Hello.....I am 27 years old, 210 lbs. and am 5 weeks pregnant with my second child. I have stretch marks around my stomach from my first pregnancy, and today I noticed some bumps underneathe where my stretch marks are. They are not right on the surface, I have to press down a little bit to feel them. Is this something to be worried about? Thanks
Hi, No, this is not anything to be worried about. The stretch marks are a result of damage occurring to the deeper layers of your skin as you rapidly gain weight during pregnancy. After pregnancy the layers of skin will heal, but there will be some scarring of these deeper layers. This will be felt as lumpiness. Now that you are pregnant again, the changes to your skin will start again, and it will feel the previous scarring. About 8 in 10 women develop stretch marks and there is no totally effective cure for them, unfortunately. I hope this has helped you.  Chat Doctor.