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could it turn to a stretch mark.. ? ;/

Mothers help. . Today I was vacuuming and my pinkie nail decided to scratch my belly :0
I'm 31 weeks. . I been doing a good job  putting coco butter lotion all over my belly and drinking plenty H2O to prevent stretch marks... and now I have this red mark on my belly ; (
Do you girls think it will stay???
any suggestions please and thank you!
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Oh ok .. thanks !
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A scratch won't turn into a stretch mark. Stretch marks come from under the first layers of skin and cannot be prevented. They are genetic so some women get them and some don't.
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Thank you :)
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No, it won't..I did scatch myself too few weeks ago and a couple of days later it dissapeared..I am 37 weeks now and so far , no stretch marks..fingers crossed..
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