I am in my early 20's and I am nearly six months into my first pregnancy, and i am starting to notice them hovering over my ever-growing boobs. I have tried sleeping in a "supportive" bra, I use cocoa butter, but I still haven't seen any improvement.
2006-07-30 11:00:22 · 13 answers · asked by Erica M 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I've heard about the cocoa butter thing - I used it during my pregnancy. I didn't have a single stretch mark until my ninth month. That was when they suddenly popped up all over my hips, butt, and tiny ones all over my belly and breasts. I just grew a lot in my last month of pregnancy. Some people say cocoa butter, vitamin E, and stuff like that works; others say it all depends on your skin and you genes! If you do get some stretch marks - continue with the cocoa butter or pure vitamin E - it will help lighten them up and make them less noticeable. That worked for me!! Good Luck with your pregnancy!! : )
2006-07-30 11:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by SillyJilly 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Factors that influence whether or not a pregnant woman will get stretch marks include:
-- Heredity: if your mother had them, it is likely you will too.
-- Ethnicity: women with greater amounts of melanin in their skin are less prone.
-- Water: ingested during pregnancy, keeping skin hydrated decreases the chance a woman will get stretch marks.
-- Scratching: as your stomach expands, the skin may become scratchy. Do not scratch; instead, rub lotion or powder on to alleviate the itchiness.
-- Exercise: daily to keep your skin supple and free from toxins. This will help by toning the skin of your body and increasing its elasticity.
2006-07-30 18:19:22 · answer #2 · answered by crazymom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there is no way of preventing stretch marks and you can not get rid of them either..Just keep on using the cocoa butter and aslo use some vitamin e cream..This will fade them and over time they should become hardly noticeable..
Congrats on baby and good luck!
:)
2006-07-30 18:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by ♥♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used coco butter from the day i found out. Some people told me that it reduces the chance of stretch marks and if you do get them helps them fade. But you have to put it on every chance you get and all over where you get stretch marks like tummy, butt, legs and boobs.
2006-07-30 18:03:55 · answer #4 · answered by aeseiler2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a vitamin e lotion with the other it makes the skin more elastic and so you get less strech marks my ex-wife was a small women she whent from a size 4 to a 9 and had no strech marks then with our second she just used the cocoa butter and she got strech marks
2006-07-30 18:24:32 · answer #5 · answered by steamroller98439 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to work in a health food store and alot of pregnant customers would come in to buy pure vitamin E oil...they said it worked wonders for stretch marks.
2006-07-30 21:13:34 · answer #6 · answered by Momof2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best advise is do not scratch your belly ,if is itching try to put nivea cream, or ponds. This advise is for any place in your body, good luck girl.
2006-07-30 18:06:43 · answer #7 · answered by Jersey girl on Florida. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well.. i don't wanna disappoint u but u can't prevent them ..yet make them less apparant.. some women won't have any ! this depends on the type of skin..and level of elasticity..keep on rubbing these lotions.. and good luck.
2006-07-30 18:10:34 · answer #8 · answered by melody , 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink alot of water, and keep applying lotion. It does help to make them less noticeable.
2006-07-30 18:05:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
coca butter, remember tho, if you dont wash the last layer off it doesnt work so.
day 1- shower put it on
day 2- shower again and put it on.
*remember* shower apply and rub it in fully..
2006-07-30 18:13:14 · answer #10 · answered by Ms. New Booty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