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First stretch mark!!

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I woke up today with 2 stretch marks on either side of my lower abdomen! I've been applying cocoa butter (Palmers) twice a day I thought that would help. At least I made it to 17 weeks 3 days without any... Any other ladies in this boat? Is it too late to prevent anymore? I was thinking of starting to use bio oil which may be better than cocoa butter.. On the bright side it feels great to know that my little one is growing away in there :)
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  • VAMomma31VAMomma31 member
    I used everything I could get my hands on the last time around...Mederma, bio oil, Palmers, etc. Nothing did a bit of difference, and I used them religiously before I got any. Losing all of my baby weight and getting my tone back post pregnancy helped the most, and the stretch marks faded. Despite all of the products out there and from what I've read, there's not a lot that you can do to fight genetics on this one.

    I'll be curious to see if others on the board have had better luck, though.
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  • NoelMarieFreyNoelMarieFrey member
    Nothing will help prevent them, the most you can do is use lotion to not itch and make them worse! I had strech marks from before I was pregnant so I know how you feel!
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  • thepestanosthepestanos member
    You're right ladies I think it's the luck of the draw! Both my sisters just had babies and the one who didn't use any cream didn't get any- not even one stretch mark!! The other sister who used cream religiously got tonnes! All that matters is that my little pumpkin is getting bigger :) another milestone in a sense!
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  • mamacrunchmamacrunch member
    You will not prevent them, but you can make it easier for your body to accept them by drinking plenty of water to help your skin maintain elastin on the inside, and lotions (what you are using) will help keep your skin moisturized. Stretch dry skin is much worse than stretching hydrated, moisturized skin.

    Also I agree, they are proof of childbearing. Your badge of honor. 

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  • iwubroryiwubrory member

    With my first, I began getting stretch marks super early on... when I was still in single digits in weeks. It didn't look like I had grown a bit yet the marks said otherwise.

     

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  • ziggy903ziggy903 member
    thepestanos said:
    You're right ladies I think it's the luck of the draw! Both my sisters just had babies and the one who didn't use any cream didn't get any- not even one stretch mark!! The other sister who used cream religiously got tonnes! All that matters is that my little pumpkin is getting bigger :) another milestone in a sense!
    it really is a great new milestone! your baby is growing fast- so fast that your skin can't keep up! good for you, you baby-growing machine! you get a bumblebee!  :bz

    @armalan12 i have them all over too... at least the ones on my stomach are easy to hide! wish i could say the same for the ones on my chest and arms...


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  • ahare2009ahare2009 member
    armalan12 said:
    I wish I could be stressed about stretch marks but I still have some from my days as a fat kid. Oh well...one thing to not worry about!
    I think I've had stretch marks on my hips since about 5th grade.
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  • Missy0483Missy0483 member
    I still have the bazillion from my first pregnancy, not sure I could even tell if I got any additional ones
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