The BELLY PHOTO Thread - Page 8

[IwannaBanRN]

Originally Posted by miriam_bat_avraham 

Vyky, it looks like you're in Lady Gaga's dressing room in that photo :)

Becky, mine does too. I'm heavy to start with, so naked I still look sort of "just fat." The maternity pants help to smooth things out so it looks rounder, and I think I look definitely pregnant when dressed. It's good enough for me :) What I'm NOT happy about are the stretch marks I'm already seeing! I bought some (expensive) cream; we'll see if it works...

I acutally didn't get much more stretch marks last pregnancy, because I used olive oil on my tummy and breasts. It has alot better properties for increasing elastin in the skin. :) It looks like I'll have to whip it out soon this time too, cuz I'm getting more marks on my breasts.
 

[IwannaBanRN]

Originally Posted by TalkToMeNow 

I 4th or 5th the dressing room comment!

And Becky and Miriam, I'm with you on the pregnant with clothes thing. I think what makes me look "just fat" without a shirt is the caved in beer gut belly button thing. If that makes any sense! I think once my uterus moves up past my belly button, it will look much better. :)

YES!!!!! It's the sunken in belly button and the skin that didn't snap back from baby number 2. I HAVE noticed my belly button is more shallow though, so it looks like it'll pop out soon. I love my maternity pants right now, cuz the ones I have, the elastic stretches up almost to my breasts and makes my tummy look more round instead of flabby. lol
 

[TalkToMeNow]

Originally Posted by MsVyky 

Translation: It's my place of business, where I am a purveyor of fine wears for exotic dancers. 

hahahah

Ahh... thank you! 

[TalkToMeNow]

Originally Posted by IwannaBanRN 

YES!!!!! It's the sunken in belly button and the skin that didn't snap back from baby number 2. I HAVE noticed my belly button is more shallow though, so it looks like it'll pop out soon. I love my maternity pants right now, cuz the ones I have, the elastic stretches up almost to my breasts and makes my tummy look more round instead of flabby. lol
 

I'm noticing mine is more shallow, too! Should be all nice and rounded out soon. Wow... we notice funny things when pregnant, huh?

[IwannaBanRN]

Originally Posted by TalkToMeNow 

I'm noticing mine is more shallow, too! Should be all nice and rounded out soon. Wow... we notice funny things when pregnant, huh?

It is weird. lol "wow I didn't realize how deep my belly button was before!" blah! I'm excited and happy about getting further along, I just want to be fit. I was well on my way to that when I BECAME pregnant. I lost 15 lbs with running and weight training and as soon as I hit 15lbs lost I was preggo. lol

[meb2]

I think outtie belly buttons are the cutest, and I have always had the WORLDS deepest inny... I'm so excited that it's pushing out and it's a matter of time before I have an outtie. Keep growing little man! :)

[MsVyky]

My inny was super deep too before I got pregnant with Lyra. It never went back to being that deep. I liked when it popped out because I could give it a really good deep cleaning ;)

[IwannaBanRN]

Originally Posted by meb2 

I think outtie belly buttons are the cutest, and I have always had the WORLDS deepest inny... I'm so excited that it's pushing out and it's a matter of time before I have an outtie. Keep growing little man! :)

I especially love when you see a pregnant woman with a tight maternity shirt on and their outie pokes at the shirt. hehe

[Jaimee]

16w3d

 

Originally Posted by IwannaBanRN 

I especially love when you see a pregnant woman with a tight maternity shirt on and their outie pokes at the shirt. hehe

That's me!    It looks crooked too... uterus must be pulling/pushing off to the side.

[IwannaBanRN]

Originally Posted by Jaimee 

16w3d

 

That's me!    It looks crooked too... uterus must be pulling/pushing off to the side.

 Yes! lol That's what I was thinking of. hehe So cute! Mine won't pop out til about 30 weeks. :(

[meb2]

Jaimee - that bottom picture is BEAUTIFUL! :) I love, love, love it! :) 

[Jaimee]

Thanks Becky and Meb2! 

[IwannaBanRN]

Hey, can't ignore the truth! That is one adorable bump :P

[CDsMom1031]

About stretch marks-

I read somewhere that the more active you stay during pregnancy, the less the stretch marks are. Being active helps slow down your skin stretching, because you're staying "limber" so your skin/body isn't tightening up then tearing when stretched out.

[Abraisme]

How active is one supposed to stay?  I walked about 2 miles a day and worked full time when I was pregnant with #1 and I still got them.  :)
 

Originally Posted by TTCChloeOrConner 

About stretch marks-

I read somewhere that the more active you stay during pregnancy, the less the stretch marks are. Being active helps slow down your skin stretching, because you're staying "limber" so your skin/body isn't tightening up then tearing when stretched out.

[MsVyky]

Stretch marks are largely genetic. You either either predisposed to get them or not. 

[meb2]

When do most women typically START getting them? I haven't developed any new ones (at 20w6d w/ baby #1) - even on my boobs which have grown three full cup sizes since conception... And my belly is now much farther out than my boobs and I don't have any visible stretch marks yet, but my sister has them pretty bad from her first baby....

[Jaimee]

I think it depends, but I mostly hear women say they got them at the end when things are really stretching quickly.

[MsVyky]

I had one or two prior to birth, and then I had a bunch of them crop up around my navel after the baby was born. They weren't purple or red, just shiny and white from the get-go. I can't see them now.

I have one from this pregnancy that has come out over an old scar, you can see it in this pic:

[Abraisme]

Yup.
 

Originally Posted by MsVyky 

Stretch marks are largely genetic. You either either predisposed to get them or not.