Ugh! No Stretch Marks Until 40 Weeks?!

Girl Mom. 🎀 • Mama bear of two!
Ugh! I'm 40 weeks tomorrow and all of a sudden, literally today, I now have stretch marks all along my belly button and lower belly. Did this happen to anyone else?!
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An

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Yep. And I cried. With my son I didn't get a single stretch mark and now with this one I hit 39 weeks and they spread like wildfire in a day. I also have horrible spider veins and varicose veins. 

Gi

Girl Mom. 🎀 • Jan 16, 2017
Ah, I'm sorry! I was just bummed because I swore I was going to make it through without them and then surprise! So much for religiously applying cocoa butter daily the past 8 months....

An

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It's because stretch marks are due to hormones and at the end of pregnancy your hormones shift. 

An

Anne C • Jan 16, 2017
Genetics and hormones, it's not always stretching! :)

Gi

Girl Mom. 🎀 • Jan 16, 2017
I've never heard of that either? 🤔 Interesting.

An

Anonymous • Jan 16, 2017
I don't think they're due to hormones. At least I've never heard of that. It's typically a growth spurt.