Can I even avoid stretch marks??

Question

So I’m 22 weeks tomorrow.. it’s my first baby.
So far I have 0 stretch marks on my stomach... I put lotion on almost every night, (going to start more tho!) but I’m curious..
Did you put lotion on a lot and still get tons of stretch marks on your belly? 
Did you get stretch marks at all? If so, when did they start to show up? And did you just wake up one more full of them? How did you feel and deal with it.
If I get them, I will wear them like a badge of honor to all those who cannot conceive.. I know they’d gladly take them.. but I have ?s because I’m new to this and I’m trying to avoid them if that’s possible.
Thank you! I wanna hear everything! Btw I’m only pregnant with one baby, not multiples or anything. Thanks again.

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You can’t avoid them. If you’re meant to get them you will. They’re hereditary.

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I think you’re thinking too much into it. I don’t wear mine as a badge of honor. I don’t have to embrace them. its fine to wish you didn’t get them, it’s fine if you do embrace them, it’s fine if you hate them. I just don’t care enough to think about them really, plus you really can’t prevent them.

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I was told that stretch marks are hereditary and there’s nothing you can do to avoid them. Not sure how much of that is true.

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I started putting stretch mark lotion on every time I showered and every time I went to bed around 25 weeks and ended up getting a few my last month of pregnancy. I don't think it can help you stop getting them completely but I do think it can help. And it helps you feel less dry and itchy.

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I put lotion on my stomach with my first and got 1 stretch mark. I didn’t with my second and got tiger stripes. It is genetics, but I also firmly believe that lotion can help. I’ll be rubbing in the lotion hard with this baby!

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Genetics probably does play a role but all you can do is drink a lot of water and slap some oil and/or lotion on your belly so you stay hydrated in and out. I was the only one in my family to not get them and I'm ready to pop #2 out. My first I gained 80 lbs and stayed very active, this time 30 lbs and hardly active.

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Tried tons of things and I have a road map on my stomach.

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What will be will be. Enjoy the ride ❤️

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It's all genetic, but for the sake of feeling like I was doing something, I put shea butter on every night and Palmers lotion every morning. I didn't get any stretch marks whatsoever until 30 weeks (and I have twins - my uterus was measuring 39-40 weeks). Now at 33 they're multiplying like rabbits. I am fairly certain that if I only had a singleton I wouldn't have gotten any (my mother and sister didn't), but stretch marks are a price I'm happy to pay for healthy growing babies (even though it is definitely hard to accept sometimes).

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It also has a lot to do on if you moisturized your belly before you were pregnant. I used to put lotion on everyday before I was pregnant and during my pregnant and I didn't get any stretch marks. My mom, my aunt, and my grandmother all have them. My mom and my aunt have them really bad!

Can I even avoid stretch marks??

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