Knowledge is power. If you educate yourself as much as you can about what is to be, then you will feel a million times more confident.

You will also find that many of these things that you're anxious about now, will go away when you hold your baby for the first time.

As far as men go, if he's that concerned with stretch marks, then he's too superficial for you.

FWIW, I have had four babies. I have one stretch mark on my hip. It's about one inch long.