Tattoos and TTC

cwuredhot

What do you think of getting a tattoo while TTC?

 

I am on cycle 14 of TTC #2. I feel I should just make my appointment for the tattoo I am wanting and if I get a BFP before then, I will cancel it. I don't know how I feel if it ends up being in the 2WW. I guess I am still undecided.

mommy2C

Just schedule it for when you're not in your tww. If you're keeping tracking of your cycles you should be able to schedule it for a different point in your cycle.

cwuredhot

jefa621 said:

Why in the world would it matter?

Supposedly there so many "risks". Just seeing if anyone else had anything to add on the thought.

mommy2C

The ink wouldn't be an issue at all and so long as you go to a reputable tattoo artist who properly sterilizes there wouldn't be anything to worry about. As I suggested above, schedule it when you aren't in the tww if you're uncomfortable with the idea.

cwuredhot

mommy2C said:

The ink wouldn't be an issue at all and so long as you go to a reputable tattoo artist who properly sterilizes there wouldn't be anything to worry about. As I suggested above, schedule it when you aren't in the tww if you're uncomfortable with the idea.

 

Thank you for your input. I probably should have stated above this would be my first tattoo. So I am very inexperienced and they tell you not to get a tattoo while pregnant so didn't know if 2ww would be the same. Plus most artists you have to book 4-6 weeks out which can be a pain with cycles are not perfect and can be up to 45 days or longer.

Thanks again

gscoville

2WW =/= pregnant. It floors me how many people think they have to live in a bubble and treat themselves as if they're pregnant for the whole two weeks before a possible pregnancy might even be detectable. Until you turn a test positive, you're not considered pregnant and can just carry on with life.  This includes drinking, exercising, tattoos, dental work, and even jumping on a trampoline if you so choose.  If a test can't even detect a pregnancy, nothing you do could affect it either.

Myamia91

SassyMommaC said:

I'm pretty positive that I either got pregnant with DD1 right before or right after I was tattooed. Granted, she was a beautiful surprise, but I didn't worry much and she came out relatively normal.

I think the concern with getting a tattoo while pregnant/TTGP is infection and possibility of airborne disease (this one has more to do with whether you're going to a CLEAN, certified, and reputable facility or to a hole in the wall).

This right here^ . Also the stress on the body caused by the process involved with putting it on you. It is unknown if the dye has any harmful effects on the baby at all.

I found out I was almost 7 weeks PG about a week after I had just gotten two tattoos done. One that was actually on my pelvic region!

MusicFanatic

jefa621 said:

You're not pregnant in the TWW.

So this.  I would get the tattoo.  I'm not the type to hold off my life and what I enjoy doing or wnat to do/get "just in case".

ImJessesGirl

The ink isn't the poison, it's the risk of infection. Basically, if you're getting a large tattoo, I would wait. A tattoo is an open wound until healed, so it's just advised that if you're pregnant, not to get one.

I'd go ahead and get it!

ImJessesGirl

jefa621 said:

ImJessesGirl said:

The ink isn't the poison, it's the risk of infection. Basically, if you're getting a large tattoo, I would wait. A tattoo is an open wound until healed, so it's just advised that if you're pregnant, not to get one.

I'd go ahead and get it!

I guess I should have typed my response about ink in sarcasm font.

Sorry!!! I guess it went over my head, lol. Drrrr!!!

8411mommy

DarcyHermione said:

Ink until it's Pink.

Love this! I thought the exact same. Like how women drink till it's pink kinda rule.