My husband and I are going to start trying for a baby... I made plans with him and my friends to go and get another tattoo... will this effect me in anyway negatively to try and conceive???
2007-02-20 11:08:49 · 12 answers · asked by Nay nay 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
OH MY GOD! Whatever you do , do not get the tattoo once you are pregnant. The ink gets into your circulatory system and will get to the baby and the baby will die of toxic shot... happened to my daughter's babysitter. Getting one before getting pregnant only will have an effect if it is on your lower back and if you want an epidural.... IF YOU WANT AN EPIDURAL DO NOT GET A LOWER BACK TATTOO.... they recommend that you wait at least a year if you have a lower back tattoo because the ink could affect it
2007-02-20 11:33:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Q. If you have a tattoo on your back can you still get a shot for pain in your back during labor?
A. This is a common question, as the popularity of tattoos has been recently increasing. In particular, the lower back seems to be a very common site. The tattoo pigments are inert dyes, which do not result in any bodily reactions once the initial tattoo healing process has been completed. The amount of pigment that is used in the tattoo process is quite miniscule. The needles used for spinal or epidural anesthesia do not carry pieces, or even particles, of skin or tissues into the spinal or epidural spaces. Once the tattoo has healed, the dyes or inks are fixed in the cells within the skin, and cannot be mobilized by a needle. There is no evidence that any harm will come from placing a clean needle through a healed tattoo.
Although some anesthesiologists may be reluctant to perform an epidural directly through a tattoo, most of the time this can be done safely. In many, but not all, cases the anesthesiologist can find an area of non-tattooed skin to insert the needle. It is always best to ask an anesthesiologist at your hospital to discuss this concern.
2007-02-21 00:01:40 · answer #2 · answered by avioletsky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should be fine. I got a tattoo before I knew I was pregnant and the pregnancy was fine so was the baby. The tattoo didn't do so well. I bled a lot and the color didn't take. I blamed it later on being pregnant but who knows for sure.
2007-02-20 19:15:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my best frineds is covered in tattoos (mostly body pieces) and when she and her decided that they were going to start trying she finished up the work she wanted done before she went off of the pill. You SHOULD NOT have ANY tattooing done while you are pregnant. I have never heard of it hindering conception but I would get anything done now that you are wanting unless you are willing to wait. Good Luck.
2007-02-20 20:28:16 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs Adams 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..just make sure you do your homework on the place you choose to have your ink done at.That is a good practice whether you are ttc or not.Tattooing is not recommended while you are pregnant because there is a risk of infection and that's not a good thing while you are pregnant.They also don't recommend getting inked while nursing either.Good luck ..
2007-02-20 20:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by GoobersLyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it shouldn't. However, I would not get a tattoo WHILE you are pregnant, just in case you contract any sort of infection that you need to be treated for.
2007-02-20 19:12:10 · answer #6 · answered by sanveann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can you can get HEP C I know first hand i got hep c from what i thought to be clean it was a licensed shop too. please think twice about this. every one told me i would regret getting tattooed and i honestly thought that i would always love my tats. well I'm now 36 a mom of two and regret every one of my tats even the ones that don't show..
best of luck hope this helps
2007-02-20 19:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by chris w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u are pregnancy i would not get a tattoo while pregnancy, and if ur not pregnancy then u can get a tattoo after pregnancy...
2007-02-20 19:15:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just make sure you get it where your skin wont stretch or else instead of tweety bird you could end up with big bird.
2007-02-20 19:14:29 · answer #9 · answered by truth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but if you are already pregnant, I wouldn't recommend it.
2007-02-20 19:12:13 · answer #10 · answered by impossiblemama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