Getting a tattoo while pregnant...

[NikiP]

Hi everyone.


I have a tattoo on my thigh of my ex-boyfriends name whom i have not been with in over 6 1/2yrs. After dating my fiance and getting serious he told me that i needed to get rid of the tattoo, then i got pregnant with my daughter who is now 4. I am pregnant again, 11 wks today. I really need to get rid of this tattoo before having this baby. I want to get it covered up with another tattoo. I tried laser removal, and it seriously hurts more than childbirth so i never went back. i have been reading articles whether or not it was safe to get a tattoo while pregnant and i'm confused. Although there is no medical proof that getting a tattoo while pregnant is dangerous to the fetus,  some articles say yes, others say no. What do you guys think?

[boowa]

I dont understand why it is so important to do it before he/she is born, that doesn make any sense, you've had it that long, and if he was THAT worried about it he would have paid for it before, i mean he's your fiance' meaning marriage, meaning, money is ya'lls not his and hers.. ugh... he's the one that wants it gone NOW i mean its not like the baby comes out reading!! HELLO! your fiance sounds pretty selfish to me! ITs a tattoo, you did have a life before him ya know.. w/e lesson learned I guess?!?

[Kim1989]

that is from nov 2008. i dont think he/she will see it.

[ShawnaMarie88]

Your rude and should keep your ugly comments to yourself. That girl wasnt looking for judgement...she was looking for ligitimate answers. Calling her selfish for wanting to live her life, while making another one is stupid. Your probally a krickly old lady that cant have kids and hates people with tattoos. rethink your attitude twards people that a different than you. Different doesnt mean bad. Sorry if i was rude but you got me all worked up. Most people that get tattoos, get them to remember where they are in therir lives. I cant think of a better reason to get a tattoo...To the fantastic Mom To Be that asked about tattoos.. I say ask your doctor and do some online research. By the time your done reading...and answering all this **** youll have your mind made up.

[marie1997]

congrats on the baby and my opinion is that you get the tattoo removed after you have the baby arrives since they will not allow getting the tattoo removed while pregnant or getting a tattoo to replace it while you are pregnant.But then again this is just my opinion on this.Wishing you the best.

[bethandjoseph]

why would you even chance it? Guess what, people, even doctors, dont know everything about medicine and disease processes, even though there may not be medical research stating that your baby would be harmed it seems like it isnt worth the risk. Come on now, this baby is counting on you to make/keep it healthy, it seems UNBELIEVABLY selffish to take the risk.

I found out that I am 6 weeks pregnant and I got a tattoo 2 weeks ago, I was looking for possible complications, I cant believe you would think about it getting a tattoo when you know there is even the slighest possibilty it would hurt your child. I wish your child good luck w you as a mother.

[mystarlesseyesremain]

I had sheduled a trip home, and on the way back I was going to stop at this tatoo parlor, and get "inked".. well, come to find out I'm only about 3 weeks pregnant, but I'm not taking my chances..

The risk of staff infection in a tattoo is really high, even if taken care of properly. I had a completely well cared for piercing go wrong once, simply because my body didn't tolerate it. I understand , my fiancee would FLIP if I had an ex's name on my body, and he sure as heck wouldn't pay for it, because like your hubby, he'd say something like "shouldn't have gotten it done in the first place.."

Anyway.. The risk isn't that high but I would still just avoid it, and tell him to tough it out, 9 months isn't that long to wait for something as superficial as a silly old tattoo :)