Stretch marks?! 😩😩

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Alright ladies I know stretch marks are normal, and I had some on my hips before I got pregnant. I’m 29 weeks tomorrow and I also understand that I’m only going to continue to get bigger for the next 11 weeks. BUT I’ve never had them on my stomach and I’ve been trying very very hard to prevent getting them on my stomach. I use palmers cocoa butter stretch mark lotion and palmers cocoa butter skin therapy oil everyday. Now it could be my hormones making me see things, or I could just be going genuinely crazy but I need some opinions other than my boyfriends because he just tries to make me feel better about myself in general and tells me it’s nothing. 
I can see my skin getting thinner but it looks like stretch marks to me, or at least the start of them, although my stretch marks on my hips look completely different!

Please tell me what you think it is. Also, give me some tips on what to use to prevent from getting anymore or how to stop this if you think they are the start of stretch marks!

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those are stretch marks.

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those are stretch marks. if u still got a ways to go. I'd recommend getting a belly belt. it helps support the weight of ur tummy and also catches the rapid drop when the baby drops lower for delivery, which is when u usually get stretch marks from the bottom of ur belly button and on. I used coco butter and stretch mark creme whole pregnancy no stretchmarks. then the day my belly dropped literally all of them showed up over night. my sister has three kids and looks great no stretch marks, when she told me about the belt....I was like "great now u tell me".
now having my second child I got the belt locked and loaded and ready to use. still a long ways til I get big but as soon as I feel the weight I'm puttin that sucks on!

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Continue to use lotion and stay hydrated. That’s all you can do 😕

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unfortunately thats how they started for me and now well my stomach is covered in them i have used ten tonne of anything i could get my hands on shea body butter orangic rose hop seed oil jojoba oil.. the list goes on i was good up til 31 weeks then they all just kept appearing.. sorry to say some ppl just get them no matter what u try to do..

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They are stretch marks and you can’t do too much about them. It’s mainly a genetics thing. Cocoa butter is good, so is vitamin e oil and belly balm, but none of them will make them disappear. But they will get less noticeable after baby. That being said, maybe you can try to think of them as your warrior marks. You are a warrior who is making a baby. Your battle scars are symbolic of that honor. They are not something to be ashamed of. (I know, easier said than done, but you are awesome and deserve the praise)

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Yep, that’s them alright. On the plus side, those look like they’ll fade well. In a year they might be super light. Keep doing what you’re doing and drink tons of water too. Maybe you’ll get lucky and they won’t get worse.

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Stretch marks are genetic. There isn’t much you can do to prevent then but keep up the lotion if it makes you feel better 😊 I’m right there with you!

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There’s nothing to really help stop stretch marks from showing up. Those are stretch marks though. Just don’t itch them and continue putting cocoa butter on them 🤷🏼‍♀️

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What Miranda said

Stretch marks?! 😩😩

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