line on belly.

[reeshasexpecting]

I also want to know about this line that can appear during pregnancy i am 6 weeks 4 days but my cousin who also recently had a baby says she sees avertical  line appearing is this really another symptom or just a myth just in people's minds...

[reeshasexpecting]

Ok thanks ladies, i live in the desert so my tummy has had quite a bit of sun exposure, definitely not going to  any more bikinis for the beach :(

[dgrayson6]

Apparently greater exposure to the sun can intensify any pregnancy-related skin discolorations.  I haven't gotten it yet, but then I'm very fair-skinned and use a lot of sunscreen.  Also my tummy has never seen the light of day lol.

[KTowne]

It may get darker as you get farther along, it may not, mine didn't get too dark, some womens get very very dark, and it might take a few weeks for it to leave completely after birth.

[reeshasexpecting]

& i am confused because i thought i was just getting a tan line smh @ me

[reeshasexpecting]

I was just about to ask that, the line wasnt too visible to me but she said its there nonetheless. so does the darkness of theyou line vary?

[KTowne]

It's real, haha, I've just barely got one, and I'm 23w2d, not all women get them though!

[camerinj]

And like all pregnancy symptoms, it varies by prregnancy. Not every woman will get it, buti've heard that if you have a drak skin tone you are more susceptible. I don't know how true that is, though.

[alyringy]

Very normal I can barely see one and I'm 33 weeks

[dgrayson6]

It is called the linea nigra which is caused by hormonal changes causing skin discolorations just like the darkening of the areolas.