How long did it take for your stretchmarks to fade?

[LoveKnowsNoBounds]

I've got them on my breast which have only appeared in the last fortnight I'm breastfeeding and I'm upset with myself for not trying to prevent them as I haven't been wearing a supportive bra 100% of the time. They just look awful. They cover most of my lower part of the breast underneath the nipple. How long did your stretchmarks take to fade?

Thanks

[Olive]

i only have them on my breasts but they appeared second trimester went from a b to d cup i'm breastfeeding and their still there, they've faded heaps, you can really only see 'where they've been' IUKWIM

[satya]

Some women find their stretch marks fade, others don't so you may have to learn to live with them. My cousin was thin when she was pg & got huge ones on her tummy when she was 20 & she's in her 40's now and they are still there as much as they were when she got them. Other women I know got smaller ones & they faded quite well. Good luck.

[Catastrophic]

my stretch marks havn't faded the slightest... but i have been slack and stoped putting stretchmark cream on them...

[Pandora]

I have never put anything on my stretch marks, either while pg or since.
I have also had s/m from before I was pregnant as I have gone up and down in weight a few times.

mine had always faded to a silvery colour, as AJP alluded to, you can see them, but you can't.

[LoveKnowsNoBounds]

Thanks ladies

[paradise lost]

I never put anything on mine (my BB's were already MADE of stretchmarks as i was an A-cup aged 10 and a DD-cup age 12, but i got new ones on my tummy during PG) and they'd faded to silver by about 5-6 months PP. You can still see the silvery lines where they were, but only if you're really seeking - i'd wear a bikini, put it that way (though my chunky thighs are more of problem. LOL).

I wonder if skin-tone makes a differenc? I'm blonde with very pale "irish" skin (transparent it's so pale - my chest looks like a road map) and i get stretch marks easily but they fade fast. My GF is very dark with olive skin, it takes a lot for her to stretch (waist went from 23" to 40" during PG and she didn't get the stretchies until the last month) and she only got a few stretchmarks but they took more than a year to fade. But fade they did.....

[Netty]

Maybe try some Bio Oil, it's actually meant to help fade s/m (rather than prevent them unfortunately).

[Bea06]

Mine have begun to fade and I had my bub in March. Mine were pretty full on too and are all over my stomach up to my belly button.

[widdly]

My stretchmarks are HUGE!!! They were dark purple when pg and now ove a year later they are still red, have faded heaps but still have a long way to go. My auntie and i were comparing stretchies the other week and my 7 year old cousin looked at my belly and yelled "OOOOHHHHHH WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!!!!" She was really concerned about me! Out of the mouths of babes....

[~Debbie~]

i had stretch marks years ago from being majorly overweight, and they faded to a silvery colour all by themselves, so am hoping that my preg ones do the same.

[chocolatecatty]

Mine were only ever light purple but are now silvery, 7 months post birth. Your bb's would have them due to breastmilk enlarging them, not a bad bra (someone correct me if I'm wrong). Though a good bra is of course a lot better for you than a bad one!

[abellababy]

im almost 35 weeks pregnant and i cant even remember when i got my first stretch mark after the test was positive. i feel like they just all of a sudden 'showed up' They're a reddish, purplish color and very long and past my belly button. My worry now is I hope that they fade. At least a minimal amount. Does anyone know of any creams, oils, home-remedies etc that might help out? Also, as odd as this may sound, maybe its normal, but i have strecth marks also on the top of my vagina? Is this normal? Do they fade as well?
Thanks