Can I have an epidural with a tattoo on my back?

Hello!

Can you have an epidural if you have a tattoo on your lower back?

- - BellaB said
  - 31 Oct 2020
    11:38 pm
I think so… but that’s really a question for a medical professional.
- - Ellen said
  - 14 Jun 2020
    8:22 am
That shouldn’t be a problem.
- - Mummyofone77 said
  - 13 Dec 2019
    5:02 am
Not at all. Good luck
- - mom152736 said
  - 05 Jul 2019
    2:33 pm
i don’t think it should be a problem. Its a needle injection.
- - mom160421 said
  - 03 Jun 2018
    2:09 pm
I didn’t have an epidural but I believe it’s an injection so a tattoo shouldn’t be a problem.
- - Breenalee said
  - 13 Feb 2017
    9:49 pm
Yes you can. The epidural is a needle injected into your spine, a tattoo won’t affect it 🙂 I’d ask a doctor or midwife if you’re concerned.
- - mom81879 said
  - 28 Aug 2016
    8:28 am
An epidural is just an injection into the spine, I can’t see how a tattoo would affect that