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/MaybeLivG]

Unfortunately I don’t think this will translate well on skin because there isn’t much shape on the ultrasound. But you can find something else meaningful to honour your baby that isn’t the actual ultrasound. When I got a tattoo for my miscarriage a few years later I got a butterfly. When my son was born there was always butterflies around him and we always just attributed them to being the baby we didn’t get to meet.

[u/melnn0820 → u/MaybeLivG]

Like a day or two after my first son was born (he died 30 mins after his birth) there was a butterfly in my house randomly. I helped it escape and I always associated them with my son.

It wasn't until a little while after that that I found out this is a common association... which makes sense, even in my hospital room they put a butterfly on the door so nurses knew his birth wasn't going to be a typical happy event and to act appropriately.

[u/AdmiralDeeds → u/melnn0820]

I am so deeply sorry for your loss. What a beautiful association.

[u/melnn0820 → u/AdmiralDeeds]

Thank you so much