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Do
you remember a time, maybe 15 or 20 years ago when it was the
fashion to get a tattoo in a ring around your belly button? A load of
girls I went to college with got it done, and so did I. We all
thought it looked fantastic, and I admit to spending that summer
wearing cropped shirts and hipster jeans daily just to show off my
new body art – not to mention the diamanté belly piercing! We all
thought we were the height of cool, but there was one thing we didn't
actually consider. In fact, it never occurred to me until about 17
years later when I got the long awaited BFP (Big Fat Positive) that
said I was going to be a Mommy! The very same day I caught sight of
my belly in the mirror as I showered and suddenly thought “OH. MY.
GOD! What is going to happen to that thing when I grow a bump!” In
hindsight, perhaps my navel was not the best place to get a tattoo! I
had horrible visions of the tattoo increasing tenfold and being this
massive ring around my entire abdomen! Needless to say I jumped
online there and then – well I threw on some sweatpants and a
t-shirt first – and started to do some research!
The
research I did showed that there were no guarantees one way or the
other when it came to tattoos stretching during pregnancy. Like so
many other aspects of pregnancy, it depends on the individual woman
herself. The connective tissues vary from person to person so while
one person may see tattoos shrink back to the original design, others
may be left with some distortion. I guess I was one of the lucky
ones. I can't really see any difference in my tattoo aside from the
fact that the color has faded, but I'd expect that of any tattoo
after almost twenty years. I did take all the precautions for
avoiding stretchmarks, so maybe that helped. I guess the moral of my
story is that any body modifications should be carefully considered.
If you are going to do anything in the belly area do ask if it is
possible you might get pregnant and if it will have a negative
effect. I took my belly piercing out when I got pregnant, even
although there are flexible pregnancy bars available. It just felt
like time.
In
a related note, no piercer or tattoo artist should agree to perform
any kind of body modification while you are pregnant.
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