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12-04-2012 at 9:52 AM
Cswidnicki
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BTDT Moms.....Which is better

This is my first pregnancy and I am looking for personal opinions; Palmers Tummy Butter or Burts Bees Mama Bee for keeping my stretch marks to a minimal amount on my belly? Thanks, in advance, for your thoughts :)
12-04-2012 at 9:55 AM
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It doesn't matter. Skin elasticity is genetic. If you are going to get stretch marks you are going to get them. No amount of belly butter or lotion will prevent it. 

That being said, I prefer BioOil for moisture and to minimize itching. It didn't do a damn thing to prevent stretchmarks for me though. As I say, I tried everything under the sun with the belief that it would prevent it. It doesn't. 

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12-04-2012 at 10:00 AM
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Well that is a bummer lol. I did read some reviews about the Burts Bees one that helped to minimize the stretch marks appearance after their arrival. Thanks though, I thought the Vitamin E helped the skins elasticity.
12-04-2012 at 10:05 AM
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I agree with PP. I didn't use anything and thought I was doing good. I got them just a few weeks before DS was born. It was a bummer, but that's life.



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12-04-2012 at 10:08 AM
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I used Palmers and Bio to keep the itching away. Made my tummy so soft and loved the scents.
 
12-04-2012 at 10:08 AM
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PrimRoseMama:
It doesn't matter. Skin elasticity is genetic. If you are going to get stretch marks you are going to get them. No amount of belly butter or lotion will prevent it.br

Truth.

The breakage that causes stretch marks happens deep within the layers of the skin, and no lotion or oil will penetrate deep enough to have any effect on the elasticity at that level. So, not only are stretch marks genetic, but lotions and oils can't touch them even if they weren't genetic.

I got lucky. Never moisturized and literally got one stretch mark above my belly button due to my old piercing. Can't say the same for my boobs, though.



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12-04-2012 at 10:08 AM
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It is a small price to pay for the LO.
12-04-2012 at 10:27 AM
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I didn't get any, and I got big!! lol

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12-04-2012 at 11:20 AM
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I used the Burt's Bees lotion for my last pregnancy and I still turned out having a bunch of stretch marks. It all depends on the elasticity of your skin.

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