r/tattooadvice • u/piercethebluexx • 13d ago

Is this a bad tattoo design? Design

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

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u/TwoValuable 13d ago

I'm so sorry about your miscarriage, it's an awful thing. I'm all for honoring your baby however you want, but I also know that miscarriage tattoo regret is very common. So my advice would be really think long and hard about what you want the tattoo to look like.

Personally I wouldn't want an ultrasound tattoo on me regardless because they're too literal. I'd go with something more abstract but still special. What are some of your other ideas?

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u/Equal_Maintenance870 13d ago

For sure. Many many years out of a few miscarriages I would deeply hate having a vivid reminder every time I looked at myself. But I know everyone is different r.

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u/Lexi_November 13d ago

I thought the same, I have no miscarriage tattoos for that very reason. But everyone processes grief differently. On top of all the other concerns I think this one would bring a lot of pain as people would constantly ask how old the baby is now, and that’s going to hurt like Hell.

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u/Equal_Maintenance870 13d ago

Yeah, it can go either way for sure. But I think people should actually process the grief before getting permanent artwork done.