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I thought I was in the clear. 37 weeks they started sprouting.

38.5 weeks. Slow and steady weight gain, moisturizer each night. Just when I thought I might be in the clear, there they were.

Last time around 33 weeks. Just noticed a couple new ones from this pregnancy at 35 weeks yesterday. Boo.

Mine came during labor!

After I had the baby. I thought I was in the clear. Nope, there all along.

First I'd like to note that my mom has tons.....and I have 1 from my first pregnancy that I noticed around 37 weeks. It wasn't even red, just pink. I have slathered myself in creams since I got my BFP though. I'm 27 weeks now and bigger than last time but nothing yet. I also gained like 50 pounds last pregnancy and still just got the 1!

ETA: I gave birth at 38 weeks so who knows what would have happened had she stayed in.

Mine weren't noticeable until after I gave birth!!! Or maybe I just couldn't contort myself in such a way to be able to see them.

Mine showed up two days before my induction at 41 weeks.

Mine didn't appear until after LO was born. They were extremely mild and made a cute little sun around my belly button They totally disappeared within a few weeks. I did use EMAB stretch oil religiously after every shower... who knows if that helped or not, but it smelled delicious! haha

ETA- My mom's are apparently reeeeally bad (3 kids). So subsequent pregnancies might end up worse for me? Who knows.

38 weeks. I was bummed but they are gone now PP.

@Astro Bee: I had just read really good things about it. It was never an option for me to use the cocoa butter stuff because I hate the cloying smell. But I got on the internet/amazon and was really impressed with all of the reviews of people who didn't get any stretch marks. It's expensive, but it's cheaper than laser after the fact:) And obviously, once I didn't get any with #1, I'm using the same stuff for #2.

The oil can be messy getting it out of the bottle but it absorbs pretty quickly. I like the cream better just because it sort of drives me nuts that no matter how careful I was, there was always an oil ring where I set it. But their stuff is amazing, it feels really good and it worked for me for 1.5 pregnancies:)

34 weeks i saw the very beginning of one; by 39 weeks i had tons.

@Astro Bee: just Palmers cocoa butter twice a day!

I got none on my stomach, but did get some on my boobs when they got enormous when my milk came in!

34 weeks

My first pregnancy I didn't have any until after delivery.

This pregnancy they showed up at 34 weeks, in the spots where she likes to kick me constantly.

I've been sporadically using burt's bees mama bee belly butter (for my eczema more than anything), and just noticed some light stretch marks on my belly at 23 weeks!!! I ordered some bio-oil, so hopefully that will help.