i got some one same sides of my outer thigh area very bad, breast area and stomach,,,,, they are dark red, are they going to lighten or stay this way?!?! I AM LIGHT SKINED, if it makes a differnes?
2007-03-25 15:24:38 · 12 answers · asked by ActorTerri 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
They will lighten. I just had my baby and mine seemed to lighten after I delivered, because they get smaller I guess. Continue to use cocoa butter on your tummy and other stretch mark areas, even after you deliver. Vit. E also works well. I would always load it on and then put a tank top on under my shirt, so it wouldn't stain on my clothes (its greasy). Good luck.
2007-03-25 15:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They usually lighten some if your pregnant you might try rubbing vitamin e from a vitamin e capsule on your stomach to maybe prevent more my sister done that and didn't get any at all while pregnant i didn't and i also have stretch marks and she actually gained 60 pounds while pregnant i only gained 40 so go figure
2007-03-25 22:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by Jules 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well...I hate to say this, but you are going to have them for probably the rest of your life (they will probably fade over the years though). Get some of that stretch mark lotion (Palmer's is sold in most department stores and drug stores) and use it religiously to lighten them. But I got stretch marks when I was pregnant 2 years ago and they are still way more noticeable than I would like.
2007-03-25 22:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by pinkluxe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stretch marks are usually red/purple and very visable during pregnancy. But yes they will lighten up after birth, maybe not right away but gradually they will become a silvery color. On light skin they shouldn't be very noticable.
2007-03-25 22:30:23 · answer #4 · answered by PrettyOnTheInside 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gonna have to give it time.. My skin is very light as well and my stretch marks were really dark.. After a year they started to look lighter, but now baby #2 is on the way so I am going to have to wait untill this pregnancy is over to try to get them to fade again....
2007-03-25 22:51:35 · answer #5 · answered by auntietawnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will lighten up, so don't get too discouraged! I am very light skinned as well, and I worried about this a lot. Mine have lightened a whole lot, but I haven't found a darn thing to help to reduce them! If you find something that works, please share!
2007-03-25 22:57:58 · answer #6 · answered by Megan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
girl dont even stress it..i had stretch marks on my stomach. seems like a week after i got home from the hospital they had started fading..im now 34 weeks pregnant and i didnt get anymore stretch marks my old ones showed up a little bit but not bad..dont worry EVENTUALLY they do fade.
2007-03-25 22:35:09 · answer #7 · answered by nahdya21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
They will lighten up so you dont see them and some may even disappear. Don't worry about them. Buy some cream with Vitamin E, that helps.
2007-03-25 22:29:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will lighten up eventually but they will always be visible unless you have a tummy tuck and even then all of them will not be removed try a really thick and rich lotion to keep your belly skin hydrated to avoid other stretch marks
2007-03-25 22:56:53 · answer #9 · answered by Erin S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for a while they will stay that color..but then about a couple of months later they will lighten..try using Palmer's stretch mark cream..it has collagen and elastan in it and it works great for me..good luck and congrats..
2007-03-25 23:06:56 · answer #10 · answered by ~Ashley~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