Rabu, 26 Juni 2013

How Long should you wait after giving birth to get a tattoo?

Q. I'm due in roughly 8 weeks and after i give birth and heal from any injuries involved, I want to get a tattoo on my back with my daughter's name and her date of birth. I am going to breastfeed (if i can) and I can't find much online about any possible complications of getting a tattoo about 1-3 months after giving birth. Help?

A. Definitely wait until you are done breast feeding. Reputable tattoo shops will not tattoo a woman that is breast feeding because of the risk of infection. In the paperwork that you have to fill out before getting a tattoo, they ask if you are pregnant or breast feeding and if you lie and say you are not and sign the paperwork and then something happens, they can not be held liable. It's possible that you can pump your milk before getting a tattoo to stock it up. Then for 2-3 weeks after getting the tattoo you can use the saved milk you have while continuing to pump to maintain your supply and discard the pumped milk for the 2-3 weeks after the tattoo.


What happens to the baby if you get a tattoo while pregnant?
Q. I've been wanting a tattoo but I just found out I was pregnant. Ugh.
What would happen if I got the tattoo?
Btw I'm still early enough so it's not like the artist would know.
I know you're not "supposed" to get one, but why not?

A. We just won't do it. It's a code among tattoo artists. Ink is injected under the epidermis into the dermis. I've seen a few women who were tattooed while pregnant, and never seen any ill effects. But we won't do it if we know you're pregnant. It's one of the first questions on the release form you sign to get the ink. 'Are you pregnant or breast feeding?' If the answer is 'yes', we won't touch you.





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