It took years to get to the point where I was no longer embarrassed by people seeing that I have stretch marks, but I truly believe the more you think stretch marks are ugly and horrible, the harder it will be to live with them if they show up on your skin. Pregnancy causes a lot of changes to a woman’s body, but if you look at what women really look like after giving birth, I think you’ll find we’re every bit as gorgeous and glowing post-baby as we were pre-baby. There’s beauty in growth and in change; don’t forget that.