Stretch mark progression?

Hey ladies,

I'm almost 27 weeks and noticed the beginning of my first stretch marks... on my butt! Is is common for them to start there? Should I expect them on my abdomem soon, or is it possible to only get them on my butt? I haven't even gained that much weight in my butt (maybe an inch...), my stomach on the other hand is huge!

Thanks!

Alechia

 

Well I only got stretch marks on my hip (or what people would call your love handles) and the top of my bum… none on the tummy… of course this was my singleton and we only made it to 35 weeks… BUT (no pun intended) I did gain 80 pounds with him… I was on bed rest and my husbands family is soooo old world and just kept stuffing my face… the good news is it melted off and I was back in my jeans at my 2 week check up…
My best friend’s mom had twins and went to 39 w and she didn’t get one stretch mark… so may not get any more
HTH

 

Some people only get them on their butt (or their breasts). I haven't gotten any yet (knock on wood), but my friend who is pregnant 41 weeks now only got them on her butt. She is huge (I think they estimated her baby to be over 10 pounds).

 

I think it's just different for everyone. I didn't get any new ones with the twins, but the old ones from DD were restretched and look like holy H#!! now. Butt, hips, breasts adn abdomine. *sigh*

 

i cant even see my butt! :lmao: its big and i rather not know what else is going on there

 

With my sons, I just had a couple of slight stretch marks kind of low on the sides of my hips - None at all on my tummy. This time around, At exactly 28 weeks, there they were on my stomach, mostly the right side. I looked in the mirror today and I am guessing a few more are about to erupt! My belly button is looking very weird too!

 

I've now got stretch marks on my stretch marks! My tummy resembles the forest of Narnia...

 

i think everyone is different but myself personally i have them on my hips (front and back), love handles, boobs, and tummy. i started getting them around 10-12wks i think and i just keep growing as do they. ive gained 30lbs so far and i know mine will just keep getting worse. good luck with yours though!!!

 

I only got stretch marks from my first pregnancy on my tummy and they go all the way down into my pubic area.

I found a great site online and the following link will take you to bloggings of women who've posted what they look like after having twins. Be warned, many of these women are posting nude pictures of themselves - but it's all for showing the marks, not pornographic. It may make you feel better about where your stretch marks are and where they aren't!
http://mt.theshapeofamother.com/mt-search....s&blog_id=1

I went searching for pics of pregnant twin bellies because I wanted to know what to expect. I got pretty big when I was pregnant with my son and delivered him under just 9 lbs. So my idea is that I am going to get HUGE! It really did help bring me back to reality when I saw these pictures.

 

Thanks ladies! I just got back from an OB apt and asked my doctor about them... he said that really the only thing to do is to exfoliate (to promote new skin growth) and lube up (with any thick lotion--no gimmicky stuff since that doesn't penetrate, and it's just to keep the skin moist). He seemed to think it made a difference, but so many other places say it doesn't matter what you do... you just get them or you don't. I figure it can't hurt to exfoliate a little more and lube up a little more (esp with cheaper lotions that won't break the bank!).

Alechia