Strech Marks.

So, i'm a first time mother. I bought the Palmer Cocoa Butter, but I can't stand the smell of it. What do you ladies use? Before I got pregnant I lived and died by Johnson's and Johnson's Shea and Cocoa Butter. I am wondering if that's strong enough to help with the strech marks.

Vitamin E oil.

pssh didnt work for me and my poor chi chis

i use mango butter from the bath and body shop. i used it with my first and didnt get any stretch marks.

Quoting mrs. reed ♥:“ So, i'm a first time mother. I bought the Palmer Cocoa Butter, but I can't stand the smell of it. What ... [snip!] ... died by Johnson's and Johnson's Shea and Cocoa Butter. I am wondering if that's strong enough to help with the strech marks.”

I think anything with a good amount of cocoa butter or vitamin E is fine. Look on the ingredients for the Palmer's and see how far down on the list of ingredients cocoa butter is and then compare to other brands you like better.  

Mothers friend its hard too find but my breast feeding coach told me about it...

Quoting mrs. reed ♥:“ So, i'm a first time mother. I bought the Palmer Cocoa Butter, but I can't stand the smell of it. What ... [snip!] ... died by Johnson's and Johnson's Shea and Cocoa Butter. I am wondering if that's strong enough to help with the strech marks.”

I've used Palmer's Cocoa Butter the moment I found out I was preggo...It helped to put off the stretchmarks for a while, but as soon as my son dropped (about 34 weeks) they popped up over night...It may not smell so pleasent, but it has helped a lot...The only other thing that has helped was drinking a lot of water and staying hydrated...Keeps 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 Aveeno brand lotions... i used it before i was pregnant also but i didn't get any stretch marks through out my whole pregnancy and i was HUGE! haha good luck!

It is all genetics. If it makes you feel better than use whatrever you want but there is no miracle lotion out there.

I'm using cocoa butter too but might try the Bio-oil after having the baby.

Quoting Tracy Ann:“ It is all genetics. If it makes you feel better than use whatrever you want but there is no miracle lotion out there.”

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!

Quoting Tracy Ann:“ It is all genetics. If it makes you feel better than use whatrever you want but there is no miracle lotion out there.”

Exactly, you cant prevent stretch marks no matter what lotions out there promise it. All you can do is lessen the appearence and any scar cream can do that not just cocoa butter. Thats what strech marks are "scars".

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!”

Every woman and every body along with every pregnancy is different. Its your own person genetics but you are more "likely" to get them if they run in your family. Its true. There not magical cream that prevents them. Only lessens the appearence. Talk to a doctor and they will tell you the same thing.

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!”

Genetics come from both sides of the family. So I would bet you the women on the other side of her family have them.

It doesn't stay on me really, I feel it slide off when I shower and I haven't really looked for another one cuz I ended up not getting stretch marks.. I am scared about getting them while I stretch back..

I did end up getting stretchmarks on my butt sides and my boobs =[

DONT FORGET YOUR TWINS!! Mine were small but ..>_> i was kinda proud of them because they still looked good and they were pretty..

now I'm dreading to see how ugly they may end up to be.. lol