Stretchmarks & weight gain

[KimE]

Hi hope everyone has had a good easter weekend and eaten way too much chocolate ,

I have been sat here reading about what to expect around 24/25 weeks and loads of books/sites have mentioned stretchmarks ... was just wondering (any being nosey) if anyone has got them already and when they appeared? I already have them on my bum, thighs and hips from growing and loosing weight so it is definitely going to happen to me!!!

Also, I was wondering how much weight everyone has put on so far (if anyone feels like sharing) - I feel like I have put on loads (18lbs) and know whats "normal" according to the books but wondered what is really normal? I'm not beating myself up but seem to have a morbid obsession at the moment!!! Too much time on my hands me thinks

TIA xx

 

[amylw1]

the only 1s i have at the moment are from my 2 boys. but as i said this 1 has the "saggy skin" from the other 2 that it can grow into b4 stretchin gme more! LOL!

 

[cleckner04]

I had previous stretchmarks from fluctuating weight that were faded but they have turned a dark purple again and now I have new ones growing all around my belly and growing upwards like vines as the baby raises higher and higher. I really don't mind them much though. I have gained about 15 pounds and it all seems to be in my belly.

 

[daniandbaby]

I got stretch marks pretty much straight away, I think its because I started showing straight away, There really bad too!!!!

 

[KimE]

thanks for the replies I've just been chatting with a friend on the phone and she said that she didn't get hers till 36 weeks ish and was all smug thinking she'd got away with it!! She thought it was a crease from lying down and spent all day trying to massage it away - the next day she was covered

I wonder how many ladies have run to put creams on their bellies after reading this thread???? xx

 

[Lorien]

I've put on 15lbs but don't appear to have any stretchmarks yet... mind you, I'd lost about 10lbs in the few months before I got pregnant, so maybe my guy has a little more loose skin to expand into before I get stretched!

 

[tmr1234]

iv put on 6lbs and my s/m are from my son wich i got at 30+wks

 

[avabear73]

I've put on 12lbs so far, and don't have any stretchmarks yet. I am a cuddly build anyway and my bump isn't as big as a lot of other people's ... and I haven't gained weight elsewhere, just at the front. I do have old stretchmarks that I got from growing but so far no new ones .. long may that continue! (I'm 23w 2d).

 

[MishC]

I've put on 24lbs and haven't got any streachmarks. I'm doing everything in my power to prevent them.

 

[Vici]

I have some and i'm proud of my lines You will never ever prevent them,if you're gonna get them you will whatever you do

 

[divagee]

I've put on just over 20lbs too and like MishC doing anything i can to prevent them! I use bio-oil twice daily and palmers cocoa butter on my tummy too. I've got a few stretch marks already on my bum and thighs just growth ones i think so i'm the same as you think i well in the running for getting them but so far so good! i seem to have a morbid obsession about them too! great thread x

 

[KimE]

Phew! So there doesn't seem to be a "norm" for weight gain, I don't know why I'm obsessing - its probably cos I don't want to face loosing it all afterwards and its difficult to stop obsessing about your weight when thats what you've done your whole adult life!! I asked another friend how much she put on during pregnancy and she said just under a stone altogether!! I put that on by 15 weeks!!!

xxx