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924332 tn?1284573918

Stretch makrs

So how is everyone doing with stretchmarks. I already had some from my pregnancy with my daughter  12 years ago. I have them on my hips and lower tummy which have pretty much faded and don't bother me. I haven't noticed any new ones but i did notice some red in the corners of two of my old stretch marks on my hip. I will be 37wks in two days and am really praying i don't get any new ones.

So what are you using? Any suggestions?
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1085681 tn?1280176627
lol, you are so lucky! I had them from before, just because I have rotten genetics I think. I think the old ones might have gotten a little worse but no new ones. I was most afraid of getting them on my boobs but so far so good...I just screwed myself didn't I? lol
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1066426 tn?1330270549
I am 36w4d and I have no stretch marks yet.  Hopefully I haven't jinxed myself by posting.  Also, I don't use any lotions, but I have heard that Vitamin E oil is good for healing them but not much you can do to prevent them.
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924332 tn?1284573918
I lotioned up religiously with my daughter and i still got them at the end. They say it depends on your skin elastcity and i know i have really sensitive skin. Unlike my mom and sister. Their skin seems to be tougher.
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1103592 tn?1274753561
So far so good - only 2 1/2 weeks to go before they induce so i'm knocking on wood :) I've lotioned up with the Palmers for stretch marks everyday- don't know if that did the trick, but I used it with my first & never got them.
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1057195 tn?1289363329
I don't have any as yet @ 34 weeks but I know I will get some before I give birth...LOL!
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1102290 tn?1278499953
I am not commenting - I am afraid to jinx myself :)
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1035252 tn?1427227833
I have given up..I didn't get a single mark with my daughter, but with this one I'm not even 35wks yet and I've got 2 lovely clumps of them...one on either side of my belly. Depressing!! and I've LOST weight with this pregnancy. If you find something that works, lemme know!
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924332 tn?1284573918
Ohhhh I hope you don't get any then... Sounds great. I hope i just don't get any new ones. LOL , my daughter always goes, that was me to my strech marks lol. But all so worth it in the end...
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I've been pretty lucky in terms of stretch marks.  (And it's not because I haven't gained weight! I've gained about 35 pounds already and I'm only 36 weeks)  I do have them on my bb's. . . the underside.  My bb's have grown by leaps and bounds.
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