If they are genetic, your chances of getting them are still very great despite your efforts of preventing them. With that said, you can't really prevent them, but you could reduce the severity of them.

Stretch marks are due to your skin stretching beyond what it normally could. Aside from genetics, other factors such as skin tone and ethnicity, nutrition and skin condition can make the chances for stretch marks greater. During pregnancy, chances are greater if you can too much weight or gain it too fast or if your body is small.

It is important to always keep your skin moisturized. Look for lotions or oils that contain Vitamin E, Vitamin A or cocoa butter.

A good diet of vegetables, fruits and leafy greens is important for many reasons. Not only is a diet consisting of those foods healthy, but it improves the strength of your skin. Zinc, as well as Vitamins E and C, are useful for the elasticity of skin and helping it return back to normal quickly after a major physical change (ie. pregnancy). Water and vitamins are also helpful.

There isn't anything you could do before pregnancy, since there are some changes during pregnancy that you can't control. For instance, if you have multiples or suffer from swelling. You can control your weight, which can cause a high degree of stretch marks when gained too quickly or when you gain too much. It is healthy and normal to gain weight during pregnancy, just moderately.

Stretch marks during pregnancy are usually inevitable. Again, it depends on many factors.

Even if you do end up with stretch marks, they do lighten up and become less noticeable over time.
Source(s):
http://www.surebaby.com/stretchmarks.php
http://beauty.about.com/od/bodybeautiful/f/stretchmarks.htm

Permalink | Report

you can prevent stretch marks lots of ways heres a list

gain only the suggested amount of weight
keep your skin very moisturized ( i use coco butter and it works pretty gud)
eating a good diet fruits and veggies
drink plenty of water
take the vitamins the doctor gave you
Source(s):
http://www.expectantmothersguide.com/library/pittsburgh/stretch.htm

also my girlfriend is bout to be 40 weeks and shes been doing all of the things i listed and after each shower she puts coco butter all over her body and she doesnt have any stretch marks at all

Permalink | Report