Linea Nigra

[blessedatlast]

Hi I have one very faint.. It starts at pubic bone to just above undies.. I assume it will go to my belly button when I am bigger. I am only 17wks.. But big cos I have 2 in there!

[Devon]

Mine started to appear a few weeks ago, very faint but still clearly there. First it was just below my belly button, but now I think I can see it developing above it as well.

[~clover~]

It depends on your skin type & how dark light you are.

Darker skinned people are more likely to have linea nigra as well as other pigmentation issues. ie, darker/lighter patches.

I had quite tanned skin when I was pg with DD1 & I had it from my pubic line to my belly button, but after having a child I wasn't out in the sun nearly as much & didn't have it in any of my other two pgs.

I've heard that if it goes from the pubic line to the belly button it's more than likely a girl, if it goes right to the top of your belly its a boy!

[Shanti]

I don't think I have one yet.... I am hoping to get one soon though! But if I miss out, no big deal I already have a few stretch marks and a hairy belly that keeps me amused

[Snoopea]

I never got one, but both my sister and sister in law did, they have slightly darker skin than me so I figure thats why!

[Indadhanu]

I didn't have one until after the birth... AM I WEIRD OR WHAT! It's just fading, and it wasn't there the day before Jazz was born (I have photos to proove it!)!

[satya]

I got mine in the third tri. I'm fair skinned so I didn't expect to get one as they say fair skinned ladies don't tend to get them. Mine was pretty pale - above and below and it's only just gone and bubs is 3 months old now.

I noticed a couple of mentions of stretch marks here. I didn't get any until about a week after the birth. I stopped rubbing my belly butter in when I gave birth - big mistake. Gotta do it for a month afterwards.