Stretchmarks

It's hard.. Def hard, you have to learn to love your body again. After I had my first I have stretch marks littering my body and I used to be skinny and worked out all the time. I bawled my eyes out first time I put on a swimsuit and kept it hidden but my SD kinda gave me confidence bc she wanted us to match in a 2 piece bathing suit. Make sure your significant other knows that your feeling like this so when you do feel low you have him to lean on. As time goes on the stretch marks do fade, my LO is 14 months old and they are still there but barely.

Embrace the tiger stripes Ik that’s probably easier said then done but just remember that they are reminder of the hard work you’re doing to make your little one

It's definitely hard, unfortunately stretch marks are genetic. They can fade if you moisturize and protect them from the sun though!

This sounds so cliche and old school, but I think MAYBE you won’t care once you’ve had your baby? It might just be me. I had an eating disorder before I got pregnant and I was obsessed with the way I looked, I valued myself on the way I looked. Birth has offered me relief, because I know this body gave me my son, I actually feel beautiful for the first time in my life xx

They are your battle scars❤️ and once you give birth give it a few months and they do start to fade/ be less noticeable. I remember when I was pregnant they really stood out to me but now I forget they are there

I'm 9 months pp and I still struggle with this. I've always had stretch marks but my pre pregnancy stretch marks are smooth and very pale you can hardly see them I could wear a crop top without them showing. These new stretch marks are raised,angry and red. They go across the front of my stomach I absolutely hate it they are barely starting to calm down a bit.

@Mar you’re still stunning, with extra added because you brought life into the world. That’s brave babe, you’re glowing xx

I think the biggest thing that helped me accept my body was really questioning why I was upset about how i looked. I realised I didn't even dislike how my stomach looked, I was just regurgitating the negative things my mum said about her own body when I was a kid. I don't hate my body. It's just someone elses voice in my head saying mean things that I don't even agree with. I never thought my mums body was gross until she said it was, and even then it took years of hearing it before I started thinking it too. Your reason may be different but once you find what it is, you can find your fix.

I genuinely think stretch marks are pretty, I’ve had since middle school lol. I’ve had stretch marks before my son, EVERYWHERE lol. I think it takes time to love your body. See I love my stretch marks, but hate the extra skin on my body. Especially the extra little pouch from my c section! Nothing I can really do about that, so I am struggling to deal with that. You will hurt and you’ll grieve the body you once knew, but all you can do now is try to appreciate this new body. You are so strong and are literally creating life!! Let those stretch marks remind you of that. Also, maybe in the future if you everrrrr decide to do a mommy makeover you can get them tattooed 👀. I’ve seen so many videos where they just get it a color to match their skin and it looks great. Sooo if it comes to the point where you truly do hate it, that’s an option. Like I may get a tummy tuck when I’m completely done having kids, but until then I’ll just have to protect my mental