Warning: This is going to be a disgusting post. I am going to post some quite horrifying pictures. Nothing inappropriate: just my stomach. But it's going to be gross! View at your own risk!!
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| This is when I first found out I was pregnant with Lucy. Look at that nice, smooth belly and cute little belly button. |
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This was taken on this date last year (May 9, 2010) - 2 days before Lucy was born. Major stretchmarks and PUPPS! Also - belly button stretched into oblivion!
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| One year later: May 9, 2011. My belly button will never be the same! But honestly, after looking at that last picture, it could be much worse!! Haha. |
Only 2 more days 'til Lucy's birthday! Tomorrow I'll post her birth story, and Wednesday will be the 1 year update!
I think your new belly button is just begging to be pierced. ;-)
ReplyDelete(Totally joking, by the way.)
Lol, Karen. Ewwww!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi, I know this post is pretty old but I have been trawling the internet looking for relatable stories of stretch marks post-partum. I'm only just 3 weeks post, but I think my stretch marks looks very similar to yours in size, severity and location. I was wondering how they went with subsequent pregnancies (I plan on one or two more), if they got worse, were they more painful (pupps is horrible!) and if you ever considered having any work done to surgically correct your belly button? I'm pretty nervous of how my poor stomach will look when the redness and swelling goes down!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your time.
Oh girl, I'm sorry you can compare to my horrendous pictures. Unfortunately, my stretchmarks have not gotten much better. I've had two more babies since this post, and while I don't think I got many new stretchmarks, the old ones have never completely healed. They're not red and swollen anymore. They're just kind of a light purple that radiates out from my belly button. BUT, I've never tried anything to reduce them, I have a horrible diet/lifestyle and have only added weight since that picture 7 years ago. I'm sure there's hope for you (be it natural or surgically) if you research it and find someone who worked harder to change than I have. The good news is I never had PUPPS again and while the stretchmarks sometimes itched in subsequent pregnancies, they weren't painful. And I got really really big with my second baby (go check out my posts from January of 2013 to see for yourself. Lol) Good luck!
DeleteHi, thanks for the reply. I suspected that might be the case - my research seemed to suggest that stretch marks like ours are permanent... But I try to hold out hope that someone out there has found a miracle cure! Lol. It's making me wish I had appreciated my smooth belly before it was gone forever.
DeleteBut at least we have adorable children to show for it!
Thanks again, I appreciate the feedback and it's comforting to know that my stomach should be able to survive future babies (though mentally I'm not quite ready yet!) :)
Oh my goodness, yes to the appreciating my smooth belly. It's something I never thought to be thankful for until it was too late! Haha.
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