Stretch Mark free pregnancy

RaggedyPond
RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
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Anybody else have a stretch mark free pregnancy? Just curious. I ate very healthfully my entire pregnancy and was on my feet walking a lot up until the 8th month. Right after having my baby I was only 15 pounds over my pre-prego weight.
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  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    Oh yeah...
  • madworld1
    madworld1 Posts: 524
    Glad you had a healthier pregnancy than mine. I was young. My doctor never warned me about my weight gain. We didn't have internet during those days, so I didn't have access to all the great nutrition advice that is available now. Even if I had eaten healthy I'm not sure I would be free of stretch marks. I think everyone's body is different.
  • mom2sons02
    mom2sons02 Posts: 111 Member
    Yes, but pretty sure in my case it is just good genes. My mother didn't get stretch marks nor did my sister. And we gained between 15-35 lbs per pregnancy. (7 pregnancies between all of us)
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I'm 58 and the mother of two adult daughters. I've never had a stretch mark. Unfortunately, I can't take that much credit. I think some of it is genetic. My mother and sisters never got them either.
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    I didn't get a positive pregnancy confirmation till I was 19weeks term. Prior to this I'd ate all the crap in the world, had been attending the gym on a very vague basis, still drinking on a weekend, didn't use body creams. Plus water intake was shockingly abysmal. Gained 3st. Lost this after approx 5mths. Nope no stretch marks. Go figure :huh:

    Close friend always been a healthy weight range. Takes great care of herself. Used every potion & lotion going but her stomach now looks like a road map.

    Luck of the draw I guess.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I got some very light, not deep, small ones just on my legs (can't really see them), but none on my belly or breasts. I've been told that the ones I have are not usually what people consider to be stretch marks and that a lot of people get those from puberty, but I'd never had them before.
  • SomewhatCool
    SomewhatCool Posts: 78
    My mom was stretch mark free through both pregnancies. She was a twig before and after maintained much of her baby weight--but still not a single stretch mark! I envy her.

    My dad has some on his back, but I managed to get the bad end of the gene pool and I have them EVERYWHERE. If I ever have kids... *Shudders* I don't even want to imagine the stretch marks I could get...
  • oOxXxOo
    oOxXxOo Posts: 75 Member
    I had PE both pregnancies, gained weight, got stretch marks, ended up with very high blood pressure which did not resolve after my pregnancies and had two emergency c sections...
    Would of been happy just WITH stretch marks.
  • hottie_in_training
    hottie_in_training Posts: 109 Member
    I didn't get a single one. I credit it partly to genes as my Mpm didn't get any and to the fact that I douced myself in Bio Oil every night before bed.
  • walleyclan1
    walleyclan1 Posts: 2,784 Member
    I got tons and my friend who gained 10 more pounds than me with each pregnancy and is a size 00 got none after 3 kids....go figure lol
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
    I think it has to be genetic. I gained a ton during both pregnancies and didn't really get any. I didn't use any lotion as was super sensitive to smell and was dehydrated The ENTIRE time from vomiting too. Good luck!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Yeah, my mother didn't get any and she was pregnant with twins and her starting weight was 95 pounds (she's very small), but she was also very young, so that may be a factor as well.
  • McCrabby
    McCrabby Posts: 77 Member
    No pregnancy stretch marks even though I gained 50lbs. The only stretch marks I have are from my teens, when I went through puberty (hips). I think it's a genetic lottery thing, personally.
  • helenjon752
    helenjon752 Posts: 55 Member
    I have 4 children . First pregnancy at 20 and last at 40 . The most I gained was 30 lbs from a starting weight of around 110 lbs . I dont have any stretch marks but neither does my sister who was really heavy with both her pregnancies so I agree with the genetic link .
  • time2change14
    time2change14 Posts: 70
    Grr, I'm so jealous of all you ladies. :grumble: I've never had kids but I have a ton of deep red and purple stretch marks from being fat. I can't imagine what having kids would do to my body. :o
  • lhourin
    lhourin Posts: 144 Member
    I was extremely lean when I got pregnant with my first and gained about 40 lbs (on purpose! :) ) and maybe 20 lbs with #2. No stretch marks, but my skin is pretty elastic so, though I'm fit, I have some saggy skin. Agree that it's largely genetic (my mom also has the elastic skin and no stretch marks). I was never really HUGE, though, and have never been overweight, so not sure if I'd get them in that case.
    Good luck! Stretch marks, saggy skin...we all have our issues. :/ Just gotta try to accept (if not embrace) them...I guess.
  • pandorakick
    pandorakick Posts: 901 Member
    I gained about 35 kg with each pregnancy but don't have stretchmarks to show for it, fortunately. I did do the daily lotion thing, I used Bio oil for that. Don't know whether it is genetics in my case, at least not from my mothers side :laugh:
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    I gained 50 lbs with my first son with zero stretch marks. Got through my whole pregnancy with second baby and got a few small ones after I had him. I think it had mostly to do with genetics, as my mother was the same way.
  • JLN1974
    JLN1974 Posts: 104 Member
    I think it is genetic predispositon. I was lucky enough not to get any. I did use Bio Oil a lot both my pregnancies but I also gained around 25lbs each time
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    As my primary care provider said "if your momma has them you probably will too." My momma has them, so do I. I gained a little more than they wanted, I also had a 9lb2.2 oz baby #2 and an 8lb3oz baby #1. I started at 145lbs. And was 150lbs within a month of giving birth. I spent my pregnancy working in a job that required lifting and being on my feet most girls would stop at 7 months I stopped two days before my due date.

