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They're here! | 03 octobre 2008

So I had heard about them quite alot, even had some warnings, warnings that I ignored of course because I believed in my roots and somehow hoped I would be protected. Or at least that by closing my eyes I would not be affected by these little party-poopers that everyone had been talking about. But noooo, you can't just ignore them, or not answer the phone - if they want to invite themselves, they will, even if you told them to stay away. The stretch marks have arrived.

I thought I had been careful enough in my diet, well at least this last past month - not eating too much - after the overweight midwife had rolled her eyes over my weight gain, and drinking plenty of water - which is good for the baby, and now this is going to sound selfish - but also good for the skin. I also had heard that genetics played a major role and since my mother (who almost lost weight during her pregnancy) didnt get any, I thought that she would have passed that luck around. But as with many of her features I was hoping for (no bodyhairs, slim legs, and feminin features) I seem to have lost on that one too. Not to worry, I dont think its going to be a life-altering matter, that Im going to loose my job over it or that its going to change my view of parenthood, the major change is perhaps that the boyfriend has now to add this to the what he finds a sexy pregnancy look - do not forget to mention the strech marks please, they are now part of this. And actually the more I think about it, I find this just a confirmation of my womanhood. Especially since I found this on the internet:

Other factors include: ethnicity/skin tone (fair-skinned women tent to get them more), nutritional history (a sensible diet helps skin to stretch better), skin condition (dry skin tends to be less elastic than well nourished skin) and the amount of weight gained during pregnancy (also how rapidly it was gained). If you are carrying multiples, carrying a large baby, have excess amniotic fluid or are naturally thin or small- you may have a higher than average incidence of stretch marks.

So according to my research I have stretch marks because I have fair and beautiful skin, I am naturally thin and because our genetic make-up is so good that we are having a big baby (a before-mentioned viking I will remind you). Everybody wants big babies (but not the 12,5 kilo baby born in Bangladesh though) So What is there not too be proud of - I can say I got two tattoos, one that I got when I was young and adventurous and another one when I got pregnant. Two symbols of happy times. They deserve to be celebrated.

Publié par Kolka à 13:32:54 dans Miss baby blabla | Commentaires (0) | Permaliens