Does everyone get this? For those that have it--when did it appear? I read somewhere that it could begin to show around 10 weeks but I'm 12 weeks today and so far not a hint of one!
I have one at 25 weeks. I think it comes more in your second trimester. And ditto on the hairy belly! I keep wanting to go to the beach on my day off then I look at my stomach and decide i don't want to scare people away
I had it with my first and I think it made its appearance around 20w. I'm 30w with my second and no line in sight. There is still time though and I won't doubt that it'll make its appearance any day now along with stretch marks, lol. Some people do luck out though!
Not yet, though I normally have very fair body hair. My stomach is definitely harrier and there is a line of hair there, though it's very light. If it were darker it would be a linea nigra.
I didn't get it until 31 weeks, and even then it was very light at first and only the bottom half. Now at 37 weeks I can kind of see it above my bully button, but DH says he can't really see that part.
I've had one all my life. I never understood it. I'm curious to see if it gets darker, but you can see it easily.
Mine has been there my whole life as well, starting from under my belly button and continuing down. Now that line is much darker and wider. It has also extended itself up from the top of my belly button to the middle of my chest which is a thinner and lighter line.
I am expecting it to fade after the baby. Not that I have any proof of this, but this line has to be hormone related. Once the hormones are gone, the line should go to?
Post by timorousbeastie on Nov 28, 2013 12:36:42 GMT -5
No line yet, at 30 weeks. My belly is definitely hairy, but it's all white, so it's not noticeable. My arm hair switched from very dark to white at some point during pregnancy (I did go gray prematurely, so I'm not totally shocked that my hair is changing elsewhere, too) - I wonder if my hair wasn't going white all over if my belly hair would have been dark, too.
I didn't get it until end of the 2nd/beginning of the 3rd tri. Oh and now that I am nearing the end of pregnancy I am getting lots of stretch marks near my belly button. It's no good, but they aren't deep so I hope they fade.
I didn't get one last time and still haven't this time. My stomach is/was extra furry, so I have been shaving it no itching problems for me, lol. And my hair quit growing on my legs finally, so that is awesome. I just shave my stomach instead of my legs twice a week. Lol
Post by redpenmama on Nov 30, 2013 15:02:01 GMT -5
I don't remember when I got mine last pregnancy, but it was very defined above and below the belly button. I could still faintly see it below the belly button when I got pregnant this time (so almost 2 years later). Now, I can still see the line from my last pregnancy, but it hasn't darkened or grown at all.
Mine started early. Maybe around 14 weeks? It's pretty dark now, but the worst part is that its totally crooked. It goes to the side of my belly button and looks so freaking weird.