Mommy Tattoos
Mommies getting tattoos to honor their children is becoming a new trend. These days, stretch marks are no longer the only permanent reminder of birth. Mothers are increasingly going under the needle and getting inked with their children’s names.
According to the website, Mommy Tattoos, you need to know the following before making your mark!
*Moms need to wait until they have weaned before getting a tattoo. Getting a tattoo at a reputable & licensed tattoo shop is pretty safe, but why take the chance of an infection that you could pass along to your baby?
* Find a reputable and licensed tattoo shop in your area. Ask questions, do some research and make sure you feel comfortable with their staff. If you feel even a slight uneasiness, then walk out and don’t look back.
* Be aware of the “rules” that all reputable & licensed tattoo shops abide by. Tattoo shops should have a working autoclave, which sterilizes reusable equipment. Tattoo artists have to wear latex gloves during the tattoo process and use new needles and ink trays for each customer.
* All good tattoo artists should have a portfolio which displays their best work that their most proud of. Look through their portfolios with due diligence. Focus on their attention to detail. If you see any splotches or lines/shapes that just look out of place, it usually means that they’ll probably have an “oops” moment with you as well. Use common sense when it comes to a tattoo artists’ work.
* Make sure your mind is fully made up on a design. Remember, tattoos are permanent and regretting a design is something you don’t want to take with you when you leave the tattoo shop. If you have decided on a portrait of your child then it’s a wise idea to wait until they have more distinct characteristics before you go ahead with the mommy tattoo. Waiting until your child turns one is what the experts say is a good time to get a child portrait tattoo.
Some say it’s a way to embrace parenthood. What do you think? Trashy or Trendy? Sleazy or Sexy? Would you do it?
My SIL got a new tattoo right before she got pg, is sea turtles and flowers and such, across uer upper back (near the top) and she wants to have their boys' names put on the turtles and their girl's (due 10-23) put on one of the flowers.
My brother has like 12 or so tattoos, one of which is his wife's name on the inside of his lower arm (personally I think super visible tats like that are tacky, but hey, not my body!) He is planning to have each of the boys' names tattoed on a rib (on on each side) and his girl's name around his neck.
Overall, I think tats can be tasteful. I think the key is location and design. Personally, unless I could read the language (chinese, etc) I would never have a foreign language/symbol tattooed on me - how woudl you know for sure what it said???
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I would love to get a tattoo representing my kids at some point in the future, but I don't know what or where.
don't know... I know it'll hurt and I hate pain!!! lol.. but sh!t if I went thru labor maybe a tattoo won't hurt so much then lol..
I am always open to new ideas as far as honoring my children. I have been told and stuck with never getting a guys name tattooed on me.....but my children are another story! (and who knows......I may even get Tommy's name at some point in time)
Maybe eventually I will get ones to honor my kids but I don't have any plans for them any time soon.
I have two tats - they are small and in hidden places. I like them, they are cool reminders of my 20's....
I also was in PT school so I approached the location medically. The lower back has the least amount of pain receptors per square inch of skin, LOL
I have seriously considered getting a tattoo for a long time now. E loves the song tattoo. He oohs and goos to it and of course he's on my heart just like a tattoo
I was wanting bright colored flowers *pink, purple, yellow, and blue* with bright green vines and light green leaves on my lower back. I want D's name and possibly 2-27-95 *his bday* above the tat and E's name and possibly his bday below the tat. Do you think since they are both boys it would be tacky to have flowers or should I get something else? I don't want anything manly but I def. want my boys names with it.
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I went through a serious stage where I wanted a tattoo in college. My best friend/ college roommate did too, so we were soooo tempted. We never acted on it, but we came close. I wanted to get an IU sign around my underwear line/lower hip where I could hide it. My cousin heard me say that, and she piped up that she has the same thing pretty much (she went to Purdue, so she has Purdue Pete in that same area). None of us even knew! (She told us aroundt he table at Christmas.. haha.. she's had it for 10+ years now!) My husband (then bf) was seriously against it though; he thinks it is like defacing your body... he's so adamant that it talked me out of it. I'm kind of glad now b/c that IU sign might not have been so cute as I got older, but there are times (like right now) that I kind of wish I had been more impulsive and went ahead!!!
(although I would love to have Katy's tattoo guy do a tattoo some time)
Heather~ I like the celtic knot also!