When did you start using stretch mark cream

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When did you start using stretch mark cream and do you have a favorite? I'm going on 5 weeks pregnant and read you should start using it right away. I bought palmers coconut butter and honest co belly balm? I just want to be cautious. I assumed the coco butter was okay to use, but the belly balm has sweet basil so I wanted to get input from other mamas and mamas to be!

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I started as soon as I found out, I've been using palmers tummy butter. So far so good!

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I started as soon as I perceived any belly growth (probably around the end of first trimester). It can't hurt! At the very least, your skin will be nicely moisturized. I never understand why people comment on these topics saying "there's nothing you can do about stretch marks"-- first, I don't know at all if creams/oils can help, but other actions (like avoiding excess weight gain via diet & exercise, proper hydration, etc.) certainly can help; & second, I'm not sure how anyone could ever prove that creams/oils DON'T help ANYONE, so I see no harm in trying! May as well keep a positive attitude :)

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On pregnancy #3 and I've always just moisturized like normal, after shower at night and in the morning before getting dressed. I've never gotten a single stretch mark on my belly. I use aveeno lotion and ponds face cream as my moisturizers, pregnant and not pregnant.

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3rd baby. 
First baby- no marks 
2nd- COVERED
3rd- 30.3 weeks & no new ones. 
Drink lots of water!
Eat lots of veggies & exercise. Steady weight gain & the antioxidants help w elasticity. 
I get unrefined organic coconut oil from grocery store/health food store & spoon it into little squirty container. Put on bottom of shower while in there & it melts. Cover arms legs & belly w that, dry off excess. My belly looks Better than it did before! (I also add about a tsp of vegetable glycerin- available at any pharmacy. It pulls moisture from the air into ur skin.)
Ppl say it's hereditary, but my 2nd pregnancy I did not use oil & got marks so bad. So sometimes not being preventative DOES help!

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Never used any. No strech marks anywhere. It's genetic.  No cream and no oil will stop them from coming if u are to get them. 
Creams and oils don't penetrate deep enough to help.  All they do is make your skin soft. Nothing to protect against them.

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I bought the palmers tummy butter. I used it for 2 days and my stomach has broken out in a bad allergy rash. Going on 3 days and its not any better even after dr prescribed me ointment. So just be sure to test a small.patch of anything you buy for a few days first!

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I have always suffered from stretch marks around my hip area so I was positive I was going to get them during pregnancy. I've never been good at moisturizing but I really didn't want a scared belly for the rest of my life so when I get out of the shower I put Bio-Oil around my whole torso and once I started to notice my boobs getting bigger I started using it there too. Doctors always comment how soft my skin is and no new stretch marks from the pregnancy... woohoo!

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I started using palmers stretch mark massage lotion immediately once I found out I was pregnant. And then used that every day twice a day until I was around 22 weeks and since then I've been using organic coconut oil and cocoa butter. I'm 26 weeks now. No new stretch marks. This is my first baby but I did have a couple stretch marks on my side already to start with and they've actually faded quite a bit. I'll post a pic with this if I can find one in my photos

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I never used any

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