    My friend is 5'3 115lbs and gained 45lbs with her babies, never worked during the pregnancies and has not one stretch mark. So NSV to lucky genes.

    Also 15lbs is not a healthy weight gain by what my DR said (unless your BMI is high), they wanted me to gain at least 20. Normal BMI's 20lbs to 30lbs low bmi's 40lbs and high BMI's 15lbs.
  • fitmom07
    fitmom07 Posts: 215 Member
    I have a bunch and I don't know how to get rid of them. :/ I had high blood pressure and gestational diabetes, so I only gained 18 pounds with my first and only 4 pounds with my second.
  • cfergusontx
    cfergusontx Posts: 61
    I didn't get any stretch marks during either of my pregnancies but I kept my belly lubricated with lotions, etc.
  • MissStatement
    MissStatement Posts: 92 Member
    Ditto on the genetics thing. I ate like crap, retained water like crazy, had a huge belly and gained 40 lbs. I was also older (36) when I had my daughter. No stretch marks. My mom didn't have them either. I have small ones on my boobs, inner thighs and hips but they have been there since puberty and are not really visible.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I have enough stretch marks that it scares small children and I don't even care. Congrats on your good genes, though! :drinker:
  • arains89
    arains89 Posts: 442 Member
    It is all genetics. My first pregnancy I was 8 months and the popped up everywhere. My second pregnancy I don't think I got that many new ones but it made the skin more lose. I only gained a healthy 34 pounds with that pregnancy and went back to my 6 week check up only 10 pounds over pre pregnancy. Some people just get the inevitably. I will say mine are not red and super noticeable. They are skin colored. The loose skin is very noticeable though.
  • Geojerm
    Geojerm Posts: 291 Member
    uggh.... stretch marks .... they look like heat waves shooting down from my C-section scar.:ohwell:

    Did anyone conceive naturally at 39 or older? ttc #2 still at 39.
  • Itbeginswithyourself
    Itbeginswithyourself Posts: 287 Member
    My doctor said if you mom has them so will you, I have them. Yicks!
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    i didn't know what a stretchmark waqs until I was in my 40's. i guess brecause i didn't gain a lot during either pregnancy
  • 5ftnFun
    5ftnFun Posts: 948 Member
    Nah, I was one of the lucky ones who didn't gain any new stretch marks when I was pregnant. I already had some from the rapid weight gain when I was 10-13 yrs old though. :ohwell:
  • liya368
    liya368 Posts: 122 Member
    I also think it is due to genetics. My children are 17 and 20. I gained 30 lbs the first time and close to 70 lbs (!!!!) with my second. I am very lucky to have no stretch marks on my stomach. I have a few on my hips and things but that's all.

    I hope my daughter is as lucky when she is pregnant.

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