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The truth about strech marks?
Is it true this myth about strech marks, wherr ever u itch is where u will have strech marks?
Palmers mmm smells soo good just wish it actually prevented stretch marks haha... or got rid of them haha... but still i love smelling of it mmm
Basically stretch marks are there because you skin gets really badly stretched during pregnancy.. when we scratch on top of it we dont realise we are breaking skin as well.. similar very heavy weight people scratch themselves they get them because well skin is all loosen up and they start to look ugly.. when i was really fat i use to have them on my arms, breasts, stomach everywhere.. when i lost weight and lost some loosen skin they started disappearing only left with ones which were very deap (i have long nails)... similarly my mum use to tell me not to scratch during periods because skin becomes way sensitive.. when baby is born then we will see how many marks we got lol
Everyon is different sometimes.you cannot avoid stretch marks, I use baby oil during my showers. I have scratched anytime I itch, bot just my tummy, but ny brests as well, and I have no stretchmarks
I scratched my stomach a lot when i was pregnant and I only got stretch marks on ny butt n hips so I dnt think thats true
I use palmers stretch mark cream im not sure if its working because i already had stretchmarks on my butt breast arms and sides from weight gain and loss and gain and loss lol but i dont ses any new ones besides the ones on my sides look a little longer but i cant tell too much because of my tattoos
I clawed the crap out of my stomach during my first pregnancy and I have NO stretch marks. You get stretch marks but literally stretching your skin to the max. If you are already "overweight" you will most likely get them. My doctor said because I am small and if I stay within the recommended weight gain, he doesn't believe I will get any at all during this pregnancy either... But keeping your belly and skin hydrated helps reduce risk(:
Ahh!!! Nobody ever gives me plain simple very important advice like this! I had no idea scratching lead to stretch marks... And I've been scratching my boobs sooooo much and my tummy lately! I have palmers cocoa butter I think it's called tummy butter but I hardly use it cuz I hate feeling cold and sticky after ahhhhhhh stretch marks pooping on the table ripping to my butt hole n gross nipples are my biggest fears!!! Yucky!!
I never heard that b4.. i had an itchy rash all over my belly and got loads of stretch marks... i havnt had any rashes this time around but still got a few more stretch marks on top of bump.... hmm. it may be true a bit
DONT ITCH i scratched my boobs so bad because they were so itchy and i have terrible stretch marks
Its true my sis warned me with my first i ignored her n scratched the hell out of my belly n now it is so ugly. ilk never wear a two piece bathing suite again. Ladies do not scratch them wen the itch stay moisturized n rub um if its start to itch
I keep itching this one spot on my stomach I try not to but im convinced am goin to have a huge ugly strech mark there
I hve very small amount of strech marks coz i did not scratch myself till 27wks...now i hve some above my pelvis... If i look into mirror cant really see them... But i can feel thm n my dh told me there are some... I hve strech marks on my breasts and thy are embarrassing... Hve some on legs etc coz well i cant stop itching everywhere. ... I hardly use nyhing... Bt if i do it cn start from mustard oil to cocoa lotion n thn mums to be stretch mark cream...
ya i also heard..almost every pregnant women i knows says that to me..they also said that if you to itch use a wet cotton cloth..
I hate to admit... but I've been Itching like crazy!!! I can't help It, It's like a dang mosquito bite!!!! But luckily, with all the lotion and body oil... I'm stretch mark free... for now...
I've been using cocoa butter since about 8 weeks, and I have stretch marks all over my stomach lol it didn't really work for me. But I also itched the most on my stomach.
Also keep in mind that every pregnancy is different. What works for one woman may not work for another.
I rub too but I use palmers lotion that's for stretch marks and it works my sister used it and she don't have any after giving birth
I wont itch. I rub instead because I'm terrified of the scratching myth being true! Lol
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