Rec. your stretch mark cream

LauraJB313 · August 2012

I thought I was going to escape scott-free, but alas, my popped out belly button now has a lovely star burst of stretch marks surrounding it. (Just be glad there's no PIP)

What are you using/do you plan to use for your stretch marks?

tyrannasaurusjess · August 2012

I do pure vitamin E oil in the morning (it's insanely sticky, which I could do without, but...) and then Vaseline w/coca butter at night. So far I'm in the clear!

OceanLover26 · August 2012

My friend said Mederma really did work for her, but she said it was a little expensive after a while. I myself go for old faithful Hollywood Beauty Cocoa Butter. It is 2.99 at just about anywhere and has worked great for me, especially with soothing the itchiness. Its a short white tub with a blue lid. Doesn't smell amazing and feels like rubbing thick salve on your belly, but I like the way it works. I have two stretch marks from the top of my navel ring to the sides of my belly button. It looks weird but doesnt bother me much. GL!

dorrisk1 · August 2012

I have used Vitamin E oil and coco butter since I got a positive pregancy test... no luck for me! Guess I will be testing out the Mederma Stretch Mark Therapy stuff after delivery.

tmungro1 · August 2012

I've been using Bio Oil morning and night, kinda expensive but it definitely helps. I also bought a Palmer's Belly Butter that I use during the day.

melody921 · August 2012

The Mama Mio line is pricey but good. I use the Tummy Rub Oil and Stretch Mark Cream.

mrs.kapow · August 2012

That's what I got with DD and it seems to be the main area affected this time, too (hence my bitchfest that my belly button won't stop itching).

I got a Strivectin sample that I've been putting on the past couple weeks, but really, it's a good place to have stretch marks. At least for me, they kind of blended back in faster than I think they would have on other areas of my stomach.

Coffee&Cream · August 2012

Sanctuary mum to be cream and oil. I've also been using bio-oil. At 38 weeks, I'm still in the clear and I'm pretty big!

hmp1 · August 2012

I didn't get stretch marks last time and none so far, but I use Mama Mio Tummy Rub Stretch Mark Butter every morning and every evening. I love it. I also like their Lucky Legs cooling lotion for my swollen feet and hands.

Cheetara2 · August 2012

I've been using Palmer's Tummy Butter at night and the Stretch Mark Cream during the day. So far, so good, but I guess there's still time for them to surface.

VineyardMel · August 2012

I have a few different products I've been using: coconut oil, Mama Bee's Tummy Honey and Earth Mama Angel Baby stretch oil. I don't have a specific rotation I just choose one each morning after I shower and slather it on my belly, boobs, hips and butt. So far I'm good, but I'm not holding my breath as I know they tend to pop up in the very last weeks for a lot of people.

kristyand · August 2012

So far I've just alternated a really natural moisturizing lotion, nothing special, and in the third trimester when I really started to grow I began to use pure grapeseed oil after showers. I just got a big bottle of that oil because it seemed like a good option for stretching labia during labor (my midwife encouraged I have some pure oil on hand) and it's also good for baby skin so I figured it was a good multipurpose natural oil to have on hand and use for the time. I'm in the clear stretch mark wise thus far.

damabo80 · August 2012

So I know it's mostly controlled by genetics blah blah...
I got a nice purple one a few weeks ago. I started putting the Trader Joes vitamin E oil on it it's like five bucks for 4 oz.
It went away. So I've been putting that stuff on after each shower and nary a stretch mark in sight. Great for hands, elbows and feet too! Love that stuff!

emasters · August 2012

Mother's Friend cream (not lotion). I have had zero stretch marks until about 2 weeks ago. I have a small cluster of stretch marks below my belly button, just above my pubic bone, that recently showed up. MH pointed them out, since I clearly cannot see them unless I am looking in the mirror. I think in my later months I was slacking rubbing the cream in that area because it is hard to reach. I am hoping they don't get too much worse for my last few weeks!

elizabethwig · August 2012

I've been using shea body butter from the body shop. Less smell than cocoa but I think works as well. I was stretch mark free until about week 36, but I'm covered in them from my teens/weight gain so I figured they were coming no matter what I did. They've never itched or gotten really red yet though.

MrsMom148 · August 2012

I've been oiling up with Bio Oil in the mornings and Mama Mio belly butter at night (love the smell!) I was stretch mark free until about 10days ago when small ones started popping up around one side of my belly button. They're mostly a change in texture instead of a different color so I'm hoping they'll blend in quickly. I'm mostly worried about how my skin will shrink after so much stretching!

MrsAB1316 · August 2012

I haven't been using anything because I was told it was all genetics and that the skin stretches at a depth that no oil/cream/lotion can penetrate. My mom didn't have a single stretch mark after 2 kids... I look like a freaking watermelon. Which is convenient seeing that's the size of Kidlet at this point. lol.. I'm hoping that mine will fade after delivery, but I'm not holding out much hope. They're the lovely red/purple ones AND I have that awesome pregnancy rash on them so I'm constantly scratching them. yay...

brideandbreve · August 2012

dorrisk1:
I have used Vitamin E oil and coco butter since I got a positive pregancy test... no luck for me! Guess I will be testing out the Mederma Stretch Mark Therapy stuff after delivery.

Same here.

I started using cocoa butter around 14 weeks when my pre-pregnancy jeans started to get a little snug. I've been using it since and it hasn't helped ward them off.

MommaP12 · August 2012

I have Strivectin for after this baby. I didn't really use anything after DS and I have a LOT from him. Good news is I didn't get anymore from this baby, so since this is my last, I'm loading on the Strivectin after this baby and hoping it helps.

ETA: I used the Body Shop Cocoa Body Butter every day this whole pregnancy just to help with the itching and prevent new ones. Strivectin will be for post pardum.

ashleyhaney · August 2012

Regular baby oil for sensitive skin has worked really well for me. That hint was passed down from my great grandmother, before all the fancy expensive creams.

LauraJB313 · August 2012

dorrisk1:
I have used Vitamin E oil and coco butter since I got a positive pregancy test... no luck for me! Guess I will be testing out the Mederma Stretch Mark Therapy stuff after delivery.

That is my plan too but I wanted to see if anyone had any other "miracle" cures.

weddingnewbie2011 · August 2012

melody921:
The Mama Mio line is pricey but good. I use the Tummy Rub Oil and Stretch Mark Cream.

This is what I'm using and so far so good. I understand it mostly hereditary but my mom had tons of stretchmarks when she was carrying me so I give credit to this oil+cream combo

2poodles2Love · August 2012

hmp&mrj:
I didn't get stretch marks last time and none so far, but I use Mama Mio Tummy Rub Stretch Mark Butter every morning and every evening. I love it. I also like their Lucky Legs cooling lotion for my swollen feet and hands.

I'm using the same Mama Mio. It's $35 for a small tub, but it's working.

katiebug58 · August 2012

I've been using Mustela stretch mark cream with luck so far. It was around $40 at BBB before my coupon but feels good and smells great!

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