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I'm pregnant again and got some stretch marks with my last pregnancy. What does everyone use to prevent or help stretchmarks while pregnant?

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I’ve been loving Burt’s bees mama belly oil and body butter.  But research says there’s little you can do to prevent stretch marks, some women are just more likely than others to get them.

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Do not listen to people who say you can't do anything! Yes, genetics determines the maximum your skin will stretch but (like most genetically determined things) your habits also come into play. By staying hydrated and maintaining the right nutrients, you can give your skin the best shot to reach its genetic potential. 
WATER! Hydrate your skin from the inside. Water is essential to growing the baby, providing baby with a healthy environment, and keeping all your systems working at their best. 
COLLAGEN PROTEIN.  I put 2 scoops of Vital Proteins collagen protein in my decaf every day (you can get it on amazon. There are other brands too). It provides your skin with collagen and elastin to facilitate stretching and skin repair. It's been great for my fine lines too ;-). 
ZINC. Zinc is an essential nutrient for skin growth and repair, but the baby uses most of it for cell division. Try to eat animal proteins if you can (or google other foods with zinc). I struggle with meat now so I take an extra 15 mg (in addition to the 15mg in my prenatal). I take garden of life vitamin code raw brand.  Zinc works best with vitamin c so try to eat your fruits and veggies and take your prenatal!
BODY BUTTER.  I made my own with shea butter, coconut oil, agran oil, vitamin e oil, rosehip oil, jojoba oil, and beeswax. I order the stuff on amazon. Those ingredients are all excellent hydrators or proven to help skin repair. If you don't want to make it, try to find a brand with some of those in ingredients. Also, Strivectin makes a stretch mark repair and prevention cream that is safe to start using the the second trimester to heal stretch marks. 
Exercise. It brings blood flow to the skin.  
Gentle exfoliation.  Encourages cell turnover and repair. 
That's my game plan.  I cannot guarantee it will work but I want to give my skin the tools in needs to stretch as much as it possibly can. This worked for my first pregnancy. I am hoping it will work for this one too. (Note: I have stretch marks from puberty so I know my skin is capable of getting them.)

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I’ve used coconut oil and cerave lotion to prevent itching. I’m 36 weeks and haven’t had any itching at all. I’m also drinking a lot more water then I did with my first baby. And so far I have no new stretch marks from this pregnancy.

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They’re genetic. You’ll either get them or you won’t. There is a little new research that seems to show you may be able to limit them by staying well-hydrated, but that’s about it (and that research is far from solid). Otherwise moisturize as you normally would.

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Coconut oil!