Did you get stretch marks?

[CinderToriella]

Hi all

my belly is so itchy and stretching a lot , i put all types of lotions and oils and creams on twice a day .

Did you get stretch marks? if so when ?

[~clover~]

I didn't get any on my belly, but stretch marks are a genetic thing. I didn't use any creams or anything, I just thank my mum!
I did get them on my bbs. I think they were in the first/second tri.

[danita]

with my 1st pregnancy i tried everything creams oils lotions potions u name it i used it. and YEP i STILL got stretch marks and alot of them only on my belly tho. they started just after 1/2 way

this is my 2nd pregnancy i have used nothing and i havent got any new ones yet and im 35 weeks preg

they say if your mum got them then you will most likely aswell and usually in the same areas. depends on skin type like the elasticity etc.

if you do get them they do fade over time

[fi1980]

Ahh the dreaded stretch marks! Well I couldn't believe my luck when my belly kept growing and growing and not even a hint of a stretch mark! I thought I was so fortunate as I assumed they were pretty much a done deal during pregnancy. And then.... at around 38-39 weeks I got them and I got them bad! My poor belly just couldn't stretch without them anymore and then I went 2 weeks overdue and of course my belly got bigger and the stretch marks got worse Everyone says they fade so I'm waiting patiently for this to happen....

By the way, I used stretch mark moisturiser every day during pregnancy too so I think if you are going to get them then you are going to get them unfortunately.

Good luck -I hope you can escape them!

[{sarah}]

First pregnancy, none at all other than on my boobs. Second pregnancy I got lots!

[Spring Angel]

Just starting to get them now at 37 wks

[Visitor7]

I didn't get any. But my mum is covered in them.

[~TT40~]

I have stretch marks and haven't ever been pregnant (or overweight!)
It's genetic, i just have really bad genes, and dread to the think what will happen when I do become pregnant!!!
My brother got them all up his back just from growth spurts, just like he had been whiped or something!
You can rub Vit E cream into them which will make them fade (as they are basically scar tissue) but I dont think anything will ever get rid of them completely.

[CinderToriella]

I havent got any on my belly yet but i feel they are coming lol

[~Hestia~]

I was very smug that I didn't have any - then I hit 31 weeks!!
Seemed to get a new one everyday after that. It's amazing how they start to fade right after the birth though.

[CinderToriella]

ok so i have two small little indent purple marks just above my belly button

they started off small and light but now are clearly growing stretchies

i knew they would come ''BEEP'' lol

[Lily Dust]

Hi Shell1!

I rubbed all sorts of creams and potions on my belly from day 1, never saw a single stretch mark but then my mum never got any either, so as someone said it probably is a genetic thing! Since DD I have 1 small mark, maybe 1cm on each boob, due to engorgement problems!

Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy!

[nickle730]

Like someone else said, I felt a bitsmug about not having any stretch marks first time around... Couldn't see any... DH said I didn't have any... mum and sister said I didn't have any... even OB said I didn't have any when I asked him. LOL... I just couldn't see them because they were on the under-side of my big belly! And every one else was LYING to me!! "We didn't want to make you feel bad"!! Anyway, some little ones beneath my knicker line on my belly and a larger one on the left side which comes an inch or so above my knickers. Second pregnancy, DS added an IDENTICAL stretch mark on the right side. Hey, at least I'm symmetrical... silver lining and all that. Now we're TTC #3, I'm wondering where s/he will make his/her mark... maybe right up the centre??!!