Bikini and stretch marks

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I'm planning to wear a bikini on holiday in a couple of weeks.. bit worried now though that i have extesive stretch marks from just above bellybutton all the way down, hips and thighs.

Do you think it's still ok to wear a bikini? can't do high waisted it looks ridiculous on me.

*extensive that should say

Nobody will be looking closely, they'll either not give a fuck about how anyone looks or they'll be worrying about how they look. Wear your bikini and enjoy your holiday :)

Wear what you like, everyone will be so concerned with themselves that they won't even be looking at you. Seriously. It will be fine.

ok great thanks guys!

110% ok to wear whatever you feel comfortable and happy in. I think I look frumpy in a tankini but I FEEL so self conscious in a bikini so tankini every time. Have fun!

When I was waiting for DS and DH to come down a water slide once I amused myself by "checking out" people in their swimming costumes. I came to the conclusion that basically everyone looks the same. It was a family place so lots of mums there - the odd slm and toned woman in a bikini (who looked the same as everyone else once drenched with rats tail hair), mostly "normal" bodies in all manner of swimming costumes, and the odd self-conscious person in some sort of coverup. The people trying to cover the most were most obvious, by the way.

Nobody looked great, nobody looked awful, nobody was scaring the children.

www.elephantjournal.com/2014/03/how-to-get-a-bikini-body/

i must admit i ammost worried about scaring children thank you though i'll keep your advice in my head!

I have only ever noticed one person in a bikini with stretch marks and my only thought was "I wish I could wear a bikini"

I have bad stretch marks on boobs, stomach and thighs I know really nobody cares ...

Definitely do it. Enjoy your body and don't be undermining yourself. I bet you look so much better than you imagine, but even if you didn't, it's your holiday. Ignore any niggling doubts, get out there and enjoy every second. You won't regret it when the winter comes!

I just bought my first bikini I don't think I look great at all. I just want to wear one. I have daughters and sons so I want them to see not every woman has a perfect figure and that's fine. I will feel a bit conscious but I will be on the beach building sandcastles hopefully it will stop raining

I agree with Brian "The people trying to cover the most were most obvious, by the way"

Just been away and I wore bikinis. stretch marks are normal. My friend with three kids and is a size 8 who has no stretch marks is the exception.

I went to a spa the other week. There was a hen do there. A couple of the larger girls were wearing some kind of swimming cloak thing, presumably to cover up, but to be honest it just made them stand out more. Just be yourself, no one cares.

People will look but so what! wear it and enjoy wearing it.

Also: most people looked better in colour than black.

Most people have some stretchmarks - fat, thin, young, old, men, women - so go for it, wear your bikini!

I will do! Thank you mumsnet hurrah for stretch marks

Yeah man - bikinis and beaches and holidays are for everyone.

The other option is to wear a Tankini, that you can roll up the top when you lie down. Also be careful with your skin as new stretch marks burn easily.
But I agree with the others. Wear whatever you want to.

Also: most people looked better in colour than black.

Ain't that the truth. No one looks thinner in a bikini so it's pointless buying a black one in the hope that it'll be slimming and if pasty, black doesn't do any favours.

stretch marks here too, had them from simply growing when young, not bad, and if I am in good nic they dont make me look anything other than normal.