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IAMMRSBROWN
3 under 2!!!
Member since 10/10 2476 total posts
Name:
Carey
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Preventing stretch marks
Whats everyone using before they start showing?
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Posted 2/27/12 1:33 PM  |
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CupCake05
LIF Infant
Member since 10/05 277 total posts
Name:
Nancy
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
I'm using Bio-Oil. Worked great with my first pregnancy.
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| Posted 2/27/12 1:45 PM |
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MrsDeVito
Gio's gonna be a big brother!
Member since 7/09 4671 total posts
Name:
Christina
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
Unfortunately nothing will prevent them, if you're going to get them you will whether you use something or not. It comes down to genetics and how quickly you put on weight and where that weight goes. that being said I do use cocoa butter everyday just to soothe the itching. So far I haven't gotten any stretch marks on my stomach. I did get a couple of new ones on my inner thighs (had some form gaining and losing weight as a teen). Good luck to you, hopefully you'll get lucky and not get any!
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| Posted 2/27/12 1:50 PM |
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MamaPapaBear
my little girl
Member since 1/11 2045 total posts
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my whole world
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
I have been using this since the beginning
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| Posted 2/27/12 1:55 PM |
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jj8182
LIF Adolescent
Member since 9/10 594 total posts
Name:
J
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
at 6 months, i just started using mama mio tummy rub strech mark oil. but i have been using gene's vitamin e cream since the beginning. i am very prone to stretch marks (have a ton on my butt, thighs, and calves) but so far, so good. i know they can show up after delivery, though.
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| Posted 2/27/12 2:03 PM |
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AMF1115
Loves being Joey & Vinny's mom
Member since 1/09 3771 total posts
Name:
Athina
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
Posted by MrsDeVito
Unfortunately nothing will prevent them, if you're going to get them you will whether you use something or not. It comes down to genetics and how quickly you put on weight and where that weight goes. that being said I do use cocoa butter everyday just to soothe the itching. So far I haven't gotten any stretch marks on my stomach. I did get a couple of new ones on my inner thighs (had some form gaining and losing weight as a teen). Good luck to you, hopefully you'll get lucky and not get any!
100% agreed. My dermatologist said there is no way to prevent them. You can minimize them with oil. Coconut oil is what my doc suggested. It helped a little bit.
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| Posted 2/27/12 2:11 PM |
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toniV
LIF Adolescent
Member since 10/11 586 total posts
Name:
T
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
I have been using the mama mio tummy oil and the mama mio tummy butter.
I have heard great things about bio-oil as well.
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| Posted 2/27/12 2:12 PM |
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gabbie83
2 girls <3
Member since 6/08 3037 total posts
Name:
gabbie
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
i used mustella with #1 and didnt get any stretch marks
im using mustella again this time around
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| Posted 2/27/12 2:14 PM |
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MrsSx2
Finally a MOM!
Member since 11/10 2222 total posts
Name:
Valerie
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
I have been using Bio Oil since the start of my 2nd tri. So far so good!
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| Posted 2/27/12 2:17 PM |
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mooshyboo
So Blessed!
Member since 11/07 6297 total posts
Name:
Christine
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
Posted by MamaPapaBear
I have been using this since the beginning
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I have been using the same ~ I used it with my ds and using it now and I also mix some argan oil in it.
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| Posted 2/27/12 2:29 PM |
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Sparrow
LIF Adult
Member since 11/10 6826 total posts
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
I really don't think there's any way to prevent them. I was sure I was going to get them because I got them as a teen on my hips and breasts (oddly enough, I don't even have big hips). I put on 40 lbs and had a HUGE belly with DD and was shocked that I didn't get a single stretch mark. I did use the Target knock-off of Johnson's baby lotion but I don't really think that did anything.
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| Posted 2/27/12 2:40 PM |
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KatieP
LIF Adolescent
Member since 12/11 758 total posts
Name:
Katie
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
Posted by MamaPapaBear
I have been using this since the beginning
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Ive been using this ! Unfortunately I'm beginning to see a small stretch mark arriving 
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| Posted 2/27/12 2:56 PM |
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maybesoon
LIF Adult
Member since 9/09 5981 total posts
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
I also ave on my hips from teen years. I used a combo of olive oil and mustela and have 1 tiny mark after 2 kids.
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| Posted 3/3/12 1:11 PM |
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Alli06
Baby #3 coming this June
Member since 8/05 6721 total posts
Name:
A
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
I used Burts Bees belly butter with bought pregnancies. Unfortunetly I don't think there is a way to prevent them. I have been very lucky not to get any on my stomach either time. I do have a few on my hips. I got them on my hips the first time as well. They evenutally do fade, so its not so bad.
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| Posted 3/3/12 3:18 PM |
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OrganicMama
So in love with my little man!
Member since 6/08 5172 total posts
Name:
Mama
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Re: Preventing stretch marks
Tons of water, vitamin c, and daily dry skin brushing with a natural bristle brush. I am prone to stretch marks but didn't get a single one on my belly with this regimen.
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| Posted 3/3/12 3:44 PM |
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