Stretch marks!

[ttcnewbie123]

Hi ladies!
Haven't seen a stretch mark thread for a while! I'm chuffed I haven't got any yet, I know I've still got a while to go and its likely I'll still get them but I'm still happy that I'm stretch mark free so far! Anyone else stretchmark free or if not when did urs start to appear?x

 

[Sherileigh]

Mine appeared with DS around 36 weeks I think? I had no sign of them, then a little mark and then it was like a run in pantyhose and they were all over my belly.

 

[ellie27]

First baby - none

This is our second baby, nearly 32 weeks and none......

Have been very lazy with the baby lotion, as I never got any stretchmarks first time I am just assuming I will not get any this time....

I have never had a big bump either so that probably helps!

 

[ttcnewbie123]

Mine appeared with DS around 36 weeks I think? I had no sign of them, then a little mark and then it was like a run in pantyhose and they were all over my belly.

That's probs what will happen to me! I'm still quite small at the moment so I'm sure I've still got quite a bit of stretching to go!x

 

[Periwinkle]

I have some things now which might be stretchmarks, but they're so light at the moment you can barely see them. They've been like that a week or so.

 

[xBabyGoose]

Had them on my boobs early and around the butt, but none on the belly yet! Got a good few week to go though, can't imagine I'm one of the lucky ones so I'm depressingly waiting for them to appear :/ x

 

[Mazzy]

I was wondering if they become more apparent after LO comes and your stomach goes back down...? Like a stretched out balloon or something...

 

[RoxyRoo]

I woke up at 32 weeks and they had appeared across the bottom of my bump overnight!

Me and hubby were shocked at how suddenly they had appeared!

 

[SmartieMeUp]

I had stretchmarks from puberty on my sides which weren't even noticeable. Around 29 weeks they started to have pink tips, which have now spread. I have faint ones on the front/underneath of my belly from 2-3 weeks ago.

My boobs were covered from 15 odd weeks.

 

[waiting4allie]

38 weeks and still none! All of my friends who are built somewhat like me didnt get any until the very last week. Even though Im very small and was thin before pregnancy, Ive still got room to pinch my belly, so maybe I still have room to stretch without getting them!

 

[Blah11]

Ive none yet from this pregnancy but didnt expect to either. i didnt start getting them until I was about 36 weeks with my daughter.

 

[Blah11]

I was wondering if they become more apparent after LO comes and your stomach goes back down...? Like a stretched out balloon or something...

no but you can get new ones as your uterus shrinks. I had NO stretchmarks on my stomach and got some after she was born under my belly button.

 

[Mel1895]

I was doing great but since about two weeks ago... they are all over. I hate it! I read on line that some women consider them "badges of honor" but I just cant seem to think that way. I just hope they fade a bit after... does anyone know if they will get better after birth??

 

[_simo_]

I thought I had escaped...and woke up last week to discover my already hideous cellulitey ass had the startings of stretch marks Every day they get worse, despite oiling up 2 to 3 times a day with bio oil. What I will say though is that is DOES work, because I have been obsessive about oiling my bump since I found out I was pregnant and I haven't got a single mark, whereas on my boobs and bum where I wasn't so bothered (why would I get them on my ass FFS???!!) with the oil, they are now taking over So OIL UP!!!!

 

[_simo_]

I only started oiling bum when I noticed marks - just to clarify! xx

 

[Mary Jo]

I have no new ones so far, but that doesn't mean anything, as I had none appear on my belly till a couple of days after my son was born. as someone said, once I started deflating, there they were. either side of my belly button. loads of tiny ones, and silvery, like they'd already faded. I was quite obsessive about the Bio-Oil last time, this time I've hardly used any, so we'll see. I don't care much either way, my hips and legs were already covered with faded ones from gaining weight quickly as a teenager.

 

[BrieAnne]

I just noticed them a few days ago and like others have said, they just appeared out of nowhere! So unfair! I cried when I told DH about them. I just hope they don't end up getting worse but I'm at 36+5 now so I still have a few more weeks left to go.

 

[Kasia]

None yet hoping it stays that way!

 

[AngelBunny]

I have them on boobs but none on bump yet 35+5

 

[afterglow]

I only got a couple of stretch marks with my first baby but they appeared after the baby was born. With #2, I got a ton of them and they appeared around 36 weeks.