How many weeks were you when your stretch marks showed up?

fitnessmk · March 2011

Is there anyone that escaped stretch marks all together? I keep looking for them. I know they are going to show up.

babybash · March 2011

It was 37 weeks for me and I delievered at 39 weeks. Maybe you are one of the lucky ones

babydontforget · March 2011

Honestly, I'm not sure, because by that point I couldn't see the bottom of my belly. I suppose I could have rigged up a couple mirrors, but I preferred to just ignore the problem.

natb22 · March 2011

Mine came around 22 weeks. They got much redder by 30 weeks which sucks

MrsB*7*21 · March 2011

I don't have any yet. At my last appointment, my doctor said that because of the way I'm growing, she doesn't think I'll get any on the front of my stomach. She said IF I get them they will be on the sides of my hips. I am hanging onto that IF and hoping she knows what she's talking about!

lgurian · March 2011

i didnt get any so you never know.

leslie13510 · March 2011

I got a few on my hips (that skin is now on my outer butt cheeks since my hips went back down) around 30 weeks. I got one on my stomach, on the top hole of my belly button piercing around 25 weeks or so. I didn't get a single other mark on my stomach... until 2 days before I delivered. Soooo annoying, but at least it wasn't worse so I'm thankful for that.

fitnessmk · March 2011

leslie13510:
I got a few on my hips (that skin is now on my outer butt cheeks since my hips went back down) around 30 weeks. I got one on my stomach, on the top hole of my belly button piercing around 25 weeks or so. I didn't get a single other mark on my stomach... until 2 days before I delivered. Soooo annoying, but at least it wasn't worse so I'm thankful for that.

So far I got one on my old belly button piercing hole too. I actually got it with my daughter but now it is a little longer. Have some on my hips from before as well. I am hoping it doesn't get too bad. We shall see.

Babsie7 · March 2011

33 weeks, and I only got them on one side.

blondek8 · March 2011

30 weeks.

vlahop · March 2011

I have 4 very small ones near my belly button. They are no longer than an inch a piece. They showed up AFTER delivery.... so you never know!

nikinikinine · March 2011

32 weeks

I think it has to do with genetics and height.

My mom has terrible stretch marks from just carrying singletons, and my taller twin mommy friends had long bellies with no stretch marks. I, on the other hand, grew straight out. By the end it looked like I was smuggling the wirld's largest watermelon under my shirt. I think I was 49" around when I delivered at 38.5 weeks.

AmberB711 · March 2011

I had the boys at 37 weeks 4 days and I do Not have any stretch marks. Although I only gained 24 1/2 pounds so I didnt stretch that much. Also I know they say it doesnt matter but I used Palmers Cocoa Butter like crazy!!!!

katsblaze · March 2011

I started getting mine around 29 or 30 weeks.

mrsmac08 · March 2011

I thought I had escaped them. But, I got them last week at 36 weeks and keep getting more. I have a short torso since I'm about 5'2 and I'm carrying good sized babies (they were 6 1/2 pounds at 34 weeks) and I've gained about 55 lbs, all in my belly, so my stomach is pretty stretched out!

devinjonesrn · March 2011

If there is a silver lining to having 30 weekers it might be no stretch marks and no twin skin...this belly will be bikini ready in no time! That being said, I'd have traded the saggiest twin skin and the reddest stretch marks if that meant I could have avoided this whole NICU crap. In fact I kinda feel cheated that I never got "Huge."

McKenna04 · March 2011

I was 34 weeks, they showed up after I went into labor (which was stopped)

doz&koz · March 2011

I delivered at 37w3d and have no stretch marks! I feel pretty lucky. Good luck!

Haven1 · March 2011

I didn't get any either, thankfully. I was also a cocoa butter NUT!

kaiteedidit · March 2011

I have a few tiny ones around my belly button that are barely noticeable. They showed up at 32 weeks, never got any worse and I delivered at 38 weeks.