In today’s world, thin is in. Too many people go to great extremes to lose weight to fit into the slinky clothes that are sold in boutiques across the country. However, once their weight loss goals have been achieved and they purchase all of the latest fashions, they are shocked and even horrified at the marks that have appeared on the bodies.

Stretch marks are those ugly markings on your skin that appear during pregnancy, or puberty. They look like bands, stripes, or lines on your skin, and can be very embarrassing especially if you want to wear a bathing suit or shorts. Pregnancy can be a leading cause of stretch marks because of the cycle the body goes through over nine months.

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So you are pregnant! Congratulations!! Being pregnant is probably one of the most beautiful times in any woman’s life. Having a life grow inside of you, sometimes planned - and sometimes not - is nonetheless a little human being waiting to come into the world.

Things that Come with Pregnancy

Good and not so good things come along with the pregnancy and some of them include: morning sickness, which not all, but most women suffer from, very different eating habits and taste buds which make you crave and enjoy something you hated in the past as well as eating at all times of the day and night.

They may also experience swelling of the feet due to water retention and breasts soreness, which some women are used to from the times that they have their monthly cycle. Increase in weight is normal but the protruding stomach in particular can make walking, sitting and sleeping quite uncomfortable. Another thing that will happen during pregnancy is the skin will stretch to adjust the enlarging of your body, which in turn will produce stretch marks.

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