Dropping = Stretch Marks?

TNB82

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I've gained a ton of weight in my pregnancy...but somehow didn't end up with a single stretch mark. Not quite to the end of the road yet, though!!  I'm 37 weeks and the baby hasn't dropped yet.  He's long- when he drops I'm guessing he's going to push my belly way out.

Anyone think they were in the clear but then end up with stretch marks when the baby dropped? 

sallywacket

I hope so! I haven't gotten on yet and midwife says my baby is very low. Didn't get any through last pg either. I hear its a generic thing. If your mom didn't get them, your chances of being in the clear are good. I have no idea. My mom passed away before I got pregnant and it just seemed weird to ask dad
Good luck!

Heffafish

I have had some stretch marks on my side for a while now, but I was so happy to have not gotten any all across my belly...Until the other day I noticed a couple on the underside of my belly (I can't see them for looking as they are below my belly, but I could just notice them in the mirror and hubby said they weren't there before) and it was just after my belly had dropped a bit!! Fingers crossed you stay stretch mark free...but they can definitely come late in the game!!

redfallon

I only got some in the last couple of weeks.

HeatherMc78

I didn't get any with my first pregnancy. With DS2, I got a small very faint stretch mark near my belly button. With this baby, I have gotten quite a few. No amount of coco butter helped. It is possible you can get away with no stretch marks this pregnancy.

mcg512

Lucky you!  I started getting stretch marks in 2nd tri and have them on my stomach, hips and boobs (and I've gained less than 30 lbs.)  My mom never got any with myself or my sister so I must be making up for that.  

JLMcWeeney

I didn't have any on my belly until I dropped. Now I have some under my belly button.

llybeck

I think it's totally genetics, that's what my OB said as well. But I will say that my stretch marks got really bad after I dropped, they are a sight right now. However, I think all of that is coincidence, I'm pretty sure I was doomed regardless! I hope you luck out and don't end up with any!

blondii428

I"ve dropped and am still in the clear *knock on wood*

It's totally genetic so I would ask your mom if she ever got any.

mrskeyte9

My mom didn't get any. I have some on my hips and when I dropped last week I got some faint ones on the under side of my belly...I was so close. Lol.

sunshine2929

My mom didn't get any and I didn't have any until about 2 weeks ago. Now I have a ton on the underside of my belly...they also seem to be getting worst as I've dropped.

Dee2588

I was all clear until I hit 6 months than I got some under my belly. I put lotion like crazy and oils but I guess they're inevitable.

MamaInMN

Yep - I didn't get stretch marks until literally the day after LO dropped at 38 weeks 4 days.  Could've been a fluke though...?

AppleMuffins

Heffafish said:

I have had some stretch marks on my side for a while now, but I was so happy to have not gotten any all across my belly...Until the other day I noticed a couple on the underside of my belly (I can't see them for looking as they are below my belly, but I could just notice them in the mirror and hubby said they weren't there before) and it was just after my belly had dropped a bit!! Fingers crossed you stay stretch mark free...but they can definitely come late in the game!!

My story exactly. I had a couple small stretch marks on my side that had been there awhile, but nothing major and they weren't growing. The day that I felt like my belly had dropped a little is the same day I noticed some stretch marks on the underside of my belly. They DEFINITELY weren't there before, but maybe just coincidence with the dropping. It wasn't a major drop. I was I think 35 weeks?

imakeeff0rts

I didn't get any stretch marks until DS dropped. 

As far as the belly pushing, that's kind of hard to gauge. I definitely show more, but I still feel like his legs are a little higher up, and that shows, too. He's not kicking me in the ribs anymore, but I definitely have that "dropped" look.

UpsideDownFrown

AFwifelife said:

I dropped and I still don't have stretch marks on my belly.  My mom never got stretch marks through either of her pregnancies.

This.

Bellodomani

I dropped this week and still in the clear as far as stretch marks are concerned... But I'm not getting my hopes up just yet, my sister-in-law got hers as she was pushing with my niece! My brother said he literally watched them appear on her stomach during labor!

imakeeff0rts

Bellodomani said:

I dropped this week and still in the clear as far as stretch marks are concerned... But I'm not getting my hopes up just yet, my sister-in-law got hers as she was pushing with my niece! My brother said he literally watched them appear on her stomach during labor!

That's horrifying.

Burrberrymum

I feel like I might be starting to drop, and I noticed today at 37w3 that I have started getting the faintest stretch marks right at the front of my belly. I thought I was in the clear for sure but I guess it was bound to happen and I bet this is just the beginning, I have a feeling by the next 2 weeks ill have a ton more

leahaustin

Yeah I thought I was in the clear until I hit 37weeks and then it felt like they popped up under my belly overnight. I am thinking I dropped at this time but I don't know for sure.

EMLYNNLERETTE

I didn't get any stretch marks with DD until the week before she came. She came at 42 weeks so... She never dropped until I was in labor.

HBirdie

Wow, I hate a lot of you. I swear I got y BFP and bam! My boobs grew two sizes that day (like the grinch's heart). And stretch marks came with it. I have them allllll over my hips and now my belly too. And I'm a small person, who didn't gain much weight! Grr. It is genetics, I think.

nbcarlson

I didn't have any stretch marks until I dropped and I swear they showed up over night. They are under my belly where you can't see them right now but sadly will be pretty noticeable when my stomach goes back to "normal".

ssublett09

I was in the clear until last weekend when i hit 39 weeks. Baby has dropped since 38 weeks and i got the stretch marks at 39 weeks!!! Although its just about four little ones below my belly button.

missmuffin87

I didn't get stretch marks with DD until the very last week. They fade though and I don't mind them too much now. Luckily I didn't get any new ones with this pregnancy

SeptMommyX2

I never got stretch marks with DS (born 9/11/11), although I was much bigger. This time with a girl, as soon as she dropped at around 35w, I got what can only be described as a "spiderweb" of stretch marks around my belly button. Every pregnancy is different, even in the stretch mark dept.

Kristonita12

Eh, I'm going to disagree with some PPs.  Both my grandmother and my mother never had a single stretch mark and I got a ton! It sucks, and yes, many appeared after I dropped But good luck to you!!!

2sweetlilgirls

I think it depends on weight gain. I gained 40 with my first and got quite a few. Then with my second I gained 30 and got about half of what I had the first time. This time I haven't gained anything and I haven't gotten any.

msronzio

Interesting thread!

I haven't gotten any even after dropping. I'm sure I'll still get them, but it's really intriguing to hear about moms/sisters, considering my mother and grandmother are both tiger striped to all hell, but I have different skin than them (dad's skin) and haven't gotten any yet. 

Any day now..

happybride 276

imakeeff0rts said:

Bellodomani said:

I dropped this week and still in the clear as far as stretch marks are concerned... But I'm not getting my hopes up just yet, my sister-in-law got hers as she was pushing with my niece! My brother said he literally watched them appear on her stomach during labor!

That's horrifying.

Agreed. This makes me want to cry over and over again.

I gained 42 lbs so far and didn't have any issues with stretch marks until about a month ago. I have a few on each side of my hips, some faint ones on the back of my upper legs, and my butt bears the worst of it so far. I hope I don't get anymore, but only time will tell.

Let's not forget that we can get then after delivery too when we are losing weight. Lord I hope not though!

TNB82

Bellodomani said:

I dropped this week and still in the clear as far as stretch marks are concerned... But I'm not getting my hopes up just yet, my sister-in-law got hers as she was pushing with my niece! My brother said he literally watched them appear on her stomach during labor!

Oh come on!! You're kidding!