Stretch marks!

AmberJslimsAWAY
AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
edited November 8 in Motivation and Support
I have 2 GORGEOUS children that left my stomach looking like a road map. My son was 7lbs 13 oz but I gained over 60 lbs with him. I tried palmers, I special ordered some stuff, NOTHING has worked. I'm hoping working out might possibly do something for them.

I see all these women on here, with stretch marks that have seemed to fade completely away! Is this just from working out and eating right? or is there something else being done that I NEED to know about?! :flowerforyou:
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  • capaxinfiniti
    capaxinfiniti Posts: 367 Member
    bump. I have stretch marks too.
  • azlady7
    azlady7 Posts: 471 Member
    bump
  • DeMarraDontStop
    DeMarraDontStop Posts: 342 Member
    I have the same issue, interested to see responses
  • GreekByMarriage
    GreekByMarriage Posts: 320 Member
    I have 2 gorgeous boys and thanks to my youngest I also have a roadmap! LOL! I didn't have any stretch marks after my first but I am not so lucky now! Would love to know if anyone has any pointers!
  • AnarchoGen
    AnarchoGen Posts: 400 Member
    I've gotten horrible stretchmarks with both my children (they looked red & purple etc. They have faded quite a bit & don't have much of a belly "button" anymore. I'm hoping that once most of the fat is gone, you won't be able to see it. The stretchmarks have flattened out quite a bit. I had a lot too. The loose skin actually looks much better with less fat behind it. I've seen before/after pics of other women. It's not so bad. If I can't get rid of them, the only other choice is to wear them like a badge of honor!!

    ETA: my youngest is 4 yrs old. The stretchmarks honestly look a lot better than 2 years ago.
  • drpurl
    drpurl Posts: 190 Member
    I have tons too! I had a ton of kids as I lose weight, it just get flabby inbetween the marks. NOT SEXY! I think the only way I can get rid of it with a tummy tuck.
  • ShannanLaNae
    ShannanLaNae Posts: 434 Member
    bump!
  • azlady7
    azlady7 Posts: 471 Member
    i am looking into this
    > http://entebella.com/

    it isnt liposuction and when i read further into it they said skin tightening.....not really sure if that counts as strechmarks or what. but I sent them an email to find out!
  • blink1021
    blink1021 Posts: 1,115 Member
    People say you can never get rid of stretch marks completely, but I am not a believer in that. I still have my stretch marks but they are fading slowly. I drink as much water as I can get and I keep the areas moisturized its not a cure but I have noticed the visibility of them going away.
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    I actually have a flat stomach, my stretch marks aren't raised, but they are UGGGGGLLYYYYY! lol They have faded, they are the same color as my skin, but in sunlight my road map becomes shiney, like scales... it's awesome. :grumble:
  • adrianneboyd
    adrianneboyd Posts: 88 Member
    I have seen my stretch marks from two kids slowly going away as I tighen muscle and lose fat. Don't give up!
  • Marig0ld
    Marig0ld Posts: 671 Member
    :frown: I have stretch marks just from being overweight.

    They are fading slowly but surely with my weight loss, although I'm sure they will never disappear completely. I consider them a badge of honor. :laugh:
  • rollycollysmama
    rollycollysmama Posts: 143
    Love my strech marks, it my mark of motherhood, my battle wounds of a long hard journy to get him here safely. I wear them with pride!! With that said, if they went away, I probably wouldn't care :D :P
  • stephanielindley422
    stephanielindley422 Posts: 273
    A mark for every breath you took, every blink, every sleepy yawn. One for every time you sucked your thumb, waved hello, closed your eyes, and slept in the most perfect darkness. One for every time you had the hiccups. One for every dream you dreamed within me. It isn't very pretty anymore. Some may even think it's ugly. That's OK. It was your home. It held you until my arms could, and for that, I will always find something beautiful in it. ~ Cassie Fox


    I <3 my stretch marks. I even told my boudior photog not to airbrush them out when I have my shoot
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    :frown: I have stretch marks just from being overweight.

    They are fading slowly but surely with my weight loss, although I'm sure they will never disappear completely. I consider them a badge of honor. :laugh:

    I try to imagine them as my "battle wounds" And don't get me wrong, I'll rock a bikini in the summer time! hahaha
  • Betabefit
    Betabefit Posts: 10 Member
    I have stretch marks as well. So far no one has replied yet who lost theirs thanks to the motivated weight loss inspired by this site. I am thinking I may just start using a cream while focusing on my weight loss and perhaps between the two something will at least make them less visible. I definitely need to take a before pic though so if this does work I can share with others helpful tips. Perhaps all of us that have replied should make a commitment to one another to try some different things and keep one another posted on what works and what doesn't. And by the way, I have one child, a 4 year old son. During the entire pregnancy my stomach was free of any marks then all of sudden like a week before I delivered they were there and I was like NOOOOOOO!
  • AnarchoGen
    AnarchoGen Posts: 400 Member
    i am looking into this
    > http://entebella.com/

    it isnt liposuction and when i read further into it they said skin tightening.....not really sure if that counts as strechmarks or what. but I sent them an email to find out!

    ooohh neato!! LOL I'd definitely need that Zerona thing they're advertising... but too expensive.
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    I have stretch marks as well. So far no one has replied yet who lost theirs thanks to the motivated weight loss inspired by this site. I am thinking I may just start using a cream while focusing on my weight loss and perhaps between the two something will at least make them less visible. I definitely need to take a before pic though so if this does work I can share with others helpful tips. Perhaps all of us that have replied should make a commitment to one another to try some different things and keep one another posted on what works and what doesn't. And by the way, I have one child, a 4 year old son. During the entire pregnancy my stomach was free of any marks then all of sudden like a week before I delivered they were there and I was like NOOOOOOO!

