Bump cream

jessicaranderson

Hello everyone,
My tummy is starting to get really itchy! Mostly because of the stretching and dry skin coming into these colder winter months! I wanted to know any recommendations for creams for your baby bumps? Preventing stretch marks, ease the itchiness etc. What have you used in the past?? Looking to buy from Walmart or shoppers drug mart? 

suchaglencoco

Nothing can prevent stretch marks as they're hereditary. 
If your skin is not responding well to lotions, I suggest a moisturizing cream instead. Our sons dermatologist suggested creams for his dry over lotions and it's helped a lot.

tincupchalice

Yep, nothing can prevent stretch marks.  Use whatever lotion you like.  If normal ones aren't working, I recommend aquaphor at night.

Poppy0419

I swear by L’Occtaine en Provence’s Almond milk concentrate. You can’t prevent stretch marks but everything else made me feel greasy. You cant get it at Walmart and it’s expensive as all get out but one thing lasted me my entire last pregnancy. 

lincbeesmom

I just use regular lotion. Like other people have said, stretch marks will happen no matter what you do if you’re predisposed to them. If regular lotion isn’t thick enough, I’d suggest something like a body butter. 

clee5711

I think Coco butter helps best with dry skin and itching 

abbykm7

I like Burt’s bees belly balm. 

nikky8

I have been using bio oil...of course it being an oil is a little greasy but def. takes the itch out of my skin (I don't have a big belly yet but just normal dry skin from the cold)

RachelT1234

Mama bee by Burt's bees was a lifesaver during my first pregnancy, when my belly would just itch and feel stretched out and uncomfortable. 
https://www.amazon.com/Burts-Bees-Belly-Butter-Ounces/dp/B00DM14TYC

onesmallcoconut

I use Gaia Belly Butter and mostly apply it after  baths or showers. Works great for cold, dry Alberta winters. Not sure if you can get it at either of those stores though. 

sbaby2019

@nikky8 bio oil is marketed for stretch marks and for pregnant women but I don't use it because of the other ingredients it includes. 
Not everyone cares about this kind of thing but in case you do, here's some info:
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/product/527572/Bio-Oil_Specialist_Moisturizer/#.WhJuiRlyjqA

I use good old coconut oil, some Beautycounter products (because I'm a rep), and Palmer's. I plan to try out Burts Bees at some point too. 

zizzabell523

I used a cocoa-butter lotion and a vitamin e cream through my last pregnancy. It didn't prevent stretchmarks, but it did help the itching. I don't remember what brand they were, or I'd post a link!

jessicaranderson

I have been using coconut oil, I put it on while I'm still in the shower and then rinse off a little bit just so it doesn't feel as greasy. But it makes my skin feel so conditioned. That's what I have been using for the past week, it's helping so far 

cups4

I'm confused.  Did you answer your own post about something you've been using for a week even though you asked us yesterday what to use?  Glad the coconut oil is helping...

sandbar517

@cups4 I was just as confused....

suchaglencoco

jessicaranderson said:

Hello everyone,
My tummy is starting to get really itchy! Mostly because of the stretching and dry skin coming into these colder winter months! I wanted to know any recommendations for creams for your baby bumps? Preventing stretch marks, ease the itchiness etc. What have you used in the past?? Looking to buy from Walmart or shoppers drug mart? 

jessicaranderson said:

I have been using coconut oil, I put it on while I'm still in the shower and then rinse off a little bit just so it doesn't feel as greasy. But it makes my skin feel so conditioned. That's what I have been using for the past week, it's helping so far 

@cups4, I too am confused.

onesmallcoconut

laurentzfactor

Ok I'm still wondering what to use:

Has anyone tried:
-A hyaluronic acid based product? Seems to be some limited data that it might help fade stretch marks 
-Rosehip oil? Seems to be suggested in forums 
-Burt's Bees Mama Bee Body Oil? Easy to get 

silverhope

@laurentzfactor two of the people above in this thread said they used Burt Bees If you want to quickly search for them in this thread, you can hit CTRL + F on your keyboard and then type in "bees" and your computer will scroll to their responses.

Ceridwen77

silverhope said:

@laurentzfactor two of the people above in this thread said they used Burt Bees If you want to quickly search for them in this thread, you can hit CTRL + F on your keyboard and then type in "bees" and your computer will scroll to their responses.

Or she could like, read the responses before asking questions. 

squashandlaces

My mom has stretch marks so I thought I was doomed but I never got any through my first pregnancy.  Maybe they're from her twin pregnancy, I'm not sure if she got them when she was pregnant with my brother.
 I used a vitamin e cream and belly balm from the Honest Company.  

cups4

jessicaranderson

Yeah I have been using it, but wanted to see what other people suggested?? 

laurentzfactor

I'm well aware - people in this post have discussed the belly butter not the body oil.

So thank you both for your attention to detail and obviously welcoming attitudes. And we wonder why the message boards are slow... 


 Ceridwen77 said:

silverhope said:

@laurentzfactor two of the people above in this thread said they used Burt Bees If you want to quickly search for them in this thread, you can hit CTRL + F on your keyboard and then type in "bees" and your computer will scroll to their responses.

Or she could like, read the responses before asking questions. 

ivyvines6

laurentzfactor said:

I'm well aware - people in this post have discussed the belly butter not the body oil.

So thank you both for your attention to detail and obviously welcoming attitudes. And we wonder why the message boards are slow... 


