Anyone else expecting a November sparkler? *Updated with due dates!*

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peanutmomma said:
BubsMom17 said:
peanutmomma said:
wow! I am so itchy today AGH! Lotion is not helping and I am being driven crazy LOL I suppose it is the skin stretching more, but wowsa!
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Yeah it does get super itchy. I use the cocoa butter and the coconut body butter from The Body Shop. It is so nice and rich and it smells yummy! Supposedly it helps with stretch marks, but mostly I use it to keep the itchies away!
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thanks, I hate the smell of cocoa butter always have but thanks though LOL. And I learned through working in a Maternity shop that all the talk about certain lotions helping with stretch marks is all hype! If you are going to get them you are going to get them. The lotion just keeps the skin more elastic so that it takes longer for the stretch marks to appear. I am also wondering if the itchy skin is just the remnants of my sunburn healing on my tummy too. But, my belly button itches to the point of pain and when I do lightly scratch my belly it doesn't get red like normal scratching but blotchy and warm and starts to hurt for like 30 minutes. Then, it is okay for like an hour. Who knows right? Though annoying I will still call it a joy of pregnancy :haha:
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Oh they have all fragrances, not just cocoa butter. Coconut, shea butter, mango, blueberry, jasmine, vanilla, macadamia nut, olive (this one just smells like soap), chocolate... I am addicted to them!
Like you said, I don't think they do crap for stretch marks, but it really does help the itchiness. Keeps everything nice and soft!
 
Dh says that although those lotions can't prevent stretch marks, it can reduce the scarring. The scarring comes from the bacteria in the areas of thinned skin when it's dry. But if you moisturize, the skin stretches less harshly at any given time and does not allow the bacteria to thrive that make it look worse. Just something to think about!

I apply cocoa butter at the end of the day bc that's when my belly gets itchy. Dh gets in bed and is just like, "mmm you smell like chocolate!" Lol
 
babymonkey18 said:
Dh says that although those lotions can't prevent stretch marks, it can reduce the scarring. The scarring comes from the bacteria in the areas of thinned skin when it's dry. But if you moisturize, the skin stretches less harshly at any given time and does not allow the bacteria to thrive that make it look worse. Just something to think about!

I apply cocoa butter at the end of the day bc that's when my belly gets itchy. Dh gets in bed and is just like, "mmm you smell like chocolate!" Lol
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Idk why but the "mmm you smell like chocolare!" make me :rofl: I can picture it i suppose! :)
 
DH loves the coconut one. I do too. I love coconut everything! He comments on how good I smell everytime I wear my coconut fragrances.
I like The Body Shop coconut cuz it smells like real, natural coconut. Not like the sweet, fake fragrance kind.
I even uses organic virgin coconut oil on my hair once a month, and on my skin. It has an antiseptic property that kills bacteria in the poors, and it doesn't clog them up. I leave it on my hair for several hours, then after I wash it out an dry it, my hair is like shiny silk!
I do feel like a piece of buttered popcorn when I am all slathered up in coconut oil, though.
 
I must be really lazy because I don't moisturise my belly every day because I just can't be bothered!!!! Really should start - the different smells sound yummy!

Can't wait to hear if you're team pink or blue miss K x
 
I just started to use Keri lotion. It is for extremely dry damaged skin. I have a few trial size bottles from working in geriatric care from years ago. ANd I used to use it on the little old ladies so they would not feel the were smelling like a hospital, just nice fragrance.
I also just started to actually use anything on my itchies the other day. I am good about lotioning my legs after shaving ( i have not shaved them in 3 weeks though LOL) but not the rest of my body.
 
I use cocoa butter twice a day, I have to do it, I am so paranoid about it :haha:
 
I fell over at work today feeling ouch now. Mainly my knee and arm think going to be sore in the morning!
 
Yes i know wasnt exactly a small thing i fell over either, at least i didnt squash any children!
 
rachael872211 said:
I love coconut too! Especially body shop stuff. x
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I love the Exotic Coconut from Bath and Body Works, too. But they only sell it in stores like one time a year.
They sell it online, but I hate paying for shipping...
 
Finally felt a kick yesterday :) I can't wait until they are more frequent!
 
I love Coconut - eating, smelling what ever you please!!! I bought an EXPENSIVE/HUGE jar of coconut oil and I can't find it anywhere. I bought it before I moved in Feb and it just disappeared! Driving me crazy. It wasn't a small container I have no idea where it could have gone! :(
 
Angeltk42 said:
I love Coconut - eating, smelling what ever you please!!! I bought an EXPENSIVE/HUGE jar of coconut oil and I can't find it anywhere. I bought it before I moved in Feb and it just disappeared! Driving me crazy. It wasn't a small container I have no idea where it could have gone! :(
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Amazon regularly has EVCO on sale if you look around before you get too low. Sixteen ounce containers, usually two of them, for about $12.

I use it to make my homemade toothpaste. It doesn't leave that chalky residue on my teeth like fluoride toothpaste does. And my hygienist rares about how easy it is to clean my teeth. lol Last time I was there, I told her my secret, and she acted so skeptical. It made me chuckle. The proof's in the pudding, lady! You saw it yourself and rared about how clean my teeth were!
 
Tara- I don't know if you have Trader Joe's where you are... but the big, mason jar size of it is like, $10. It's the Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil.
 
jammers77 said:
Angeltk42 said:
I love Coconut - eating, smelling what ever you please!!! I bought an EXPENSIVE/HUGE jar of coconut oil and I can't find it anywhere. I bought it before I moved in Feb and it just disappeared! Driving me crazy. It wasn't a small container I have no idea where it could have gone! :(
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Amazon regularly has EVCO on sale if you look around before you get too low. Sixteen ounce containers, usually two of them, for about $12.

I use it to make my homemade toothpaste. It doesn't leave that chalky residue on my teeth like fluoride toothpaste does. And my hygienist rares about how easy it is to clean my teeth. lol Last time I was there, I told her my secret, and she acted so skeptical. It made me chuckle. The proof's in the pudding, lady! You saw it yourself and rared about how clean my teeth were!
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Well, what would you charge to send me a tube of your toothpaste? I am intrigued.

Grich- I was 19 weeks and 4 days too on my first feel of movement/ kicks
 
Grich- I was 19 weeks and 4 days too on my first feel of movement/ kicks[/QUOTE]

It was such an amazing thing:)
 
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