For those without stretchmarks...

misspriss726 · March 2013

Knock on wood! I was just curious (maybe this should be a clicky poll... but i DO NOT have the patience!), and was wondering who at this point of the pregnancy still doesn't have any stretchmarks. If you don't have them, what products are you using, and whats your routine?

I get the whole genetic thing... and I know I'm not out of the woods yet... but my mom is COVERED in them! Not to mention, she had me when she was really young and gained 70lbs even though I was a small baby! I don't have any signs of stretchmarks yet (knock on wood again)... but I make sure that my belly is always glistening and greasy with products! I layer on Palmers stretch mark cream, add a little Palmers belly butter... and sometimes top if off with some Bio Oil 2x a day. So if its working... I couldn't tell you which product is doing it for me! I'm also trying to stay hydrated, and make sure my weight gain is slow and steady. The goal is to be in a bikini at the end of August Wink

Corleyrae · March 2013

I have no stretch marks on my stomach. There are a few creeping up my thighs, but they were there before I was gaining weight (and possiably even pregnant), so I don't consider them pregnancy related.

I don't do anything at all really. I try to

needanustart · March 2013

I have zero stretch marks from having G 2 years ago and I gained 50 lbs. I used Palmers Belly Butter that time at least every other day, but this time I'm lucky if I get time to shower

I decided to not use anything in particular this time because I hav

sheacox · March 2013

like you said.... it's mostly genetics... you can't prevent what will happen.... my mom/grandma never got any stretch on their bellies. (some on their thighs and breasts) So far I do not have any on my tummy and i'm 30weeks.... I might have a couple sm

tiffletons518 · March 2013

Honestly, I don't really have many on my belly. I do remember with my first though, thinking I was doing awesome... then at some point I looked down and saw that all the stretchmarks had outsmarted me. Instead of plopping onto my belly, they made their wa

skio · March 2013

I don't get them on my belly aside from the one weird one above my old piercing hole, and that's from the piercing. I am thin and gained over 30lbs with my first, who was almost 9lbs.

My mom has stretch marks. But I take after my dad in every

GingerBabyTX · March 2013

I don't have any. I put lotion on because my skin is itchy, but I know it doesn't REALLY help. My mom didn't get them either.

I think something that helped me is that, even if I gain MORE than I want to, I won't hit a weight that is a

notquiteblushing · March 2013

I just use body lotion. I am currently just using hotel freebies because I moved a lot of stuff around in my bathroom. I only remember to do it every other day or so.

ejmo68 · March 2013

I don't have any as of yet. I just use a little lotion every morning and only really because my stomach is so dry!

bridetobe920 · March 2013

I don't have any yet, but in my last pregnancy, I didn't get them until around 36 weeks (which is just cruel!).

They have since faded significantly, and hopefully any new ones I get this time around (if I get them at all) will fade as well.

homebird · March 2013

If you "get the whole genetic thing" why are you asking?

It's not necessarily what your mom looks like. You get genes from both parents, so there are two families to deal with. Just because your mom is covered with stretchmarks doesn't mean you w

homebird · March 2013

Oh, and I didn't get stretchmarks until the last week of pregnancy. DD was born at 41 weeks. I joke if she had come a week sooner I would have been fine! lol.

I Love my Dave · March 2013

hate you all.......

ashlo618 · March 2013

I dont have any either, my weight gain and been slow and steady and when I remember I use coconut oil which I did before pregnancy anyway. So far so good!

CCR630 · March 2013

I don't have any. My mom had 5 babies and never got a stretch mark so hopefully I follow in her steps lol!! I have been using coconut oil since the beginning starting at my boobs and going down past my hips. I use cocoa butter on my legs (too much of a ha

KHadden26 · March 2013

None yet! My mom didnt get any until she had her third child so I hope I'm in the clear as this is my first. I use Mustela on belly, boobs and sometimes inner thighs after every shower!

dmlk413 · March 2013

I don't have stretchmarks from the pregnancy (FX it stays that way). I do have stretchmarks on my sides that were there pre-pregnancy and I am hoping that they don't get bigger.

Eleventy11 · March 2013

homebird:
Oh, and I didn't get stretchmarks until the last week of pregnancy. DD was born at 41 weeks. I joke if she had come a wee

megaroo64 · March 2013

I don't have any right now, though I am not entirely optimistic it will stay that way. I'm not really doing anything to avoid it- like I put on lotion, but that is about it. And honestly, I put on lotion more because I am itchy than anythin

misspriss726 · March 2013

homebird:

If you "get the whole genetic thing" why are you asking?

It's not necessarily what your mom looks like. Y

KatInTheHat28 · March 2013

I didn't get any stretch markets with my first pregnancy and I gained over 30 pounds and had a baby that was over 8 lbs (I am a size 2 pre-pregnancy). My mom, however, has TONS of stretchmarks from her pregnancies and she was the same size as me

misspriss726 · March 2013

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courty625 · March 2013

I don't have any but I'm also not doing anything routinely. Maybe I should be. At first I was using cocoa butter religiously from my shoulders to my knees, but my skin was so dry. I haven't even used cocoa butter in months. I have Earth Angel Mama Baby

nikel13 · March 2013

I don't have any...yet. I just use the Vaseline brand Coaco butter (it does have some Shea in it). Part of it all is genetics, but it is a proven fact that hydrated skin stretches better than dry skin. The hydration give more elasticity.

ConnieRob · March 2013

I didn't have a single one with DS1 until after labor. They were down low on my stomach/pubic area.

This time around I have them EVERYWHERE.

Oh well.

mel1987 · March 2013

GL with that goal...

LiLi23 · March 2013

This is my second pregnancy and still don't have any. I was crazy about preventing them last time (ha!) but this time I haven't done anything. I started using Bio Oil until it gave me this weird rash, then I switched to regular old Palmer's

duffmaker · March 2013

I didn't have a single stretch mark with M until 36wks... and then I exploded with them!!

My mom doesn't have a single one.

I do know from experience that Bio Oil is great for healing the stretch marks, mine had all but disappeared.&

duffmaker · March 2013

mel1987:
GL with that goal...

Someone grumpy today?

peachnectarine · March 2013

I don't have any yet and I don't use any products to prevent them. I look every day expecting to see one, but luckily it has not happened yet! Hopefully we are just the lucky ones in the genetic pool.

mel1987 · March 2013

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CoffeeBeanFiend91 · March 2013

I have them all over from under my breasts to my pelvis. I am still 15 pounds from my starting weight so even slow weight gain doesn't necessarily make a difference. I don't have stretchy skin is all.

Stardust54 · March 2013

I don't have any either. I don't do anything at all, no lotions creams or anything. I think it's mostly contributed to the fact that I always start off with a little extra belly fat!!! Lol

duffmaker · March 2013

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Brady77 · March 2013

I didn't get them with my first and didn't do anything other than use the same lotion I use when I am not pregnant. It is entirely genetics and luck of the draw. My mom didn't have any either. Instead we get broken blood vessels on our face

mel1987 · March 2013

A year after I had my kids I was a size 0 again and I got hated on by lots of mommies, so I can hate on special unicorns who are bikini ready 6 weeks after! hehe!

ilovemarfa · March 2013

I never got one until the very end. I delivered at 41.5 weeks and I didn't start getting them until 40 weeks. They were underneath my bump and not on my stomach. Once I delivered you could really see them though since te bump was gone. I have noticed I've