Preventing stretch marks?

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So I seriously don't believe there's any way to prevent stretch marks. I've lathered myself in stretch mark lotion with cocoa butter in it every night since conceiving and I'm also underweight in my pregnancy. No I didn't try for that but I've only gained  8 pounds and I'm 25 weeks along. (I went to the WIC office and they weighed me and told me I was underweight so I got more for a month) They're inevitable 😢 anyone else get them when doing all they can to prevent?

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I've done everything I can to try to prevent stretch marks and I have them. They're not that bad though. (to me they are bad but that's because I was super skinny before getting pregnant and had perfect skin) some people can't stop them from happening!

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I'm 36 weeks and have none. I drink a TON of water. I think that has helped.

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I lathered my belly in bio oil and creams with my first and no stretch marks. My sister's and mom didn't get them either, my mom had 5 kids and didn't use anything.
With this pregnancy I used coconut oil, every morning and night, and find it just helps with dry skin if nothing else. Your skin can get itchy and dry while it's stretching out. So I would make sure you always have it good and moisturized, hips, back and thighs too.

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I used coconut oil & 100% cocoa butter for my first. Not a single Mark. I read that about nothing preventing them, it's all genetics, etc. So w my 2nd I didn't do anything. Got covered in big red stripes! So I believe the coconut oil helped me. Using it this time. Only 22 wks now, but tummy is soft & never itchy!

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I did everything to prevent them and still got them. I think it's genetic. I religiously slathered my belly with coconut oil and creams lol

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I have done nothing to prevent, have put on 35 pounds (was 115 before) and not a single stretch mark yet at 34 weeks.  I think it is genetic.

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Yeah. I don't care what anyone says about lotion if your going to get them you will. I have literally used cocoa butter, aloe vera, meringue oil, coconut oil, vasoline, and mederma scar treatment and I still can't stop it. It is the only thing I hate about being pregnant.

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Bag balm has helped me so much with the itching and it's even healed old ones that I had prior to getting pregnant. I know it's for cows but it helps soooo much

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You're correct, if they're going to happen per your genetics, they're going to happen lol

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Ohhhh yes...they're def inevitable! I did EVERYTHING I rubbed Palmerston lotion, cocoa butter AND coconut oil on my belly and I STILL got horrible stretchmarks.

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