And back in pregnancy news

[sal_amanda]

[Bad username or unknown identity: Now that the lights are back on, I noticed this morning that I have little stretch marks on the bottom of my boobs.  I guess I'm not surprised as I got boob stretch marks when I was on the pill, but it is no less of a bummer.  I don't mind being the C cup I always wanted to be, except I have to get some bras soon as the sports bra isn't a good longterm solution.  The stretch marks are not a great side effect, though. ]

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[i-am-solid.livejournal.com]

Oh, who wouldn't want to read about boobs?

Is there anything preventative you can do for skin you know is going to get stretched? Like, some kind of cream that actually works (not just says it works)?

[sal_amanda]

Popular myth is that cocoa butter will work. I personally cannot stand the smell of cocoa butter and it turns out that lotions don't really work or not. It's actually genetic so there's pretty much nothing I can do about it.

[busybusymama.livejournal.com]

Sadly, some people get stretch marks, and some don't. Let's take a moment to sling some insults at those who don't. Okay. I didn't get any on my boobs (my pregnant boobs are normal ones for everyone else). But, I did get them on my sides and lower abdomen. The ones on my sides are sort of raised - like scars. Yuck, yuck.

[sal_amanda]

Well, on the plus side, after I went off the pill and my boobs went back to normal size, the stretch marks pretty much disappeared so one can hope...

[busybusymama.livejournal.com]

Plus, it's not like you are showing them off to everyone, so really, it doesn't matter that much, right?

[sal_amanda]

Very true.