Stretch Marks...

[angelsgirl]

I have some stretch marks on my belly... and they are driving me insane.
They are SO itchy and really, really sore.
Is there anything i can do to stop the itching???

I really wouldn't be at all concerned about having stretch marks if they weren't itchy and sore. After all it is what happens in pregnancy!!!

 

[etmama]

I used a cream called Mustella Double Action Stretch Mark Cream and it helped a lot with the itchiness. Hope this helps!

 

[jgonz]

I'm using Palmer's Cocoa Butter (unscented) and it's really helping with the itchiness. My skin gets soooo dry every pregnancy... and this stuff is just about the only (less expensive) thing that works for me.

Taking Vit.E (by mouth~ the natural one, not the synthetic) also helps elasticity of the skin. Evening Primrose Oil (by mouth) is also very good at helping the skin be more elastic as well. Both of these are fine to take during pregnancy, and both have great properties that help during labor & birth.

HTH~

 

[llghoney]

I have been using this stuff & I LOVE it! Kinda pricey but worth every penny!

http://www.earthmamaangelbaby.com/body_butter.html

 

[angelsgirl]

I've been using body butter from the body shop, and until just recently it was working like a treat. But my stretch marks are ALOT bigger and there are more of them than there was before...
I used to be able to put the cream on in the morning and not have to re-apply all day. Where as now i get itchy and have to do it multiple times a day!!!
Ugh... stupid itchiness!!!

 

[Assisi]

Poor thing!

Do you think that baby oil after the cream would help to keep the moisture locked in? I have no idea, I'm only guessing.

 

[tiredwalker]

I use Udderly Smooth (ahem...foot cream). It's really thick (because it's meant to help dry feet and other really dry skin), and seems to be working well, I'm not dry and not itchy. I like it because it doesn't have much of a smell (not big on scents). It's inexpensive too, so you can really slather it on. It's not greasy either.

 

[angelsgirl]

That's an idea Assisi... i may try that.

I managed to get through a 4 hour shift at work today without being as itchy as I thought i would be... YAY!!! Thank God!!!

Itchy stretch marks are EVIL!!!

 

[OrangeHope]

I'm using Palmer's Cocoa Butter

Me too! I'm also using the oil along with it, I don't have stretch marks (yet) but I was told I should start using it early on.

 

[angelsgirl]

When I went to the ob's yesterday, he prescribed me some cream to put on my stretch marks, that is meant to relieve the itching.
I used it last night and at first the itching was worse... but i have really noticed the difference today.
It is heaven not to be so itchy!!! YAY!!!

 

[OrangeHope]

Now I have stretch marks too...I was doing so good and I didn't think I would get stretch marks at all since I was at the end of the pregnancy but nope...week 37 they appeared now they have been itching me like crazy and I need to constantly put on stretch mark cream and even then it doesn't always help..I'll try Assisi's advice about the baby oil and see if that works.

 

[angelsgirl]

I didn't get any til I was about 34 weeks pregnant. I thought I was going to get away with not getting them... but no.
I still have them on my belly and Maddie is 22 weeks old. They are still bright red, but they are slowly fading.
No more bikini's for me!

 

[hisbloodformysins]

I have some stretch marks on my belly... and they are driving me insane.
They are SO itchy and really, really sore.
Is there anything i can do to stop the itching???

I really wouldn't be at all concerned about having stretch marks if they weren't itchy and sore. After all it is what happens in pregnancy!!!

Well, do you use lotion? I lube myself everyday, usually right after my shower. But sometimes I have to reapply.

The lotion that I've found the best for itchiness and dryness is medicated Gold Bond... it doesn't smell that great but it works really well!

I've used baby oil and it just irritates my skin for some reason.

HB

 

[OrangeHope]

^I tried using baby oil for a few days, at first I think it took a bit of the itching away but now it doens't seem to help. My doctor gave me a prescription for the itch but it doesn't seem to help much either..

 

[Jilly123]

I didn't get any til I was about 34 weeks pregnant. I thought I was going to get away with not getting them... but no.
I still have them on my belly and Maddie is 22 weeks old. They are still bright red, but they are slowly fading.
No more bikini's for me!

I know the feeling! Knowing that I am prone to getting stretch marks from the moment I found out I was pregnant I loaded on the cream/oils! A few times a day. I thought I was going to have none and suddenly week 36 they appeared from nowhere. Big, ugly red ones. I looked the road map. My doctor actually gasped when he saw them .

Now almost 3 years later and they look much better - not red anymore...but I still look very stretched, so definitely no more bikinis for me

 

[Jillymac]

My friend didn't get any stretch marks....until the first day she went overdue! Gutted!

 

[etmama]

Now I have stretch marks too...I was doing so good and I didn't think I would get stretch marks at all since I was at the end of the pregnancy but nope...week 37 they appeared now they have been itching me like crazy and I need to constantly put on stretch mark cream and even then it doesn't always help..I'll try Assisi's advice about the baby oil and see if that works.

I liked Mustela, Double Action Stretch Mark cream. It's a little on the expensive side, but took away all the itch and probably helped keep me from getting any stretch marks with all three of my pregnancies. It also has a light, pretty scent which was good as I couldn't stand the smellier products when I was pregnant!

 

[Jillymac]

I've beginning to get little red lines at the very tops of my thighs!!! I was a wee bit upset about that but hey, I guess it comes with the territory. Anyway the night i discovered them I had a bit of a moan to my hubby cos I have to admit I am a little disappointed in discovering them so early. That night I had the most vivid and strangest dream where I looked down at my thighs and had actually grown 2 nipples on each leg which turned into proper small bbs!!! :o

Pregnancy dreams are weird!!