after baby bodies:( stretch mark:(

Samantha - posted on 05/18/2009

Quoting Kayla:

my fiance seen my body before baby but i guess its a lose lose situation all around my fiance thinks my body is fine after the baby but same he doesnt understand!! i had an amazing body and nows its like not what a 20 year old body supposed to be :(

yup that is exactly how i feel. I cant feel good about myself anymore. my BF thinks my body looks great but i wish i caould look as good as i did before i got prego for him. I used to weigh 135 and at the and of my pregnancy i weighed 205!!!! so i have a terribly saggey belly and sooo many strech marks

Leriz - posted on 05/17/2009

major problem really. I used to have flawless skin and now i have stretch marks all over my tummy and waist. worst even my legs got stretch marks and they have darkened. it was easier shedding the gained weight but its really hard erasing the marks.

Cathleen - posted on 05/13/2009

I was 17 when I had my daughter, I didn't get stretchmarks (thank god) but I lost the weight in 2 months. I'm having a hard time to lost the rest of the pouch, anyone else?

Theresa - posted on 05/13/2009

i was 18 when i had my little boy i was a size 10 not too skinny and had curves. I was gutted when i had my little boy but i'm happy with my body now, at the end of the day your body is never going to be the same and when you realise that the more happier you will be., And stretch marks will only fade i'm just proud of them now as i got my gourgeous little boy as a result of them. Just be proud :)

Kym - posted on 05/12/2009

Its just wat happens wen u have a bub.. i havent lost my bby weight yet but i dnt care coz all that mattas to me is my 15 month old son...

Kylee - posted on 05/11/2009

Truuust me, you are not the only that feels this way. I was 17, and weighed 110 when I got pregnant with my daughter. I used to be able to eat anything I wanted and never work out. During my pregnancy I gained 55 pounds and ended up at 165. After I had her, I breastfed so it ate a lot of the weight off of me. But the stretch marks are all over me and I'm so self concious about my body. I've gotten a lot better. I use the bio-oil, and do 60 reps of situps in the morning and at night once the baby goes to bed. After about 3 months , I'm just 5 pounds shy of my pre-baby weight. I STILL hate being naked in front of my husband or going to the beach with friends because I'm still not happy with my body. I know exactly how a lot of women on this post feel. I just say bio-oil from wal mart, it helps with the stretch marks and it will boost your self esteem =)

Nicole - posted on 05/11/2009

I HONSESTLY THINK WE SHOULD ALL HAVE A BEACH WERE EVERYONE WEARS WHAT THEY WANT AND WE ALL SHOW OFF ARE STRECH MARKS.

or a speacial date where we show them off so insted of not likeing them be proud of them ..

Samantha - posted on 05/11/2009

I am so excited to be in the same boat as a lot of you mommies!! I weighed 114 pounds before my pregnancy and now I weigh 125. When I was pregnant I went up to 157 pounds and gained a lot of it in my 3rd trimester. I have stretchmarks all over my stomach. I used Bio Oil, collagen elastin cream and I go tanning everyday. I must say with all of that they are almost not visible anymore. My stomach is starting to tighten up again with my strict diet and sit ups everyday, but my body will never be the same again. I am 23 and can probably never wear a bikini again. I am very jealous of all the girls that can wear them because I used to be able to wear them.

Laura - posted on 05/11/2009

i was 128lbs before i was pregnant i went up to 186lbs gaining 4 cup sizes on the way. i havegot back to my pre-pregnancy weight but have smaller boobs (more like spaniels ears) and massive strech marks on my hips and what looks like a spider web of them on my stomach. its hit my self confidence especialy now summers on its way but my son is worth it and i know im not the only one to feel crappy about themselves

Tiffanie - posted on 05/10/2009

I never got any stretch marks after my first 2 pregnacies.But I did get some littles ones after my 3rd. I gained the most with my first pregnancy. I swelled to 200 pounds. ( It was all water tenstion). I found just regular baby oil worked for me. Also Bio Oil I recommend. I have just little tiny white ones under my belly button. I had some on my breasts but they went away on thier own I never put anything on them. I am self concience still but hubby said don't worry about no one will see them but him. I dono I still don't like them lol

Joelene - posted on 05/07/2009

I was 17 when pregnant with Summer now 9months, I got extreamly big when I was pregnant and had to go for a groth scan to see how big my daughter was. I tryed everything on my skin whilst being pregnant to keep the streach marks down but none of it worked! Im pickeled in them lol. Im hoping they will go down but sopose its just part of being a mummy. I feel the way you do even though I have lost most of the weight I also have a jelly belly to!

