https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 16:45:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-745800 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:40:06 +0000 kiddosc 745800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Mom said she didn't get any from pregnancy, and I am a pretty lazy lotioner. Well I think I got my skin genetics from my Dad's side, cuz I got tons of them! They bother me a little bit, but they continue to fade and I wasn't planning on walking around with my belly hanging out anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-745787 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:36:14 +0000 GrapeCrush 745787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i didn't even bother, for either pregnancy. i didn't get any with #1(thankfully) and so far at 25 weeks, nothing with #2. i think it's more genetics. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-744137 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:08:56 +0000 Ocean girl 744137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate the feeling of my skin tightening and itching... My mom sent me a care package including Almond Supple Skin Oil (by L'Occitane en Provence) and I've been putting it on every morning after I shower and its made a huge difference in the tight/itchy skin! No stretch marks yet, but I have a few from childhood so I'm assuming I won't get away with none before the end of August... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-744116 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:03:16 +0000 immabeetoo 744116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think stretch mark creams are modern day snake oil - I did use Burts Bees mama oil to help with itching but had no expectations it would do anything for stretch marks.</p> <p>My stomach is covered in them but they don't really bug me. The loose skin does a bit, but the marks.. eh. Fortunately they don't bug DH at all! I only got them on my stomach. I think I might be more bothered if they were on my chest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-743631 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:26:24 +0000 chopsuey 743631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't actively try to prevent and the ones I have don't bother me. I don't plan on wearing a bikini ever again so s'all good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-743611 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:23:49 +0000 sorrycharlie 743611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also got some during puberty..inner thighs, mainly. I got a lot from LO in the last 3 weeks or so, but they've almost completely faded 7 months PP. the grooves are still there, though :) I don't mind them at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-743600 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:22:28 +0000 MrsH 743600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i've had them my whole life so I'm not worried about them. I have them on my lower back, abdomen and thighs and maybe even some on my under arms. Oh well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742936 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:58:17 +0000 JessKas 742936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I already have a ton of stretch marks pretty much all over my body from gaining a bunch of weight in puberty. They're faded and I'm used to them. Because I got them so easily then I figure I'll get more during this pregnancy so I'm not really doing anything special. I already used lotion on my whole body before but I haven't changed the type or frequency. I know they'll fade and its not a big deal if I get new ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742916 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:55:05 +0000 Dandelion 742916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope...once in a while I remembered and put some lotion on, but since I didn't see any really show up, I didn't bother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742904 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:52:56 +0000 sera_87 742904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. My body is a mass of them (went from about 180 to 340 &amp; back down to 200 by the age of 24). I couldn't even tell you if I got any from being pregnant. *shrug* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742804 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:31:52 +0000 Photo Book Girl 742804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nah, bought the cream but didn't really bother. My modeling days were long over anyway (that's a joke b/t/w)... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742549 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:54:08 +0000 Anagram 742549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a long way to go (only 28 weeks now), so I totally expect to get them any week now. I have a bunch from puberty on my hips, but they are very white and I'm also very white, so I never notice them.</p> <p>(secret). I actually think my husband's are worse. He's skinny and has been his whole life, but he must have grown really quickly as a kid (he's 6'2), because he has them alllll over his lower back and booty. And since his skin is dark, the pearly-lightness of the stretchmarks show more. But still, somehow his butt is better. So I've realized that faded stretchmarks &gt; dimples from cellulite. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742508 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:49:38 +0000 mediagirl 742508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just found a few the other day! Totally random but I think the sunlight hit just right and I saw I have some around my belly button. I'm proud of them. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742501 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:48:33 +0000 deerylou 742501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lather myself up with belly butter twice a day, and try to stay active and hydrated. I'm just about 30 weeks, and have no signs of any, yet. However, with ten weeks to go, I'm aware they could pop up at any moment. I will be sad if they show up, but understand there's nothing I can do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742431 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:37:56 +0000 Boheme 742431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I noticed my first ones last night... they're on my thighs right below my hips and they're very faint. Oh well! I might take small measures to try to get rid of them after pregnancy, but I won't stress if they don't go away. I don't think I care enough to do laser treatment or anything like that. Battle wounds :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742393 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:31:51 +0000 Koolbreeze 742393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used lotion with DS1 and I got covered in stretchmarks. I don't mind them at all though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742371 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:26:52 +0000 Grace 742371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got my first three at 11 weeks, so I figure that I'm doomed and I'm not going to bother. Plus, I don't think creams work anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742364 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:25:20 +0000 Revel 742364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am actively preventing them right now with lotions and oils, but I recognize that I probably don't have much control over it. Like PP, I have some very faded ones on my hips that haven't caused me any problems in my life, so I'm sure I can handle whatever happens with pregnancy.