I used cocoa butter on my belly for my first pregnancy and still developed stretch marks around 38 weeks. I haven't lotioned my belly once for this pregnancy...maybe I should start!
Did you lotion or apply special creams to your belly for your second pregnancy?
persimmon / 1479 posts
I just used regular lotion with the first two. With #3 I pretty much just put it on after the shower if my skin feels dry, but I got my first stretch mark on my belly last week so maybe I will start using it more:)
pomelo / 5178 posts
No. I didn't get any stretch marks with #1, but a few did appear after #2's birth. He was almost a pound bigger than his sister, though, so I think they were inevitable. 
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
A little but not as much. I didn't get stretch marks with my first so I guess I am not too worried.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
Do you all wished you would have kept up with it better during the second? I used cocoa butter for my first and still had a lot of skin/marks that didn't go away. I just hope I don't get MoRE after #2.
papaya / 10560 posts
I did cocoa butter religiously with my first, but I feel like I don't even have time to lotion up with this one. Sad because I think I will have really bad stretch marks too.
pineapple / 12566 posts
I used coconut oil the first time and came out with zero stretch marks. I'm using coconut oil again this time and so far so good at 25 weeks!
watermelon / 14206 posts
I just used regular body lotion after I got out of the shower with S. I didn't get the dark stretch marks...mine came out more white...not sure if that's a hereditary thing. I'll do the same thing for this one.
grapefruit / 4823 posts
I didn't option or use creams on my belly for either pregnancy. I didn't get stretch marks at all. I think it's got a lot to do with genetics
pomegranate / 3275 posts
Not after the first pregnancy. I got stretch marks with DD and I figured it didn't work the first time around so it wouldn't work the second time either. I won't with this pregnancy. My stomach is a hot mess of stretch marks, but I never wore a bikini or showed my stomach off before, so I figured there is no reason to start thinking I'm going to show it off after three pregnancies.
pear / 1837 posts
Last time I was pregnant in the winter and used lotions/creams just for the itching- I don't really believe it makes a difference in whether or not you get stretch marks. (I didn't really get any with my first pregnancy). Now I've been pregnant all spring/summer, and haven't used anything, and thus far (34w2d) have no stretch marks. I'm not really worried.
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