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Hemorrhoids, skin tags, stretch marks and a wedding

emmiemae08emmiemae08 member
in August 2015 Moms
So this morning I was showering up and shaving my underarms because I have an outdoor wedding to go to at 39 weeks (which I am super pissy about). I shaved under my arms and felt this stinging sensation. Then again on the other one. Dude... skin tags...

Then I'm getting out of the shower and once I'm all dried off I use hemorrhoid cream because where did those come from? Then I put on the $40 lotion to try to help my stretch marks, knowing damn we'll the ones on my ass are never going away.

Any stories you want to share about how beautiful you feel? Because I'll tell ya, I've never felt so "beautiful" in my life.
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  • CaliforniaDream87CaliforniaDream87 member
    The skin tags are driving me bananas. Now I have one on my freaking forehead....Wtf?

    Luckily, all the ones I got from my son fell off (thank goodness) so I'm not too sad about it. However, it is annoying.
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  • JenkaybJenkayb member
    I feel so disgusting. I have stretch marks that are 5-6" long, hemorrhoids for the first time in my life and I'm just huge overall. And I know after giving birth I'll just feel worse about myself.
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  • kedbachkedbach member
    My stretch marks didn't appear until after my LO did! :((
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  • amylianneamylianne member
    Ditto @kedbach. My stomach looks like a deflated balloon with all the lines on it now. This happened with DS too and they went away, but my belly button never returned to it's previous state. On the up side, I can now rock the elastic girdle thing that keeps my extra flabby tummy from reverberating as I walk! Small wins
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  • gmd88gmd88 member
    I just wanted to say hang in there mama! I'm 39 weeks as well, and I feel like a giant oaf. It feels like we are a million miles from the finish line but we are really so close! Keep pushing!
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  • mimigrace12mimigrace12 member
    I have stretch marks everywhere :(( worth it in the end I know, but I hate them!!
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  • tmbennett1tmbennett1 member
    I couldnt help but giggle at this im sorry... because if i dont... il rant too. Id lost near 4stone before falling pregnant... ive had skin tags, hair grows so much quicker... i found belly hairs under the bump to be about an inch in length... mortified... itchy stretch marks... feeling bloated... cramping... swollen legs due to water.. itchy soles to my feet.. untamed hair on my head... jesus. Need i go on??
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  • MouseMama817MouseMama817 member
    I look like a runaway zebra...
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  • queendenisekqueendenisek member
    So that's what's under my armpit - a skin tag! I really didn't know what it was as I've never had one before! And, I'm sorry, but I never even thought about getting stretch marks on my ass...excuse me while I go look in the mirror
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  • toccoaparkertoccoaparker member
    I have all of these! Plus, after an entire pregnancy with no nausa- I can't keep anything down, not even water! Woohoo! I try to stay hydrated I puke on myself, I try to sleep-I puke on myself, I try to eat? Oh no, I can't even handle the thought of food.. This has got to be the worst third-tri symptom ever; I'm to big to jump and run to the bathroom when I feel it coming. I feel like jaba-da-hut and I want to cry :((
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  • pabeybabypabeybaby member
    I found the start of a skin tag today on my arm pit. I scratched it off :-S
    And I've had a fuzzy belly for a while (I've shaved it twice), and my face is puffy looking in pictures and my under eye circles are super dark. I hate doing my chalkboard pictures now.
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  • kettlekittenkettlekitten member
    I had to laugh at the title of your post. I had a skin tag in my eyelashes - WTF?? it looked like I hadn't washed my face properly and I was so self conscious about it I ended up getting it frozen off. Also it was bothering my eye - really, of all the places on my body I could've gotten one....

