I know, I know- most women get them, most women HATE them, they shrink down, and you just have to love them and bag it up as "all part of the experience." BUT really, the ones on my belly make me want to cry. I am sorry- maybe it makes me vain and horrid to say it but they do. Every time I see that there are new ones I want to cry on my bed. I finally accepted the ones on my side, but when I noticed the ones on my belly last week I almost had a nervous breakdown. Then again last night I noticed that they were getting worse and oh boy- give me a brown paper sack cause I am hyperventilating. I have got 2 1/2 more months to go and I am quite sure the only place to go from here is down. I will really try to stop complaining about these but I think it's the hardest part of pregnancy for me. Please bare with me. Oh, in case you have not figured out what I am talking about- stretch marks, those blasted stretch marks.Monday, June 23, 2008
Oh No! You again!
I know, I know- most women get them, most women HATE them, they shrink down, and you just have to love them and bag it up as "all part of the experience." BUT really, the ones on my belly make me want to cry. I am sorry- maybe it makes me vain and horrid to say it but they do. Every time I see that there are new ones I want to cry on my bed. I finally accepted the ones on my side, but when I noticed the ones on my belly last week I almost had a nervous breakdown. Then again last night I noticed that they were getting worse and oh boy- give me a brown paper sack cause I am hyperventilating. I have got 2 1/2 more months to go and I am quite sure the only place to go from here is down. I will really try to stop complaining about these but I think it's the hardest part of pregnancy for me. Please bare with me. Oh, in case you have not figured out what I am talking about- stretch marks, those blasted stretch marks.
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Oh, sweetie... we really do understand. We all hate 'em. If that makes us vain, then, hey, we're all a little vain ;-). It makes us hate those perfectly tan, scar-less, bikini models just *that much* more...
ReplyDeleteIf it helps at all, your beautiful little boy will be worth it. Really. I promise.
Don't look for more, since you'll probably find them (at least if everything keeps going well!!!); other than that, just keep wearing clothes, and thinking about Baby, and you'll do great!
Oh boy, I hate these things too! They're all over my belly, sides, and chest. I just console myself by thinking that we'll all have perfect bodies in the next life. And women better be getting some nice rewards for going through these things :)
ReplyDeleteI really do have no clue how the celebrities and models get around these things, though!
I hate them too. The one good part is that they do fade to flesh tone. Yay! I gained 70lbs with my first daughter so you can imagine my stretch markes and I was super little when I got pregnant so there is hope. I really don't notice mine anymore. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteSorry, I can't relate. Have you tried the lotions or cream that help reduce them? I really am no help in your time of crisis. What kind of friend am I?! You know I am going to have to come to you for advice about this stuff one of these days...
ReplyDeleteWell at least ya have them for a good reason! Little Rowen will be well worth it and they probablly WILL FADE after he is born. I have them just cuz I've gained 500 pounds and nothing to show for it! Hang in there and continue to grease up!
ReplyDeleteLove ya
Use good cocoa butter on your skin. I didn't do that as much with my last pregnancy and boy, dod I reap the conequences. My skin was stretched so thin my stretch marks would bleed. Most of them should fade...eventually...
ReplyDeleteI love SF too. the bay area is expensive, but really nice. What is Jon doing there?
I'm so sorry, but I really do understand. I'm also sorry that the a/c isn't working. And I thought it was hot in April with no a/c... at least there's a pool!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, trust me girl, I know exactly what youre feeling. I felt as though Id be one of the blessed ones, when prego with Val, because they didnt come until near the end like yours then it was if they appeard over night. it really stinks, and the complaining is good, ya cant bottle up the emotions or youll explode, atleast I do that. :0) Im just praying that the "2nd time around" will be less "marks" because my tummy has already been stretched. Sometimes I would feel like my gut was stretched to the limits and think, are you serious girl?
ReplyDelete(Ill tell Whit about her hair for you, and no Val wouldnt actually sleep under her matress pad she would "pretend" to sleep, one of the things that she "pretended" to do/does)
It's ok to be sad about it, and you shouldn't feel guilty about that. Our bodies really take a beating, all of a sudden they are no longer our own and we have no control! That can be frustrating. I may be VERY vain because I just make my hubby promise I can get plastic surgery and such when I am all done. Even if I never go through with it, it makes me feel better knowing there is possibly a fix. Even if they are noticeable after, (they wont be)you won't care at all...it's true!
ReplyDeleteNo fun! Use some good Coco Butter, Lotion, Body Butters, Jojoba Oil...anything you can to keep your belly nice and moisturised. When you see your cute little man it will all be worth it!
ReplyDeleteHey Sis! I understand. Well kinda. I hope you're feelin' okay. Take care.
ReplyDeleteOooooh my friend! You ready for this one?
ReplyDeleteI got horrible stretch marks with BOTH of my girls, and in different places on my belly. And I only gained 20 -25 lbs. with each. And my docs told me over and over that the creams do absolutely nothing to avoid them- it's genetic. You either get em or you don't. Curses on our mothers and fathers!
Solace- tummy tuck post children! Yeah, I'm serious. Or there is a new laser treatment that greatly reduces the visiblity sans surgery. So there are options, all of which I plan to explore with absolutely no guilt or feelings of vanity. we sacrifice a lot for the babes- is it too much to ask to have our bodies put back to our ORIGINAL form? I think not!
A tear for you and your stretched belly. I feel your pain.