When the belly grows to a certain extent, the skin of the belly, thighs and chest will swell, and the skin fibers will be pulled and broken, showing dark red or purple stripes, which will turn into white or silver stripes in the future and even stay in the body. Therefore, stretch marks are a sign for many friends to see if a woman has given birth to a child.
Of course, if you are not pregnant, if you are always fat and your skin fibers are torn off, you will also form such lines. So, we can see that the stretch marks are elongated. If the skin is elastic and the belly is not very big, then there may be no stretch marks.
* Genetic causes
If the mother does not have stretch marks, the pregnant mother may inherit the mother's physique and will not have stretch marks. This is mainly because the inherited skin itself is very elastic and the fibers are not easily broken, so there will be no stretch marks.
* Good weight control
It is found that the faster the weight gain, the higher the proportion of pregnant mothers with stretch marks, which may be due to the relatively high fat content accumulated in the abdomen before pregnancy and delivery, and the relatively high degree of abdominal swelling, which is easy to cause the rupture of abdominal skin muscle fibers. On the contrary, if the weight is well controlled, the degree of bloating is small, and the skin fibers are not easy to exercise, there will be no stretch marks.
* Exercise regularly.
The study found that pregnant mothers who usually like sports are not prone to stretch marks. Because exercise can control weight gain, make waist and abdomen muscles stronger and reduce fat accumulation. At the same time, exercise can accelerate blood circulation, so that oxygen and moisture in blood can be transmitted to skin cells more effectively, thus making skin full of elasticity.
In short, if you want to control the appearance of stretch marks during pregnancy, you must keep your mouth shut and take your legs.
Lead: Aiming at this topic. I have done research. As a woman, I had stretch marks during pregnancy.
Because I am young and don't understand, I ask my peers, the elderly and doctors everywhere.
Finally, I summarize their answers, mainly as follows:
1. Stretch marks mostly occur after 5-6 months of pregnancy. At this time, the fetal growth rate is fast and the amplitude is relatively large, which is easy to make the cell elasticity worse and the muscle fiber break.
2. It has something to do with the change of hormone level in the body and also with its own intradermal tissue. Some people have deep stretch marks, some people have shallow stretch marks, some people are many, and some people are few. This is normal.
3. Stretch marks will also appear if you exercise less.
4. It is related to heredity.
5. Weight gain is too fast, and obese pregnant women will have stretch marks.
There are three main measures for pregnant women to avoid stretch marks:
1. Strengthen exercise and control your weight.
2. The diet is reasonable, and the diet should be comprehensive and diverse at ordinary times, avoiding partial eclipse and picky eaters, and taking prenatal inspection measures.
3. Apply olive oil and pregnancy oil to the stomach in the third trimester to increase skin elasticity.
Conclusion: Have you ever had pregnancy marks? Have you done any measures to prevent and eliminate stretch marks? Welcome to the comments section.
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In fact, stretch marks are not exclusive signs of pregnant mothers. Many fat students also have stretch marks, but pregnant women are more obvious. But not all fat people have stretch marks, so not all pregnant mothers have stretch marks. Anyway, the appearance of stretch marks will affect their beauty, and many pregnant mothers are very upset about it. Even if you exercise, you will end up with a bunch of marks on your stomach, which is so ugly. Not only the stomach, but also the legs, knees, back, buttocks and waist may have stretch marks. The pattern is still different.
But why do some pregnant mothers have stretch marks and some don't?
1. Dry skin, lack of nutrition
In fact, this is a genetic problem, not that stretch marks will be inherited, but that this skin type will be inherited. If the skin is dry and lacks nutrition, its elasticity will decrease. Stretch marks are when elastic fibers and muscles of skin begin to stretch and break, and elasticity disappears, and then they can't recover quickly, and cracks gradually become stretch marks. There will be itching and discomfort, which is very uncomfortable. You can use some methods to increase skin elasticity to alleviate this situation.
2. Weight gain is too fast.
The rapid growth of weight is the main factor of stretch marks. Not only pregnant mothers, but also many people who suddenly gain weight will have stretch marks. It's just that you are all fat, but your skin is still so big and cracked, so you should eat properly and don't overeat, especially some foods with high sugar and fat. According to the standard growth rate, stretch marks are difficult to appear.
3. Older pregnant women
Although stretch marks vary from person to person, they are all determined according to the constitution of pregnant mothers. However, the skin elasticity of elderly pregnant mothers does decrease with age. The strength of skin elasticity is one of the main factors to judge whether there will be stretch marks.
In fact, it is not easy to get rid of stretch marks. Poor skin elasticity will appear earlier, and good skin elasticity will appear later. But if it is caused by sudden obesity, stretch marks will appear even if it is elastic. Therefore, pregnant mothers should eat reasonably and step by step during pregnancy. Eating a big fat man in one bite will also bring stretch marks!
