I know this is months later now, but it may be of use to someone!!
My mum got stretch marks, but I didn't, and I truly believe it was down to me using Neil's Yard Remedies Mother's Massage Oil every few days from the start of me getting a bump (which wasn't until about 15 weeks!!) until just before my daughter was born. I put on quite a lot of weight towards the end of the pregnancy (well, actually, by the end I think I looked like a beached whale!!), but didn't get any stretch marks on my tummy at all. However, i DID get them on the tops of my thighs, where I didn't think of using any oil. doh! :p
I had 4 children, biggest nearly 9 lbs.....I used baby oil.........no stretch marks at all. My sister has stretch marks everywhere really bad.
I also think its your genes, i don't think its what you use, maybe it helps.
Hiah,
Was v.skinny too
Hi there!
Zinc deficiency can also predispose you to stretch marks as well as milk flow when breast-feeding. Hair mineral analysis can help in determining your zinc level.
Candlelight 🙂 x
So with something like Bio Oil, do you think it's simply the Vitamin E content that is the real contender is stretch mark 'prevention'? I've invested in some some Vit E capsules to snip open and rub the oil directly onto the skin.
Anyone else tried this?
Hi there lisamj,
I think vitamin 'E' capsules rubbed into the skin has been a long-standing 'preventive' measure for stretch marks.
Debsy probably knows the exact ingredients of Bio Oil, but I would think that the vitamin 'E' is most significant.
Candlelight 🙂 x
My sister was 18 when she had her first and her stomach is like crepe paper. She hates it. I had my first last October at 35 and I haven't got a one and I was huge - no kidding.
My midwife said that the young mums tended to get the stretch marks whereas the older ones didn't. I suppose the young ones are still growing and their hormones which are still settling down at this age, must play a big part.
I was absolutely positive they'd come right up to having her, but they didn't.
I used pure aloe vera on mine, but I can't really say if it worked.
Claire x