Stretch Marks

[Bride2Be]

What do you girls do about them? I gained 24 pounds due to my poor diet and two health conditions BEFORE I was pregnant and I have horrible stretch marks just from that and I know I'll get more during pregnancy

Stretch marks in general are sorta genetic in my family and my mom long purple ones on her while she was pregnant so if any of you girls have advice on how to prevent/get rid of them it would be much appreciated!

 

[Desi's_lost]

I use a lot of cocoa butter. I'm not sure if its going to do anything, but at least if smells nice and makes your skin soft.

 

[BrEeZeY]

crisco like the lard stuff haha i know it sounds weird but my OH's mom swears by it (she has 3 kids), i havent tried it but i plan too with the next baby lol

 

[lovetaralyn]

I have about a zillion on my stomach now and I had them on my sides before I got pregnant due to weight gain from the medication i'm on. The only ones that really bother me are the ones that have showed up on my arms blaaaaaah. But, I've been using bio-oil religiously and it has already made them somewhat smoother.

 

[Bride2Be]

Thanks girls! I'm going to go out and buy all three this weekend because my stretch marks are really bothering me!

 

[Bride2Be]

Sorry! My computer messed up so I typed it twice

 

[Tanara]

Umm, sounds werid but take baths with baby oil in them, and out it on your strechies everynight, seriously worked wonders after i already had a ton. And Bio oil is my hero.

 

[bbyno1]

i put bio oil in my bath ,only like 5 drops..
i dont really use the creams because i find it so long to put on because im just extra lazy lol
i have been lucky until this week when i got a big red one on my bellyx

 

[rainbows_x]

I use Rescue Oil, it seems to help fade them quite a bit.

xxx

 

[bbyno1]

omg my poundland sells rescue oil..im guna grab some nowx

 

[PleaseBaby]

I don't think anything will actually prevent them, but it can't hurt to use the lotions and potions, theyare probably more of a placebo though

 

[youngmum2b]

Bride2be id say to try a couple of different types as every1's skin is different i know for me before falling pregnant cocoa butter was a life saver n i thought it would be the same during n after pregnancy, turns out NOT as i already have stretch marks on my boobs n baby oil seems to be the only thing thats working on them, like 1 of the others said just a couple of drops in ur bath work wonders, i ballooned out at 15 weeks n would have bet my life on the face id have stretch marks by now but thanks to my baby oil baths NONE n i have baby soft skin as well lool xxx

 

[RachelRae]

I use cocoa butter! It seems to help a lot, I haven't been putting it on lately cause I'm too lazy..but I definately should start doing it! I just found 2 new ones on my legs this morning..ugh.

Goodluck girl!

 

[kirste1]

i use babyoil everytime after a bath. doesnt make them vanish obviously, but there barely see-able xx

 

[Youngling]

I have them on my bum and legs, iv been putting oil and creams on them but it doesnt seem to be helping
xx

 

[Sophiiie]

I've used cocoa butter and bio oil on my boobs where I had stretchmarks, and it took a while (6/7 months) but I can barely see them now they've faded from red/purple to silver-ish. So I've been putting cocoa butter and bio oil all over my tummy religiously, it hasn't made much of a difference yet but I'm hoping that it works the same way as it did on my boobs and 6 months down the line they'll hopefully have faded x