HI ok My daughter is now 3 and with her I got a mess of stretch marks...they are really bad and embarrasing....I gained 70 lbs with her and I gained it fast!!!! I also carried her very low so I also have this like pouch thing..my mom who doesnt have a mark on her and is almost 50 and has the body of a 20 year old keeps telling me it will all go back to normall....ok I know it isnt going to and I know that there is no miracle creme or lotion that will make my stomach go back but does anyone know of any doctors that get rid of them with lazers and if so how many treatments and about how much it costs...also will I have to get a tummy tuck to get rid of the pouch? THanks in advance
Before you go out and do anything drastic though, think...are you ever going to have any more children? Do you want to have to duplicate the procedure/s? Try Pilates - it helped firm a lot of my excess skin, though not all and I have had 3 c-sections so I KNOW what a pouch is!
I used Stivectin-D which is available at Macys or Dillards in the cosmetic section.. IT is expensive, about 120 a bottle but all you need is one bottle and it decreases the redness and texture of them. I would try it to see if you like the results. Jen
I guess I don't have any solutions to share, only sympathy! I am in my 9th month of pregnancy now and have stretch marks allll over the bottom half of my big belly and then a few that started to come out like an evil disease across the top near my belly button! They get worse by the HOUR!! This is my first child and its nice to hear Im not alone in what Im about to "experience" once he's here!
Hey S.,
I know EXACTLY what you mean. I have stretch marks BAD on my stomach from the top of my belly button down. They do fade a little over time but will never go away. However I have been doing alot of research on tummy tucks and that will get rid of most of them depending on how high up on your belly they are. Your skin is actually pulled down and the excess is cut off. There will probably still be a few marks on the bottom of the belly but will greatly improve the look (and get rid of the pouch too)
I can't even remember what my belly looked like before children!!! I have a consultation with a great plastic surgeon next week. I will let you know what he says!
Ah, the price we pay for being mommies, but it really is so worth it!
I WON'T LIE. I HAVE SEEN WAY WORSE THAN MINE, BUT MINE ARE LOOKING MUCH BETTER LATELY. MY DAUGHTER IS 6 YEARS OLD. I HAD ABOUT GIVEN UP. I WANTED A MORE MUSCULAR STOMACHE AND TAN LATELY, BECAUSE MY BOYFRIEND'S IS SO GREAT! SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, I STARTED JOGGING ON A TREADMILL, SWIMMING LAPS WHILE IN THE POOL WITH MY DAUGHTER, DOING AB WEIGHT LIFTING AT OUR SMALL GYM, AND LAYING OUT. I NOTICED THIS WEEKEND HOW GREAT MY STOMACH IS LOOKING, COMPARED TO BEFORE. THE STRETCH MARKS ARE HARDLY NOTICABLE AND I'M STILL NOT FINISHED GETTING WHERE I WANT TO BE. DON'T GIVE UP YET! YOU MAY WANT ANOTHER KID DOWN THE ROAD, THEN THE MONEY WOULD BE WASTED.
