Stretch Mark Cream

[lll111]

Do I need stretch mark cream?
Which brand do you recommend?

[sguyot]

I used a regular moisturizer when i was pregnant with my kids! However i only got stretch marks on my stomach with the third pregnancy. But the baby is ten months old and they've faded quite a bit. Not that my stomach is going to see the light of day anytime soon!

[GoddessDigi]

Honestly, I don't think they actually work..
With my first, my mum bought me a few different ones, none helped.
Didn't try with DD, and now, with DS, they're horrible.

[ashokia]

LOL I had stretch marks way before I ever got pregnant so I wasn't really worried about it. Good luck though!

[shmeelady]

Bio oil.... 3 times a day.
i ended up with maybe like 5 or 6, and you can't even see them anymore

[WandaJean]

honestly this worked for me and freinds also, use vitamin E cream a few times a day and then once a day bathe in baby oil..I have no stretch marks, the only place I have them is my appendix scar stretched somewhat but back then they opened you up with a 3" incision and I went from 85 lbs to 125 lbs..I weight more now then I did at 9 months pregnant lol

[NielsenFanGirl]

Do I need stretch mark cream?
Which brand do you recommend?

Bio Oil has been great for stretch marks!

[BuggaBugga]

Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is great for preventing stretchmarks and helping fade ones you already have.

[peachblush]

i definately recommend vitamin E oil or lotion. had 3 babies, got huge & not 1 strech mark. i would put lotion on every morning & the oil (very sticky) on at night.

[smoreyjinza]

I think if you moisturize with a cream or oil you should be fine. You have to try to use it everyday.

[juniperjune]

The experts say that if you are predisposed to marking, you will get stretch marks no matter what. A good rule of thumb is, If your mother got them, so will you.
The creams are good to alleviate the itchiness. I used Palmer's Belly Butter. It smells like coconut and I am not itchy. One tub lasts the whole 9 months.

[corbinx]

I had used the one from Thyme maternity on the rare occasion that I actually remembered to put it on. I didn't really think it would help and I knew my mom and sister never got stretch marks. I never did get stretch marks (had two babies) but I do believe it's more hereditary than anything. The cream definitely won't hurt though, and I've seen some pretty scary stretch marks!

[shmeelady]

Yeah I read that in my "what to expect when you are expecting" book. My mothers belly was literally wrecked. I scar super easily, but I had more stretch marks on my boobs then on my belly and I gained almost 40lbs throughout my pregnancy. I had them on the side of my rib cage, 3 on one end 2 on the other.

My doctor also told me no matter how itchy I got DO NOT scratch. She said scratching damages the stretching skin which will cause way more stretchmarks than normal. So while I was at work as soon as I felt itchy I would go to the bathroom and rub lotion on my belly.. Bio oil in the morning, lotion throughout the day, bio oil after work, and before bed. I had one smooooth belly. haha.

[monkeyincowtown]

I used Palmer's (you can get it walmart and a ton of other places) on my belly, boobs, hips, and thighs while I was pregnant and I did'nt get any stretch marks (its ok to hate me!) and I gained 40lbs with my 1st pregnancy.