I hope my answer is helpful to you!
The growth of stretch marks varies from person to person, and the time to start growing will vary according to the constitution of pregnant women. But generally speaking, women will start to see stretch marks after 5~6 months of pregnancy, which usually appear in thighs and stomachs. Because the skin elasticity of pregnant women is different, some pregnant women will have stretch marks in the third trimester or even one month before delivery, and some pregnant women even have no long stretch marks throughout pregnancy, which is normal.
When to prevent it? How to prevent stretch marks more effectively?
The prevention of stretch marks as early as possible should start before pregnancy. The occurrence of stretch marks has its own physiological reasons, prenatal maintenance reasons and genetic reasons. Experts suggest that avoiding stretch marks should start from the usual maintenance, and pay attention to the health care work before and during pregnancy, which can greatly reduce the probability of stretch marks.
Specifically, we can start from the following aspects:
1, massage with olive oil
Insist on using olive care oil from the early pregnancy to the fourth month after delivery, and regularly massage and wipe the parts of the body (thighs, abdomen and buttocks) that are prone to stretch marks, which can prevent the epidermis from drying, improve the moisturizing degree of the epidermis, increase the elasticity of the skin and muscles, and have obvious effects on adapting muscles to weight gain and preventing the elastic fibers of the skin from breaking.
2. Strictly control your weight
Weight gain during pregnancy should be gradual. If the pregnant mother's weight gain is too fast due to non-disease reasons, it needs to be properly controlled. Some pregnant mothers blindly eat for the health of their fetuses, resulting in overweight. Excessive fat intake will not only accumulate in the body, leading to the appearance of stretch marks, but also not conducive to natural delivery, and will cause certain difficulties in postpartum slimming. So it's important to control your weight.
3. Enhance skin elasticity
Diet conditioning and proper exercise are all good ways to improve skin quality, increase skin elasticity and prevent stretch marks. During pregnancy, you can eat more foods that are beneficial to collagen fibers, such as pig's trotters; At the same time, we should also eat more fruits and vegetables rich in cellulose and foods rich in vitamin C.
When I was pregnant with Dabao, I happened to meet my relative's sister, and my due date was the same. I often exchange pregnancy experiences. Near the due date, her belly was covered with red stretch marks, while mine was clean and bare. She often asks me: You are pregnant, too. Why don't you have stretch marks?
Why don't I have stretch marks?
Stretch marks are caused by excessive expansion of the skin, which exceeds the endurance of the skin. Skin fibers will be pulled off, resulting in red or purple stripes, which may gradually become silvery white in the later stage.
If a person has no stretch marks, it depends on whether the expansion of your skin during pregnancy exceeds the capacity of your skin itself. If not, congratulations, there will be no stretch marks during pregnancy; If you exceed it, you will leave a lifelong stretch mark on your body.
During pregnancy, I didn't have stretch marks, mainly because of weight control and diet. During the whole pregnancy, I gained 24 pounds. Usually, my diet is very light. Eat your own jelly once or twice a week and keep running every day during pregnancy. My whole skin is in good condition and there will be no stretch marks.
How to avoid stretch marks?
If you want to avoid stretch marks during pregnancy, pregnant mothers can try the following:
The occurrence of stretch marks is mainly influenced by personal physique and pregnancy weight.
Some people say that if mothers and sisters don't have stretch marks, they won't either. Unfortunately, I'm not.
When I was pregnant, I specifically asked my mother and my sister. My mother gave birth to three of us and my sister gave birth to two sons. I was very happy after making sure that none of them had stretch marks. I definitely won't have stretch marks, and I'm scared.
Because after my friend gave birth, I saw her belly when I looked at the baby. Although it is flat, there are many stretch marks, which make me have a psychological shadow.
When people are happy, they get a little carried away. Because of my light weight and my family's physique, I began to eat and drink uncontrollably.
Although I didn't eat well, I grew from 90 kg to 132 kg during the whole pregnancy, especially when I went back to my mother-in-law's house one month before giving birth. My mother-in-law always asks me to eat more, but she is embarrassed to refuse. As a result, she gained weight in a month 10 kilograms.
The consequence of uncontrolled birth is that my family is very happy and I am not happy. Postpartum stretch marks are serious, all over the chest and abdomen. Later, a few tubes of scar-removing drugs didn't work, so forget it.
Off topic (embarrassing) So in my experience, the absence of stretch marks is the dual role of weight control and genetic factors.
Ps: Now that my friends are pregnant, I will give them sincere advice: control your weight and don't eat and drink indiscriminately.
I gave birth to two babies, and neither of them has stretch marks. Personally, I think the main reason for not having stretch marks is that I didn't eat during the whole pregnancy and gained a lot of weight.