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will my stretch marks disappear?

8 replies

doctorwho2000 · 22/03/2008 09:23

I am spending a fortune on Mama Mio products and i am still getting lots of stretch marks.

will they fade after the birth or have i got them forever to some degree?

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K999 · 22/03/2008 09:26

Prob have them forever I am afraid! They will fade though.....

bonniefromboot · 22/03/2008 09:28

Just had a look at mine, after baby born they were a dark red, now 2 years later they have faded. you can still see them like a silvery colour and you can see the outline of them

meep · 22/03/2008 09:30

I read somewhere that you can refer to them as a map of where you dd/ds was - not sure if that made me feel better or not
Mine were hiding under my bump for 9months so I thought I didn't have any - they were a lovely surprise after dd born!
Bio-oil is meant to be good - I have a large bottle but never quite remember to use it!

beeper · 22/03/2008 09:50

No they will fade to silver but once the fat layer has been split by the skin stretching you can always see it, even if its not purple.

I would not waste your money to much just just cheaper moisturiser.

Ash80 · 22/03/2008 12:03

They will fade, .... but i found plamer cocoa butter stretch mark cream really good and its not expensive.

Ash80 · 22/03/2008 12:03

oops i meant palmers cocoa butter

micegg · 22/03/2008 14:20

Mine were bright red and over time faded to a silvery colour (I am pale skinned not sure how it works if you have dark skin). Have just developed some at 38 weeks with DC2 . Am most annoyed! DH calls them my baby marks but I hate them. TBH I think if you're going to get them you will no matter what you do.

littlemama · 26/03/2008 14:42

mine have shrunk loads (3 years on tho!) and now are hardly visible, but I can still feel them as little creases on my tummy and upper thighs. Everyone said they would be there forever, which is true in a way, but they are nothing like they were. I used to be really upset about them and used loads of creams (ST Ives, Palmers, Bio Oil) but now I just think it's a small price to pay for 2 lovely kids.

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