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Stretch Marks :(

TatyyyTatyyy member
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I have been using cocoa butter, but now I have gotten stretch marks in my last month and they are getting dark ! Anyone know what to do!!!!
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Re: Stretch Marks :(

  • missemmawoodhousemissemmawoodhouse member
    Stretch marks are genetic. There isn't much you can do.
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  • athena03003athena03003 member
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  • pixieprincsspixieprincss member
    Embrace them. There isn't anything to be done. It is a normal sign that your body is accommodating a growing baby. They do tend to fade on their own post-partum into faint silvery streaks.

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  • MaMaCartyMaMaCarty member
    I've learned to embrace them...CoCo butter is my best friend! I put it on at least 4 times a day!
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  • hmcconnhmcconn member
    Yeah, it's genetics and cream doesn't make a huge difference. If it helps I got serious stretch marks when I went through puberty, figured I was stuck with them forever, but within a couple years they had faded so much you would never know they were there. I'm crossing my fingers the same thing will happen this time - but if it doesn't, you'll still be beautiful, you'll be one of literally millions of women with them, and you can wear them as badges of pride:). 
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  • berry1985berry1985 member
    Bio oil :)
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  • hecka20veggiehecka20veggie member
    As a lot of people are saying, if you're going to get them, you're going to get them.

    That being said, one mom suggested I add Vitamin E oil to the coconut oil I've been using once stretch marks started forming. I've been using the new mixture for about a month and I've noticed they're less red... maybe even fading already. I'm pretty sure Bio Oil has Vitamin E and I know Palmers does... but you can buy just the plain bottle or squeeze it out of the capsules yourself.

    Hope it works for you too!
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  • iheartpancakeiheartpancake member
    Drink lots and lots of water! It makes your skin more flexible, I guess the word is? It also naturally helps the body heal when it's damaged so it may help the ones you've got if you drink a ton for a long time. I think it's mostly up to genetics, but water does amazing things for skin :)
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  • asamela34asamela34 member
    There is a lotion in the form of a bar made by LUSH that is for pregnant women, and it has worked awesome so far! I am 26 weeks pregnant and have only a few stretch marks on my breast, so far none on my belly. My mother had horrible stretch marks while pregnant with me, so maybe I just got lucky and haven't gotten any yet or maybe it's the lotion. But keeping the skin well moisturized as the belly grows is a must.
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