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Does anyone know of a reason why a mother who is breastfeeding cannot
get a tattoo? Asking for a friend, not for personal reasons.
Lechia Davis, RNC, ACCE, IBCLC
I would strongly recommend that a breastfeeding woman did not get a tattoo because of the risk of infectious illnesses particularly Hepatitis B and C. Tattoo parlours are well known sources of these viruses. Recently in South Australia we had an outbreak of Hep C linked to a tattoo parlour.
It is also my understanding that the infant is much more likely to get Hep B or C from breastmilk when the mother is in the process of seroconverting. That is, a woman who contracts this virus from a tattoo whilst breastfeeding is more likely to transmit the virus than the mother who had the virus from the beginning.
Laureen Lawlor-Smith BMBS IBCLC
South Australia
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