</p> <p>Also wanted to say that I love what you said at the end of your post. I think it's incredibly powerful to think about all it takes from our bodies to bring a LO into this world, and your attitude is refreshing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742360 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:24:39 +0000 Foodnerd81 742360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use lotion every time I shower, but mostly because it feels really good-- my stomach feels dry and itchy otherwise. I don't believe it really helps with the stretch marks, but at the same time, I don't anticipate actually getting too many since I never really did during puberty, and my sister didn't. But, I do anticipate my stomach never looking the same again (it wasn't exactly flat and toned before pregnancy either) and I'm OK with it. I was just saying to DH this morning that even if my body never goes back to normal it will be worth it. (Easy for me to say now, at the tail end of my second trimester, though!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742358 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:24:31 +0000 DigAPony 742358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm only 3 months along but I'm not going to bother. I don't think any cream or lotion can prevent stretch marks--it's all genetic! I'm sure I'll use lotion once I get dry/itchy skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742355 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:23:59 +0000 kjpugs 742355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have tons of (not very noticible) stretch marks from puberty and weight loss/gain/loss/gain, lol. They don't bother me. Maybe if I wore 2 pieces or showed my midsection ever, but I don't, except to DH, who is supportive and doesn't really care if I have stretch marks or not... pretty sure that's WAY low on his list of worries, like, below Zombie Apocalypse. I put on lotion when my skin feels dry and that's about it! Glad others aren't really worked up over this either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742327 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:18:29 +0000 avivoca 742327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not bothered by them. I only use lotion on my belly because my skin is insanely dry and flaky now that I'm pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742306 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:14:09 +0000 Bookish 742306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm bothered by them at the moment, because I'm still pregnant and they are RED and huge, but at the same time, all the weight gain/puberty marks I have faded to almost invisible after a long enough time, so I know eventually they won't bother at all. I just wish they were like, on my sides where I didn't have to look at them in the mirror every day lol! :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742286 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:10:58 +0000 Alivoo01 742286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't applied lotion or done anything to prevent stretch marks yet even though I'm closely monitoring my growing belly. The fact that they're hereditary determines if you get them or not is the main reason I've been eh about moisturizing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742259 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:06:52 +0000 MsLipGloss 742259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I agree! I oiled myself up twice a day from the second tri on (if I was goin down, I was gonna go down swingin, lol!), but I knew going in that it was a total crap shoot. As it turns out, I didn't get any . . . but that's because I just got lucky! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742258 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:06:52 +0000 pui 742258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know I am going to be covered in stretch marks by the time I am done pregnancy. I get stretch marks really easily. I got a bunch on my hips when I gained 10 pounds! Not even going to bother to try and prevent them and just accept them as a fact of (my) life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742254 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:05:54 +0000 mrsjyw 742254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used coconut lotion a few times, but then got lazy. I left up to genetics and hoped that I took after my mom and I did... I still have the ones from puberty that are white along my thighs and they don't bother me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742246 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:04:39 +0000 MamaMoose 742246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't apply a single thing to prevent them. I think twice in my pregnancy I put some regular old lotion on my belly but only because it itched, not because of stretch marks. I didn't get a single one despite my lack of effort to control them... so I'm a big believer that they are simply genetic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742230 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:01:25 +0000 yin 742230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I applied cream with my first pregnancy but got lazy and probably only did it for a month or two. I ended up with a few small stretch marks near my belly button, and I'm not bothered by it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-try-to-prevent-stretch-marksor-are-not-bothered-by-the-ones-they-got#post-742200 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:58:06 +0000 JoJoGirl 742200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm trying to do whatever I can to prevent them just so when/if they arrive, I know I did what i could! I'll be sad when I get them but will know it's out of my control. </p>