condition, internet often calls 30-year-old an ‘alien’. Kaufman’s umbilical cord wasn't cut externally as normally, and so, her tummy appears flat with no belly button. This unfortunately has me woman victim of bullying. 

'Her confidence built up..' says Jess

Jess proudly shows off her stomach and 'no belly button piercing’ reports LBible, ding that her confidence built up with all harassment that she faced. Earlier latter would wonder as to why she didn't have a belly button, but eventually, she learned to accept her bodily flaw. Everyone would call her an alien, or, y would even go ‘ew’, she ded. “I was really self-conscious about it so I would cover it up and only wear one-piece swimsuits. It me me hyper-aware of my body. People were always telling me I could get surgery to fix it when I was older which me me think that if my body wasn't perfect I needed to 'fix' it,” her statement to LBible re. 

Jess n commenced on her own health journey aged just 21 years old and self-conscious woman who would cover her belly up would now wear crop tops in order to propagate positive body image that she h built in her mind. Initially, she was “hyper-aware” of her body, while she was also asked by friends and colleagues to get surgery because her body wasn’t ‘perfect’. “I started to be a lot more accepting of it and realized it's part of my story and who I am. Now I wouldn't change it even if someone gave me opportunity to,” she was quoted as saying.

Jess was opted as a baby and her birth defect was a part of her mom’s pregnancy complications. She was lucky to be alive, her mor was reportedly told by doctors. As trend of belly button piercing took off, her bror piercing apprentice, Taylor, helped her get a DIY surface piercing in an inclusive move. "I laid down on kitchen table and he did it and I've h it ever since, I love it,” mor to eight-year-old said. While her son has always been curious about her missing belly button, latter has been able to lend an explanation saying that re was “nothing wrong with it.”