Stretch marks

sdood01
sdood01 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi guys!
I'm a new mom to a 5 month old, and during pregnancy I acquired some dreaded stretch marks on my stomach and hips. Even though I've been losing weight, it's hard to be completely happy with my body because I am discouraged by the appearance of the marks on my body. I was was wondering if there were any treatments you would recommend that have worked for you. Thanks!

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Tiger stripes - you earned those. That body made a baby, no shame in that. You could try some cocoa butter creams, but there's probably not much you can do.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Stretch marks are forever unfortunately. They will fade with time. I have stretch marks from having very large babies while I was obese. You can barely see them now.
  • ldowdesw
    ldowdesw Posts: 222 Member
    Bio oil is meant to be fab, but I've always had them pregnant or just fat. The redness will fade nicely into silvery stripes. X
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    they fade in time. nothing else you can do about them.

    and i can tell you, ive never met a man who cared about them as much as i did ;) so... dont sweat it.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    I've had them since my teens because I went from super petite gymnast to normal teenage girl, to overweight adult! They fade A LOT over time and now that I'm shrinking you can barely notice a lot of them and that will only improve. Nearly everyone has them so learn to love those battle scars.
  • smcrimmon84
    smcrimmon84 Posts: 135 Member
    They do fade over time - I promise! Mine were pretty deep and red but my kids are now 6 and 3.5 and they are MUCH lighter. I had big babies - 9 and 10 lbs each and it was just inevitable for me.
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