https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:15:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193946 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:28:28 +0000 indi 1193946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, thanks for the comments, ladies! Good to know that it's not just me celebrating such lovely parts of pregnancy. :-)</p> <p>Tonight I went to buy some nursing bras for my ever growing boobs, and after I had tried on the 3rd of the 4 that I was planning to buy, I noticed that I'd leaked in ALL 3 of them I'd put on. For flips sake! Thankfully, they all fit, so I hurriedly bought all 4, and then promptly went to Target to get a few more nursing pads. Grrrrr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193908 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:00:01 +0000 Mrs. Taco 1193908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: "They are more for function the style these days anyway."</p> <p>Amen. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193879 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 19:28:44 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1193879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I'm 39 weeks and 2 days and JUST had some stretch marks show up!!! Really?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193858 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 19:05:34 +0000 ladybee 1193858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't get one during pregnancy. I was pretty pumped. Then I had a c-section, had issues during and after the surgery which required meds that caused major swelling and now I've got quite a few. Annoying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193848 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 18:51:42 +0000 Foodnerd81 1193848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never got stretch marks while I was pregnant- not from lotion in got whatever, I think it was just luck/ genetics. But then the day my milk came in- a bunch showed up right on my boobs. Oh well. They are more for function the style these days anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193827 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 18:29:03 +0000 delight 1193827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh I remember when my stretch marks showed up on both hips at about 39 weeks. I had thought I was in the clear. </p> <p>Worst pregnancy treats? Definitely the 'roids! I could barely sit weeks 4-5 PP which made BF super fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193784 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:56:02 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1193784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: As a fellow chub rubber I've got the solution! Its kind of gross seeming at first but it really works: rub stick deodorant on the affected areas in the morning before you start walking around too much, and sit or lie with your legs spread for a few minutes. Once the deodorant dries it should prevent the dreaded rub. </p> <p>I don't have too many negative symptoms at the moment - since I carry a bit more weight than I'd like normally, my tummy seems to have plenty of skin to go around for now so no stretch marks yet. I've gained more weight than I'd like but all my pants still fit (buttoned below my belly, obvi) so hopefully most of the gain is actual baby &amp; placenta rather than fat. Lets see how long that lasts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193773 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:46:25 +0000 Dandelion 1193773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just got my first ever stretch mark on my belly...in my third pregnancy! I didn't get one in either of my first ones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193757 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:28:15 +0000 Ree723 1193757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have any stretch marks (didn't get any with LO and am hoping to avoid them with this LO too!) but my super awesome pregnancy treat right now is chub rub on my thighs. Apparently I gain weight in my hips and thighs whilst pregnant and it now means the tops of my thighs rub together whilst walking if I'm not wearing shorts or pants. I wear a lot of sundresses so this is really making me unhappy! UGH! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193699 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:20:53 +0000 Penny Lane 1193699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember when I found my first stretch mark. I was so sad! it was on my hip, I've got a huge jagged scar on my hip, and the stretch mark started in one of the corners where I guess the skin was weaker.! they didn't call reinforcements for weeks, and I was so hopeful... but alas! I am a tiger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193588 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:44:45 +0000 swedishfish 1193588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@indi: haha, I was so crazy about lotioning my tummy and they still showed up. But I also had a lot of stretch marks from gaining weight a while ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193581 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:36:40 +0000 SweetMamaM 1193581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha I had one tiny one show up on my belly about a fortnight ago, and that made me way more vigilant about lotioning! The good thing is that I have stretch marks already (was a late but very fast bloomer) and they've faded quite well so I know these ones will as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193474 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 11:19:44 +0000 indi 1193474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: I'm waiting for the tummy ones to show up. When my girlfriend got her first ones, she'd update me on their "stealth advance north to capture her belly button." Haha.</p> <p>I like to pretend the tush one showed up because I'm less faithful about lotioning my legs than I am about my stomach, but I know I'm just grasping. ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193219 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 06:15:06 +0000 swedishfish 1193219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first stretch mark was lonely so it decided to throw a party on my belly and invite all of its friends. They're still partying on at 4 months pp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-stretchmark-and-other-glorious-treats#post-1193198 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 01:56:34 +0000 indi 1193198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bah! Today DH and I were getting ready for a wedding and he asked me "Babe, is that a stretch mark on your thigh?". Damnit! I hope it doesn't call in reinforcements right away. At least it had the decency to hide under my behind so I wouldn't see it right away. Lol! </p> <p>Leaky nipples I was totally fine dealing with, but this was a pregnancy milestone I would have been totally fine avoiding. What was your first not-so-fabulous pregnancy symptom? </p>