WhitneyWhy Can't Women Get a Tattoo While Pregnant or Nursing?
April 27th 2009 18:18
It's not recommended that women who are pregnant or nursing get a tattoo, which can be frustrating when you are in that situation and you really want a tattoo... Well, you're better off listening to the tattoo artist and waiting.
Basically, when a woman is pregnant or nursing, everything that she puts into her body can affect the baby, so when she gets a tattoo, or even a piercing, the woman is risking a possible allergic reaction or infection that can potentially be passed down to the baby.
When the immune system is lowered due to an infection, allergic reaction, stress, or any other irritation, the woman is not able to fully protect the baby because her body is working harder to protect itself and not the baby.
The risk is small, but it is still there. So, in order to best protect the unborn child, it is best that the woman not get a tattoo while pregnant or nursing. It is much easier to just wait a few extra months to get the tattoo, than to potentially risk the life of an unborn child.
Most artists will not tattoo a woman who is pregnant, but you will find that a few tattoo artists will tattoo a woman if she is less than three, or so, months pregnant. No matter what stage the woman is in her pregnancy, the potential risks are not lowered, is even if the artists is willing to do it, that doesn't meant that it is necessarily the safest option to choose.
Basically, when a woman is pregnant or nursing, everything that she puts into her body can affect the baby, so when she gets a tattoo, or even a piercing, the woman is risking a possible allergic reaction or infection that can potentially be passed down to the baby.
When the immune system is lowered due to an infection, allergic reaction, stress, or any other irritation, the woman is not able to fully protect the baby because her body is working harder to protect itself and not the baby.
The risk is small, but it is still there. So, in order to best protect the unborn child, it is best that the woman not get a tattoo while pregnant or nursing. It is much easier to just wait a few extra months to get the tattoo, than to potentially risk the life of an unborn child.
Most artists will not tattoo a woman who is pregnant, but you will find that a few tattoo artists will tattoo a woman if she is less than three, or so, months pregnant. No matter what stage the woman is in her pregnancy, the potential risks are not lowered, is even if the artists is willing to do it, that doesn't meant that it is necessarily the safest option to choose.
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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i think pregnant women are harder to treat if they do get ill, as many medications can affect the unborn baby
best to stay as healthy as you can during the experience i guess!
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