Stretch marks

Reidfidleir · Apr 8th, 2012, 16:54 PM

I was about to post this same question! I haven't grown very much boob wise but I already have stretch marks on my boobs of all places! Blah! I'm only 13 weeks. I have some cocoa butter I bought in Romania. It's not palmers which I will buy when I return but I've been using it everyday now!

britt0285 · Apr 8th, 2012, 17:42 PM

I have a product by mama mio that is pretty good. Its tummy butter and boob tube or something like that. Its pretty good. Its nice and thick. I have been using it. So far no stretch marks really I already had a few on my boobs because they got big really quickly when i was younger. I just told my SO we are going to get them fixed when all this over because my best friend said hers deflated afterwards :/

Archiesmummy2 · Apr 8th, 2012, 18:17 PM

Hello,

Im sorry to be the bearer of bad news...

THERE IS NO SUCH PRODUCT THAT WILL STOP/REMOVE/PREVENT STRETCHYS!!!

If you dont get them you are just "lucky"

I have always yo yo'd with my weight and have good skin - I used Bio Oil and Palmers from 4 weeks pregnant everyday three times a day right up to my son was 3 months! and I got them everywhere!!!

And what makes it worse I just woke up one morning with them!!!

All my friends and family who had babys all say the same - its down to skin tone and luck!

Sorry - But embrace your stretchys their a beautiful reminder of your pregnancy journey.

XX

1eighty · Apr 9th, 2012, 02:40 AM

Bio-oil is a con, you're as well to use Johnson's baby oil, it's the same major ingredient in both - mineral oil.

I've already got stripes from when I was on Lithium, a long long time ago - I put on over 3st in less than 3 months and had huge dark purple stripes on my stomach. They've faded over time, but the skin naturally doesn't snap back from that kind of abuse.

Keep your skin supple and make sure you get enough protein in your diet, I also heard that VitE is very good for skin. Some take it as a supplement, some mix the oil in with moisturiser and use it topically.

GL all

Sproglet · Apr 9th, 2012, 03:43 AM

Archiesmummy- I beg to differ, there ARE products which help prevent stretch marks, but like all treatments nothing is 100% effective. But anything that lowers the risk is OK by me! (study on 2 different creams

pink_rulez · Apr 9th, 2012, 05:08 AM

Iv always been told to ask your mums if they got stretch marks when pregnant .apparently if your mum got them you will and if she didn't you won't, it was true for me, I still used coco butter but that's just because I liked the smell and nice to do something nice for me everyday, I do think bio oil is a bit over priced but each to there own x

mrswhitetobe · Apr 9th, 2012, 05:41 AM

I don't think there's anything you can do to prevent them but staying well hydrated helps your skins elasticity so I definitely recommend drinking a lot of water. Using cocoa butter may help too but if you're going to get them then there's nothing you can do about it. I mainly got them on my boobs and hips. I do have a few on my tummy but I'm not that bothered by them as I'm pregnant with my fourth so they could have been a lot worse. I don't have any loose skin or sagging BUT I always look bloated so I think I need to majorly change my diet, fizzy pop and takeaways are doing me no favours lol.

canadadiva · Apr 11th, 2012, 16:42 PM

I asked my dermatologist how to prevent stretch marks and he said "don't get pregnant!". Ha.
I think all the creams are a waste of money, it comes down to genetics.

Apr 8th, 2012, 16:54 PM	#11
Reidfidleir Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New England Posts: 1,003	I was about to post this same question! I haven't grown very much boob wise but I already have stretch marks on my boobs of all places! Blah! I'm only 13 weeks. I have some cocoa butter I bought in Romania. It's not palmers which I will buy when I return but I've been using it everyday now!

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Apr 8th, 2012, 17:42 PM	#12
britt0285 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 927	I have a product by mama mio that is pretty good. Its tummy butter and boob tube or something like that. Its pretty good. Its nice and thick. I have been using it. So far no stretch marks really I already had a few on my boobs because they got big really quickly when i was younger. I just told my SO we are going to get them fixed when all this over because my best friend said hers deflated afterwards :/

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Apr 8th, 2012, 18:17 PM	#13
Archiesmummy2 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 28	Hello, Im sorry to be the bearer of bad news... THERE IS NO SUCH PRODUCT THAT WILL STOP/REMOVE/PREVENT STRETCHYS!!! If you dont get them you are just "lucky" I have always yo yo'd with my weight and have good skin - I used Bio Oil and Palmers from 4 weeks pregnant everyday three times a day right up to my son was 3 months! and I got them everywhere!!! And what makes it worse I just woke up one morning with them!!! All my friends and family who had babys all say the same - its down to skin tone and luck! Sorry - But embrace your stretchys their a beautiful reminder of your pregnancy journey. XX

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Apr 9th, 2012, 02:40 AM	#14
1eighty Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,453	Bio-oil is a con, you're as well to use Johnson's baby oil, it's the same major ingredient in both - mineral oil. I've already got stripes from when I was on Lithium, a long long time ago - I put on over 3st in less than 3 months and had huge dark purple stripes on my stomach. They've faded over time, but the skin naturally doesn't snap back from that kind of abuse. Keep your skin supple and make sure you get enough protein in your diet, I also heard that VitE is very good for skin. Some take it as a supplement, some mix the oil in with moisturiser and use it topically. GL all

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Apr 9th, 2012, 03:43 AM	#15
Sproglet Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,071	Archiesmummy- I beg to differ, there ARE products which help prevent stretch marks, but like all treatments nothing is 100% effective. But anything that lowers the risk is OK by me! (study on 2 different creams

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Apr 9th, 2012, 05:08 AM	#16
pink_rulez Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bristol,UK Posts: 1,762	Iv always been told to ask your mums if they got stretch marks when pregnant .apparently if your mum got them you will and if she didn't you won't, it was true for me, I still used coco butter but that's just because I liked the smell and nice to do something nice for me everyday, I do think bio oil is a bit over priced but each to there own x

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Apr 9th, 2012, 05:41 AM	#17
mrswhitetobe Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 438	I don't think there's anything you can do to prevent them but staying well hydrated helps your skins elasticity so I definitely recommend drinking a lot of water. Using cocoa butter may help too but if you're going to get them then there's nothing you can do about it. I mainly got them on my boobs and hips. I do have a few on my tummy but I'm not that bothered by them as I'm pregnant with my fourth so they could have been a lot worse. I don't have any loose skin or sagging BUT I always look bloated so I think I need to majorly change my diet, fizzy pop and takeaways are doing me no favours lol.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 16:42 PM	#18
canadadiva Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Calgary Posts: 50	Stretch marks I asked my dermatologist how to prevent stretch marks and he said "don't get pregnant!". Ha. I think all the creams are a waste of money, it comes down to genetics.

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