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Yup, thats the not-so-fun surprise after losing the baby weight. In spite of religiously using cocoa butter and Bio Oil, that's pretty much how my abs look.
It is common in women post-pregnancy. Even I have it from getting pregnant and giving birth to my first born. It is like a souvenir to remind me that I gave a beautiful life to my own flesh and blood.
Everyone is different. My stretch marks aren't anything like that. I've had three babies. While I got a few stretch marks during pregnancy, most developed during labor and delivery. All of my stretch marks are below the belly button. I'm built differently than this lady. Maybe she was a smaller person or had twins or something. It's not something to be embarrassed about.
I only have one kid but knock on wood I never got a single stretch mark. My sister and mother don't have them either so genetics most likely plays a role.
I had them long before I was ever pregnant. I got them on my hips in puberty when I grew about 4 inches in a short period of time and my pelvis widened as girls' do with sexual maturity. They faded over time and, as I have very pale skin, are no longer noticeable like they were when they were new.
I didn't really get many in either pregnancy, years later, though, but my weight gain in pregnancy tends to be very gradual, versus the "suddenly pop out" thing some women experience. I also never got any on my abdomen. Only hips and thighs, where I traditionally gain and lose weight.
My husband has had some for years, mainly on his biceps, from weight training years ago for the military.
Skin/tissue elasticity varies, and affects your succeptibility to stretch marks.
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