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MummyToToby · 13/04/2006 23:46

they say to ask your mum if she had any and you will know if you will get them too. has this been true for you or not?

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cataloguequeen · 13/04/2006 23:54

yeah right!

my mother didn't have any with her first two and only a little with her third!

and my grandmother didn't get any at all!

I've had two and I should be called stretchmarkqueen ffs!! Grin

But my babies were much bigger than theirs!Smile

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essbee · 14/04/2006 01:23

My Mum didn't get any, I made up for this starting at 16 weeks!!!!! Shock

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Airy · 14/04/2006 01:27

My mum has a few, very small stretch marks after two children, I however despite having a tiny baby (dd was 5lb 9) am absolutely covered, my stomach looks like a roadmap, they go all the way up to my belly button....I do suspect the craving I had for kitkats has maybe something to do with it though! lmao

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serenity · 14/04/2006 01:34

My Mum hasn't got any and I've got tons.

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Arabica · 14/04/2006 01:50

I asked a surgeon about this once. It's just the luck of the draw apparently--some people's skin is more elastic than others, although how much weight you gained in pregnancy and how fast you put it on can make a difference.

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sniff · 14/04/2006 10:06

my mom didnt have many I am covered in them I look like a map of the london underground!!

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cataloguequeen · 14/04/2006 10:11

Has anyone else noticed that famous people don't get them???

I think theres some ultra expensive hidden cream or something they don't tell us 'mere mortals' about???

Or maybe it's make up/airbrushing...Wink

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colditz · 14/04/2006 10:11

My stomach looked like a relief map of Birmingham after my first - and I have more added to them with my second, despite being 41 weeks pregnant and only having gained a stone!

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MummyToToby · 14/04/2006 11:31

i'm 28 weeks and none as of yet (fingers crossed), but theres quite a way to go yet!

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NotAnOtter · 14/04/2006 11:32

i think posh is supposed to have them !

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MummyToToby · 14/04/2006 11:52

i'm not suprised, she's so tiny any extra weight is bound to put a lot of strain on her skin.

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MummyToToby · 14/04/2006 11:52

i'm not suprised, she's so tiny any extra weight is bound to put a lot of strain on her skin.

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JonesTheSteam · 14/04/2006 12:05

My mum didn't have them - she only got to 34 weeks when pregnant with me (pre-eclampsia & C-section) and 37 weeks when pg with my sister, so I don't know if that has something to do with it.

I didn't have any until 38 weeks with DD - they literally appeared overnight!!! I swelled up loads and they suspected that I might have pre-eclampsia, but I didn't.

I now have the world's saggiest tummy and also have stretch marks on the tops of my thighs and the backs of my knees!!! My boobs escaped though!!!! (Phew!!)

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