Have you gotten stretch marks? - Page 2

[MikoMum]

I've gotten a few but they are really faint. I had them worse with my first pregnancy and those ones faded to almost nothing. Weird since my belly is much tighter and itchier this time

[SusannahM]

None this time, none last time. I think it's probably the vitamin c in combination with Lysine that I take, it really helps your body to develop the collagen it needs.

[MotheringMe]

I've been SO itchy since I posted this poll... I probably jinxed myself.

[MaricopaMom]

I didn't get any with my first until 38 weeks. Then it was only 2 on the underside of my belly. With #2 I had quite a few more earlier on (around 32-34 weeks), but still all on the underside of my belly. No new ones yet this pregnancy.

[bdoody11]

I replied about my stomach only...none yet (I hope I haven't jinxed myeself).

I do have the them on my breasts and other parts of my body (legs, hips, etc.) but those are not from pregnancy. In fact, some of my hip stretch marks are getting darker, but nothing on my stomach so far.

[teeny_bean]

I am really prone to stretch marks, and I've been getting them since puberty, so I'm not surprised that I've gotten a bunch on my belly. What I AM surprised about is that they aren't that huge yet! (And I'm at 37 weeks, so presumably I'm not going to get that much bigger.) So far, they're mostly extending outwards from faded marks I had from when I weighed a bit more.

I expected them to be much worse by now!

[Azza]

I started getting them around 16 weeks already. My breasts, backside and thighs are completely covered.

My midwife said "are those all from this pregnancy?" when she saw them

[Sara Ann]

Not yet. I, of course have ones from my first one and then I got a few above my belly button w/my second. I haven't noticed any new ones, but I seem to be a bit smaller this time around.

[poep]

Originally Posted by SusannahM

None this time, none last time. I think it's probably the vitamin c in combination with Lysine that I take, it really helps your body to develop the collagen it needs.

I am now popping vitamin c as I write ....

[SusannahM]

Originally Posted by poep

I am now popping vitamin c as I write ....

I think it's the combination. DH and I started taking the two as part of the regimen Linus Pauling recommends. If you look up his name on Google, it brings up all the theory. Most of it talks about the heart, but collagen's in almost all parts of the body. I guess I officially have no stretchmarks this time, the little boy was born yesterday . He surprised us coming at 37 weeks, 4 days. He's healthy, fully developed, and over a pound bigger than his sister who was born at 38 weeks, 6 days, so I guess it was just his time!

[p1gg1e]

I got them last time little tiny ones all over my butt and thighs and bad ones on my sides ( just 4 -5) and COVERING my breasts... MY OB goes Oh your poor breasts I was an A before I had my baby and then after a DD/E ..

This time so far nothing :

[MotheringMe]

Originally Posted by p1gg1e

I was an A before I had my baby and then after a DD/E ..

This time so far nothing :

HOLY CRAP! Your back must be killing you because that is a HUGE change!

[p1gg1e]

Originally Posted by MotheringMe

HOLY CRAP! Your back must be killing you because that is a HUGE change!

They deflated to a C later I'm probably a D now.. I'm 5'11 so its not that big on me..and DH is a happy man

[illinoismommy]

Haven't gotten any from either pregnancy yet.

[jilly]

Last time around, the stretch marks on my breasts traumatized me for like a month -- I hated pregnancy just because I was so mad they were ruined --- then got a bunch on my lower tummy (which used to always be so flat, but now has this lovely inch of extra skin) at 40 weeks (if only ds1 hadn't been a week late).

This time I got some on my sides at 20 weeks when ds2 took a big growth spurt and then some new ones around my belly button (above the last set) in the last month. If I ahve a few more kids I'll have them right up my whole tummy.

Fortunately I'm really fair skinned, so they fade to a nice silver colour and you can hardly notice them.