when do stretch marks normally start?

kt&charles · December 2009

My mom passed away almost 11 months ago and this is something i never got to ask her. My dad said she did not get any, and i am similar build to her, petite, but not that lucky im sure, i had an apendectomy in feb and my scars are already stretching! I just was curious when most people get them, 2nd tri? 3rd tri?

thanks ladies, just curious.

smilejenn · December 2009

So sorry to hear about your mom. I lost mine last year, so I know how you feel.

I think most women get them in their third trimester. Although, I did get a few small ones on my hip about a week or two after delivery and after losing most of the pregnancy weight. LOL Go figure!

shanmoyer · December 2009

first and foremost, I'm sorry for the loss of your Mom. I'm sorry you have to go through pregnancy without her. I lost my Dad in 2005 and it's not an easy thing this pregnancy stuff without him.

I'm prone to stretchmarks - so mine have already started, probably about ..... 4 weeks ago now! I'm going to invest in some cream for them...but for now am wearing them with pride!

GL!

JessT0508 · December 2009

I think it all depends, but my SIL got a couple at the end of our 3rd tri.

Erika6504 · December 2009

I'm sorry to hear about your mom. Mine passed away 8 years ago and it's so hard being pregnant and not being able to ask all of the questions that you want to.

My mom had HORRIBLE stretch marks. I saw them...I never needed to ask With DD, mine didn't show up until 34-ish weeks. I really thought that I was going to dodge the bullet, but I ended up with a road map all over my stomach

I know some people actually have them show up in the first or second tri. It all depends on your body.

l_elizabeth · December 2009

My best friend said hers didn't come until after delivery- she was very annoyed!

Jennicap · December 2009

I noticed my stretchmarks in the last week or two, I think 23w2d is the first time I could see it in the pictures (I take a belly shot daily).

rodgersonmumma · December 2009

My mom didnt have any, and I didnt get any with my first pregnancy. I am crossing my fingers that I will be that lucky this time. However I am gaining weight faster this time, so I might get some. I think it depends on your body when they happen. I have friends who got them almost as soon as their bump appeared and some who didnt get them until the last few weeks.

KristinKD · December 2009

I'm so sorry about your mom.

As for stretch marks, they can show up any time, even after delivery, but I think it's most common to get them in the third trimester.

I never got any with my first pregnancy and haven't noticed any yet this time.

Tiger1984 · December 2009

My mom is also really small and she always got a HUGE bump when pregnant (4 kids). Miraculously, she only got two stretch marks from my sister, her first pregnancy, and she got them week 41, she likes to remind us how if my sister didn't come late she wouldn't have gotten any. A lot of my friends started getting them towards the end of the 2nd trimester. It seems like it's a little different for everyone.

Stephanie2167 · December 2009

My sister and my girlfriend said they got theres during the last weeks. They thought they were out of the woods and one morning they woke up and there they were.

I've already started to use my cream just in case the stuff does work.

emily0829 · December 2009

Honestly, I noticed two strech marks in my 1st tri at about 9ish weeks. I'm not saying I was growing a bump by then, but I had NEVER had strech marks on my stomach before, and they were def there.

As my bump grew, I got just a few more around the same spot. I attempt to remedy them, but I've heard that if you're prone to strech marks, you going to get them. My mom only has a few, actually right where mine are, and she had 4 children.

So, I'm hoping that they don't get any worse or else it's one pieces or tankini's for the rest of my life.

dmstar79 · December 2009

I never had stretch marks while pregnant, but then afterward the tell tale signs were there.

SissyKate21 · December 2009

Jennicap:
I noticed my stretchmarks in the last week or two, I think 23w2d is the first time I could see it in the pictures (I take a belly shot daily).

Mine showed up this week at 23 weeks to the day. I fear what I will look like by the time this is all done. I've already got a ton of stretch marks from my teen years - gotta love those growth spurts. I might as well add some to the bunch!

amykins1283 · December 2009

I don't have any on my belly yet, even though I've really popped out quite a bit. My boobs are a different story, though. They grew really fast and got quite a few stretch marks. It's kind of depressing but I'm trying to think of them as "battle scars of motherhood".

Pumpkin30 · December 2009

I'm petite and have always had a small chest. The changes of pregnancy gave me my first ones on my boobs. I'm not sure when they showed, but I noticed them at the beginning of the week.

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