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I may have used even more belly cream with my second than my first! I was pregnant over the winter into spring vs. summer so my belly was super itchy all the time. I really liked the Body Shop cocoa butter body butter.

I used coco butter for itchiness.

I used coconut oil for both pregnancies, mostly for itchiness. I was lucky and didn't get any stretch marks either time.

Yep, I started using it really early as well because it just felt good. In the morning after my shower, I was using Mama Mio's Tummy Rub Butter but it's pretty expensive so I switched to Burt's Bees Mama Bee Belly Butter and I've found that it works just as well. At night before bed, I use Mama Mio's Tummy Rub Oil. So far so good at 37 weeks but if I get more stretch marks, so be it. I got the ones from my first pregnancy super late at 39.5 weeks so if I'm going to get more, I expect to get them late.

I'm 20 weeks with my 2nd and I haven't really done anything I already use coconut oil as my body lotion. I got stretch marks (more on my butt/thighs) anyway the first time.

I used some the first time and didn't get any. I'm using some this time and hopefully I won't get any! I know I can get them because I have really old ones on my inner thighs and hips. I just think I'm tall enough that I didn't get super big and that helped me not to get any. I don't think it was the oil, but I like the moisture and figure it can't hurt.

@Mrs. Pen: I have so many stretch marks. I actually put some Burts Bees coconut foot cream on them today because I was itchy and it worked! My skin looks a bit better and hasn't itched at all today.

I liked Mama Mio's Tummy Rub Butter.. Kind of pricey but I only got 1 tiny stretchmark near my hip out of 3 pregnancies. And, FWIW I gained over 50lbs each time LOL.

You can find it on Amazon and BBB (20% off coupon)