What is your experience with tattoos after pregnancy?
Sunday, March 28th, 2010 at
9:27 pm
Both my friend and I are considering tattoos on the sides of our stomach and up the side of our chests. But we are concerned about what happens to the tat both during and after pregnancy. Its obviously going to stretch but what will it look like after the weight loss?
Will it be something easily corrected with a touch up from the tattoo artist?
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Well i have a tattoo on my lower back, so it didn’t reallly affect anything. But my sister got a lot of stretch marks and has a tatoo, now she’s very self concious and does not show her stomach. Stretch marks are horrible, it doenst’ discriminate. I am not sure why some get them and some dont. BUt my tattoo artist told me that one of his clients who had a tattoo done on her chest looked real messed up after she had babies. cause honey boobs just sag after you have a baby(done w/ breastfeeding)..!
It really depends on the elasticity of your skin. Every woman is different. Some women don’t get any stretchmarks on their belly during pregnancy, however, some women get them from their pelvic area all the way above their belly button. I would say it is a huge risk if you don’t know how your skin will appear after having a baby. I would take a look at your mom’s stomach to see what the texture is like… it doesn’t necessarily mean your skin will be the same as hers, but you will at least get a good idea. Also, if you have sister(s) that have had children, take a look at their bellies as well. One thing to keep in mind… if you get the tattoo and then you become pregnant later on in life and your belly is covered in stretchmarks, you will probably want to keep it hidden anyway… so no one will even notice whether or not your tattoo has “altered” it’s shape or appearance. As far as an artist doing a “touch-up”… that won’t be easy, because stretch marks are basically scars, and it is difficult to tattoo over scars and have it appear consistent with skin that isn’t scarred.