Lindsey - posted on 05/02/2009

I got very lucky with no stretch marks but i used several different lotions on my belly after my showers at night before bed...i used palmers cocoa butter and curel has a mother lotion for pregnant mothers too which i also used they helped so much i didn't get one stretch mark anywhere i was so scared when i became pregnant that i would lose the body and THANK goodness it looks exactly the same as it did before i had my baby

Samantha - posted on 05/02/2009

my baby is 3 months and my weight is still the same as a few days after i had her dint no how to lose it

Brianne - posted on 05/01/2009

ugh, i hate my stretch marks. i was a size 0, and i wear a size 1 now. but i still have my stretch marks. everywhere, stomach, hips, butt, legs, breasts. i HATE it.

Stephanie - posted on 05/01/2009

I have to say it feels great to know im not alone!

I just had my 20th birthday but i had my baby boy 2months ago, an I look like a big purple wrinkle.lol. i gained 50 pounds when i was pregnant an i used many differnet creams through out my whole pregnancy. i thought i was in the clear for stretch marks when none appeared at my 8th month. i had the cutest belly an was sooo comfortable about my body i LOVED showing off my bare belly. Big surprise when i woke up one mourning to a few small purple lines on my hips.. big deal i knew i would get some. days went by an they just got worse an worse an worse. i tried to bio oil, an as one of the girls have written it seamed to highlight them more then hide them. my husband also says my bodys still beautiful an god love him for being supportive but guys will just never get how a woman feels. I just try everyday to tell myself there marks of a loving mother who gave birth to a wonderful lil boy, my baby stories i say. And yes all my girlfriends ahve these beautiful bodies an i can't Imagine ever getting into a bikini ever again. all us woman should create a private beach where we can all where bathing suits an Compliment each other on our lets say "BEAUTY MARKS"

Meghann - posted on 05/01/2009

I remember I had two cute little stretch marks one morning. No joke, two days later, my whole belly had purple lightning all over it.

Rosy - posted on 04/30/2009

oh yh i didnt ave strecth marks on my belly till i went 5 days overdue :'(

Rosy - posted on 04/30/2009

im only 16 my babby is 7 weeks i put on about 5 STONE!!! shifted some but i have loads of stretch marks, im using bio oil it says to use it 2s a day for three months but i just use it went i feel, they are turning my natural colour and they are gradualy dissapering it costs loads but if u cant afford it use facial toner works the same or shea butter x

Sammiy - posted on 04/29/2009

Before i had my 1st child at 16 and i wieghed 40kg but gain only 5kg after i gaved birth but lost it later on without doing anything, but dont get me wrong i had a habit eating alot mostly eating out too... anyways when i fell pregnant with my 2nd child, the stretch mark from my current bubba has overlaped my previous stretch mark , and its much thicker, it stretch all the way down to my groin, it looks gross and its became a very thin skin tissue, now 7 months later, my body now is lyk a balloon, im 65kg and people that i knew before i have childrens would just stare at me and say you are very fat start to think about yourself... i want to go to the gym but never had the chance.. BIO OIL!!! for me it doesnt work at all it highlighted my stretch mark while i was carrying the lil one it made my stretch mark darker... and Palmers did not worked on me either im left with a tigers belly...

