Stretch Marks

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March 17, 2014 at 12:30 pmOk, please let me preface this by saying I was very lucky when it came to stretch marks my last pregnancy. I did not receive any on my stomache the entire time. Now that I am pregnant again, I worry that I won't be as lucky. Has this happened to anyone else? I am just trying to prepare myself in the case that I will never wear my two-piece again. I am not asking this to sound insensitive or shallow, I am just curious.

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March 17, 2014 at 1:18 pmHi Jenny!! I think I had heard somewhere that generally its pretty similar to your first pregnancy stretch mark wise, so if you did okay the first time around then it shouldn't be too bad this time! A few of your existing stretch marks may worsen though as I've heard.

So far I think I'm pretty lucky as well! I have one, maybe two which is actually right around my still healing scar's from my ectopic surgery. Other than those two scars, I do not have any other stretch marks yet! I've also heard that genetics has alot to do with it, so ask your Mom how her stretch marks were with pregnancy. When I asked my Mom she said that she only got a few on her hips and maybe her butt but none really on her belly, and so far since I'm ALL baby in the belly with very little hip change I think that's promising!! :)

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March 17, 2014 at 4:40 pmJenny I'm glad you asked! I've been kinda wondering the same thing. I had very few with my older 2 but I was very young then too so I wonder if this one will be any different. So far I feel like my shape is the same except for the belly (and chest - wish I could keep them forever!lol) but I've also heard that older moms have more trouble getting back to their normal size.

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March 17, 2014 at 7:30 pmI ended up getting some on my hips:/ they popped up at the very end. I was bummed as I thought I'd be in the clear. Doc said they'll fade. I too want to wear my two piece again....wondering if I should wait a year and let them fade a bit or rock the mommy scars this summer?!?!

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March 17, 2014 at 7:42 pm@Jena - if your comfortable then rock it!!! Your body did amazing things to earn those scars!

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March 17, 2014 at 8:06 pmThat's what dh says too:) we'll see they're pretty purple....eeep!:)

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Vanessa A
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March 18, 2014 at 9:04 amI agree a large part of it is genetic. My mother had 3 average sized babies and she has a lot of stretch marks on her belly. I guess that means I am prone to them. With my DS (I was 36 years old)I got a few low down on my belly. Probably around 6 or 8. They did not extend up too far and stayed well below the belly button. I used Trilastin SR for 1 month after the delivery twice per day and got an 80% reduction in their appearance. My DS was tiny at just under 4lb so that might explain why I did not get more.

With my DD (40 years old) I got a couple of bigger ones where the first c-section scar was as this would not stretch due to scar tissue. However, I did not get any other new ones. What happened instead is each of the ones I got with my DS extended about 1 inch. Still none are higher than my belly button but a couple now reach just below that level. I started Trilastin SR again about 1 1/2 weeks ago twice per day. I am already seeing improvement. It is amazing stuff. My DD was bigger at just over 6lb.

I got none on my hips or breasts. The belly is better for me than hips or breasts as the belly is barely exposed. I have a friend who has stretch marks on her breast and you can see them when she wears lower cut tops.

I think the way you are with your first pregnancy is a good indication of how you will be with the second. I was also very vigilant about rubbing stuff on during both pregnancies but still got them so perhaps some of the anti-stretch mark preps minimize the impact but they don't seem to prevent them. Not that I expected them to.

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March 19, 2014 at 8:36 amYeah...the hips are a bummer as you can see the tops of them when I am in my two piece. I need to try you trilastin! :)

~Jena~
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March 19, 2014 at 11:15 amI've always had them on my hips, butt and chest, so if I did get more there I didn't notice. One very weird one I noticed after I had DD was, ahem, down there. Did anyone else get one? I can barely notice it now.

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April 10, 2014 at 9:25 amJenny- I still am not getting all my email notifications for some reason...so I never saw your last response...sorry:) No...didn't get any "down there" although you can still see the faint line that you get with your belly. Mine never got dark but it's still there 3m after? Starts "down there" and stops at my belly button.

Very cute ticker btw! the little pink bundle is SO adorable! :)

~Jena~
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