20 Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss Tattoos That Are Seriously Breathtaking

This artist used a fine line style to create a delicate, light image of a mom kissing her angel baby, who looks to be flying away any moment.

This sweet tattoo of a mama and baby elephant symbolizes this mother and her daughter. The four stars above them represent her miscarriages, the sweet babies now watching down on her family.

This parent got a tattoo based on Frida Kahlo’s artistic depiction of her own miscarriage, which includes a crying crescent moon image.

“Baby, you may not have made it into this world, but you will never be forgotten. Your DNA will live through me forever,” says this mom’s caption explaining her tattoo. The flowers at the top are the birth flowers for the month of May, which is when they learned of their loss.

This mother went into labor early at 19 weeks. When she was ready, she had baby Kaitlyn’s footprints tattooed on her arm, to scale, to remember her by forever.

A lioness and her two cubs represent this mom and her two children. The rainbow feather crowning the tattoo is an homage to the rainbow babies who are still part of this family.

This tattoo depicts a mom holding her baby close for a snuggle, a moving image for any pregnancy loss parent.

This tattoo (by the talented @jezzink) carries a lot of meaning — it symbolizes the recipient’s battle with PCOS and endometriosis, then experiencing a miscarriage at 8 weeks pregnant. She says she got the tattoo to connect with her body in a positive way, and spark conversations about miscarriage and fertility struggles.

This is such a unique and lovely tattoo, using really vibrant colors to depict two parent birds and their baby, lost to a miscarriage. The artist, Peng Yang, says it represents the parents’ deep love and longing, and he hopes it provides them solace.

This tattoo by @sad_girl_tattoos encapsulates all of this mama’s children. Her daughter suggested she get a space-related tattoo. The artist added two butterflies for her kids and two cocoons for the babies she hasn’t met yet.

If you’re looking for small miscarriage tattoo ideas, this mom’s might inspire you. She chose the word “peace” for her ink, having found it during her first loss, and hoping to reach it again after a second.

Following an IVF journey and pregnancy losses, this mom chose to depict her family in a tattoo, including the two little gone lost too soon.

Flowers hold so much symbolism, and this bouquet tattoo is no exception. It includes baby’s breath (which represents everlasting love), forget-me-nots (remembrance), lily of the valley (May’s birth flower), and olive branches, because baby was the size of an olive.

This baby’s breath is so finely drawn it almost looks like the real thing. Baby’s breath flowers symbolize many things, but most importantly, innocence and everlasting love.

This beautiful piece depicts a sleeping baby with a tree of life blossoming above, bustling with birds and flowers.

This mom’s miscarriage tattoo is inked close to her heart, with a little bird for each of her losses. It’s such a nice sentiment, and might comfort you, to keep your little ones so near to you.

This mom has all of her kids’ first names tattooed on her wrist, including June, the month her baby was due before her pregnancy loss at 12 weeks.

If you love traditional tattoos, this heart-and-roses piece honoring baby Gaia will definitely speak to you. It’s a good example that pregnancy loss tattoos can fit any style you love.

This tattoo artist created a masterpiece of a tattoo for his wife in honor of the baby they lost early in pregnancy.

Scroll through this Instagram post to see how a husband and wife took one idea — three hearts for their children, one of whom was lost — and made it their own.