The DREADED stretch marks

[jennifer1981]

Just wondering how many weeks everyone was when/if they got stretch marks. I have been coating myself with every lotion and potion trying to prevent them and so far so good (until last night!) I have noticed i have some appearing the middle of my belly (where my belly piercing is).

Is this prob the start of the rest of them appearing?

 

[Suzie and Faith]

Can't remember when mine appeared. And they were sneaky - they started under the bump on the bit i couldn't see! It was my mum who pointed them out, lol.

I've been using creams and bio oil just incase it helps in any way! But i'm afraid to say mine just keep on stretching!

Apparently mine look like the wavy lines on a beach where the sea has gone out. Haha.

Yuck.

Ah well.

 

[Jade&Evie]

I've only got them on my boobs where they've grown so much!

Don't Worry about it too much hun... just one of those things!

 

[Moofa]

I spotted some on my left boob about two weeks ago, and spotted some on my right hip and under my tummy button yesterday, slapping on the cream. I only noticed with a mirror despite asking DH to check

Mx

 

[JoAnn&Aimee]

I've made my peace with the stretch marks! I had some before I got pregnant so it isn't a big deal for me to have more. However I have been using the cocoa butter on them twice a day in a bid to help them go away! Oh I found 2 on my knee last week!

 

[Ginnymarie]

coca butter and not many for me, none really

but

just looked under my belly button a wee bit stretching there but im 40 weeks, i think the cream does help plus it makes you skin feel lovely.


i find bio-oil a bit stinky mind
x

 

[Tillytots]

No amount of cream is going to stop you getting them if you're destined for stretchers. They arent so bad though, they fade

 

[xJodieLoux]

I've got loads of stretch marks from puberty and then from when I was about 17 when I put loads of weight on. I'm just waiting for more to appear. I'm not using any creams or lotions because they can't penetrate through the top layers of skin and stretch marks start right on the bottom layer and then there is no stopping it showing, lotions or not. I saw a dermatologist about my skin (I've got actinic prurigo and morphoea) and asked about stretch marks and she gave me the low down, nothing can prevent them, only fade them once they are there.

 

[Sherlock]

No amount of cream applying will stop them appearing.

People are predisposed to them or not. They usually fade with time anyways.

I've only gotten the silver/white ones so far/ I've applied cream a few times in the past 6 weeks or so but thats not for vanity reasons to prevent them, but to try to stop my bump being sore and itching where the skin is stretching. I've certainly not spent a fortune on the lotions and stuff. Just good old baby lotion to help soothe tight skin.

 

[debecca]

I haven't got any yet anywhere and I'm 39+6...

Think I just have good skin though as my mum never got any either?!

 

[Sylvie]

I haven't got any yet anywhere and I'm 39+6...

Think I just have good skin though as my mum never got any either?!

Exactly the same for me
Midwife keeps telling me how lucky I am

 

[Suzie and Faith]

I think it's genetic ish. My mum and sister got them so I kind of expected to.

I know the lotions probably don't do anything whatsoever but i thought i'd give it a go anyway! And they do help stop the itchiness i was getting!

 

[Teej]

Mine just started about 4 days ago during week 35, i really thought i'd gotten away with it
Despite vast amounts of bio oil every night from Tri1 it seems there really is no stopping them!

 

[Teej]

Mine just started about 4 days ago during week 35, i really thought i'd gotten away with it
Despite vast amounts of bio oil every night from Tri1 it seems there really is no stopping them!

 

[Jade&Evie]

...overdue by 13 days 8)

DONT SAY THAT IN HERE!

 

[Tillytots]

The overdue bit is fine...its this bit

went overdue and it destroyed me lol

 

[mummysarah+co]

Hiya
i got stretch marks around 30-32 weeks with my 1st littl'un and now im on my 3rd baby and my belly looks like a map of the london underground!
theyre not so bad coz they fade after a while but it took me a while to get used to them.

 

[abcd1234]

The overdue bit is fine...its this bit

went overdue and it destroyed me lol

Sad but unfortunately true!!! Talking to baby daddies mum she said he destroyed her and he was over due by quite a bit too!!

I dont have any knew stretch marks but i've noticed old ones on my sides and on my bum i noticed them a few days ago but they're all silvery and old, still depressin though

 

[abcd1234]

OMG on closer examination i have new stretch marks!!! I'm SOOOOOO unhappy, they're not on my belly though, they're at the tops of my legs pretty much where my panties start!!! YUCK!!! How did they even get there!!!

 

[Jade&Evie]

sly little buggers get everywhere!