I'm not pregnant yet but I wanna be soon. I've asked some friends and apparently whenever one of them has stretch marks, someone else in her family does. This makes me think there is a genetic bias to acquire them, is there actually?
My mother has them and so does my aunt (my mother's sister) and I would really love not to.
Do you know any precise way to avoid those disgusting lines?
2006-09-19 05:42:56 · 15 answers · asked by Sophia P 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
you cant guarentee you wont get them but use lots of cocoa butter lotion and vitamin e helps to. stretch marks run in my family as well so i used that the whole time i was pregnant and no stretch marks for me. Also use Udder Cream..it helps with the stretch marks and the itching.
2006-09-19 05:51:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even cocoa butter is not a guaruntee that you will not get stretch marks. I know someone that used it 2-3 times a day and her stomach looks like a road map. Besides, who cares about stretchmarks when it comes to having a baby. What is more important?
2006-09-19 05:56:00 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy all the lotions and potions in the world but lets face it when your pregant your skin strectches there is no infallible way to avoid them you may get lucky and be one of the few women who have very little strech marks or even none if you have very elastic skin but stretch marks are only one of many horrifing things that happen to your body when you are pregant but the end result is worth it all.
2006-09-19 06:12:22 · answer #3 · answered by heather d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most women can not avoid them. It dependes on the elasticity of your skin (which is genetic). You can try the lotions but that may not really help.
2006-09-19 05:52:34 · answer #4 · answered by Nicole H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No theres really no way to avoid them..I used cocoa butter thorughout my preganancy and guess what I still got stertch marks!! I've tried differnt kinds of cocoa butter doesn't work!!
2006-09-19 06:40:08 · answer #5 · answered by Alexikai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can try using cocoa but may want to keep this in view. Using a technique called Microdermabrasion.
2006-09-26 23:23:03 · answer #6 · answered by blueside 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is due to genetics but just keep it moisturized with LOTS of lotions and oil...hopefully it'll help
2006-09-19 07:05:25 · answer #7 · answered by *new mommy* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rub olive oil on your stomach. I have 3 kids, and have rubbed olive oil on my stomach while I was pregnant, and I didn't get any stretch marks. Sounds stupid, but it works!
2006-09-19 05:50:23 · answer #8 · answered by dorky_goddess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cocoa butter.
2006-09-19 10:41:21 · answer #9 · answered by alicia b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the elasticity of your skin which in turn is genetic.
2006-09-19 05:45:50 · answer #10 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