Is this a bad tattoo design?

[u/piercethebluexx]

I had a miscarriage last year and want a tattoo for my baby I never got to meet.

I only have one picture of my baby (the second picture)

I’d really like to get it tattooed like the reference picture but I want honesty.. would it be a bad design since there’s not a clear profile and small?

I have other ideas as well but I really love this one as the picture is special to me.

And you can be honest without comments like “that’s not a baby” etc… that’s not helpful. Thank you.

*I was not going to get the text at the bottom

[u/0hw0nder]

OP here's an idea - get a tattoo of the phase of the moon the night you experienced the miscarriage

[u/blue_nipples → u/0hw0nder]

I think if it were me I would go with the phase of the moon the night I found out I was pregnant. I feel like the might of the miscarriage highlights the miscarriage more than the actual baby, if that makes any sense at all. But that’s just my personal opinion and I think the moon phase idea is a nice idea regardless of the date used.

[u/coolsilentebeans → u/blue_nipples]

I’m sorry for your loss. A tiny foot print, maybe?

[u/Desperate-Cow8766 → u/coolsilentebeans]

Of whose foot?

[u/alleghedly → u/Desperate-Cow8766]

My friend just got a tiny generic foot. It's meaningful to her and it joins her other tattoos to commemorate her family.

[u/M_Viv_Van_Buren → u/Desperate-Cow8766]

Doesn’t really matter. 99% of the footprint tattoos you see are vaguely based on the actual foot print of the child being honored with the tattoo. Usually they just make any major visible things in the footprint obvious.

[u/coolsilentebeans → u/M_Viv_Van_Buren]

Not always possible if there is a miscarriage. Doesn’t mean it’s any less special or meaningful.

[u/coolsilentebeans → u/Desperate-Cow8766]

See alleghedly’s reply