anyone lucky enough to not get stretch marks?

Jenny Thomas · March 2009

Anyone lucky enough to not get stretch marks?

Kitten80 · March 2009

knocking on wood, so far I am ok...but I have a long ways to go!

cassiedawn · March 2009

I freakin wish. My belly looks like a road map. I coat palmers on it by the hour.

melbilly62599 · March 2009

I wish...I thought I was in the clear until about 10 days ago...they showed up all around my belly button....arghhh!!

TennisWife815 · March 2009

So far yes. But my belly button ring scar looks like I have one small one. That said, my mom explained that with me she didn't get stretch marks until her last week, so I feel like I'm not out of the woods yet.?

byrne15 · March 2009

yes...

not everyone gets stretch marks and it is not always related to how much weight you gain either. more dependant on your skin. my skin is very elastic...

bchlvnmom09 · March 2009

5 weeks to go and nothing yet :: knock on wood ::

rockchalkbride · March 2009

Also knocking on wood....none yet, I am just afraid they will come in the last month.

I'mAcrossThePond · March 2009

Hate to be debbie downer, but most of my stretch marks showed up AFTER DS was born...right around my C-Section incision.

freeburger16 · March 2009

I only have 1 - around my belly ring hole. It hurts like a mofo too.

YAY! Baby K · March 2009

ugh.. i wish... i have them everywhere...

meli_221 · March 2009

Knock on wood...I don't have any yet and am hoping I don't get any.

My theory.....if I keep eating, I may keep ahead of the stretch marks Stick out tongue

MrsGibson07 · March 2009

My boobs look like road maps. My belly is starting to get them lightly, but like pp said, I am coating on the Palmers.

Kitten80 · March 2009

just so you know if I do get them now I will not only blame DH and my genes but you! lol!

evenstar622 · March 2009

Uggg....I've got millions of them....everywhere. That's why I don't have a belly pic up!!!!! No one needs to see that!

Is it June yet? · March 2009

I don't have any on my belly yet. I've had them on my hips since high school though, so I can't tell if I have any new ones there or not. My belly has grown steadily rather than "overnight", so I think that's helped.

LaurMoore · March 2009

No stretch marks with my first pregnancy and none so far with this one. I have one week left before my scheduled c/s. Hopefully it stays that way.

Jenny Thomas · March 2009

I heard that it is mostly genetic as to whether or not you will get stretch marks. Definitely helps to have more elastic skin.

I was just wondering who all has or hasn't gotten them. I still have 7 weeks to go, but none yet that I can detect. I know I am not in the clear yet though!

Kelli2507 · March 2009

knocking on wood... but i know at this point i can wake up at any given day and have them!

Roosky · March 2009

I have them all on my belly.....I suppose it's because all the weight I gained went right out front...but the bonus is the first ones I got are already starting to fade.....

McLovinfromHawaii · March 2009

So far I don't have any.

emaria · March 2009

i don't have any currently but i have old faded once from when i hit puberty and my butt and boobs had a mind of their own. if i skip that part this time i'll be a happy camper.

WaitingforOlivia2009 · March 2009

Scared to say this because I will prob wake up with them tommorow morning......but so far none. Knocking on wood!

Mrs. Nicolian · March 2009

No new ones for me this pregnancy and none on my belly period. I got them on my boobs and hips last pregnancy though. Yuck!

N&G 5_26_07 · March 2009

I have one faint one on each boob. Near the arm pit. I can't complain.

Cosmogrrl · March 2009

I thought I was out of the woods... as I didn't have any until last week. My mom and sister never got any with their pregnancies.

I do think genetics have *something* to do with it, but it's also how you care for your own skin. I work in the beauty industry and I know people that have had horrible skin (blamed on genetics), but once they looked after it, and used the correct products, it quickly turned around. So I don't entirely believe the genetics thing. That and the fact that you have half of your father's genes (and does anyone know if their father has any?!?!).

That being said, I have none on my tummy, but the ones that I had on my hips from adolescence, are slowing creeping their way upwards... boooo!

11Lemon11 · March 2009

I had none until between 33 and 34 weeks. I woke up one morning and they were there, I'm not kidding it was overnight....

librarianlisa · March 2009

Is it June yet?:
I don't have any on my belly yet. I've had them on my hips since high school though, so I can't tell if I have any new ones there or not.

Ditto this, although the ones on my hips - if they're not new - are definitely worse than they used to be.

morganmedinger · March 2009

I don't have any yet... keeping my fingers crossed. I think good genes are on my side though. My mom, aunt, and grandma never got any!

doozerdaisy · March 2009

Knocking on wood. I don't have any, but I'm not done yet! I have a very long torso and don't stick out too much. I use olive oil on my belly everyday and drink a lot of water. My midwife said eating a ton of fruits and veggies helps, I do that anyway.

rcp126 · March 2009

I have none yet as for right now...

amyhowell08 · March 2009

Did not get any with DD #1 and so far none with this pregnancy!

MidwestTexan · March 2009

No stretch marks here. Ask me again in 9 weeks!

I do, however, have tiny spider veins on my shoulders, knees, and boobs.

mrs.beauprez · March 2009

So far I have none, knock on wood they stay away. I use clarins stretch mark prevent oil in the tub and then honey bee lotion stuff after the tub.

I know its all genes or not but I can hope that what I am doing is working right?

kec429 · March 2009

none for me, but none for my mom or grandma either. it's just lucky genetics.

angeltex · March 2009

I don't have a mark on me. Though I said the same thing last time and then discovered stretch marks on my boobs once my milk came in.

jolis_petits_bijoux · March 2009

So far, so good. I have 10.5 weeks to go, but so far, I'm stretch-mark free. I'm hoping genetics will work in my favor - my mom had 4 kids and never got one stretch mark (amazing, I think, since she is pretty thin and had a lot of stretching to do). Also, neither did the women in my dad's family (aunts/grandma). My fingers are crossed that I fulfill my "genetic destiny" and not get any stretch marks.

TNTB9405 · March 2009

Check your butts ladies....LOL!!! I didn't get any on my belly but i have some on my butt cheeks that my husband noticed. I'm kinda glad that they are where they are cuz I can cover them up...LOL!

Juniors_Wifey0709 · March 2009

As of right now, I'm 30 weeks; and I have none. *KNOCKS ON WOOD* My Mom jut turned 38, she had me when she was 17 & looks better than I do. She has not one stretch mark.

Charmagne77 · March 2009

I didn't have any until about a week ago (I'm due in 12 days) and it's like they let loose all over my stomach. I have been using raw cocoa butter and the oil inside vitamin E capsules...it didn't work.

kel-bel78 · March 2009

I've only gotten a few on my hips, but I have heard some people (including a pp) say that they have had them but couldn't see them until AFTER the baby was born. Also keeping my fingers crossed...

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