I was wondering what you guys have done or do for your stretch marks. i haven't began to grow yet but i don't want huge purple stretch marks. i am already self conciouse and hate my body image i dont want more things worry abot . i heard cocoa butter lotion worked good or is that just a myth?

Schnooky,

I haven't had any stretch marks yet (though my belly is starting to get a lot bigger in the last month). I've heard some people swear that cocoa butter lotion works great. I've also read that it is just a myth and there really isn't anything that can treat stretch marks. It can't hurt to give the lotion a try.

Kate

[i]I am due any day now and I have not gotten any stretch marks. My first question is does your mom have stretch marks? They say that if your mom has them then you most likely will get them. I used a lot of different things to prevent them. Vitaiman E oil(this helps smooth your skin and if you do get them it will help them fade), cocco butter, colengin elstin lotion(I use St. Ives), and palmers stretch mark cream. I think the main thing is just making sure your skin is always mosturized and does not get dry. Good luck
Candice

BABY GURL UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO WAY TO PREVENT STRETCH MARKS, BASICALLY IF YO MAMA HAD DEM DURING PREGNANCY DEN U WILL...IM CURRENTLY 29 WEEKS PREGNANT WITH MY 3RD BABY SO I HAVE EXP. IN DAT FIELD, THE GUD NEWS ID EVENTUALLY THEY WILL FADE!!!!! AND IF YOU EXCERCISE AND WORK ON YOUR TUMMY AND GET IT MAD TONE U'LL BE STRAIGHT

I use cocoa butter because I've had stretch marks since I was 12, (I gained and lost weight a lot) and cocoa butter faded them down to nothing. It kind of depends on your skin type and stuff like that though.

i only had 1 stretch mark until like 3 weeks before i had my daughter. she dropped and over night my whole lower belly looked like it was gonna rip open. you know the arial views of rivers running into the ocean and you can see all the sediment spreading out? thats what my stomach looks like and i hate it. i cocoa buttered all throughout the pregnancy but no such luck...i hope you have better luck than i did and maybe cocoa butter will work for you