Stretch Marks - When did you get them?

MrsVo

I know not everyone does, but I'm pretty much destined to.  I have stretch marks on my back from growing tall and my mother's stomach was a mess of them.  I'm just wondering when you all started to notice them on your belly so I can mentally prep myself.  They have already appeared on my b00bs and that was rather unexpected

amanda31H

Valentines Day was my first one on my belly (I got them on my boobs prior to that).  I was 23 weeks.  At that point, I was measuring 10-12 weeks ahead.

I also knew I was destined to get them.  My Mom's stomach is a mess, and I had some on my thighs/hips from when I went through puberty and grew these child bearing hips. 

doz&koz

There is hope - I never got any.  I do have some on my hips from growing and my Mom got them when she was pregnant with me, but I have none from my pregnancy.  Keep the hope alive!

D&HMom

I thought I had be sparred but they appeared at the bitter end, under my belly where I couldn't really see.  The good news is 14 months later they have really faded and they are only below my belly button which is good for tankinis etc..

adoubleu12

I didn't really noticed mine until after. They were under my belly where I couldn't see.  They are pretty deep ones, but they are starting to slowly fade.  I also have some deep stretch marks on my upper inner thighs, I am guessing from swelling...

LoveTravel

Around 27 or 28 weeks I knew I was destined to have them, but I applied cream daily in hopes to minimize LOL

ade2be

26-27 weeks I started noticing them.  They literally just popped up overnight and are everywhere on my lower belly.

kimarino13

Around 24 weeks, I think?  I got a tiny patch on my left hip.  That's all I ever got.

Well, that's not true. I got some on my stomach AFTER I delivered. WTH?!  But those went completely away.  I still have the small patch on my hip. 

JackandGrace

I thought I was going to be spared and avoid stretchmarks because my mom and my aunt (who delivered almost 16 lbs of twins combined) never got them.  Unfortunately, I got a few around my belly button at 35 weeks.  They really aren't that bad and have already faded significantly.

zsvendsen

I think I got one small stretch mark (maybe a half inch) below my belly button around 17/18 weeks. I developed a few more (maybe, like, 4 longer ones) that are also all below my belly button - around 20/21 weeks. I was pretty sure I'd get them, too, from what happened during puberty when I got all womanly. I lotion (everywhere, actually) with Aveeno everyday and have since long before pregnancy. I do have Palmers for my belly but I don't really like how greasy it feels.

StarLightStar22

ade2be:

26-27 weeks I started noticing them.  They literally just popped up overnight and are everywhere on my lower belly.

This was me at 25 weeks. Literally I work up and had a bunch overnight on my lower belly. I thought I was in good shape not having them before that but nope they showed up!

MrsVo

Thanks Ladies!!  Sounds like they should start appearing sometime in the next couple weeks

mrsmac08

I only got a couple the last week or so (I went ot 37wks 2 days)...but got a lot after the delivery. I started to develop pre-e at the end, and got stretchmarks on my calves from all the swelling, which I wasn't expecting.

blondek8

I was stretch mark free until 30ish weeks. I only got them on my belly though. A couple appeared on my hips after I delivered. That was kind of annoying.

s270453

I got mine around 32 weeks.  They are under my belly button.