I'm 31 weeks with my first and looking in the mirror I've noticed more and more stretch marks appearing on my hips, thighs, boobs and most recently tummy and I don't know how to deal with them.
I have sensitive skin so I have had to moisturise after bathing all my life so creams are already a part of my daily routine. I've used bio oil but it did nothing to my scars or existing (exercise caused) stretch marks.
I've read that you either get them or you don't and it can depend on your genes, but I'm the first in my family to get stretch marks in pregnancy. I showed my mum the worst ones and she was in shock.
I have gained a lot of weight, but have neither been eating more (actually struggling to eat most meals nowadays) or been less active than I was prior to pregnancy. I was a size 8 but am now having to borrow size 16/18 tops from my mum and mum-in-law just to cover my bump. I was also flat chested until pregnancy boobs appeared and the marks there were the first to appear. Both my partner and I were big babies, so there is no doubt this one is going to be the same.
I hate the way they look but can 't seem to stop them despite moisturising daily and drinking more than I feel capable (drinking water makes me want to gag). It's got to the point the that I'm no longer looking for treatment and instead looking at tattoos that will cover them completely. I can't afford all these fancy creams, even bio oil was expensive in my view.
Is there anything I can do? I want to be able to look at myself and not feel sick. My boyfriend says there's nothing wrong with them, but I don't like the way they look at all...
Why am I getting them when it's not in my genes and I had already been moisturising years prior to them appearing? Is it because of how skinny I was? Or am I just really unlucky? :(