[Madison.N.Hailey'sMom]

I FOUND MY FIRST STRETCH MARKS ON MY BELLY Just thought I would share.

[Danielley08]

Ohh no!!

I got stretch marks...and I tried every cream on the market....nothing worked...now pretty much every square inch of my stomach is a stretch mark...something about the elasticity in your skin...docs told me if my mom had SM then I'd more than likely get them...no matter what I tried....man were they right...

[Melanie0507]

Just look at them as battle scars for your little one that you fought hard for

[KDD]

Embrace the stretch mark! You've earned it!

[jennntj13]

I found that there is a soap that has cocobutter in it, it is called TONE. I used it from about 15 weeks on in my 1st pg (W/ dd) and I didn't get any stretch marks. I also used cream, but I thought it was too greasy, so I always used this soap. They sell it at CVS and at most grocery stores...

[Danielley08]

Battle scars...I like that Melanie!!!

Consider me a well decorated War veteran

[Mum2three]

Stretch marks are a sign of beauty and strength!!!

As my DH would say they are all colors of the rainbow, and wear them like a solider would wear his metals!

[kellyanne]

I'm decorated! I totally thought I was in the clear.....then WHAM....a week before DD was due! Mine are on my hips and look like I was running from a grizzly bear and got caught by the hips .

[MountainMomma]

Oh jeez, I had the WORST stretch marks. ON my hips, my legs , my butt, my boobs, EVERYWHERE!!! The ones on my stomach were so bad that people would cringe when they saw them. It looked like I was going to rip open and start bleeding at any minute!

The good news is that eventually they do fade to barely visible.

[Pitridge]

Just look at them as battle scars for your little one that you fought hard for [/b]

I agree, we all should look at them this way.

[~DaemonMykailasMum~]

I got DESTROYED in stretch marks.. They very first started at about 22 weeks.. then they jus kept getting worse and worse, but like the ladies said, Its well worth it! =)

[Madison.N.Hailey'sMom]

Yeah I'm happy to have them. For me their a sign of the joy we are going through. I have them so far on my boobs, belly, side of belly and inner thiegh (sp).