Gear-up survey results - Page 17

Amber Lamps · 06-10-2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Archren

Yes and no. According to a lot of the literature I read during both my pregnancies (I don't have the source material on hand.. I'm just regurgitating this from memory), stretch marks are largely hereditary. Some women are just more prone to it than others. Hell, I got some stretch marks from gaining 10lbs in BCT.

That sucks! I've also "heard" that it could be from a lack of some vitamin or something...

Archren · 06-10-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

That sucks! I've also "heard" that it could be from a lack of some vitamin or something...

That I'm not sure of... maybe vitamin E, but I'm not an expert in these things.

Believe me, I did everything I could during my pregnancies to try and avoid getting stretch marks.. anti-stretch mark lotions, oils, tried to avoid scratching my belly, etc., ad nauseum... in the end I still got them bad.

Probably didn't help that my kids were practically born fully grown.. 9lbs 4oz for the first, 8lbs 5 oz the second...

Amber Lamps · 06-10-2009, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cbrchick

Stretch marks and "cottage cheese" as someone put it aren't really all that disgusting to me. The health and over all make up of a person is what determine s their attractiveness to me. A lot of it has to do with genetics and women and men do not store their fat the same way. A women at 125 lbs can have cellulite, but men at 400 lbs don't.

Minor physical imperfections aren't disgusting to me. Overly critical people are....

Sooo... physical appearance has nothing to do with your choice of mate? I find that hard to believe. Everyone has some physical hot button, whether it be teeth, weight, muscles, height, eyes, hair, skin color, acne, etc. I honestly believe that people have a right to evaluate potential mates using whatever criteria they choose.

Amber Lamps · 06-10-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Archren

That I'm not sure of... maybe vitamin E, but I'm not an expert in these things.

Believe me, I did everything I could during my pregnancies to try and avoid getting stretch marks.. anti-stretch mark lotions, oils, tried to avoid scratching my belly, etc., ad nauseum... in the end I still got them bad.

Probably didn't help that my kids were practically born fully grown.. 9lbs 4oz for the first, 8lbs 5 oz the second...

Yea I was 10 lbs 13 oz myself. At least my Mom was almost 6' tall... you're a little thing aren't you?

Rider · 06-10-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

Sooo... physical appearance has nothing to do with your choice of mate? I find that hard to believe. Everyone has some physical hot button, whether it be teeth, weight, muscles, height, eyes, hair, skin color, acne, etc. I honestly believe that people have a right to evaluate potential mates using whatever criteria they choose.

Don't forget the most important..... size of wallet.

Amber Lamps · 06-10-2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Don't forget the most important..... size of wallet.

Suzy, "So how did your date go last night, what was he like?"

Mary, "He was nice and I really liked the HUGE bulge he had in his pants!"

Suzy, "You SLUT! So I guess this guy has a big dick, huh?"

Mary, "How would I know? I'm talking about his wallet!!!"

Yes I just made that bit of comedic genius up all by myself!!! Thank you, thank you!!!

Archren · 06-10-2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yea I was 10 lbs 13 oz myself. At least my Mom was almost 6' tall... you're a little thing aren't you?

5'6".. but my baby belly only went forward, hardly at all to the sides. Like, if you saw me from behind and didn't know me, you wouldn't know I was preggo. It wasn't until I turned sideways that the belly eclipsed the sun.

Amber Lamps · 06-10-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Archren

5'6".. but my baby belly only went forward, hardly at all to the sides. Like, if you saw me from behind and didn't know me, you wouldn't know I was preggo. It wasn't until I turned sideways that the belly eclipsed the sun.

Haha! So you had the ping pong ball attached to a pencil thing going?

Wow, that's hot!

Rider · 06-10-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Archren

5'6".. but my baby belly only went forward, hardly at all to the sides. Like, if you saw me from behind and didn't know me, you wouldn't know I was preggo. It wasn't until I turned sideways that the belly eclipsed the sun.

My wife watches that god damn John and Kate plus 8 show. In the beginning there is a picture of her belly when she was 9 months pregnant with the 6 babies. I bet her belly looks like a well used bean bag chair now.

Archren · 06-10-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

Haha! So you had the ping pong ball attached to a pencil thing going?

Wow, that's hot!

More like a freaking basketball!

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Originally Posted by Rider

My wife watches that god damn John and Kate plus 8 show. In the beginning there is a picture of her belly when she was 9 months pregnant with the 6 babies. I bet her belly looks like a well used bean bag chair now.

Oh yeah, I saw that. She got a tummy tuck (care of some rich plastic surgeon's wife who donated her husband's services to Kate).