Tattoos during pregnancy oh crap! - Page 2

cherryglitter · Nov 29th, 2009, 07:44 AM

hahaaa, yeah im not looking forward to the stretching.
i've got a star tattoo on my the left hand side of my stomach. god knows what its going to look like after! im dreading it. my others are in places that shouldnt be stretched.. apart from maybe my ankles haha!! x x

Lover · Nov 29th, 2009, 07:44 AM

Although the ink doesn't enter the blood stream, you could get an infection in it (not necessarily from the tattooists needle) which could effect the baby..not worth the risk IMO

ricschick · Nov 29th, 2009, 09:24 AM

i had a tattoo when i was 12weeks preg with ellie my 1st, everything was fine but i dont think id do it again was a bit nieve to it at the begining, i think the risk was blood poisoning i think and risk of infection. id wait if it was me xx

LittleAurora · Nov 29th, 2009, 09:29 AM

Its not that its not safe. The ink doesnt enter your blood stream. Its the trauma the tattoo inflicts on your body. I know you may think thats a bit soft, but there are grown men that faint during a tattoo. your pregnant body is already under alot of stress, pluss increased blood flow and hormones!!

Any way a good tattooist wouldnt tattoo a pregnant woman.

good luck with what ever you decide!!

whats the design btw??

kmac625 · Nov 29th, 2009, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by xrosanna

hahaaa, yeah im not looking forward to the stretching.
i've got a star tattoo on my the left hand side of my stomach. god knows what its going to look like after! im dreading it. my others are in places that shouldnt be stretched.. apart from maybe my ankles haha!! x x

I've got one on my belly, around my belly button...I can't wait to see how big it gets lol. I figure even when it does stretch out it'll still look cuter than the stretch marks will hehehe.

scrummy mummy · Nov 29th, 2009, 09:36 AM

i had my first tattoo done on the 23rd of oct so i was just preg and didnt know. you dont think it would have affected my bean do you

LittleAurora · Nov 29th, 2009, 09:47 AM

no it shouldnt affect your baby, as the ink does not enter the blood stream. But you have to be carefull of infection and sometimes because of the hormones the ink doesnt take properly and you could end up with a patchy tat!

Its the stress it puts on your body that is the problem

Thradia · Nov 29th, 2009, 09:56 AM

My boyfriend is a tattoo artist and he says that it's good practice NOT to tattoo pregnant women. I know he won't do it at all, and has been asked plenty of times.

He says the biggest risk is infection. Pregnancy hormones can make the skin more sensitive and sometimes it can get infected. Even with the best tattoo artist, you are still putting an abrasion on your skin and that always has the chance to get infected.

That is his opinion anyway.

Linzi · Nov 29th, 2009, 10:08 AM

Kerry Katona got one when she was pregnant but I dont know why. Seems stupid to me, its only 9 months to wait. Not even that.

toseland13 · Nov 29th, 2009, 10:08 AM

usually if tattooist knows your pregnant they will refuse to tattoo you for safety reasons

Nov 29th, 2009, 07:44 AM	#11
cherryglitter Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 12,964	hahaaa, yeah im not looking forward to the stretching. i've got a star tattoo on my the left hand side of my stomach. god knows what its going to look like after! im dreading it. my others are in places that shouldnt be stretched.. apart from maybe my ankles haha!! x x

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Lover Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,281	Although the ink doesn't enter the blood stream, you could get an infection in it (not necessarily from the tattooists needle) which could effect the baby..not worth the risk IMO

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ricschick Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wonderland Posts: 6,004	i had a tattoo when i was 12weeks preg with ellie my 1st, everything was fine but i dont think id do it again was a bit nieve to it at the begining, i think the risk was blood poisoning i think and risk of infection. id wait if it was me xx

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LittleAurora Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,678	Its not that its not safe. The ink doesnt enter your blood stream. Its the trauma the tattoo inflicts on your body. I know you may think thats a bit soft, but there are grown men that faint during a tattoo. your pregnant body is already under alot of stress, pluss increased blood flow and hormones!! Any way a good tattooist wouldnt tattoo a pregnant woman. good luck with what ever you decide!! whats the design btw??

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scrummy mummy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Stoke - England Posts: 1,243	i had my first tattoo done on the 23rd of oct so i was just preg and didnt know. you dont think it would have affected my bean do you

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LittleAurora Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,678	no it shouldnt affect your baby, as the ink does not enter the blood stream. But you have to be carefull of infection and sometimes because of the hormones the ink doesnt take properly and you could end up with a patchy tat! Its the stress it puts on your body that is the problem

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Thradia Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 116	My boyfriend is a tattoo artist and he says that it's good practice NOT to tattoo pregnant women. I know he won't do it at all, and has been asked plenty of times. He says the biggest risk is infection. Pregnancy hormones can make the skin more sensitive and sometimes it can get infected. Even with the best tattoo artist, you are still putting an abrasion on your skin and that always has the chance to get infected. That is his opinion anyway.

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Linzi Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leeds UK Posts: 15,769	Kerry Katona got one when she was pregnant but I dont know why. Seems stupid to me, its only 9 months to wait. Not even that.

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toseland13 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 673	usually if tattooist knows your pregnant they will refuse to tattoo you for safety reasons

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