re: Strech Marks.

Quoting Cowgirl47429:“ Every woman and every body along with every pregnancy is different. Its your own person genetics but ... [snip!] ... not magical cream that prevents them. Only lessens the appearence. Talk to a doctor and they will tell you the same thing.”

gotcha... i thought u meant family geneticsand that didn't make sense in her case... but i see your from alaska! I just moved here to PA in October but i'm moving back in July.. i'm so excited, i miss it so much!

I use the new Curel lifestages lotion, there is one for pregnancy, I have been using it for awhile now, I'm 33 weeks and still no stretchies. It smells really good too!

Here is a pretty good article:

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/commondiscomforts/PE-pregnancy-stretchmarks.html

It does have a lot to do with genetics. But if you've stayed in shape most of your life and always drank a lot of water, I heard that helps with the elasticity of your skin. Starting something now probably won't help much. I used lotions anyway, just cuz my skin was always itchy from the stretching. I just bought the new Curel Pregnancy & Motherhood lotion. It keeps my skin soft all day, but my hands felt oily for hours after I put it on, I had to wash them a couple times so I could grip things again.

Quoting Jayda's_Mama!:“ gotcha... i thought u meant family geneticsand that didn't make sense in her case... but i see your ... [snip!] ... but i see your from alaska! I just moved here to PA in October but i'm moving back in July.. i'm so excited, i miss it so much!”

I'm "from" Florida. you can have Alaska the cold weather aint for me. i miss the beach lol

Quoting Swingate:“ I've used Palmer's Cocoa Butter the moment I found out I was preggo...It helped to put off the stretchmarks ... [snip!] ... the skin moist and helps it stretch...I plan on getting some of that Mederma scar cream or whatever after he's born...”

i used palmers and it didnt help at all you cant prevent them! Im using the mederma cream and it is helping they are shrinking and losing there color you should start using it now

Here is a cool site for home remedies to stretch marks. It maybe completely worth trying. I have somoe on my tighs growing up and I wasnt even over weight or anything. It could be a scam but it could also be really helpful.

http://www.stretchmarkcure.com/index.html

Quoting Cowgirl47429:“ I'm "from" Florida. you can have Alaska the cold weather aint for me. i miss the beach lol”

wow that was a big change! I was born and raised in in Ak so it's just home to me...i hated it until i left, then i realized how much i missed it...i guess it's just "home"

Quoting Jayda's_Mama!:“ wow that was a big change! I was born and raised in in Ak so it's just home to me...i hated it until i left, then i realized how much i missed it...i guess it's just "home"”

The big change was the move from Florida the Germany for three years. This is a HUGE change lol I like the outdoors but I dont like snow 8 months out of the year or even the prices up here. It was cheaper in Germany and I had the exchange rate to deal with there.

I've heard it's all genetic. But I feel like my skin is pulling/popping at times so I use lotion anyways. I have been using the new stuff Curel made for pregnancy and I LOVE it!! It's like six or seven bucks. I like the smell and it's not real greasy.I put it on when I get out of the shower and before I go to bed. But I just started using Jergans Express Glow (I dunno if that's the name or not) So I've been using it in the am and the curel before bed.

Quoting Jayda's_Mama!:“ I'm not sure if that's completely true....none of the women in my family have stretch marks but when my cousin got pregnant she got them BAD!”

i think they are hereiterary but they can be prevented because my mother and both sisters including my twin got stretch marks but i didnt. the stuff i use makes the skin elastic so that it stretches. if u don't use anything at all ur skin is taunt and it pulls as it stretches.

I use Burts Bees belly butter. I'm 5 1/2 months and so far no stretch marks. We'll see what happens though.

nah its all a scam.... all the lotions do is soothe the itchy skin as it stretches, if you already have any marks anywhere you will most likely get them, whether you lather up 2x a day or not.... plus just look at your mom, did she have them while pregnant? that tells you what you will have or not. i use body butter, but only because it makes my tummy feel soooo soothed. i have a few stretch marks, only where my belly button was pierced...so far..and a few just appeared on the girls... im just happy that i didnt get the infamous cat claws