Stretch Marks

The dreaded stretch marks. The one topic of pregnancy that you really don't want to think about especially with your first. It's like the unknown, will I? Won't I?

'It's all down to genes'

'If you use this cream or oil you won't get them' 

'It depends how big your bump gets'
 

Blah blah. I have done a post previously about my experience using bio oil which is supposed to prevent stretch marks and help them appear faded and lighter if you do get them.

Quite honestly when I found out I was expecting one of the first thing I worried about was stretch marks. Thinking my body was going to be ruined and look disgusting and that I wanted to do and try whatever might help prevent them. Call me vain if you like, quite honestly I don't care, I know pregnancy is a blessing and that in the scheme of things stretch marks are not a big deal, but I can't help how I felt about them at the time. I used Bio Oil, you can read more about that here My Bio Oil Review.

What I wanted to get across in this post is that, it's OK to worry about stretch marks and you shouldn't feel guilty about being anxious about what pregnancy might do to your body. I will tell you that now Mia is here I am less bothered by the stretch marks, obviously I would prefer to have a perfect beach body but this is the sacrifice you make to have children and I wouldn't change that for the world! But women shouldn't be made to feel guilty about changes to their body that they may not embrace straight away. It takes time to except that your body will never look or feel the same again and that if you want another child your body will change again but having children is the greatest gift and no amount of stretch marks or saggy skin will ever make you wish you had your old body back!

Have you ever felt under pressure to embrace your after pregnancy body?