swimsuits and stretch marks

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  • slynn28
    slynn28 Posts: 93
    oh yeah i have some on upper thighs too but after my 2nd child.. i was a size 9-10 and went down to a 3-5.. with losing the weight, came the stretch marks... funny thing is im not ashamed of those.. i still wear shorts and sometimes u can see them but that doesnt bug me... 'sighs'........my bf also tells me its all in my head, that they're not bad...as long as he likes my body..that is all that matters but if only it were that easy...
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    you know, i used to hate mine (2 pregnancies but only got them from the 1st one)

    now... i just dont care anymore.

    i wouldnt trade my kids for the world, and if having stretch marks is the price for that... im ok with it.

    maybe the longer you have them, the less you care (my first is now 13)? LOLOLOL

    they also fade a lot after time (lots of time)
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    I know were not supposed to be ashamed of our stretchmarks, and I'm not. But I'm embarrassed to show people them, cause when I do people are just shocked by them :/ I'm 10 weeks postpartum, and I have lots are thick, red/purple fresh stretchmarks. It bums me out that I'm working so hard to get back in shape, and I'm really proud of my progress, yet I feel embarrassed to wear a bikini solely because of my stretchmarks. I can't even wear shorts because I have them down my thighs. When it's too hot that I can't bare it to not wear shorts, I feel so self conscious being in public.
    Sigh...

    they fade hun, i promise. it just takes time (((hugs)))
    long skirts (think boho hippy-ish) can be a life saver ;)
  • littlelaurie14
    littlelaurie14 Posts: 224 Member
    I know were not supposed to be ashamed of our stretchmarks, and I'm not. But I'm embarrassed to show people them, cause when I do people are just shocked by them :/ I'm 10 weeks postpartum, and I have lots are thick, red/purple fresh stretchmarks. It bums me out that I'm working so hard to get back in shape, and I'm really proud of my progress, yet I feel embarrassed to wear a bikini solely because of my stretchmarks. I can't even wear shorts because I have them down my thighs. When it's too hot that I can't bare it to not wear shorts, I feel so self conscious being in public.
    Sigh...

    they fade hun, i promise. it just takes time (((hugs)))
    long skirts (think boho hippy-ish) can be a life saver ;)

    I'm so impatient! :( But I really should invest in some of those! :)
  • slynn28
    slynn28 Posts: 93
    I know were not supposed to be ashamed of our stretchmarks, and I'm not. But I'm embarrassed to show people them, cause when I do people are just shocked by them :/ I'm 10 weeks postpartum, and I have lots are thick, red/purple fresh stretchmarks. It bums me out that I'm working so hard to get back in shape, and I'm really proud of my progress, yet I feel embarrassed to wear a bikini solely because of my stretchmarks. I can't even wear shorts because I have them down my thighs. When it's too hot that I can't bare it to not wear shorts, I feel so self conscious being in public.
    Sigh...

    since yours are still fresh.. i wld get mederma therapy for stretch marks.. it helped me bc mine were darker too but then i had stopped using it.. wish i wld hv kept it up.
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    I have had 2 kids and I'm covered in stretch marks but w/e I'm still gonna wear my bikini if i ever go out. I've worked hard!

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  • Punktorian
    Punktorian Posts: 224 Member
    No stretch marks, only battle scars.
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    I have them, but they are not readily visible because of my yellow skin tone. So tan definitely helps with hiding them.
  • littlelaurie14
    littlelaurie14 Posts: 224 Member
    I have had 2 kids and I'm covered in stretch marks but w/e I'm still gonna wear my bikini if i ever go out. I've worked hard!

    You look amazing! I don't see a single one... Does being tan help hide them? I'm have super fair skin, and since mine are still fresh and red, they stick out sooo much.
  • Tanyawhite30
    Tanyawhite30 Posts: 473
    Stretch marks. Allllll over my stomach from pregnancy. They've faded a bit over time (my son is 5 now), but they are definitely there and they are definitely visible. Don't care, still rock a bikini! I work hard for this body, I'm gonna show it off!

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    You look HOT!!!
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    I have had 2 kids and I'm covered in stretch marks but w/e I'm still gonna wear my bikini if i ever go out. I've worked hard!

    You look amazing! I don't see a single one... Does being tan help hide them? I'm have super fair skin, and since mine are still fresh and red, they stick out sooo much.

    For me NO...tanning makes them much worse. I am also quite fair skinned. Some people say that tanning helps hide them, but the exact opposite for me (and many). I think it has to do with your natural skin tone. The red is hard because new ones are so much more obvious. But they will definitely fade with time.
  • Tanyawhite30
    Tanyawhite30 Posts: 473
    I had 2 kids and I have stretch marks....but they are not has visible when I am tanned....I am not ashamed of them and I don`t care!!
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    I have them on my hips from my third baby (started my pregnancy chubby that time.) I fully intend to wear a bikini when I'm at my goal weight/size. I figure by then they'll fade too. Right now they're pretty purple because my baby is only 2 months old.

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