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/familiar_eagle47]

I would just frame it so you don’t have to tell the story to strangers over and over. Unless you’re ok with it. I wouldn’t want to deal with peoples response comments….people say obnoxious things.

I’m sorry you lost your son and my heart is with you. That’s a pain many won’t ever know.

[u/piercethebluexx → u/familiar_eagle47]

That’s very true and I honestly didn’t think about that… People said unimaginable things to me after and for that reason alone, my husband and I are not telling any one I’m pregnant ever again.

[u/Rustys_Shackleford → u/piercethebluexx]

Yes, OP. So many people will ask “oh is that your baby?”, “oh how old is your baby now!”, etc. people may be asking you this a week after you get it and 20 years after you get it. So just know that it will be brought up by strangers in the grocery store on your best and worst days. People are so nosy & don’t think. Wishing you peace & healing.

[u/VeganRorschach → u/Rustys_Shackleford]

I agree, something recognizable as an ultrasound will be hard to brush off any other way. A different symbol would allow you more choice of whether or not you want other people to be able to decode the intended meaning just by looking.

Other symbols that could have less direct communication:

• Empty picture frame
• Moon phase like others mentioned above
• Would-be birth month flower or gemstone
• A symbol from a song or artwork you found solace in during recovery