stretchmarks

I was in the same situation as you are, my stretch marks started appearing at 32 weeks - one, then a few, then overnight? I looked like a bear attacked me. I tried several different stretch mark creams before, but I only got more frustrated because they didn't help at all - only burned money in the pocket. This photo was taken 11 months after giving birth, the amount of time it took me to be comfortable with looking at myself in the mirror - serving as a reminder to me that it's 100% okay to have stretch marks! It's now 2 years after I gave birth and the stretch marks are still here but they have faded a lot - and I did nothing to "help" them fade, they just leave with time! What I'm trying to say is, take it as a "battle scar" because only mothers would have extensive stretch marks - and not every mother does too :) If you really want to reduce the looks of it, you can try applying fresh aloe vera gel or cocoa butter cream from Palmer's :)