HELP! thinking about getting my 1st Tattoo

[lbrown1618]

I have been thinking about getting a tattoo for years. I have finally decided to do it and have no idea how to make what i want.

AND, I have a very low pain tolerance - any tips for overcoming that? I think thats one main reason I've never bitten the bullett before.

I want to do something related to my kids. Small and simple. Like their initials, probably black and white. I have tossed around the idea of intertwining their initials in cursive so it looks like something else (like a vine or heart, kinda thing). Also thought of their names in a heart.

I don't want anything "fad-like". Like a character/color/etc they will grow out of. I want something classic. I have been scanning through google for ideas but I need help!

Also trying to figure out where to get it. What area hurts the least (the most?). Needs to be an understated location that is covered by clothing for work reasons.

[terrortoys]

Dont mean to hijack, but I too have been thinking about a tatoo for about 13 yrs. I am scared it will hurt and wont be able to finish it. Also are their certain places that hurt more than others? I was thinking my hip since you get shots there and it doesnt hurt that bad.. lol I think I want a blue and yellow tulip about an inch tall (again with the scared factor). Ideas?? Oh and if you get yours before I do, let me know how it goes please.

[lbrown1618]

If it helps with ideas, I have a girl, initials SE (born June 2) and a boy, initials MW (born April 19).

[cheynesnana]

I have a friend that made her daughter's name the stem of a rose.. maybe you could do something like that with the initials.

[Doglover8180]

Whatever you get, make sure you are going to want to be sporting it at 80 years old....cause it's there for life once you get something.

When I think of people getting tatoos, I think of Kate Gosselin with her Winnie the Pooh bear on her ankle and I wonder, is she going to want this at 65 like she does now?

[rebate_queen]

I have one on my thigh and one on my lower back (left side). The one on my back definitely hurt more. I wouldn't say I have a high threshold for pain either, but they really didn't bother me that much. I kind of got used to it. But the last one I got was like over 15 years ago.

I would say somewhere on the back/shoulder is going to hurt more because there are more bones involved. The more tissue ("fat" LOL) you have in the area, the less it hurts. I will have to think about design ideas. I don't know if I've helped LOL.

[sunnie_skys]

I had my first one done this summer after thinking about it for 15 years..lol I have it over my shoulder. So it starts on my shoulder blade, wraps over my shoulder and comes to the front a little. works awesome for tank tops and bathing suits but is completely covered for work. I thought about the pain as well. It really was not that bad. mine took about 3.5hrs and didnt really hurt until the end. and that was because he had to shade and keep going over areas. so the last 45 min it hurt but I kept thinking, I have 2 kids that i gave birth to, i can handle this. the two areas that hurt for me were on my shoulder blade closest to my arm attaches..lol and on the front again close to where my arm attaches.my collar bone did not hurt at all like they say. infact I felt nothing on my collar bone..lol Tatts are so worth it. do it. you wont regret it.

[lbrown1618]

I have one on my thigh and one on my lower back (left side). The one on my back definitely hurt more. I wouldn't say I have a high threshold for pain either, but they really didn't bother me that much. I kind of got used to it. But the last one I got was like over 15 years ago.

I would say somewhere on the back/shoulder is going to hurt more because there are more bones involved. The more tissue ("fat" LOL) you have in the area, the less it hurts. I will have to think about design ideas. I don't know if I've helped LOL.

well in that case, its going on my big ole rear end! LOL

DogLover - thats why i want a classic design. So its not outdated 20-30 yrs from now.

[VivaciousJewelz]

I have 4 tattoos, I've gotten them all in the last year.

I would say that one on my leg (my calf) hurt the WORST. It was really painful. The one on my hip didn't hurt at all, BUT I got that one the same day I got my leg tattoo, so the leg pain might have distracted from the hip pain, plus the hip tattoo took the longest to heal.

By far the easiest tattoo I got was my first one. It was a basic treble clef on the fleshy part of my shoulder blade, plus, there was actually not much shading involved, which is what I've found hurts the most. Getting something simple like initials or something that doesn't require a lot of detail will cause the least amount of pain.

[rebate_queen]

I definitely regret the design I got on my thigh, and also where I put it (why my thigh? I'll never know....I was 18 LOL). I like the one on my back. It is like a half sun/half moon design. But no one ever sees it.

I'd like to get my DD's name done at some point.....probably on my shoulder where it could be seen if I wanted it to be.