i asked my midwife what was the best cream to use for stretch marks and she said anything as long as it,s really moisterising,she also said that some of the creams that are specially for stretch mark arent always the best.i like palmers coco butter,it was recommended by a friend!

If I had to guess, I'd say your baby is more on the side with the most stretch marks. Makes sense to me. I had my u/s on Friday, and my baby was definitely closer to my left hip bone than anywhere else, so that's my theory. :) sorry, don't know about creams. I'll be asking my midwife about that as I get them

I have a at home remedy that has REALLY worked and a few people I know tried it as well and it massively improved. You want to get Vitamin E oil ( will be in capsule form. You will want to break them open and put in a bowl.- The first thing it that you should apply the vitamin E oil shortly after taking a shower. Do not wipe it off, just let it sink into the skin naturally and re-apply after your next shower. To be effective, you should be applying the vitamin E oil daily. If you do not take a shower every day then, on the days that you don't shower, clean the surface with a clean wet cloth and re-apply like usual.
- The second thing is if you find that the area feels a little sticky or it sticks to your clothes, cover the area with gauze (for bigger areas) using medical tape to secure it in place, or a band-aid (for smaller areas).
This remedy works for stretch marks, all sorts of scars (including acne scars and blemishes) and any skin irregularities that you wish would disappear. Try this, I swear by it!! :)

I'd use the lotion you you've got for now, I bought several diff kinds, I just was told to get ones that have vitamin e and coco butter, but fair warning....no matter how religiously I put it on(I did pure vit e too)I still got stretchmarks,I have very fair skin and I was explained to that people who are fair skinned are more likely to get stretchmarks,it has everything to do with the elasticity of your skin,sometimes it just comes down to you either get them or you don't, It seems like after I was pregnant and used vit e it helped in lightining the stretch marks I already have, with me the stretchmarks are slowly fading(except the new ones that came with this pregnancy)I wouldn't invest too much money into a lotion,I have heard from several people that the vit e capsules worked for them

I forgot to add!! You want to be very good about using the vit. e capsules everyday! You get the best results by doing it daily!

I was also looking for something to help with the stretch marks. I have heard that any lotion is good, as long as the skin is moiturized, it will help. But it doesn't seem to help.

I suppose the baby could be on my right side. Thats where it was for my first ultrasound, and that's where it was at my last appt when we listened to the heartbeat! It just seems weird though. *L*

I've used vit e for scars before. Not sure why I didn't think of it for the stretchmarks!

i got realy bad strech mark, i 15 and going to have them for the rest of my life i been buying 20 pound cream and my midwife said it dont matter what cream i buy its my skin and that i sould buy cream after my lil boys born to just fade them

that were mine are too. it just were the baby sits all the time. I love the tummy butter you can get at wal-mart.

coco butter is great! i got the lop sided stretch marks with my first son, and i got heaps of them it looked like someone had taken to my tummy with a cheese grater. and i started to get rid of them finally, just before i got pregnant with this one, but by this time in my first pregnancy i was really stretchy,if you know what i mean. at the mo i havnt got any, touch wood, and i reckon its cos of the palmers coco butter, it comes in all sorts now i have the tummy butter so i guess by rights it should work better than the regular ones.
also i dont know if you have these products over there but "bio oil" in your bath is good thats what got rid of mine in the first place. and if you can find it somewhere "australian bushflower emergency essence cream" is also good. i suppose you could find it on the net somwhere. any way good luck!

Hi! I'm learning to live with the stretchmarks from my son--but it isn't easy! Anyway, I just wanted to add that nutrition is also important than just the stuff you put on your skin. So a good prenantal vitamin and a healthy diet. You might look on the internet for foods that will help increase the elasticity in your skin. Yeah, they can't really be avoided, if you are going to get them you'll get them--but the food and vitamins and lotions can help with the redness.

i use something called 'bio oil'.
i have a few stretch marks but not bad, and they are quite faint, not all red, so i guess its working for me

Your baby will sit wherever it is comftable lol. Bio Oil is a very good thing to use for strech marks, it helps reduce them and you only need a little bit it goes a long way! hope you find something that works.

Hi, I heard that Bio Oil is pretty good, but you want to be as careful about what you put on your skin as what you eat since what goes on your skin gets into your system. I used Smooth 'n Stretch from Kopec Naturals and swear by it. I used it with both my pregnancies and have no stretch marks at 40 yrs old. They have a an oil for after pregnancy stretch marks too. You have to stay really hydrated as well, and you should not wait to use something, since stretch marks are really hard to get rid of. The shea butter in yours is really good, but the cocoa butter will only moisturize not prevent. You want something that stimulates the healthy function of your skin as it stretches. Good luck.

I was lucky enough to not get stretch marks.. but from the day I found out I was pregnant I rubbed Shea Coco Butter cream on my tummy (its for stretch marks). It smells awful but works wonders!