Stretch Marks

[WifeofAnt]

For those who have gotten stretch marks when and where did they start? This is my first pregnancy and so far I'm 20 weeks without them. They do run in the family and I have a few from weight lifting in high school (they've faded away).

[MamaPhD]

I was soooooooooo excited I didn't have a single stretch mark until about week 36-37(?). I realized then that I couldn't really see the underside of my belly and there it was - dang! And a little bit in upper thigh. But I can't hardly see them and DD is 19 mo now though I can definitely feel them. Good luck!

[Dahlea]

With my first I didn't get any until 36 or 37 weeks and they started low on my belly.

[Melly24]

Mine started way down low on my belly really early. Like 8 weeks Then as I grew so did they but not many made it past my bellybutton. I also got some on the back of my hips.

[russsk]

With my first pregnancy I got them around 36 weeks under my belly button. Nothing, and then one day BAM! This time, at 34 weeks, I have one or two on my hips. I've gotten a lot bigger faster, but my belly doesn't feel as tight and itchy as it did the first time. Here's hoping I won't get any more.

[Twinklefae]

I didn't have any at all until 32 weeks. And then I was COATED in them. I have them from the top of my belly all the way down to mid thigh. Never say never.

[momasana]

With my first pregnancy I got them around 32 weeks on my hips. I'm 29 weeks now and they are started to show again (the ones from my first pg, no new ones yet).

[LadyCatherine185]

36-37 weeks

[louis]

Im 32w5d and have none on my belly - yet. They have, however, appeared on my left butt cheek and there are two tiny ones on my chest. At least they are easy to hide in a swimsuit. I'm hoping my belly continues to stretch without them.

[lyterae]

They hit around 32-33 weeks.

[limette]

In my first pregnancy (miscarriage) I got stretch marks on my upper calves in the first trimester.

In the second and third I didn't get any until around 38 weeks and those were under my belly and where my belly ring scar is.

I'm in my fourth pregnancy now and my old stretch marks have been reddening again since about 32 weeks. No new ones.

[colorbywords]

I didn't get them until after 30 weeks... and they're in a circle around my belly button.

[kittywitty]

Around 20 weeks I got my first on my boobs. So sad. I was the only woman in my family to get them! They just exploded from there-especially that last month or two.

[MaerynPearl]

#1 I do not know when mine started but I was around 36 weeks when I realized the itchy underbelly wasn't just rubbing weird on my pants I just couldn't see the bright red stretchmarks past the horizon!

With #2 they started showing up above the horizon around 34 weeks and were probably lower before then.

#3 I keep checking in the mirror (32 weeks tomorrow) and don't see any new ones... yet... but then... I'm not sure I have much skin left to stretch!