Around 23 weeks, I only had about 2 skinny stretch marks and was like hmmm maybe I’ll get lucky and not have bad stretch marks....Well, 29 and a half weeks now, and I’m getting more stretch marks, and the original two are wider and longer. This is our rainbow baby so I would go through hell and back beyond stretch marks if I had to. But, I’m guessing my hormones and emotions got to me and made me feel insecure so I asked my boyfriend if he thought my stretch marks were ugly.

His reply: No they’re not ugly and they aren’t stretch marks, they are beauty marks. Yes, two of them are stretched pretty bad, but they are still beauty marks to me since our child is growing inside of you, and so I love them.

I wasn’t expecting that at all. I figured I’d get a yes or no. He really surprised me with that reply because he’s typically not open with how he feels about things.

I thought I’d share this for anybody else who might feel bad about their stretch marks and needed a reminder that they are beautiful no matter what anybody says. 💙