 Ceridwen77 said:

silverhope said:

@laurentzfactor two of the people above in this thread said they used Burt Bees If you want to quickly search for them in this thread, you can hit CTRL + F on your keyboard and then type in "bees" and your computer will scroll to their responses.

Or she could like, read the responses before asking questions. 

We?

laurentzfactor

There have been multiple posts about this.

charlestonchew

@laurentzfactor Listen. Just like how not everybody you meet in real life are cookie cutter rainbows and sunshine people, it's the same for the internet. Is everybody nice to you and blow glitter out their ass to you? Are you always nice to others even with a bad day? Sometimes if someone does something stupid, it's okay to call them out. Bullying and harassing are not okay but being real with people is. No one on our board attacks new people or anyone for that matter. I guarantee we are one of the nicest boards you will find. Nicer than real life. The best way I can end this is by saying if you can't handle a little bit of snark which is a normal part of life, no one is forcing you to stay anywhere.

ETA this post really goes out to anyone who claimed snark keeps the board slow.

suchaglencoco

I don't think that's what is causing the slow board. It seems to me that there are quite a few people who don't want to participate or support others. Instead, they only come on to post about their u/s, to brag or complain about the sex of their child, or to ask a speshul snowflake question instead of taking a minute or 2 to read a thread that'll answer all their questions. 

A fast board needs willing participants. It doesn't need drivebys who then try to start random drama when an active member points them into the right direction to get their question answered. 

But that's just my humble opinion as an active member who has been supporting others and following the super easy guidelines since the beginning.
AND @ceridwen77 and @silverhope are extremely welcoming. And supportive. But I guess people would need to read through threads to realize that. 

Someone pass the tea. 

sandbar517

@suchaglencoco


Edited because I forgot this one:

suchaglencoco

@sandbar517

cups4

mileswithmyles

@suchaglencoco

laurentzfactor

Hey guys, I'm sorry if I offended anyone here. Totally happy to be wrong about the board being slow. I'm sure you can understand that I wasn't thrilled when I asked what I thought was a reasonable question (which wasn't in fact answerable with CTRL-F) and that lead to multiple condescending responses. Doesn't feel great when that happens ladies! And certainly didn't mean to incite any drama. Would love to more regularly contribute to what is generally a great forum here.

Happy to get back to the original point of the post...

glitzandglitter

@laurentzfactor - I'm confused...you asked a question that multiple people responded to but you a- didn't like the answers or b- didn't read them?? I don't think anyone was rude or unwelcoming to you at all. I'm just really confused as to what you were hoping to get from this post exactly. 

ETA: to add a tag

Ceridwen77

laurentzfactor said:

I'm well aware - people in this post have discussed the belly butter not the body oil.

So thank you both for your attention to detail and obviously welcoming attitudes. And we wonder why the message boards are slow... 

It’s funny because I’m the one who said I think the board would pick up the pace a bit if we had more snark. 

But in all seriousness, @suchaglencoco nailed it. 

bcmountainmama

@laurentzfactor I hear you loud and clear.  I’ve noticed it too.  The board can be really supportive and a great resource, but it can also be very unwelcoming and rude.  

It was rude to post giffs about how you should read before you ask rather than just answer or ignoring the damn question.
 
It it was rude when a woman last week asked how to make pregnancy more fun for her husband and someone posted a giff saying “ummm you are you?”   Who says this?!  

This is a community board for all of us who are expecting in May.   All of us have a right to post and be active whenever we want regardless of our ability to participate frequently, or even to properly read previous answers.

Folks can call it snarky and think that makes it ok  but it doesn’t.  Snarky is a euphemism for   rude.  And there is no reason to be rude ever.  There is no reason to bite back when someone says, “wow you made me feel unwelcome here.”  That is a real person.  With real feelings.  Why berate her further for merely expressing that she felt unwelcome?  

It may be less popular but I vote for kindness.   

ivyvines6

charlestonchew

@bcmountainmama I agree people have a right to be less active than others but lets pretend your office is holding a seminar on Microsoft word. You just sat through 3 hours to learn all about it, didn't listen to anything and then asked them questions they already answered. Does that not give them a right to call you out? Same thing that happened here. Or lets say you're in that meeting and a new person flips a shit that they shouldn't have to use microsoft word. That's when you say who are you? This may be the internet but etiquette of communicating still applies.

JNCPro3130

@bcmountainmama & @laurentzfactor, Heres the thing. This board is organized and, in my opinion, very kind. We respect each other and respond with politeness. This is called a community for a reason. It's a bunch of people coming together to interact. I don't think anyone was rude. Check out other communities (June had their intro thread closed due to drama). We're an awesome group! As you said, we all have a right to post, but I, respectfully, disagree with you when you said regardless of your ability to read responses properly. We aren't here to be people's Google. If someone isn't going to take time read responses (or do so properly), it's not our responsibility to take time to respond.

I say this next thing not to be rude but in sincerity. If you feel like this community is rude, there are several different ones with May 2018 month boards. No one is forcing anyone to stay. Everyone is  welcome but please don't call us unkind and rude when we don't respond how you WANTED us to.

*Off my soapbox now *

Ceridwen77

@bcmountainmama way to bump a thread that didn’t have responses for days just to call a bunch of people rude. That’s a good way to build community and support. 

Also gifs*

mileswithmyles

^wss

@bcmountainmama You had time to bump this, but not edit your comment with an offensive word in it? Also a great way to build community and support.