i am a african american girl who is 4months pregnant i am still small and my stomach is still flat with no strectch marks but was i start getting bigger wat is the best way to prevent strectch marks
2007-11-14 06:13:49 · 29 answers · asked by Brittney b 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
You can't prevent them.. stretch marks are just a fact of life.. you may be able to reduce how bad they are by drinking lots of water and keeping your skin moisturized with vitamin E and coco butter. It's important to keep yourself hydrated.
2007-11-14 06:17:34 · answer #1 · answered by Legs 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the truth..... you can not prevent them! Some women luck up and do not get any, but the bigger your body gets the more it has to stretch leaving those awful marks. When i was pregnant with my first child i used cocoa butter on my entire body every day, by my 6 month i had stretch marks all over my breast and butt because they both double maybe even tripled in size. My belly got so big and i thought i was home free by my 8th month with no stretch marks but two weeks before i delivered they started showing their ugly little heads. The truth is that the only control that you may have over stretch marks is to not gain an excessive amount of weight and you still may get them on your belly and any other place that you grow. I was a little petite girl before my son and my skin had to stretch and so does yours. It is a battle scar of being a mother so just accept it and be thankful they fade.
2007-11-14 06:28:10 · answer #2 · answered by micah z 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You may not be able to 100% prevent them, but one thing that helps is keeping your belly lotioned up! Find a lotion with vitamin E in it.
Also, make sure your weight gain is within the guidelines your doc gives you. Gaining too much weight too fast will make your belly grow faster, making stretch marks more likely to happen.
I am 33 weeks pregnant, and no stretch marks YET.
2007-11-14 06:21:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get rid of Stretch Marks?
2016-05-20 05:51:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cant. No matter what anybody says. You cant. There are lotions you can buy, but they wont work. The only way to help prevent them is to not gain any unnecessary weight. By that I mean staying healthy but avoiding overeating as we sometimes do as pregnant women. Stretch marks seem awful but eventually the usually start to fade. And the prize you get in the long run ( your baby) is well worth it. Good luck.
2007-11-14 06:19:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
prevent stretch marks pregnant
2016-02-03 03:32:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's no way to prevent them.
i used Palmers stretch mark cream 2-3 times a day from the time i found out i was pregnant, took vitamins, drank a TON of water, actually *lost* weight (doc wasn't worried) and still started to get them by about 22 wks. (except on my breasts--i actually got those around 18 weeks i think)
but the lotion does make them feel better, less itchy.
(if you scratch them they look a lot worse because it causes some bleeding just under the skin in the striations)
2007-11-14 06:30:21 · answer #7 · answered by Ember Halo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a lotion that you can find in most drug stores its called mothers friend. It has been around for a very long time I used it and you can not tell I was ever pregnant and i feel you want to get started early it will help loosen the skin before the baby does. Congratulations and Happy Holidays
2007-11-14 06:24:23 · answer #8 · answered by Back Field In Motion 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go and get some Coca Butter they have some made ecspecially for pregnant women and it is really good but you need to go and get it soon because your belly will start to get bigger real soon and youll get stretch marks everywhere. If you dont want to buy that you can also use baby oil it really works good too. I hope this helps and congrats on the baby and i hope everything goes well for you.
2007-11-14 06:38:14 · answer #9 · answered by Sexxiebebe85 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lots of lotion helps the itch and feeling of tension. Unfortunatley stretch marks are inherent and if you are going to get them, you'll get them no matter the prevention. I think it's the care of them after that reduces them if you happen to get them.
I thought I would be free of them (my mom was) until last week. As soon as I hit 36 weeks I ended up with a few around the bottom of my belly and breasts.
Use cocoa butter and Vitamin E everywhere to help reduce the lasting effects of them and retain elasticity before and after baby. (Congrats!)
2007-11-14 06:28:42 · answer #10 · answered by Elle3 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