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31 weeks. I remember the first sight. it was like 1cm, you could hardly tell what it was. but I knew. I got many many many more after that, and the largest ones are like 5-6cm long.
i got mine the very last month. my first one reared its nasty head at my baby shower exaclty one month before my daughter was born. we did the masure the tummy game and my mom said oh look your first stretch mark!! i was pretty upset about it and they exploded from there. its like getting a snag in your panty hose, it just spreads like wild fire from one little snag
I only started to get mine at like 36 weeks. Still not too bad and Im due in 5 days.
I didn't get them until only about 3 weeks ago. And I'm at 40 weeks. I thought I was sooooo fortunate, but then they literally appeared over night. I hope the same doesn't happen to you!
I didn't have any until probably 33 weeksish. They started slow, and by 40 weeks they were huge. All up my belly, thighs, and boobs :( Silly me thought I was in the clear, especially b/c my mom never got them.
damn! hahaha!!!
I was hoping that maybe people were getting them during the "20's"
The one thing I remind myself is: I didn't wear a bikini before....so it's not a big deal if I end up with stretch marks on my belly. It's not like I was really showing off my belly BEFORE! haha!
I never got a single stretch mark but I remember my bff got a few the same day she went into labor.
I think a lot of it is monitoring your weight, exercising and genetics. I haven't seen any and I'm 36 weeks. My mom didn't get any either. I'm on track to gain about 20-25 pounds total.
I made this comment in the other stretch mark thread, but I'll put it here too- unfortunately there does not appear to be a point where if you haven't gotten them by then, you won't get them at all. Some women have gone up to 40 weeks with none, and then in the 41st week, gotten a few. Some have escaped getting any in a first pregnancy only to get some in the next pregnancy.
Side note- wouldn't that be a bitch to first get them in your 41st week? Like, not only are you so ready to have this baby and have to wait, but to add insult to injury, stretch marks appear after you've gone 40 weeks. That's just a double blow.
You might not get them at all, but even if you do, it might not be as bad as you think. I was just watching True Life: I'm Pregnant and the girl was complaining about her stretch marks, but they were tiny. They looked like little red fingerprints and weren't even that noticeable. I'm hoping to escape them as well, but only time will tell.
I got a couple after I had my baby...I thought I was doing soo good and I was so proud of having no stretch marks. However, while taking a shower in the hospital I turned to look in the mirror and flipped out!! Either my stomach was so big that I never noticed it under my big ole belly or it didnt arrive until after I delivered. I have two very small and faint ones...but I still hate them...
I'm 34 years old, I went 41 weeks, gained 30lbs and I do not have one stretch mark. =)
You just never know with stretch marks. They say it has to do with genetics and how much weight you gain.
I've had three children. One pregnancy I gained 70 pounds, one I gained 50 pounds (yes, it does come off afterwards!), and the last was in my late 30s and I have no stretch marks. But my sister who has only had two children and never gained anywhere near the amount of weight I did has quite a few stretch marks. I really think there's no way you can predict them...or prevent them. Fortunately, they DO fade and usually aren't really noticeable to anyone else after a while.
Towards the last month when he settled into one side of my stomach. My skin just couldn't handle that 9 lb baby all on one side!
I think genetics does play a bit part, atleast I'm hoping so.. my mom has no stretch marks on her belly at all, so hopefully I dont get any when I get to that stage
I didn't get any until I was overdue, and I'd be willing to bet not until the day Kayla was born. They are fading...it's not the end of the world. It's like a battle wound, like, "Hey, I pushed this adorable baby out who is the light of my life...I'll deal with a couple scars." :)
wow, I can't believe how late everyone on here has gotten stretch marks... I got mine around 25 weeks :( but I knew I was doomed. EVERY woman in my family has stretch marks and they aren't just a few here and there, they are the worst you could probably get! I told my husband that when we are done having kids and my stomach looks even more nasty..we are saving money to get that fixed. He thinks its ridiculous but sometime in my life I'd like to feel sexy again.
I picked mine up at 38 weeks, and I was PISSED! They're not horrible, but they're in such random places. Most are on the underside of the baby belly, but I have a few where thigh meets pelvis and the sides of my hips. Odd. I still plan to bikini out, no matter what they look like later. If some asshole dude decides to comment on them, I will just throw sand in his eyes!
@sand dollar: Yeah, I wear a bikini and I don't care what anyone thinks about me showing off my stretch marks! If they don't like it, they don't have to look!
I didn't get any, but the flip side is that I also didn't get my abs back so no bikini for me despite my flawless belly skin. That flawless skin is overlying a flawed and flabby belly (though I'm at or below pre pregnancy weight)... but my daughter was worth it!
I didn't get any...but like pp said...I never got my abs back either and Im at or below my pre-pregnancy weight.
I never got any...I put the Palmer's Tummy Butter on every night when I hit about 30 weeks!! It worked wonders!!
I didn't get any until after my baby was born! My belly was perfectly clear and looked great, but after he was born and my stomach started to shrink back I got a few around my belly button. I also have some on the top of my breasts but they aren't that noticeable.
40 weeks and 2 days -- which would be two days after I boasted to my husband that he was so lucky to have a wife who didn't get stretch marks and two days before the birth of LO 
Around 30wks. I thought I had escaped also! No biggie for me, I never wore 2 pieces, I just don't want them on my breasts! LOL
I got exactly one. It was because of my navel piercing and I didn't even realize it was there until after I gave birth because my bellybutton was popped since about 30 weeks.
I think it's genetics mostly.
I have had them since highschool when I went through my last growth spurt and with every pound I've ever gained on my plus side body, on my breasts, belly and hips. (They've faded, but are still there) So, I KNOW I won't escape more when I get to the last month. (13 weeks today)
I got them at around 20 weeks and they seemed to just appear overnight. It started with just a few under my belly button on my lower stomach and now it seems like there are about 50 of them under my belly button. I am carrying low so I think that might be why they are all down low and my stomach did grown fast at that time but I also got them on my thighs and breasts. My mom never got them and I thought I would be lucky but I guess not. I remember I actually stayed in bed and cried for a whole day as soon as I noticed them. I really hope they fade A LOT after I give birth. I even used lotion daily and everything, I guess there's really no way of preventing them.
@sand dollar: Loving your attitude about it... and I agree... throw sand in his eyes if anyone has the audacity to comment!!
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If you got stretch marks, how far along were you when you got them.
I don't want to get my hopes up and believe that I will avoid getting them...but I am 32 weeks and they havn't hit yet. I wonder if most people got them at the very end of pregnancy or if they started earlier on?