Parenting after a Loss

That brown belly line

Does it ever go away??  I finally scrubbed my belly button raw and some of the darker discoloration went away....but the rest of it is staying the same.  Just curious if I will forever have this natural mom tatoo?  
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Re: That brown belly line

  • My line is just now starting to lighten up, but I'm filipino...so I don't know if it will ever be completely gone.
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  • Sorry to say that mine is still hanging around (though it's lighter).
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  • Mine is getting lighter, but VERY slowly.
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  • Mine took nearly 6 months to go away completely.
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  • I was wondering the same thing... mine si really dark. I wonder if I get tan if it will get darker too or if I can get my skin to match it! :) Oh well guess it will be my mom tattoo
  • Mine is just about gone. It'll be there for awhile but I did the same thing with my belly button. LOL
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  • Mine is slowly starting to fade. My belly button has also be scrubbed raw and the skin just peeled off...yuck. I agree w/ pp...I guess it's my mommy tattoo! Big Smile 

  • Mine has lightened a lot, but it is still there. This reminds me that I need to scrub it to death in the shower tomorrow.
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  • How about this - mine turned this purple-ish color and split from one straight line into several small slanted lines. 

    During pregnancy:  ------------

    Now:  / / / /

    So wierd!!  Luckily it's only from the belly button down so it's not too bad.   

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  • I've been wondering, too!  Mine is still pretty dark. 
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  • I was just wondering this too! I didnt have it with my previous pregnancies and this time was shocked that it was there.  In fact its way darker now than during pregnancy. And now my belly button is REALLY dark...I'm a super pale Irish girl ya know and its just really funny looking having a dark brown belly button surrounded by pale skin lol. Hope it lightens up but it has me worried it won't for quite some time.
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  • I just pulled my shirt up to look... mine is finally gone!  It was still there a couple months ago, but I must have stopped paying attention.  I'd say it was there for good 6 months pp.
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