    I went to a 1920s themed work do the other night and I was like 'ok what shall I wear?' And quickly realised shortly afterward that, yes, I would wear the only thing that would fit me, with my dirty old maternity jeans underneath because I hadn't shaved my legs, nor was I going to make the effort . Thank goodness for sparkly accessories...
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  • shihtzufanshihtzufan member
    So many stretch marks, a sunspot right in the middle of my cheek, a double chin, and my armpits have completely changed color??? Nobody tells you about any of these except the stretch marks!
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  • candicejeff2013candicejeff2013 member
    shihtzufan said:

    So many stretch marks, a sunspot right in the middle of my cheek, a double chin, and my armpits have completely changed color??? Nobody tells you about any of these except the stretch marks!

    My armpits have changed color too!! Not to mention my lady parts getting darker!!! Wth?

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  • cseley321cseley321 member
    Every time I think of the hemorrhoids being there forever it just makes me want to cry.  I wish I would have been better prepared on how to combat them from the get go and maybe they wouldn't of gotten that bad.  I was under the impression they would just go away after the pregnancy but apparently they won't!! 
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  • emmiemae08emmiemae08 member
    Thank you for letting me rant and for joining in.

    Also, the wedding was as I expected. My feet swelled so much that it looked like I shoved the stay puff marshmallow man into my floppy floppies. Then the lo decided to headbutt my cervix until the mil decided I was in labor and sent us home. At least I'm home now :)
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  • lethannelethanne member
    candicejeff2013 said:

    shihtzufan said:

    So many stretch marks, a sunspot right in the middle of my cheek, a double chin, and my armpits have completely changed color??? Nobody tells you about any of these except the stretch marks!

    My armpits have changed color too!! Not to mention my lady parts getting darker!!! Wth?

    I have this too! I shave them and they still look dark and icky!!! What is this all about and when will it go away?! And I've had to wax under my belly at least 3x now. Let's not forget the horrible painful heat rash welts I'll get in my inner thighs if I don't put cream on to protect it. UGH! X_X
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  • gulimzgulimz member
    I've developed a skin tag farm on my neck! They're not big but still. ..
    And with the exception of my head, I've grown hair everywhere like a Persian rug. It's not cute. Especially if it's a area you shouldn't shave (stomach) or that you can't shave (inner thighs, lady parts etc)
    But of course, my hair on my head didn't grow much and looks so shitty that I've had it in a ridiculous bun for the past 9 months
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  • countryrhodes90countryrhodes90 member
    My biggest problem is my horrible acne and giant swollen nose ! I try to hide both with makeup and everybody tells me I look great but I feel hideous! Is it bad that the one thing I'm looking forward to almost as much as meeting my little Man is getting my old nose back? Lol
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  • mckzelmckzel member
    It'd be great to even be able to see my lady parts again. It's definitely not easy to clean anything up when you can't even tell what you're doing. And yes....all of the above. Just lovely.
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  • kelsiwoodellkelsiwoodell member
    my hemorrhoids are from hell they itch and bleed and are so uncomfortable and huge. I also kinda feel like mine are worse because I have IBS and I'm lactose intolerant so I always am constipated or having the shits. there is no in between :(
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  • pabeybabypabeybaby member
    To everyone with the darker pits:

    Dove makes a deodorant that helps with that. I had dark funky armpits before pregnancy and the deodorant helps, as long as you keep using it. It takes a few days to notice a difference but give it a try if you want.

    https://m.dove.us/products/deodorant/Advanced-Care-Protection/Advanced-Care-Clear-Tone-Skin-Renew-Anti-perspirant-Deodorant.aspx
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  • sushilove15sushilove15 member
    Let's just say I will be visiting the dermatologist after this is all said and done and spending a small fortune to fix these unfortunate issues!
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  • CaliforniaDream87CaliforniaDream87 member
    mwt8673 said:

    Let's just say I will be visiting the dermatologist after this is all said and done and spending a small fortune to fix these unfortunate issues!

    Give it some time to clear. I promise a lot of my issues after DS (blotchy skin, skin tags, dry skin) cleared up on its own once hormones returned to normal. There's hope :)
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  • leighalou91leighalou91 member
    I got through pregnancy and labor without getting any hemorrhoids. Friggin PP constipation got the best of me though. :((
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