Post by amaristella on Oct 23, 2013 22:34:39 GMT -5
Mine thought they could hide from me by sneaking in only on the underside of my belly where I can't see them without a mirror. On top of that, they change color depending on the angle I look at them. From the front they're almost the same color as the rest of my skin and practically blend in, but turn to the side angle and they're more red and quite obvious. I told DH a while ago that I was turning into a tiger and showed him my stripes. He goes "is that a good thing or a bad thing?" I said, "neither, really. Just the way things are."
Post by ilikedonuts on Oct 23, 2013 22:35:09 GMT -5
I look like I was attacked by a tiger. its horrible. my sides and the front from my pelvis up to my belly button. I had one medium size one last pregnancy and that was it. I did not get so lucky this time! I'm loading up on bio oil though and hope that helps them fade faster after DD is born.
I knew I'd get them, but I didn't realize how many I'd get. I couldn't see them without a mirror until this week when Bitty dropped and now I can see them when I look down. DH tried to make me feel better about them when it first happened, but it honestly just took time and eventually I just kind of went into "screw it" mode about them. There's nothing I can do about it, as much as I really, REALLY wish there was.
Yes! I had a few on each side of my hips up until about the middle of last week. Now I am getting a bunch on the underside of my stomach. It makes me sad, but what can ya do?
Post by AlpineSlide on Oct 24, 2013 10:24:29 GMT -5
I have them too. All the way around my belly button. And I have an umbilical hernia so DH says my belly button looks "angry". He's trying to be funny but it stings a little.
I have had two small ones pop up on both of my hips that I just noticed last weekend. I also have some on my boobs, I didn't know what they were at first, it looked like maybe I got accidentally scratched, but then I realized what they were The funny thing is, at first glance they look like bite marks.
I hope I don't get many more, I've got 13 weeks left to go, so in all likelihood I will. I hate it because I was already unhappy with the way I looked BEFORE I got pregnant, and I don't want to feel any worse about myself afterwards.
DH is of the thinking that if you just use enough cocoa butter, you can avoid stretch marks. I've been lathering the shit out of myself since I got pg with belly butter and body oil, so whose to say if that's helped up to this point, but if he says anything about the marks I just might punch him.
Post by lobstertail on Oct 24, 2013 11:47:38 GMT -5
I thought I was getting away without them, but a few days ago, DH saw some stretch marks hiding on the underside of my belly, too :::siiiigh:::
I have a couple of long horizontal stretch marks on my lower back from puberty and they've long since become faded white lines, so at least these new ones won't be red forever. Uh, right?? lol
I thought I was getting away without them, but a few days ago, DH saw some stretch marks hiding on the underside of my belly, too :::siiiigh:::
I have a couple of long horizontal stretch marks on my lower back from puberty and they've long since become faded white lines, so at least these new ones won't be red forever. Uh, right?? lol
Definitely. Mine faded away very well, as well as can be expected.
Sweet! I'll take stretch marks over any other possible permanent pregnancy marks, in that case!
I had them from before on my thighs and butt. My friend swears by body butter through her whole pregnancy and said she hasn't had one stretch mark. Obviously I bought three containers of body butter. She could have told me anything followed by no stretch marks and I would have bought it. No pregnancy ones so far.
Post by amaristella on Oct 24, 2013 15:07:38 GMT -5
Oh yeah. The puberty ones. I ended up with them a tiny bit around my knees and a couple different places around my hips, although they faded to a difficult to notice color. I think those are the reason I always assumed I would get stretch marks from pregnancy. My body is just like that.
Post by Stingyshark on Oct 24, 2013 15:20:14 GMT -5
I have them on my love handles from ? I don't know when. I really have no idea when they showed up; I guess sometime in my late teens/early 20's. I only noticed them about 4 yrs ago.. They are white so they kind of blend in.
I have no pregnancy related ones.. I'm also slathering my belly in butter every night after I shower & every morning.. I choose to believe genetics has nothing to do w/ it and lotion will save me. Heh... My mom & sister both have them... sooo.. it's probably only a matter of time.