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I thought putting coco butter would help with stretch marks now they are just coming in more . I'm 18 I don't want to hide my body after having my child but my stomach will have stretch marks now and i don't know what to do
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I was told to use bio oil. A lot of girls I've talked to have said it works wonders.
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Like I'm only 18 , I hardly ever show off my body anyways but it's nice to wear bikinis when it gets warm and feel attractive to the baby daddy but I know they will fade but I don't want people to look at me weird for wearing a bikini if I do lose my weight that I've gained
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I use a stretch mark cream that lots of oils and stuff cuz I started getting lots of stretch marks at 14 weeks. It was a good sized jar that smells like the beach. 15 bucks at the local motherhood shop.  
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I got stretch marks my first pregnancy and I used bottles of different lotions for stretch marks andi still got them, there's just really no stopping them. They don't bother me as much as they use to but I definitely don't put them on display. They r not something to be ashamed of but not something I want to show off. I don't wear the clothes that I use to. But the goof news is u can always get them fixed.
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It was such a harsh reality to me when I started getting stretch marks out of no where. It wasn't till I was 37 weeks they just started popping out of no where! And throughout my pregnancy I have been using the coco butter. I'm still using the coco butter but still nothing is keeping them from appearing every other day! 40 weeks and being induced on Tuesday.
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Unfortunately like others said, even if you are caking lotion on constantly you still might get them. Try mederma after. It fades scars and stretch marks
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I'm constantly putting something on to try and avoid stretch marks but nothing helps. Sadly it's all genetics. If your mom or grandmother got them you are bound to get them too.

Keep with the lotion tho, after you give birth and tighten up your skin again you can make them less noticeable. And they won't be so bright and red more like white and can blend it in with your skin
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I obsessively used cocoa butter during my first pregnancy and managed my weight, I have no stretch marks. It's luck not science. Stretch marks are hereditary, if the women in your family got them it's very likely you will too. I don't think I'm going to be so lucky this time but I'm going to try to do everything I did the first time around to avoid them
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Btw your breasts will enjoy coconut oil too;-)
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Coconut oil not butter...use organic oil, I did throughout all my pregnancy no stretch marks, not even a hint of them
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Your strech marks will fade ...you should be proud of your body...its holding a baby inside
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Cocoa butter  and every thing I got told to us gave me stretch marks. I didn't have any until 35 and I got them bc the lotions made me itchy.
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Dont be ashamed of your stretch marks. After this experience,you've earned your tiger stripes.  
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U shouldnt be ashamed of having strech marks its ur tiger marks that ur a mom i had my boy at 18 n he left me a few the world doesnt stop becuz ur body changes
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Stretch marks fade. There should be no reason to hide your body if you have them. They are proof that your body held another life. You're a tiger who earned her stripes :)
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Sometimes there's no stopping or preventing them.. but the good news is they will fade within time. I had stretch marks on my hips because of puberty and they've faded a lot. I used bio oil and Palmers skin therapy oil and I didn't get stretch marks while pregnant.  Maybe switch to those.see how they work.
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When I have the urge to scratch I put lotion on , I've been putting lotion on before I even became pregnant. But I knew I would get some but didn't expect them to show on my stomach where it's hard for me to see them . The guy that does my ultra sound kinda messed around saying oh you're going to be a mom without stretch marks after a week of him saying that they started popping up
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Try not to scratch your belly as well.
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I've been using coco butter sometimes or the stretch mark creme or I'll just use whatever lotion I have im 36weeks and still no stretch marks, but even before I was pregnant I was caking lotion on
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I'm 27 weeks it might be a little late for me but I'll try some maybe I can just have a couple
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Use olive oil. I put some on daily and I haven't  got any stretch marks thus far and I'm 28 weeks (:
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