Creams/Oils for preventing stretch marks

I am definitely prone to stretch marks. Both of my sisters got them with their pregnancies as did my mom. I eat pretty well and I drink lots of water plus I lather up with Cocao butter twice a day. But I am wondering if there is a cream or oil that any of you have had luck with? My DH's cousin (who is a size 2 w/ 2 kids and never had any stretch marks) said to use belly balm and while searching online for that I found a website with some organic stuff that looked promising (earthmamaangelbaby.com). What do you all use to prevent stretch marks?

I just found the Curel Pregnancy Cream. Its AWESOME! I have tried the palmers stuff, and it reeks like ass and doesn't work. Also, bio oil didn't work for me either. I started using the Curel stuff at 30 weeks when I noticed I was getting stretch marks, and I haven't gotten any since. I love it!

I'm in the same boat as you, unfortunately there isn't anything that can prevent them... it's 95% genetic. but you can lessen how badthey look by doing exactly what your doing... caoco butter is good, so is Vit E Creams..I'd recommend saving your money and getting some cream after to lighten them.. but thats just me  

You can't eliminate stretch marks completely using a cream, especially since you're genetically predisposed to get them. However using a lotion with Vitamin E will help less the intensity and sometimes the amount of stretchmarks.

I stayed lathered in cocoa butter like a mad woman and sadly it didn't work.. lol. I look like a stinkin raod map. Hope it works for you!

my sisters told me to use emu oil. they don't have stretch marks. and i'm only 18 weeks so we will see how it works for me.

Sadly, stretchmarks are genetic.. I have used EVERYTHING, Bio Oil, Palmers, Vitamin E capsuls, Curel Pregnancy Creme.. Nothing worked!! And I didn't get mine until about 30 weeks so I thought I was going to be in the clear!

Quoting packersgirl30:“ Sadly, stretchmarks are genetic.. I have used EVERYTHING, Bio Oil, Palmers, Vitamin E capsuls, Curel ... [snip!] ... Pregnancy Creme.. Nothing worked!! And I didn't get mine until about 30 weeks so I thought I was going to be in the clear!”

That's what I'm afraid of! Lol. But I guess I'll lather up just in case, maybe it will at least lessen the amount I get, maybe...

Quoting AmandaOShag:“ That's what I'm afraid of! Lol. But I guess I'll lather up just in case, maybe it will at least lessen the amount I get, maybe...”

Well good luck! In my case it didn't help that my mom LIED to me about getting stretchies! At first she told me she didn't ever get any so I was happy with my cute, smooth belly. Then when I noticed my first one and told her about it, she admitted she got a lot of them, but they faded really well!! I was soo pissed at her!

Quoting funnymommy#1:“ I just found the Curel Pregnancy Cream. Its AWESOME! I have tried the palmers stuff, and it reeks like ... [snip!] ... using the Curel stuff at 30 weeks when I noticed I was getting stretch marks, and I haven't gotten any since. I love it!”

I love this stuff! Its silky and doesnt feel really sticky and wet like the palmers did. I'm 22 weeks and no stretch marks yet!  

Quoting packersgirl30:“ Well good luck! In my case it didn't help that my mom LIED to me about getting stretchies! At first ... [snip!] ... my first one and told her about it, she admitted she got a lot of them, but they faded really well!! I was soo pissed at her!”

Lol, I know what you mean. I'm still waiting for my mom to tell me that she had her breasts done...I used to always wonder whymy sis and I never developed like she did...until I got my dad tospill the beans that shehad hers "done" when we were kdis. Lol. But she couldn't hide the stretch marks. They were a little bit harder to hide seeing as they did not fade so well.  

Quoting Bootycheer87:“ I love this stuff! Its silky and doesnt feel really sticky and wet like the palmers did. I'm 22 weeks and no stretch marks yet!  ”

I love it too! I have always gotten stretch marks. When I went through puberty I got them all over my boobs, thighs and ass. When I started to get my preggo stretch marks I got nervous, bc I didn't want to get a million of them like I've had before. But I started using the Curel stuff and I don't know what happened - but I haven't had another stretch mark since. My skin feels so bouncy and resilient! Its great. I still have about 6 more weeks left, so we'll see what happens, but I'm happy so far.