Tattoo while nursing a toddler...

[GreenGranolaMama]

I've read what LLL has to say about it... but would you? Have you? My DS is 17 months and there is no end to our nursing relationship in sight. I got a gift cert for a tattoo for my birthday last year, when DS was really tiny. I still have not used it as I am still nervous. But I am thinking that by the time he is ready to ween we will almost certainly have another lo in the works. Is it a super bad idea?

[triana1326]

Maybe I didn't do enough research because I got my last tattoo WHILE breastfeeding my toddler. The tattoo guy was a bit uncomfortable with it - the nursing, not the possible health implications - but he got over it really fast when my DD unlatched and flashed my whole boob at him!

No real advice, just a funny anecdote....

[neonalee]

LOL @ triana! It's funny that breastfeeding has made me even less worried about being naked up top!

Hope we get some answers/opinions. I have a tatt that really needs to be reinked.

[tanyam926]

I did it last yr when ds3 was 12 months. I researched it, chose a reputable place and went for it.

I am still nursing and plan to get another in a couple of months.

[ramama]

I got my last tattoo while nursing. It was about 2.5 years ago, so DD2 would have been about 2yo.

[MsVyky]

Absolutely. Provided you are being tattooed at a clean, reputable studio that can provide proof of instrument sterility- indicators and spore tests or use a completely disposable set-up (most artists here do now). Getting a tattoo is no more traumatic to your body than scraping your knee.

[GreenGranolaMama]

LOL Triana!!! And hello to a fellow tattooed, Maine Mama !


Sweet mamas, thank you! I've got a few done by the same artist and I will be going back to him for my next. He uses a disposable set up and the studio is immaculate. Yay!

[MsVyky]

Originally Posted by GreenGranolaMama

LOL Triana!!! And hello to a fellow tattooed, Maine Mama !


Sweet mamas, thank you! I've got a few done by the same artist and I will be going back to him for my next. He uses a disposable set up and the studio is immaculate. Yay!

Awesome! Post pics when you get it done!

[rhiOrion]

My coworker just got a new tattoo and her LO is 5.5 months.

[smeep]

The only real risks (since the ink CANNOT pass into your milk) are risks of infection which are pretty much eliminated if the store follows good guidelines for sanitising everything. If everything comes out of a sealed package in front of you, they use a lot of saran wrap on surfaces, and they wipe an ungodly amount of surface down afterward (my artist sprays the entire work station, even the entire chair, and wipes it down, it really looks excessive which is what you want), then you're probably pretty good. Another big thing for me is, if they do piercings, I ask them what they recommend for cleaning tongue piercings. If they say listerine (in other words, if they don't specifically say NON-ALCOHOLIC mouthwash), then I wouldn't trust them for ANYTHING. If they don't know that, then who knows WHAT they don't know. That tends to knock a lot of places out of the running pretty quick, and then I just ask a bunch of questions on how they sanitise everything. I would also recommend looking for reviews.