I'm stunned about this in a honesty.
I didn't have any till about 28 weeks and then they started appearing underneath my bump. They're all mainly in the middle third of my bump and underneath my belly button. I have a few starting to radiate out from the top of my belly button but not many. None on hips so far, apart from the silver ones from being a teen.
I've bio oiled daily at least twice so they're maybe not as angry red as they could be, but I'm not looking at them and feeling upset or that they're ugly. I know I can't grow a human without stretching a lot and they were expected, but I look at them with a sense of pride. Baby is due any day really, am 38 weeks, and I don't know if I'll feel differently later but they've been caused by something that is already much loved and was much longed for.
I expected to hate them, to feel repulsed and to feel annoyed they'd damaged me somehow. But nope, they're just there and they are what they are.
I think I have a new found respect for my body after going through this. My pelvis has hurt for about 4 weeks now and my feet hurt so much when I get up, on the soles, and I'm suffering with swollen fingers and feet but in all honesty it's not been a bad experience.
Child birth is yet to come... But right now I feel really good about myself.
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fruityb · 11/08/2016 16:20
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