I am having my C-Section at 34+3 on Monday but I was curious if my stretch marks would affect the healing process. Mine aren’t just normal stretch marks where the incision will be. They are almost 2 inches wide and LESS than paper thin you can touch the connective tissue behind them. My stretch marks have kind of been astonishing this pregnancy. They started to develop at 7 weeks for ZERO reason! I didn’t gain a pound until I was 29 weeks and have only gained 25lbs total. The ones on my belly at the top I can physically see the stretching and understand but these WIDE ones down low aren’t even at a place where my belly has been tight at any point. They are so thin I’m scared I’ll scratch them and they will bleed. My bump isn’t that big for 34 weeks either. I’m COVERED in them too my whole body but it’s almost like my skin is just discolored in those spots on my body like shoulders and ribs as they don’t feel like a stretch mark they feel like skin. Almost like purple pigmentation. Here are some pictures. I pulled my bump up for the last two so you could see where I’m talking about in that bikini line where the incision will be. (Yes I’m in the hospital I’ve been here 53 days in a row lol) the most stretch marks I’ve ever had were microscopic ones on my hips and boobs from puberty that are white. Then at 7 weeks BAM got worse from there. I’m not ashamed of them or anything bc it’s mom stuff but just kind of astonished! Will it impact how the wound heals at all with the skin soooooo thin like that?