Gemma - posted on 04/29/2009

i feel the same with this 1 i put on over a stone with my son i didnt find out till i was 5 n alf month gone n didnt put any weight on till i was 6n alf month at around 7month th stretch marks came i hated them n still do im not with my babies father anymore n i have lost so much confidence i dnt feel comfy going out to the night clubs like i used to do i had the perfect figure n not its just a stretchy mess

i hate it more wen i see reali skinny people aving a bby n still fitting into there normal clothes with no stretch marks :(

Samantha - posted on 04/28/2009

oh and I was 17 when it happend and I cant stand to look at my body in the miorr cause when I lost all the wight my butt and boobs went with it so I just have huge hips and body coverd in stretch marks it took me 2 years to finally leave the jerk I had my baby by cuase I was so afriad no one would want a 17 year old mommy with stretch marks everywhere but I did it sucks...but they are getting better to the point where if I do some sit ups and tighten my belly back up I could wear tight fitting clothes again and not the baggey stuff I wear now so my belly wont show

Samantha - posted on 04/28/2009

well I had all day sickness through my whole pregnancy but I was 120 when I got pregnant and went up to 198 but I still didnt have stretch marks untill I was in a saver car accident and the car fliped over 10 times and when the glass came in my belly got scratches all over it and I was 8 months pregnant me and the baby were both fine but my belly is aweful looking I tried coco butter it helped a little bit but now everyone is telling me to try bio oil I havent done it yet but I'm going to soon. so I would try it too see how it works

Ceri - posted on 04/28/2009

Quoting Kerry:

Well, lucky for you to have lost the weight. I was about 140. I was not fat I was very muscular. It is funny because I was just starting to love my body, and be happy with myself. Then, I got pregnant and now I still struggling with the extra 15lbs and stretch marks. I have people tell me oo yiu have a son, you look good. And in my head I am thinking you think this looks good. I sicken myself. I was so upset with my body before and now I would give anything to have that bosy back.

i know the feeling, i was never happy with the way i looked and my weight and just as i was getting there i fell pregnant. now i look in the mirror and almost wish i could go bk in time - my bikini days are long gone!!

Brooke - posted on 04/27/2009

I was very lucky i started at 48kg and finished at 60kg i ended up with 2 stretch marks on my side and the 4 days in hospital after i had bubs i lost 10kg so pretty much went straight back to where i started you cant even tell that i have had a baby..

Nicole - posted on 04/27/2009

hello everyone. i was 17 when i had my daughter and now she is almost 6 months. not only do i strech marks i have lots my whole stomach is covered in them. i couldnt believe my weight gain during pregnacy. but right now im trying to be positive. its hard i try and remind my self that i just had a baby . whats even harder is i went to a teen prenatal class and just saw one of the girls that was in my class. she was super skinny and after 3 months of having her son she is the same size and she accually looks better now that she had a baby its hard to believe. but i was pretty jelous of her body. plus its hard having frineds that are wearing lil bikins and i have a one peice. i find it so embarrising. i also feel alone its hard to relate to your friends they have no idea

Chloe - posted on 04/26/2009

i was allways thin and had a gorgeous little body. i got my body back (diet and excercise) but i got the worst stretch marks ever!!! i tried everything to get rid of them, bio oil, palmers stretch mark cream, olive oil EVERYTHING! i no they're not going to go away but i at least wanted them as invisable as possible and i started using this stuff called 'invite e' its just pure vitamin e oil and i've only been using it a month (just rub it on the stretch marks) but they're appearance has halved in that short time. i dont think i'll ever have the confidence in my body i had befor but with this stuff im getting pretty close.

Coral - posted on 03/28/2009

well misery loves company, im so glad to read that im not the only one.
im having the main problems with by boobs. i all ways hated them but man i should have been thankful with what i had, cause now i look in horror.  its hard being 17 and all your friends have smoken bodies.

Rachel - posted on 03/27/2009

same ere babe.. like its soo bad and it hasnt gone down de color. and now weneva i go out or nothing i feel abit err about it . and like no one would tell i had a kid cos you know all teen mums n all. bt yerr. im very self consious about my body. i would try to cover everything up .. even wen its hot. i wud try wear like a jacket or somesort. i know i shudnt be doing anyof this cos i know  my body looks good consedring i just had a kid. bt i hate looking at my self in de mirror. i totally miss my old boy.

