How many of our moms plan to have more babies? How many moms got stretch marks their first go around??? Yes, it’s true, growing a human inside of you causes your belly, booty, hips, thighs, breasts, and even ankles to grow at a rapid rate thus leading to stretch marks.

When I became pregnant with Lincoln my sister told me about a preventative stretch mark cream. Thank goodness she told me about it, because I never would have thought about it. Starting at about 6 weeks of my pregnancy I began lathering my body with stretch mark cream. There are dozens of stretch mark creams on the market, but my sister and I both used Mustela Double Action Stretch Mark Cream. I put this stuff all over my tummy and booty at least once a day and sometimes twice. I kept waiting for a stretch mark to appear {especially in those last couple of weeks}, but they never did. I am proud to say that my body is stretch mark free as is my sister’s body!

Now I realize that stretch marks can be attributed to genetics as well and they may just not be in our genetic makeup, but with baby #2 I won’t be taking any chances and will continue to bathe my body in Mustela. Mustela comes with a hefty price tag of $41 from stores like Nordstrom and A Pea in the Pod. I went through two containers and purchased a third that is still half full. Call me vein, but I can’t put a price on preventative care for my body, even if it is only for looks, so $120 to keep me stretch mark free is SO WORTH IT and honestly, I would have paid more for this magical cream!

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  1. I really dig this post! However, I think most readers should know that your body can get stretch marks AFTER your pregnancy. I thought I got out mark-free as there wasn’t a single one on my body but after deflating (I gained 35 lbs.) I noticed about a dozen tiny- almost invisible- stretch marks around my belly button that could only really be seen in the sun. Oils helped a bit and it took them around 6 months to fade. Preventing them from ever happening is a great place to start! Love AMB!!

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