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Stretchmarks from the armpit over the chest areas, near to the breast and upper tummy

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Dear family please can someone please help me is this normal to have stretchmarks like that? I have stretchmarks stripes around my waist too.

Please help me... Is it how it usually starts from the armpit...

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You can get streth marks anywhere on your body, it's due to gaining weight (pregnancy, food or water weight) very rapidly.

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Also loosing it rapidly ... had zero stretch marks with baby 1 until after I gave birth 😭

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Oh, I didn't know that... I know that I got some when milk came In but never heard of getting stretch marks when looking weight.

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entirely normal im covered in them boobs to hips. Im on my 3rd and only 18 weeks pregnant. but i look much further on, but ive been showing since abour 8/9 weeks my body just went ok yup we know how much room we need we will get ahead of it.

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Hahaha Kate.. I was asking my hubby I think it's a form of rash or something lol. I t was a bit scary when I saw it at first since I'm not certain about how far I have gone.. I'm looking forward for the next scan.

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