The skin also tells the story of what the body has experienced. 🤰💜
Stretch marks during pregnancy are a common consequence of the rapid changes the skin undergoes as the belly grows. Their appearance is also influenced by hormonal and genetic factors, so not all women develop them in the same way.
Even so, people often talk about “getting your body back” after pregnancy as if these marks were something that needed to be erased. But they are part of a real and natural physical process.
Rather than imperfections, they can be understood as traces of a stage during which the body changed to support the growth of a new life. ✨