Bright Red Stretch Marks

I'm just here to chime in. I had the same with my first, although I'm in my second pregnancy now. In the year between pregnancies, they didn't really fade, but not that I'm pregnant again, they are becoming flesh colored (which seems a little odd to me). So, I wanted to let you know that EVENTUALLY they will go away.

HI H.,
Yes, bummer ,they are normal.
1) Water, water, water and more water
2) a)Vitamin E oil and b)Palmer's Cocoa Butter Lotion with Vitamin E. Apply a, then b on top.
3) as Katrena said, do not forget the top two ;}
4) also for the top two because you will really need this afterwards, especially hopefully if nursing, lanolin oil--start now.
I do not have any stretch marks and I did the above routine religiously day and night.
M. N.

well eveyone knows what stretch marks are its the streching of skin after its streched now it has to heal that is the iching you feel its your skin healing

my babay is almost 26 n sometimes my streach marks still itch. i am also heavy so i have lots of them. i dont know if others have it but yes i do lol

Hi H.,

I had the same thing when I was pregnant. The stretch marks on my belly itched the same way. I think it's just the skin stretching that causes the itching. After I gave birth the stretch marks itched for a while too but as my belly returned to normal it stopped. I just used lots of lotion which did help somewhat.

Take care!
E. T.

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Im pretty sure this is normal, your belly is stretching at an amazing rate right now. I would reccomend using cocoa butter to several times a day to keep it moisturized, it should help with the itching and prevention of more stretch marks.

I would go to the Dr. It sounds like it might be the start of PUPPPS. I had this with my daughter near the end of my pregnancy. It is completly harmless, but the itching can drive you crazy. Keep the area cool and try not to scratch (easier said than done). Apply pressure and/or ice packs. Don't take hot showers or baths.

It could potentially just be your skin stretching as well. Make sure to apply lots of lotion.

Congrats and Good Luck

I feel ya, girl. I'm due anytime and my stretch marks are just horrible. With my first I didn't get ANY until I was in labor- that was a cruel trick, God! ;) Now this time the baby is sitting so low that it's just killer. Ugh. I've used Vitamin E oil the whole time but it hasn't helped all that much. I think I'll give the coco butter a try next. Stretch marks are just terrible and disgusting! I hate them!

Lather up with lotion it is only the begining
WSAHM of 2

Yep, normal. Try moisturing them with Vit E oil, or even olive oil (the good kind). Drink lots of water. Remember stretch marks are basically scars so the color will eventually decrease but they will always be there. Try to keep your skin elastic, this will help not get more, and with the severarity of them. I was religious about vit E oil in my baths and lotions etc... and don't have any on my tummy, but with a tumer in my breast I have a whole boob full :( I didn't think about moisturing my upper half, and now you can tell. Good luck, drinking water will help too.

This second time around for me I have used Curel Life Stages Preganancy/Motherhood Cream (can get anywhere) and BioOil (Walgreens or CVS). While I'm not saying they are preventing stretch marks they have kept my skin very moisturized and soft, more than with my first preganancy when I used Palmer cocoa butter. It just has helped keep that tight itchy feeling away. Good luck!!

It is completely normal. As you get bigger, you might experience more swelling in your legs and feet, they will itch, eventhough you may or may not have stretch marks too.

Ali - hope this helps

Sounds just like me....its normal, its the not-so-beautiful part of beautiful pregnancies. You're skin can't keep up, the other stretch marks (I'm assuming from puberty probably) were gradual. Mine itched and almost burned so I put a little vaseline on them as most lotions burned and irritated them. Too bad there's no way to prevent them-some people get them, some don't-no matter the size of their growing bodies.

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Is this your first? Rub pure vitamin e oil on your stomach regularly..I got the capsules and squeezed it out. It helps the itching, I have had 3 kids from 18 to 30 and no stretch marks anywhere on the stomach.

Yep, it's Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy - PUPPP. I had this, too, and it does go away shortly after delivery, but mine stuck around for awhile after. It is so itchy and sore....not fun! Talk to your doc but mine said to use hydrocortison cream.

Moisturizer and any kind of itch relief cream. I didn't get them until after delivery and they itched so bad that I scratched at night in my sleep. My husband would wake up hearing me scratch and make me stop. Now I have lovely scars from them. :o) Good luck and God Bless

my stretch marks itched. I kept them lubed with lotion (I think cocoa butter lotions are best, but I don't know why) and that seemed to help. If the redness doesn't go away soon, I would ask your OB. Congrats on the pregnancy.

PUPPPS. Sorry. I had it too. On the plus side, you only get them in your first pregnancy. Don't scratch because they can scar. Your OB will prescibe allergy medicine and you can use hydrocortisone cream (sparingly, it will lose effectiveness). It will go away after he is born.

This is more common if you are carrying a boy. Something to do with hormones.

Sorry again! Good luck.