question to those with stretch marks ..... ??

When I first had my son the stretch marks on my breasts were so bad they actually looked painful. I t was like someone took a purple crayon and scribbled all over them. 11years later you can hardly tell they are there. The same with the ones on my hips. Although I was 20 when I had them so youth may play a role.

It's less about the stretch marks, and more about the loose skin. You could try weight lifting, but if that doesn't help, you will need surgery to remove the skin.

I have them too from my 2 kids. :mad:

Bio oil is supposed to be quite good. But IU don't think you can ever totally get rid of them. :frown:

I have had three kids and almost all of my stretch marks came from my first pregnacy ,I was 15 when i found out i was pregnant with her. So my body was not even done growing at that time and the stretch marks came on quickly... I used baby oil and palmers cocoa butter nothing stopped it or helped. And I had some blood pressure and water weight problems with her so i went from 102lbs to 145lbs right before delivery. The other 2 i only gained like 13-20 pounds so i never got any new ones but my skin is sooo stretched out on my stomach around my belly button that it looks like a sun to me. My stomach looks good towards the sides and right under my ribs and top of my stomach you can see a 2 pack but after that no matter how many years i work out and tone you will never see the rest of the muscle definition.:(. But what really sucks is I even have them on my breasts, thighs,inner calves and behind my knees,and on my hips and butt. I guess its just something we have to live with nd be proud of. But 15 years after her birth I can say that almost all of them are silverish white. I would love to find out if anyone has had any luck with Merderma though!

personaly think it has alot to do with your personal genetics and age play a factor. I have two little girls born exactly 22months apart and while I really didn`t get any strech marks my skin was looser than it was pre-baby. I have been lifting for about 4months now and its doing wonders at reshaping my abbs almost to the point I may be able to wear a two piece swim suit by the end of this summer . So try some weights and lift heavy (remember to up your cals alittle when you start lifting)

pre kids I used to have a very flat and toned tummy, after every pregnancy (ive had 4) it became more and more "baggy" with seriously bad stretch marks running up and down my tummy, some of which are an inch wide ................I now have less than 20lbs to lose so Im thinking toning is my next move. ................ My question is will the fact I have badly stretched skin stop my tummy from becoming as toned as it was pre kids? or will I be lucky and just have to work a little harder .... Hope someone can answer

There's really no way to know. Everyone is different. Some will have the loose skin forever and some won't. Just keep losing weight and building muscle and see what happens.

I had a few stretch marks after having two kids and a lot of loose skin too. My last pregnancy was back in 2006. Over the years, the stretch marks have faded and the loose skin has gotten a lot better the lower my body fat got and from weight lifting. I don't know how old you are but age may play into it. I'm 40 and I know that I'll never have the tight, taut tummy someone 20 years younger than me has. I've come to accept it and just be happy with where I'm at.

I do believe that some of the factors are also genetics, and i am 30 years old and have had mine for 15 almost 16 years now. Maybe if i was working out right after i had her my flabbiness wouldnt have been so bad ... Anyway