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stretch marks

Does anyone know what's good to prevent stretch marks?
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Make coco butter or shea butter your best friend
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My Dr told me the only way to prevent stretch marks is to be born to a mother who did not get them and she be born by a grandmother who had not had them either. I thought it was a little rude but funny.
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I heard that u can't totally prevent stretch marks as they're hereditary.  But there r a couple things u could do to delay them from forming quickly by not gaining weight so quickly and moisturizing ur skin.  I ended up getting stretch marks on my breasts while I was pregnant and a bit on my hips during my 8th month of pregnancy with my first.  The have faded a lot since, but u can still see them.  Oh well...I hope not to get more with this pregnancy...
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You can lotion your belly but that helps more with itching and dry skin. From all the recent articles out, there's no prevention sadly.  They do fade though.
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