Stretch Marks Prevention
Stretch marks are unavoidable and are part and parcel of growing up. People tend to develop stretch marks during puberty, pregnancy and body building. Nobody wants to develop stretch marks, but when you’re pregnant along with nausea, fatigue, backaches and frequent urination, stretch marks are another distinct, unpleasant possibility.
From statistics, between 75 and 90 percent of all pregnant women develop stretch marks during pregnancy. The red lines appear on your bulging abdomen, usually during the sixth or seventh month of pregnancy. Unfortunately, stretch marks also can show up on other areas that tend to get larger during pregnancy. These include the upper thighs, buttocks, breasts and even arms, depending on the amount of weight gain and your genetic history.
So what can you do to beat the odds and prevent stretch marks? Genetics do appear to play a role in whether or not you are predisposed to getting stretch marks. This means that if your mother got stretch marks during pregnancy, you may be more likely to get them yourself. However, there are some things you can do to limit the possibility of getting stretch marks.
Stretch Mark Prevention Tips
Eat a healthy, diverse and balanced diet that keeps your weight gain within the recommended range with normal body mass index or BMI for short. Excellent nutritional status is vital for your developing baby, but it also contributes to the strength and health of the body’s largest organ: the skin. What’s more, a controlled and steady weight gain, without any wild upward swings, will let your skin stretch at a steady rate without any unexpected surge.
Use a body brush or wash cloth to massage the areas where you have stretch marks, or want to prevent stretch marks from appearing - this will increase circulation to the area, which may be helpful. Drink plenty of water. Hydration is important for your overall health and well-being as well as that of your growing baby, and it is critical to healthy skin. Water helps to make the skin supple and moist them.
Take your vitamins. This is one more way to ensure proper nutritional status, which is critical for your overall health and well-being, as well as beautiful skin and a healthy baby. Keep skin effectively and liberally moisturized and through your recovery to your pre-pregnancy weight. Using one of the many oils and creams marketed especially for stretch mark prevention, you can apply them on your skin. These moisturizers will help keep your skin supple and elastic plus serve as “food” and vitamin supplements for your epidermis.
The various vitamins and oils used to create these formulas are designed to help enhance collagen production and support the dermis, to keep skin intact despite the rigorous stretching during body building or pregnancy. Stretch marks will fade in time to small silvery white lines, and become much less noticeable. Eventually, it will blend with the skin tone and may be almost invisible to the eye. Keep your weight in check so that you don’t put on more pounds and exacerbate the situation.
