The dreaded stretch marks..

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So I've managed to go 38 weeks with touchwood not one stretch mark on my baby bump, however my bum is COVERED and I mean covered in them there also starting to show on my thighs too I haven't put that much weight on in pregnancy, from a size 8 jeans to a size 10 so nothing dramatic just want to know if any other mums only got stretch marks on there bum & how do you start to make them fade?? There making me very self conscious to the point I won't let my fiance see me naked anymore

Hey :) when I got pregnant with ds1 I went from 7st 7 to 11.5st I ended up in size 10 clothes I'd put on a lot according to scales but didn't look like I'd put a lot on to look at. I got no stretchmarks on bump but got them on my bum, they have faded now to nothing really can see them now and again in certain directions to the light but there white so not very visible at all. Didn't get 1 anywere though with.ds2 but didn't gain a lot at all. Don't worry about them they fade so much xx

I got stretch marks on my tummy with my first, I couldn't believe how much they hurt, and hated how they looked. Was reading some forums (2 years ago) and someone described theirs as their baby lines, and showed them off with pride. I try to take this attitude but still am not a fan of them, but they did fade quickly.

DH wouldn't look at me that way when I am pregnant, something about there being a baby in there rolls her eyes but didn't even notice them after baby was born, literally had to fend him off with a stick! He quite like the baby line description too

I've gone from being just under 9 stone to being just over 10 so put on just over a stone, like you said, you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at me but the scales tell me otherwise! Hopefully these fade too :( lucky there only on my bum though.. How long did yours take to fade ? x

Oh OP, the dreaded stretch marks!

I have them from my boobs to my knees and i hate them! I started to get them about 36 wks, i went 2 wks overdue and DD was almost 11lbs so i did get them worse than alot of people.
I applied stretch mark creams from when i found out i was pg and started applying bio oil when the stretch marks started. My DD is now 5 months old and im still applying the bio oil and they are significantly better! Not great but definately a 20% better difference :) Hope this helps and all the best for your bean arriving! :) xx

My fiancé is the opposite he's never not looked at me in that way and honestly I wish he would! Especially this close to the end I'm just not up for anything like that at the moment and with feeling so self conscious about my body & bump I'm just not myself ! x

I found in all my pregnancies, that I hated my body and the changes, there is 1 photo of me pregnant that I know about, and I still hate looking at it, I have no idea how long the stretch marks took to fade, was too wrapped up in my darling son to notice I suppose.

I'm 36 weeks today and just noticed yesterday a couple on the side of my hips. What a lovely Mothers Day gift!

I've been slathering myself in oils and creams and had a baby oil bath practically every night since 20 weeks but looks like i'm going to end up with them anyway!

I've also gone from 9.5 stone to almost 12!

I'm sure your fiance won't mind really!

Mine started at about 38 weeks + 4 days (about a week ago) I noticed some for the first time :( Despite bio-oiling twice a day. A have a few friends that only got them in the last two weeks.

I hate them :(