Carrie - posted on 03/27/2009

hey dont worry your definately not alone. :) b4 i had my baby boy i weighed 42kg i very short. then while i was pregnant i just ate i ended up puttin on 25kgs i had to hav a emergancy cuzarian. i hav loads of stretch marks and now a scar but i more self consious about strech marks.

Rachel - posted on 03/27/2009

my daugther is only 3months old. and i have been trying my best to loose dem baby phat wieght but ii dunt fink anything is working. ive been going to de gym weneva i can. and working my ass off to loose em. bt i dun think im loosing any wieght i think im gaining weight which is pretty scary becauses im not breast feeding. find it wierd. b4 i fell pregant i ws only 72kilos. and just b4i went thru labor i was 90kilos.. and wen she popped out i was about. 88 i only lost 2kilos which is very shocking.. i must admit i had a killer body b4 i fell pregnant and now its just all these strectmarks everywher. i find it very disgusting and i feel dat i aint attractiv no more. esp around de husdband... and im also a shopaholic but now i havent shoped since my daugthers born.

Stephanie - posted on 03/27/2009

my little girl is 13months now and i have done nothing but gain weight since she was born i hate the way my body looks but my bf doesnt think i need to diet. iv just started weight watchers but could do with going to the gym no time or money to join though. hoping to just fit into a uk size 12 jeans again hate going shopping and having to buy a bigger size everytime.im also supposed to be getting married sept2010 but wont be if i dont lose any weight.

Kelsey - posted on 03/08/2009

I only gained 13 lbs with my son and it was all gone plus three extra pound a week after delivery... Lucky me! I got my first stretch mark on my right boob and I flipped.. I went crazy with the coco butter after that but I still got one stretch mark towards the back of my love handle.. I didnt realize all the places you could get them so from then I covered my boobs down to my pubic bone and then from my lower back down to all over my butt and on my upper thighs.. I never got another stretch mark and you can't even see them anymore unless you really try to look in the right kinda light. I was extremely fortunate and just want to let the unfortunate women know that I believe palmers coco butter prevented all my stretch marks. It may not work for everyones skin type but if helps just one that's helping someone.

Demetria - posted on 03/04/2009

I totally agree!! Before I got pregnant I weighed about 155 pounds now I weigh about 135 pounds... so it worked out pretty good for me. But the only problem the HUGE problem is that I have stretch marks around my belly!! So no bikinis 4 me... Is there anyway 2 make them go away completely?? and on top of that while I was pregnant I had double D's but since I gave birth my breast are smaller than before I was pregnant!! The price we pay for bringing miracles in this world...

Mary - posted on 03/01/2009

Yeah, me too. I had the same yo-yoing weight too. Ugh. It's so annoying.

Rhiannon - posted on 03/01/2009

i had the same problem. i went on elemis website and bought a strech mark remover, it removes all scars. it was amazing, i now have no stretchmarks, it cost qabout £29 but its amazing. its Elemis japanese camellia oil..

www.elemis.com

Charlotte - posted on 03/01/2009

I put on 2 stone when i was pregnant and i had always had a very slim toned figure i do have a few stretch marks on my hips and boobs but i luv them coz i got my son who is worth alot more than a few stretch  marks

Amy - posted on 02/26/2009

Kayla, I had my daughter almost 7 years ago and I can tell you that your body never goes back to the way it was before. My friends and I have formed what we call the crater belly club and that is how we deal with it. It was hard to be 17 with a "crater belly" while all your friends were walking around in a bikini, but it is all about being comfortable in your own skin. If I eat too much, I can make myself look like I am six months pregnant again but instead of letting that get me down, I joke about it. I have no advice on how to make you feel better except to say you aren't the only one who feels that way!!!

Holly. - posted on 02/26/2009

good god yeah i look like a bald tiger and thats 5years after having my son! my tits have gone south and my arse is almost doubled in size compaired to what it used to be and as for my stomach it hangs like a bag and i have never been able to get rid of it. My doc said i would have to have a tummy tuck to put it right its that bad! so dont worry i think loads of mums feel the same with their bodies after having babies!

