I’m a tattooed mom – I got a stomach ink before having kids, now it’s stretched and wonky
A MOM with tattoos revealed that she would not recommend getting the stomach inked before kids.
She said she planned her tattoo ahead of time because she knew her tattoo would stretch.
The mom (@thattattooedmum) showed off her stomach tattoo in a video with over 140,000 TikTok followers.
On a fan’s request, she gave some advice on planning for a tattoo during pregnancy.
“Just a couple of things to consider… mine is only outlined, if it was filled in, obviously the damage would’ve been a lot worse,” she said.
“I personally made the decision not to have mine filled in until I’m done having kids because of the exact reason I know it will stretch,” she added.
“Second of all, I did carry massive… I was like a moving house,” she joked.
“Someone who has a small bump might go back to normal and also stretch marks will have an impact on it as well.”
She lifted her hoodie to show off the lines and talk about the impact her pregnancy has had on her tattoo.
“Up here you can see very neat line work, obviously my ribs didn’t move too much so this bit is all intact as it was beforehand.
“As you come down you can see it’s really faded, the lines are sort of blown out with the stretched skin,” she said.
“It looks a bit wonky really, I am lucky I can have it reworked because it is simple but if you have a full-on collage piece, it will probably move a bit more than mine has,” she advised.
People took to the comments to share their thoughts on her tattoo.
“You look amazing; I’m so proud of you for having confidence in this, all mums should be able to feel comfortable in their skin x,” said one commenter.
“Thank you, yours still look really good honestly,” said another.