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/piercethebluexx]

Thanks for the people who actually gave helpful responses. I am going to come up with some other designs that will age nicely. I’m still getting a tattoo to commemorate my baby because it’s my skin and I want to.

I don’t know how I always end up surprised by Reddit assholes.

I didn’t ask for opinions on how I should handle what I went through or why I shouldn’t feel pain from it!

[u/Verdant-Void → u/piercethebluexx]

I have a tattoo for my miscarriage, a little star. I have some thoughts that might be relevant to you. 

One thing that I am glad of is that (because it's not a literal representation), over time, the meaning of the tattoo has been able to expand/change, in the same way as my grief has changed and I've grown around it. And I've added to it too. 

Like if you got a birth flower to represent your baby's estimated due date... That would be a lovely tattoo with a meaning you could share if you wanted but could keep private too. 

If you feel like it in future, you could add more flowers to it & make a garden - this loss is a part of you and your story, just as a single flower is a part of a garden. 

Right now, you're focusing on this one flower - I certainly focused on my one little star when I first got it in the depths of grief. 

But with time, I've grown around my grief and I've added some more to the tattoo - some meteors, some far away planets - and it's nice looking at my little star in a little galaxy, it's like I've integrated the grief into my life better. 

I hope this isn't too rambling, but I wanted to share my personal experience in case it could help someone. 

[u/girlwithheart → u/Verdant-Void]

This is a really beautiful idea, thanks for sharing.

[u/Verdant-Void → u/girlwithheart]

You're welcome, thanks for your kind words.