Due July 2012 Thread

Pushkii, I had 4 stretch marks before zoe was born. My stomach is now totally destroyed :-(

Ginny wrote: »

crap, should I expect them now then? I managed to avoid them totally, getting a belly bandit tomorrow too since my stomach looks so weird now, my upper abdomen is smaller then it as before I got pregnant, but the bottom is a lost cause!

Nah id say your ok after having n a good few days ago.

Mine are obviously so bad from the sheer size of zoe.

Mine started to appear about the 33 week mark too. My stomach and boobs are covered in them. I've been using the bio oil and they are starting to fade.

I didn't get the epi and I had a suction birth and episotomy. I was just too exhausted to push at that stage. the gas and air was no help to me as i just kept panicking and couldn't breathe properly.

Mink wrote: »

pushkii wrote: »

Hi girls just dropping in from the august thread. Probably a silly question but the stretch marks come after the baby is born. I don't have many yet but i keep getting told by people its after they appear?!

I've never heard this, doesn't make sense to me. Though maybe some women don't notice them as much til after??

Java I thought you were riddled with them before, you only had 4??? Not fair.

Mine started showing at 33/34 weeks I think & all around my belly button (if you can call it that) and my lower belly right down to my nether regions & all way over to my hips & very top of my thighs is absolutely covered in them.

I Defo have more after zoe then when I was pregnant. Maybe I just didn't see half of them because my stomach was so stretched. But I'm not exaggerating, I am destroyed, its depressing.

Still have that line on my belly too?

Zoe slept from 1 to now. Loves her

javagal wrote: »

Ginny wrote: »

crap, should I expect them now then? I managed to avoid them totally, getting a belly bandit tomorrow too since my stomach looks so weird now, my upper abdomen is smaller then it as before I got pregnant, but the bottom is a lost cause!

Nah id say your ok after having n a good few days ago.

Mine are obviously so bad from the sheer size of zoe.

I got one stretch mark with my second right above my belly button, looks like I have a belly button piercing. he was 5 weeks early and was 7lb 6oz. ( July 16th was due august 18th)

My first, I got stretch marks from around 37 weeks lower abdomen and hip bone. She was 1 week early and weighed 9lb 1

My 3rd I got stretch marks on my bum from around 37 weeks he was 1 week early and weighed 8lb 15 oz.

I swear if I only had 7lb babies I would be stretch mark free.


My youngest is 5 and stretch marks have faded, and not that noticeable.

Bikini covers 90% of stretch marks.


As for the epi. I had it with all 3 but it didn't kick in, in time for the premature guy. Only just kicked in for 3rd guy.

Refused it for 26 hours with my first and was told to have it, I conceded and tbh it was brilliant, pain free but could still feel contractions enough to know when to push. All were delivered naturally... 1 hour pushing number 1, 3 pushes for the premature guy, and 30 mins for 3rd.

I did ask for a section with the 2nd guy as he was supposed to be over 10lb they said if I could push out a 9 pounder I could push out a 10 pounder, thankfully he came early, he was perfect ( besides looking like he did 10 rounds with mike tryson( fast delivery bruised him)) let home after 26 hours and then jaundiced for 6 weeks.

It's half price in Penny's at the moment! Or so I am told!

Well had a good sleep last night aside from waking up a few times from cramps so I'm very thankful for that.

Nervous about going for a walk in case diarrhea strikes again, but don't want to be housebound either

Good luck mink.. It's a good sign so exciting!!

So excited for you and me cause I'm fascinated by home births!x

notsobusy-2nd July - *Boy* - BORN 27th June, 7lbs 2oz
Tinkerbell4484 - 4th July - *Girl* - BORN 25th June, 5lbs 3oz
Mamaheidi-8th July - *Girl* - BORN 14th July, 7lbs 6oz
Cyning-8th July *girl* - BORN 7th July, 7lbs 15oz
Barremic -9th July *boy* - BORN 17th June, 6lbs 14oz
Javagal-9th July - *Girl* - BORN 20th July, 9lbs 10oz
Robinc-9th July - *Girl* - BORN 3rd July, 6lbs 15oz
Kiwi2011-12th July *boy* - BORN 26th July, 7lbs 3oz
Kash-13th July - *Girl* - BORN 14th July, 9lbs
WWC1 - 13th July - *Girl* BORN 25th July, 7lbs 9oz
minibear - 13th July *Girl* - BORN 15th July, 7lbs 1oz
Nyquist Freak -14th July - *Boy* - BORN 10th July, 8lbs 2oz
KildareAsh-15th July *Girl* - BORN 22nd June, 7lbs 8oz
Twomums2be - 15th July *Girl* - BORN 10th July, 8lbs 8oz
Feest - 15th July - *girl* - BORN 14th July, 7lbs 6oz
Silly- 18th July *boy* - BORN 26th July, 9lbs 3.5oz
Fri.Day - 18th July - *Boy* - BORN 27th July, 8lbs
Mmm...chicken - 21st July *Boy* - BORN 19th July, 8lbs 8oz
Trions - 22nd July *Boy* - BORN 29th July, 9lbs 2oz
Saurelin- 22nd July - *Girl* - BORN 21st July, 6lbs 6oz
March11 - 24th July - BORN (assumed)
Ginny - 25th July *Boy* - BORN 26th July, 7lbs 4oz
Tinkerbell79 - 27th July *Girl* - BORN 1st Aug, 8lbs 8oz
Mink- 28th July - *Boy* - BORN 7th Aug, 8lbs 6 1/2oz
Jennytightlips - 29th July *Boy*- BORN 13th July, 6lbs 7oz
theg81der- 31st July - *Boy*


Congrats..... to me! Will post birth story etc when I get my brain back, think it came out with the placenta It all went fine
Love my little cutie-pie boy!

Big congrats Mink! Fair fecking play to you having a home birth. Can't wait to read all about it.

ah big Congrats to her!!
Its a good job the july babies are because the August babies are in no panic :-)

NyquistFreak wrote: »

But now only one mysterious mystery remains: what has happened to March?

Yeah! She started this thread!

Yeah really hope she is ok as in her last post she had been in hospital!

Congrats to our latest new arrivals