39+1 stretch marks!!!!!

[Colleen1988]

OMG im so upset... I know I sound like a drama queen but I don't care

39+1 and I wake up with stretch marks all over my lower stomach, there not thick purple ones but I just don't understand why they have just come up now!!!

I've had them on my hips from about 30 weeks gradually getting bigger but they still not massive!

Has this happened to anyone else??

Also... What do stretch marks look like once your belly goes back down?? Do they make your stomach look wrinkly?

xxx

 

[Louise2013]

yep. Last time I had zero until my actual due date. Woke up and they were everywhere. They were almost invisible about three months after delivery and my skin looked normal xx

 

[Ljd401]

Oh no This happened to my friend too Waiting for mine to appear soon. Strange how they appear so late on xx

 

[Sugar10]

I know it's easy to say, but try not to worry about them!! I have a friend who got quite a lot on her lower stomach, and now although you can see that they're there, It's barely noticeable! Not long now colleen! x

 

[violet13]

I've had stet have marks for months, mostly on my thighs and they aren't pretty but your body had to grow to fit baby so I don't find it so bad. They'll fade soon Hun xxx

 

[Pin badge]

Tri hopping, I went 5 days over with my first and mine turned up when I was 2 days over...so nearly got away with it! The few on my tummy are hardly noticeable 14 months later and are colourless. The ones on my hips are a bit darker but I don't really care...still wore my bikini on hols 3 weeks ago! Xx

 

[JJ Mum]

They will really do fade to silvery grey in time, you will see them slightly more if you worse a bikini and got a lovely tan as they wont tan quite the same way. Tummy might look wrinkly after, don't despair , its amazing how it all can go back within a few months as your baby weight goes xx. I got most if mine in kast 6 weeks with first three, but alway think ive got away with it since then, but after I usually nottice that some exsisting have got slightly worse when Id thought id got away with it!!

 

[Natalie_reid]

I didnt have any atall till 2 weeks ago now I have white 1s and small amount on top of my leg xx

 

[violet13]

My legs are bad but honestly i just think if people don't like it tough cookies! I will be bikini-ing it if I want to once he's here and I'm settled but they do go Hun my mum was huge with my brother and hers are so faded I actually had to ask where they where xxx

 

[H16]

I got away with not getting even one stretch mark with my daughter, I was over the moon but this pregnancy I started getting them at 20 weeks! They are only on my hips at mo but are gradually getting worse so I am trying to remember to slather bio oil on as it helps to fade scars, stretch marks etc x

 

[kumber]

I am absolutely covered in stretch marks, they're nearly up to my boobies and stretch right across from hip to hip!

They faded so quickly after ds, by 3 months you could barely see them and were a really faint silver. They were quite purple when he was in there so just goes to show they're not biggie

I don't think they made me go wrinkly either, but I dunno if that's just me?

 

[Colleen1988]

I don't mind having stretch marks I just want my belly to tone again! I have stretch marks anyway from puberty on my hips but they don't bother me! I just have this vision of having this saggy wrinkly belly covered in stretch marks and noone wants that do they

Thanks for your replies xxx

 

[kumber]

It won't go like that hun keep yourself hydrated with 2-3litres of water a day (now and postpartum) and use a deep moisturiser so your skin keeps a good elasticity and your skin should tone up wih your muscles as your belly gradually goes down

 

[Colleen1988]

Thank you, I'll definatly be doing that xxx

 

[Kelly450]

I had them all across my belly with my son. 16 months later they were only just fading! Until of course I got pregnant with baby no 2

 

[Colleen1988]

I had them all across my belly with my son. 16 months later they were only just fading! Until of course I got pregnant with baby no 2

Did your belly to back to normal though, other than the stretch marks? I'm not bothered to much about having the marks there, I just don't want saggy wrinkled skin xxx

 

[Kelly450]

It wasn't wrinkly xx