blah...stretch marks. i've started to get them on my sides...am i the only one????? also, any advice on something to put on them so they dont get to bad? :(  

Hi, I have heard that some people have used this product with some success:

http://www.flamingobaby.com/more/97608714-Erbaviva-Stretch-Mark-Cream/

 Chris

 

Cocoa Butter is an old remedy that some people swear by. In the lotion section at Wal-Mart they have lots of different products that help with skin elasticity. Stretch marks suck but this is my fourth baby and I just don't worry like I used to. Good luck.

 it's all in your genes. good stretchy skin=fewer stretch marks. i don't think any of the creams/lotions/potions do a thing.

i didn't get them until around 37 weeks last time but i'm thinking i'm not going to be so luck this time around. 

gaining a lot of weight in a short amount of time adds to the stress on your skin but that's not really worth worrying about when you're pregnant and hungry :)

 good luck!

In my first pregnancy i used every cream or product out there to not get stretch marks and i ended up getting them really bad. I look like a bear clawed my stomach up! i really do think its all in the genes bc my mom had them and i def. got them too.

 But then again everyones body is different. good luck

My SIL swears by cocoa butter, she says to use it before you even get them, but when I tried using it I only got hives and still got stretch marks around 38 weeks.  Being itchy and huge is not fun so I might suggest testing it on a small area first if you have really sensative skin. I will say this though, I've heard stretch marks fade with time, they certainly did with me. I had some really bad ones with DS but now you can hardly see them anymore.

I had alot last time but so far I don't have any new ones and my old ones are still light. I know its just a matter of time and they will bright and shiney!!!

I agree it must be in your genes. I applied anti-stretch cream every morning and night with my first pregnancy, some expensive stuff-suppose to be the best. I still got them. I haven't applied anything this time round, and don't plan to. Why spend the money when chances are it won't help any way.