So when you have stretchmarks forming on your baby belly you know that exfoliating, scratching anything like that will make then stretch more. Combine that with salty sea water that dries out your skin i feel like im setting myself up for dissaster. This year im spending xmas at the beach because it is Way too Hot and im scared im gonna make my stretchies worse by swimming in fine sandy salty water
Does anyone have any solutions?? my mum said wear a bikini and use vaseline.. then she sounded like as if it may not work.. then to plastic wrap my belly and cover it with a tight singlet. I feel like a singlet will create extra friction and the plastic wrap won't stay on for long.
Not a great big problem just wondering if anyone has any great ideas?
Thanks to the one person who gave me the sort of answer i was asking for. I dont remember asking, How do i not get stretchmarks? I did say i have them already. I was asking for anything to help them from getting roughed up by the sand and the waves.. its the same as scratching which im sure you all try not to do so that you dont make what you Do have worse. I will of corse be enjoying myself its Christmas
Thanks to the one person who gave me the sort of answer i was asking for. I dont remember asking, How do i not get stretchmarks? I did say i have them already. I was asking for anything to help them from getting roughed up by the sand and the waves.. its the same as scratching which im sure you all try not to do so that you dont make what you Do have worse. I will of corse be enjoying myself its Christmas
Yeah even with this explanation, you are still not making sense.
Are you going to be rolling around in the fucking sand? And you think ocean waves are going to stretch you out further?
wtf? Please do some research. Rub some lotion on your belly if you don't want it to itch. But nothing is going to make them worse except growing more. We don't have tips against that seeing as it's the whole point of pregnancy.
I went to the beach around 32 weeks and did have a few stretch marks at that point. I'm happy to report that the sand and sea water did not make them worse.
I put coconut oil on them (even when I'm not at the beach) because it's a good moisturizer and I like the smell. I don't think it does anything to prevent them from forming or make them go away, but it may reduce the itching a bit.
Stretch marks are on the bottom layer of your skin. Nothing you put on the top layer can affect them at all no matter what coco butter companies want us to think. The elasticity of your skin is hereditary and the only things you can do to help is to stay hydrated and limit your weight gain to whatever is necessary for you so you aren't stretching more than you need to.
Gentle exfoliation actually stimulates collagen production which helps repair skin and prevent stretch marks. Sand is a rough exfoliant but isn't going to hurt you or your skin. Salt water can dry out your skin and cause itchiness by stripping the oils from your skin although it's nowhere near as harsh as practically any soap you can buy at the store. As your skin stretches faster than your body can keep up, you will get tightness and itchiness. This is the top layer of skin and not at all related to stretch marks. The best thing you can do is not use soap and only use an oil scrub when you wash every few days. That way you are not stripping off the natural oils of your skin, but are stimulating collagen production in the process. Even the moisturizing body soap you get from the store that makes your skin seem soft is actually stripping oils and replacing it with synthetic emollients and will make itchiness worse long term. I'm 34 weeks and haven't had the slightest bit of itchiness but am carrying all out in front like I swallowed a basketball. I scrub my belly and chest with a mix of sugar, coconut oil, and essential oils every few days and slather on coconut oil afterwards. Works like a charm. I will probably still get stretch marks though, they run in my family.
Enjoy your vacation. Shower after your beach time and keep your skin hydrated for itchiness. There is nothing you can do to prevent or make stretch marks worse than they are going to be.
Just wondering.. is it a myth that if you scratch your new forming stretch marks you make them worse? I was told by most preggers women that i know.. to try not scratch them because youll tear your skin and make em worse. I will absolutely scratch the hel outta them if its all a myth. Somethinh about the heat makes them so much itchier. I use after sun cooling lotion to take the itch away. It works ++
Just wondering.. is it a myth that if you scratch your new forming stretch marks you make them worse? I was told by most preggers women that i know.. to try not scratch them because youll tear your skin and make em worse. I will absolutely scratch the hel outta them if its all a myth. Somethinh about the heat makes them so much itchier. I use after sun cooling lotion to take the itch away. It works ++
It is a myth. As explained above, the stretch marks start very low in the deepest portions of your skin. Scratching or any topical applications do nothing to affect them.
Why not roll in the sand, Ill do whatever I fucking want Jane no need to swear about something that doesnt concern you morron. I did research thanks and as you can see the water dries your skin out. Dry skin equals Hello stretchmarks. Dam i dont even really give a shit i just thought that google doesn't have answers maybe other beachies did. And yes they do. Thank you.
Why not roll in the sand, Ill do whatever I fucking want Jane no need to swear about something that doesnt concern you morron. I did research thanks and as you can see the water dries your skin out. Dry skin equals Hello stretchmarks. Dam i dont even really give a shit i just thought that google doesn't have answers maybe other beachies did. And yes they do. Thank you.
1) I don't give a single fuck if you roll in the sand
2) Who is Jane?
3) What research says water dries them out? And wtf do you mean by "as you can see" what are you presenting for me to see?
4) Did you read any of the fucking responses that say dry skin has nothing to do with stretch marks seeing as they form in the deepest level of your skin? Clearly not.
5) If you're going to insult me, at least spell it correctly. I reported your TOU violation btw
6) I, also, have no clue in hell what your last sentence means
Please learn some grammar and spelling skills before using a form of communication that relies entirely on both. Thanks
Why not roll in the sand, Ill do whatever I fucking want Jane no need to swear about something that doesnt concern you morron. I did research thanks and as you can see the water dries your skin out. Dry skin equals Hello stretchmarks. Dam i dont even really give a shit i just thought that google doesn't have answers maybe other beachies did. And yes they do. Thank you.
Re: how to prevent "extra" stretching caused by sandy sea water?
wtf? Please do some research. Rub some lotion on your belly if you don't want it to itch. But nothing is going to make them worse except growing more. We don't have tips against that seeing as it's the whole point of pregnancy.
I put coconut oil on them (even when I'm not at the beach) because it's a good moisturizer and I like the smell. I don't think it does anything to prevent them from forming or make them go away, but it may reduce the itching a bit.
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2) Who is Jane?
3) What research says water dries them out? And wtf do you mean by "as you can see" what are you presenting for me to see?
4) Did you read any of the fucking responses that say dry skin has nothing to do with stretch marks seeing as they form in the deepest level of your skin? Clearly not.
5) If you're going to insult me, at least spell it correctly. I reported your TOU violation btw
6) I, also, have no clue in hell what your last sentence means
Please learn some grammar and spelling skills before using a form of communication that relies entirely on both. Thanks
Dude, your spazzing out over something that is really isn't that big of deal.
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