    Same happened with my son. I made it 9 months, and the last 2 weeks or so BAM! *sigh*
  • xanthochroid
    xanthochroid Posts: 28
    i too have alot of stretch marks...i have been using bio-oil and i think that it has helped them fade...hopefully the exercise will too
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    i too have alot of stretch marks...i have been using bio-oil and i think that it has helped them fade...hopefully the exercise will too

    I use bio-oil as well :)
  • gypsyqwn
    gypsyqwn Posts: 13
    Hi Everyone, I've had mine for 25 years now. They do get smaller, however, I really don't believe you can totally get rid of them all other than having plastic surgery.. Ladies be proud those are your battle scars!!! Sure it would be nice to have my stomach pre-baby but sometimes it's just not meant to be. My husband says they're beautiful. :blushing:
  • gypsyqwn
    gypsyqwn Posts: 13
    That's beautiful!!!:cry:
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    I have stretch marks and before I had my last baby, I had a flat stomach and a 6-pack but the marks were still there. I did some reading about stretch marks after I had my 2nd baby 9 years ago and I found that it's basically dead skin. So I found this Chinese 'cure' for them. I figured I'd try it out. Here's what you do. Get one of those wooden massage toys with the balls on it. Like this one:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015Y8TDA/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B002PY5MIY&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0HV7WXJME5RCRW3547J9

    Next use a good quality lotion with vitamin a and e in it. Bio-oil works well. You put the bio-oil on your stomach and you use the massage tool to massage it in vigorously. The idea behind this is that the massage will help to re-stimulate the dead skin so that blood will flow to them again thus 'removing' them.

    Now here's the kicker. This is painful. Not a little bit of pain like a pin prick, this is painful like having children with no epidural. When I did this, my stomach was sore for days afterward. It worked great but it was excruiating. Since then, I've had 2 more kids and decided that I love my stretch marks.
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    I have stretch marks and before I had my last baby, I had a flat stomach and a 6-pack but the marks were still there. I did some reading about stretch marks after I had my 2nd baby 9 years ago and I found that it's basically dead skin. So I found this Chinese 'cure' for them. I figured I'd try it out. Here's what you do. Get one of those wooden massage toys with the balls on it. Like this one:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015Y8TDA/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B002PY5MIY&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0HV7WXJME5RCRW3547J9

    Next use a good quality lotion with vitamin a and e in it. Bio-oil works well. You put the bio-oil on your stomach and you use the massage tool to massage it in vigorously. The idea behind this is that the massage will help to re-stimulate the dead skin so that blood will flow to them again thus 'removing' them.

    Now here's the kicker. This is painful. Not a little bit of pain like a pin prick, this is painful like having children with no epidural. When I did this, my stomach was sore for days afterward. It worked great but it was excruiating. Since then, I've had 2 more kids and decided that I love my stretch marks.

    By, "it worked" do you mean it got rid of your marks?
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    By, "it worked" do you mean it got rid of your marks?

    Yes, no more stretch marks. And they stayed away too until I got pregnant with baby 3, then they came back.
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    By, "it worked" do you mean it got rid of your marks?

    Yes, no more stretch marks. And they stayed away too until I got pregnant with baby 3, then they came back.

    I might be willing to endure the pain for that lol, thanks for sharing!
  • victoria233
    victoria233 Posts: 80
    Depending on the severity - Bio Oil works wonders :)
  • beautyreaps
    beautyreaps Posts: 151
    I had stretch marks on my legs and butt, from losing and gaining weight too quickly back in high school. By the time I started living a better lifestyle in university, I had some pretty bad stretch marks. I used Nivea (the thick one from the tub) and Bio Oil as topical applications. I also bought a body brush and exfoliated daily. That made them fade quickly. Then I started taking Biotin and now they're completely gone.

    Good luck.
  • theoddlittleduck
    theoddlittleduck Posts: 37 Member
    Mine were terrible with my first (5lbs 9oz) -- super thick and all below my belly button. I also had PUPPPs and scratched those suckers until they bled. I got a second batch above my belly button with my second (8lbs 5oz). Youngest is 18mo and they actually look fine, they have gone from 1/2" wide, to thin and silvery now. Didn't do a thing to them.
  • goingbicyclecrazy
    goingbicyclecrazy Posts: 20
    At least the mothers can say they were worth it for beautiful healthy baby's. ME, well I got mine from eating a WHOLE lot and not being very active. Would love to have a great excuse, but oh well. The worst part is that no matter how much I lose I will always have them. At least my wife has hers from baby's and she has clothes to help hold them in. I guess mine will always just have to hang there and be flabby. :sad: I am trying to use them as some motivation and a reminder of what over eating and being lazy got me.
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