Oh, and the puking, yeah, that’s also super-special.

Perhaps the biggest difficulty with pregnancy, though, is all the “don’ts.”

Shouldn’t you get rid of that pet iguana?

Tattooed pregnant woman

Wouldn’t you like to encase yourself in a nice plastic bubble?

Does the tattoo parlor look like a place you’d be comfortable having open-heart surgery?

If so, you’re in the right place.

Woman getting tattoo

(Particularly if you’re 9.5 months pregnant and there’s a chance you’ll give birth mid-tattoo.)

She therefore recommends tattoos be put off until the second trimester, if not longer.

when you’re a middle-aged mom is totally badass.

Tattoo inks