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sparkle 
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 3:33pm |
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Just wondering what people have used to try and keep stretch marks at bay and keep your bump nice and supple?
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Sarah Beth
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 3:41pm |
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I am too lazy so am embracing stretch marks as the only one that sees them is hubby, and I call them my mummy badge.
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 3:54pm |
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Hi ya - apparently, strechmarks are genetic and if you are going to get them - you will get them - no matter what you rub on your tummy. I already had strech marks from my previous pregnancy but I have still been lathering myself in Palmers cocoa butter every day to try and minimise the new strechmarks. I am only now starting to get a few new ones and it smells soooo yummy. Every little bit of pampering helps to make you feel good when you're pregnant.
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 3:56pm |
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I'm using baby oil to keep my bump skin supple, a friend recommended it. There's not much you can do to stop stretchmarks if you are going to get them. If your mum had them chances are you will get them. Luckily my mum didn't have them so here's hoping.
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 4:03pm |
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They are genetic so if your mum has them its pretty much a certain you will have them. However I have been told that after you get them and after baby comes to use bio oil and that is meant to help with the taking away of them. A woman I know did this and she ain't got any now.
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 4:52pm |
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I've heard some great tuff about bio oil but mainly for after the stretch marks or c-section scars have appeared. i loved the butter range from the body shop[ - also like the cocoa butter but my hubby kept saying I smelt like "off-chocolate" which put me off slighlty - mango butter was nice. i think most of it is just something nice and relaxing you can do for yourself, I too am a thinker that the stretch marks are gentic. Neither my grandmother, mum nor myself got them while pregnant. While NOT pregnant...well thats a differnt story!
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 5:35pm |
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I don't see the point in trying to prevent stretchmarks since like the others have said they are genetic. I will however use bio oil after the baby is born to reduce the visibilty of them if I see the need
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 6:33pm |
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I have used shea butter from body shop all through the pregnancy and some other body butters and (touch wood) havn't got any yet. However I have heard heaps that its genetic and Mum never got any, so hopefully....
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 7:04pm |
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Well, you learn something new every day!! I've never heard before that they are genetic, will have to hit mum up about it!
I'll keep up with my body butter anyhow..........may aswell try!!
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 7:53pm |
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ive been using bio oil right throughout and altho it doesnt stop them the redness has gone from them already...which is good...
I also have some funky lavendar and something or other stretchmark cream (nice MIL gift huh?) that feels nice at night but is very greasy for daytime...think it is working too - ive run out of biooil....off shopping tomorrow...
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 8:12pm |
I didn't bother with creams etc as I already had stretch marks on my hips from puberty! As it turned out I got not a single one with #1's pregnancy but lost weight so quickly afterwards that I got them then  They do go silvery after not too long so mine don't bother me.
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 8:23pm |
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I got terrible stretch marks first time round, and second time round I got stretchmarks on my stretchmarks. But to be honest I didn't use any cream, perhaps I should have?
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 8:25pm |
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I'm a bio oil fan too, seems to be helping them fade, but used all sorts of things during pregnancy and got a ton of them anyway ! Didn't really bother me though as I have already been there done that with previous weight gain / loss etc.
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 9:04pm |
I'm using bio oil but still got some - funny enough on the sides of the tummy where I hadn't thought of using it at first! My actual tum (the round top part) is fine so I'd def recommend bio oil - just remember to use it everywhere. 
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 10:38pm |
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don't forget your back my mate got them right in the center of her lower back
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 6:58am |
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oh yeah have a friend who had a boy and got larger in bum and hips and had huge stretch marks all over her back and hips....i get Dh to check i dont have them there all the time....mine are (luckily?) confined to my tummy
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Keeping your bump supple?
