Stretch marks?

bhjones1980 · December 2012

When should we expect these buggers to show up?

My Mom was lucky not to have any with me or my sister, so I am hoping that is hereditary.

I know that there is not much you can do to prevent them, just wondering when they normally start to appear.

botanicalbliss · December 2012

I *think* around 24 weeks and after.

LovestruckAJ · December 2012

My twin sister never got any stretch marks with either of her pregnancies. So, like you, I'm hoping it's hereditary!

burkems · December 2012

I did not have any show up on my stomach (and it's not really my stomach, more my hips) until after delivery.

I did get quite a few on my thighs, though, and those showed up in 3rd tri sometime.

LaSorella · December 2012

I think mine showed up during 3rd tri...

MomlovesEloise · December 2012

I only ended up with 1 and it showed up after delivery.

bhjones1980 · December 2012

PetraStonegirl:
I hear 'stretch marks' and I think 'genetics', it's like a pregnancy word association game!
You won't be able to get a meaningful answer for this one, in terms of a calender. Stretch marks will show up when the skin in an area under stress reaches its own terminal elasticity. At that point, the connective membranes between skin cells can no longer accommodate the stretching and small fissures will form. Those fissures will propagate 90 degrees to stress minimum. Scar tissue will form, effectively filling in the gap.
People with highly elastic skin won't get stretch marks. But, for those who will, it is going to happen at a point in time unique to their pregnancy and how they grow.

Thank you Mrs. Science.... that answers that! Stick out tongue

slweaver0626 · December 2012

I already have a bunch! And they are not baby related.

Perk of being heavy growing up, losing the weight, and then getting pregnant?

jesselayne8 · December 2012

I have 3 tiny ones from DD that didn't show up until after delivery.

emnark · December 2012

I got some on my hips when I was like 12, but ended up not getting any new ones with my first baby. I've heard that trying to maintain a healthy weight and not gaining too much at once is key. Plus, lotion, lotion, lotion. I'm a HUGE fan of Bio Oil, and ended up using it after my first baby on my face in place of lotion.

ecgal87 · December 2012

I found 3 small ones on each side of my lower belly last week (at 18 weeks.) My twin sister has had 2 pregnancies, and she said I lasted longer than she did before getting them with her first, and of course she still has them along with some wrinkly skin. It's genetic. Our mother had them, but hers still look better than my sister's even though she carried two of us at the same time. I told DH to just be prepared for the battlefield that my belly will look like after DS gets here. My doctor told me the day of my A/S last week that nothing helps them, and cocoa butter really only helps the itchiness.

Ctweito · December 2012

My mom never had any as well.
unfortunately I am only a little over 17 weeks and they have already appeared on my rear end. Crying

i'm just praying they don't appear anywhere else.

gradmommy13 · December 2012

I gained a little bit of weight right before we got pregnant and got a few stretch marks from that on my sides (on the love handles). So far these guys just seemed to have gotten slightly bigger, in addition to the handful of teeny tiny ones on my upper thighs. My mom had some stretch marks, but not too many. My aunt had zero. I'm hoping that I take after my aunt, but seeing how prone I've been to them my whole life, I'm not holding my breath.

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