Pregnancy is a time full of wonder and amazement. Regardless of whether you sit in the ‘love it’ or ‘means to an end’ camp, it’s still pretty amazing to watch and feel what the body is capable of.

However, as the body adapts and grows to house the baby, our thoughts often turn to another physical sign of pregnancy… stretch marks.

You may be wondering how and why they develop and if there is anything you can do to protect your skin against them? We completely understand the fear of stretch marks and to be honest some of us are more genetically blessed than others in the fight against developing them. But here’s what you need to know…