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   EthansMummy  
   
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     Topic: Stretch Marks     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 11:54am | 
 
 
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   Does anyone have any suggests about what cream to use for stretch marks????? 
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 11:56am | 
 
 
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   Hmmmm... you can try all you want but I am entirely skeptical. I think if you are doing to get them, then you'll get them!
 
 Sorry... I'm a pain in the butt. I have no idea about creams!
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 12:34pm | 
 
 
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   I used the Body Shop body butters, they smell nice and make your skin feel nice, but completely useless against stretchmarks.
 
 Palmers and Bio-Oil advertise that they help prevent stretchmarks, but I have not heard rave reviews about their effectiveness.
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 12:34pm | 
 
 
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   I used vitamin e cream im not sure if that was the reason for it but i have no stretchmarks at all 
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 1:05pm | 
 
 
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   i am using a cocoa butter stick from the body shop but i have been told to talk to my mother and ask her what her stretch marks were like and she only had them on her sides which is where i have mine so im madly crossing fingers lol
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 1:21pm | 
 
 
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   i used Bio oil and found it was really good
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 2:02pm | 
 
 
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   I used a clarins cream - nooo stretch marks here!! 
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 2:05pm | 
 
 
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   cocoa butter.  
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 2:18pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   I too have cocoa butter from the body shop - hasn't worked one iota - I have angry red stretchmarks down the front of my stomach from my belly button to bikini line    
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 2:39pm | 
 
 
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   I have heard that stretch marks are more to do with your muscle beneth the skin and that cream wont do anything.  Ive also heard that its hereditary, having said that I do moisturise just in case thats wrong.  :)
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 3:01pm | 
 
 
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   Yea i know it is hereditary but i thought maybe a cream would help slow them down....
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 4:51pm | 
 
 
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   well even if they dont if  u use cocoa butter it smells really nice and people will want to eat u ( which mightnt be such a good thing i suppose?)
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 5:32pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   well i used boi oil but it made no diff and a friend of mine used the same and hardly has any?   
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 6:13pm | 
 
 
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   I used Bio Oil and it did not work at all, But cocoa butter and vitamin E are really good.
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 10:05pm | 
 
 
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   Mummy badges, wear them with pride! I hated mine at first but I've grown to love them - they're marks which show the amazing transformation my body undertook when I carried my boy.
    
   
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     Posted: 10 March 2006 at 10:26pm | 
 
 
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   I used Bio Oil and have no stretch marks.
    
   
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     Posted: 11 March 2006 at 9:50am | 
 
 
  
   
   
   i used a cream (cant remember which one) then switched to a cheaper brand and i did end up getting them at about 36 weeks. they didnt get much worse in the second pregnancy.... and i too wear them with pride, they are my special mummy marks    my oldest daughter loves them too! 
 its just unfortunate that other's do make people feel self conscious about them, with negative attitudes and nasty remarks... man my sister was really bad... she ended up getting them in her second pregnancy though!!!
     
   
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     Posted: 11 March 2006 at 10:05am | 
 
 
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   Im pretty sure creams wont make much difference as it is all down to skin elasticity and hereditary plays a part too.i used palmers coca butter but my skin reacted so switched to bio oil and didnt do anything.my mum and my sister have stretch marks to.
    
   
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     Posted: 11 March 2006 at 2:59pm | 
 
 
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   My sister made me stuff it also makes them fade quicker i dodnt get any but they made my sisters fade real quick
    
   
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