Is Getting a Tattoo Safe During Pregnany?
QUESTION
Dear Doula,
My best friend and I have wanted to get a tattoo together for years. We finally decided on what we wanted, waited to make sure, then made an appointment (which is tonight actually).
She and her husband have been trying to get pregnant for the last year and this week she was supposed to get her period. She took a home pregnancy test this morning and it was positive. She's tracked the time from the possible date of conception to be about 2 weeks.
She really wants to go forward with getting the tattoo, but I'm having reservations due to the fact she could be pregnant. What is your advice on this?
Thanks for your time.
ANSWER
I am not a doctor, nurse or midwife but I have had children. The first trimester is such a critical time in development that I would suggest waiting until after the baby is born for the tattoo.
You never know about the tools and instruments used and the cleanliness. Plus what are the side effects of the materials or paints that they use for the tattoo.
I strongly suggest waiting. She should make an appointment with a doctor or midwife as soon as possible and then she can get their medical opinion.
-- Kerry, HCHI, CHt
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Kerry Tuschhoff
Kerry Tuschhoff, HCHI, CHt is a wife and mother of 6 (2 kids, 2 dogs and 2 rabbits) and has been in the birthing field for 14 years. She taught the Bradley method of natural childbirth from 1989 to 1999, at present teaches Hypnobabies Hypnosis for Childbirth classes, Pregnancy Nutrition and Breastfeeding classes, and gives seminars in her community on natural pregnancy and childbirth options, and is a conference speaker. She has attended over 250 births as a Doula and Hypno-Doula, and feels it is an honor to be asked to share such a wonderfully spiritual experience with her students.
She is also a certified hypnotherapist, trains Hypnobabies Instructors, author of Hypnobabies: Eyes Open Childbirth Hypnosis. and is Operations Director of Hypnobabies Network in Southern California. Kerry feels that the time in our lives when we are the most vulnerable and in need of support is when we are soon going to give our babies life. The support, nurturing and help that doulas can provide is invaluable to a birthing couple as they take that journey. She looks forward to helping you all have the best possible birth experience you can. Please take a moment to visit Kerry's Website.