Kathleen - posted on 02/26/2009

i loved my body before i had my daughter. i didn't even gain much weight when i was pregnant ( 30 lbs) but my stomach got huge. and is pretty much ruined now lol. it's loose and full of stretch marks and i am completely disgusted with myself. i hate it. i hate to be naked. i wear big clothes cause i'm so uncomfortable and self concious. it's pretty pitiful to be nineteen and my bikini days are over. 

Katryna - posted on 02/26/2009

I was 125 lbs before i got pregnant and loved my body. I gained about 40 lbs and lost almost all of it. But I have stretch marks on my boobs, stomach, and thighs. I hate being naked and my boyfriend (the father) thinks i still look great but I hate having him see my body. I always try to hide my body when we are intimate and when he doesnt want to sleep with me I feel like its because im disgusting. I am so insecure about my body and I don't know what to do. I've tried 2 different kinds of lotions and they havent helped at all. I'm also breastfeeding so if my daughter eats off of one side and im loopsided my bf points it out and i just wanna cry!!!

Cara - posted on 02/21/2009

Hi there im the same what id give for my old body back,I didnt get stretch marks while I was pregnant it was after words I started getting them from loosing soo much weight so fast not on my stomach thank god but on my boobs my bum and hips,I use bio oil to it dos take time but they do fade alot what also works alot to is getting a tan doing sun beds or using spray tans or self tanning lotions they make them disapair alot.

Ashly - posted on 02/20/2009

its especially hard seeing all those girls who gained back their shape with a week it seems and look great for having a baby.. for some of us it seems to be a lost cause to even try to get the body back cuz you know it will never be the same!

Kerry - posted on 02/20/2009

Well, lucky for you to have lost the weight. I was about 140. I was not fat I was very muscular. It is funny because I was just starting to love my body, and be happy with myself. Then, I got pregnant and now I still struggling with the extra 15lbs and stretch marks. I have people tell me oo yiu have a son, you look good. And in my head I am thinking you think this looks good. I sicken myself. I was so upset with my body before and now I would give anything to have that bosy back.

Kayla - posted on 02/19/2009

my fiance seen my body before baby but i guess its a lose lose situation all around my fiance thinks my body is fine after the baby but same he doesnt understand!! i had an amazing body and nows its like not what a 20 year old body supposed to be :(

Lauren - posted on 02/19/2009

i know eh!  what bugs me the most is i'm now with some that thinks i look great but doesnt understand how i feel cuz he didnt see my body before i got pregnant

Kayla - posted on 02/19/2009

im totally understand !!!!! teh ass is gone and my boobs went with it :( i kinda hate the fact summers gunna be coming soon too :(

Lauren - posted on 02/19/2009

I never found out i was pregnant til I was almost 7 and half months along, and never gained a single pound until then. I went from 115 lbs to one 185lbs.  My body will never be the same I look at it in disgust all the time. Worst part was I ate healthy all the time and never pucked or had cravings don't know why I gained that much. I'm almost done to 125lbs after 7 months, but the strech marks, width of my hips, and the fact I no longer have that ass that you could bounce a dime off of,  gets to me everyday.

Amanda - posted on 02/18/2009

Yeah I was 17 when I had my first daughter and at three months pregnant I weighed 36kg (don't know what that is in pounds). But I stayed at about the same weight roughly give or take a kilo. I also had terrible morning sickness until about the 5th month. My Doctor told me that by the time I was to give birth I was suppose to be 65kg, so that's 29kg to put on, and I did it, and my daughter was also 4 weeks early so I did it in three months, wow that sounds really scary,lol. So by the time I had her I had heaps of stretch marks. Not on my stomach though on my breasts,thighs and hips. I feel very self conscious about them. But i have tried the bio oil and it has helped, it doesn't make them disappear completely but it makes them fade somewhat. I recommend it.

Hannah - posted on 02/17/2009

try bio oil. If you cant afford the oils, olive oil works just as well, takes a couple of months but they do tone down.



Keep in mind that you probably feel like every other female your age :)