A devoted mother-of-three has revealed how she wanted to permanently commemorate the special moment her babies were born by having tattoos of their names put on her chest.

Sarah, 28, from Oldham, decided to have 'Megan' and 'Jasmine' along with their dates of birth inked on to each of her breasts.

But she said her personal tribute was ruined by an unqualified tattooist who botched the job and left her with 'big, blurred blotches' on her cleavage.

Sarah was unhappy with how these tattoo tributes to her daughters turned out as their names Jasmine and Megan were barely legible thanks to the tattooist pushing the needles too far into her skin

Sarah, pictured with her partner and their three children Jasmine, Megan and Jake, wanted the tattoo on her chest 'so my children would be a permanent part of me'

'I wanted to have these tattoos so my children would be a permanent part of me,' she explained on the latest episode of Spike's Tattoo Disasters.

'I have "Megan" on the left which is where she was placed when she was born and "Jasmine" on the right as that's where she was placed when she was born but you can't read it and they aren't even level.

'I'm devastated as there was a reason behind them. They mean something, they are my daughters' names, it's a memory that's been tarnished.'

Sarah had the tattoos drawn at a parlour where she had previously been a happy customer.

But on this occasion, her tattooist 'looked like a teenager' and didn't use a stencil to fully draw the design Sarah wanted but did some of the art work by freehand.

The mother wanted the names of her daughters on the place where they first lay their heads after they were born but instead she got 'big, blurred blotches' as shown in this close-up image

It was only weeks later when Sarah was stuck with the terrible tattoos that she learnt the woman who had tattooed her wasn't fully qualified.

She recalled: 'I'd had tattoos from the shop before so I was confident I would be OK there, they always use clean needles and have certificates on the wall so I thought I would be alright.

'Two weeks into the healing process it started to go into a yellowish bruise, to look at it was horrendous. I went back and that's when they first mentioned she wasn't fully qualified.'

Due to her lack of experience, the tattooist had pushed the needle too deeply into Sarah's decolletage causing the skin to bruise and the ink to go blotchy and blurry.

Sarah was told the only fix would be to have the tattoos removed via laser - something she found upsetting due to the personal connection she had between the body art and her children.

'It's not just a tattoo I am removing, it's the kids' names and dates of birth. When I had them done they really meant something to me,' she said.

Sarah reluctantly decided to have the tattoos removed via laser treatment

The mother found the procedure upsetting as she felt like she was erasing the memory of her babies' births along with the tattoos

But upon the arrival of her third child, a son, Jake, she decided it was time to remove the botched tattoo tribute to her daughters so she could have a new design incorporating all three of her children's names.

The laser treatment involved sending a pulse of intense light into the skin to break up the pigmentation of the ink.

Laser removal can cause a painful burning sensation but Sarah said her tears during the procedure weren't due to the physical pain.

'It was emotionally painful,' she revealed, adding that she had to remind herself 'I am not removing my children's memories, I am just removing the mess.'

Sarah then chose a new tattoo to have on her back featuring the names Megan, Jasmine and Jake - and this time made sure the tattooist used a stencil.

Sarah then took the plunge again and had a new tattoo done featuring all three of her children's names

The mother-of-three is delighted with her new tattoo, seen here on her back

She said having the new tattoo would help her 'emotionally' as she still felt upset at having to remove the ones on her breasts.

-time round the tattoo tribute to her children was a success and she couldn't be happier with it.

'I love it. It's a nice end to an emotional rollercoaster. I am happy I have had it done. I feel amazing,' she said.

Tattoo Disasters is on Spike Tuesday at 9pm



