Silly post i know but... Stretch marks 2nd time..

[Dozeyland]

I know stretch marks are not a big deal in comparison to having a healthy beautiful baby in your arms. but just wondered that if you ad stretch marks with your first baby in any severity, will you most definitely get them 2nd time around? will they just stay the same? will the current stretch marks stretch?

I had my DD last October, and had minimal marks (on boobs and slightly around belly button. but thats it, only towards the last week she was overdue. then they've faded, and now im nealry 20 weeks with 2nd baby.

what do you think?

With my first, stretchmarks appeared in the last week, only a few and only on low tummy. However on my second baby my tummy was much bigger (smaller baby but more fluid), and stretchmarks appeared earlier and more prolific. With the third, the old stretchmarks showed again, and only got a couple more, around the bellybutton this time (the most itchy strangely enough!). So each time I have gained a little more. Does not worry me as I am not going to win any beauty contests anytime soon!!!!
HTH

Im almost 35 weeks with second baby, With DD1 i never got any on my stomach, just some on my boobs and thighs. This time ive got a couple of teeny ones on my stomach, quite a few bad ones on my hips and the ones on my thighs have stretched further and ive got some new ones there too! A lot more this time (although none on boobs!) and ive gained about the same amount of weight.. :/

I got stretch marks with DC1, but 2nd and current pg my body just seems to have "used" the old ones. They have gone from white to pinkish in some areas, but not the livid red of first time around - I remember seeing them in the mirror and thinking I was bleeding in an Alien bursting out of stomach moment or something.....

Not a silly post at all and FWIW i've been wondering the same thing. With DS I didn't get any til 35 weeks but they came thick and fast. I'm 27 weeks at the moment and it looks like i'm getting a load of new ones but i'm sure my belly is bigger this time :(

I do believe some people are more pre-determined than others to get them though and unfortunately I seem to be one of them.

My friend got really severe stretch marks with her first but they stayed the same after her second and third. I was amazed as her 2nd pregnancy bump defied gravity. It was the most impressive bump I have ever seen!

I didn't get any with my first or second and now im in early PG with 3rd. I might get them now because ive started off 9 pounds heavier than the other 2 .