Stretch marks!

I know it’s completely normal to get stretch marks during pregnancy,But my stomach is full of them to the point there starting way above my belly button down to my privates,covering my whole tummy hip to hip😩What products have people used that help reduce the redness & fade please? Currently using Palmers cocoa butter stretch mark massage cream,Noticed no difference 😩

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Just to be straight up- nothing will make them fade differently than they naturally would.

They are below the skin level moisturizing even touches, they relate to the elasticity of the fascia above the muscle, and whether you get them is just all genetics and how your body ends up changing of its own accord.


Don’t stress, just accept! They WILL fade. Not quickly, but they will not be red forever.

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I was really upset when I got mine but I promise after birth they do fade. They don’t go away but the colour changes so that you just don’t notice them as much

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Thank you i’m always seeing pictures of other women’s and the ones i see only have a couple🥲Trying to love them & remember why i have them🫶🏼

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Thank you,I had no idea it was down to genetics!

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They will fade babe.i hated mine after my 2nd baby but now i love them after my 3rd. Just about getting your head round it and learning to like them xx

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Thank you so much for sharing that i don’t feel so alone anymore🥰We’ve just got to remember why we have them and learn to love them eventually😊Im a single mum so i absolutely fear ever meeting someone in the future and them seeing my body😭xx

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Bio oil
Rub in circular motion morning and night after taking warm baths

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That’s okay we’re all in the same boat unfortunately and I hope the man you find will love you just the way you are !

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